The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-30
uros NATIONWIDE Law
Many Pros Before House cemmi''ec
Favorino Hoeson's Resolution for
Submission

WASHINGTON. April %. Prohibition
advocates today presented TO The
House Judiciary Committee argu.
mcnts In support OF constitutional
al amendment TO enforce prohibition
throughout the United States. They
urged the committee to report TO the
house the resolution Of Representa-
tive Hobson, Of Alabama. providing
for the submission 10 the States for
the ratification 81 constitutional
amendment directed against the sale
or manufacture OF all alcoholic I'D
uors for beverage purposes.
For three hours. men and women.
representing states all over the East
presented their arguments and told
of the progress OF the Prohibition
fight. Tomorrow they appear before
the subcommittee OF the Senate Ju-
dietary Committee in charge OF the
prohibition resolutions.
Led By Representative Hobson, the
Prohibitionists argued that they sim
ply were appealing for an opportuni-
" TO present TO the people OF me
country, through the state leg1sla
lures. n definite referendum on the
liquor question. They declared that
without reference TO the merits OF
the question. the problem had grown
20 such proportions that II justified
such action. With 80 per cent OF
the people Of the country living IN
prohibition territory. they asserted
the time had come for the suomis-
sion Of the question on a broad ma
tionnl basis.
Hohson opens Argument
Eve do not propose he said 10
argue the merits OF this question.
Our position is. that the question be-
fore the country is simply whether
the committee and congress wifi give
the people OF the various states the
right to pass upon the matter.
Representative Hobson contended
that his resolution acainsts the sale
of liquor for beverage purposes would
Interior with states rights. He said
that under the proposed amendment
II would be possible to manufacture
liquors for use" but not for sale.
The amendment. be said would not
Interfere with the "old dr1nker drink
Ing, but would prevent the debauch-
ing of youth.
Representative Hobson explained
that the present revenue laws would
be- repealed by bis amendment which
would permit anyone 10 make wis
key for his own use He declared
that about 50 per cent OF the people
In the United States were living IN
prohibition territory
last Stand OF Liquor interests
Wayne u. Wheeler. superintend
ent OF the Anti-Salo1n League of
Ohio. declared that a. fight against
the liquor traffic he'd finally been
brought TO the last stand Of the
iauor interests. ne harricadc a. me
national protection oi The traffic.
Prof Chas. Scanlon, Secretary of
the PresbyteriaE 'urch OF America.
submitted reso'u ms indorsing the
uandiuer raqaltfffrn Ttr p j Moore
OF Pennsylvania. superintendent Of
the AMI Saloon League also support
ed Il IN a brief statement
~. r. Lauehhsum. superintendent
OF he league for Oklahoma, deciar
ed tha;. despite state laws and fed
eral laws in the Indian country OF
Oklahoma. it was impossible 10 en-.
force prohibition while he liquor
traffic continued outside Of the state
A J. Davis Of Massachusetts. "
lC. shupp. OF Missouri, r. L. Davis
Of North Carolina. r. NJ Hare. oi
Maryland. and H. p. Spooner. Of
Connecticut. all OF the Antisaloon
League. made brief statements sup
porting the resolution.
~. \. Pringle. Of the International
Reform Bureau. and s r Nicholson.
representing the temperance orzani
zation Of Society OF Friends. were
-heard and the hearings were con.
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