Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-13
SUBMISSION OF NATIONAL PRO-
HIeIToRY AMENDMENT Oh.
JEcT OF CAMPAIGN.
ANTl.LiQUoR FORCES
TO HARRAss CANDIDATES
Expect All Office Seekers to Commit
Themselves. on Liquor Question
Hobson Forces Issue BY Charging
4 Administration With Using Influence
Against Prohibition.
Especial Correspondence

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Washington. July Enthusiastically
great increase of interest In the
movement in congress for submission
of a national prohibition amendment
has been caused by the recent big
meeting at Atlantic City under auspices
Of the Anti-Saloon League. This in
terest is felt alike on the part OF the
public and members Of congress.
All indications today point to
struggle in house and senate next Win
ter over the submission Of national
prohibition amendment which will be
more intense than 1t has ever been.
Moreover, the chances for submission
of such an amendment are undoubted-
~ greater than they were In the last
congress-
Will Commit All Candidates.
This, however, will be only one OF a
number of phases the liquor and anti
liquor controversy will take in con-
gress. The issue Of prohibition for the
District of Columbia will. be raised
again and the supporters Of a dry
capital will insist on vote. The anti
liquor forces are declaring their pur-
pose to call the turn on every candi-
date for office next year. from presi
dent down, and make him commit him
self in advance of election as to wheth-
er he is for or against national prohi-
bition. If this purpose Is carried out
those members Of congress who are
on the fence on the liquor issue will
have hard time Of it and will be kept
in perplexity SO long as the prohibition
issue confronts the house and senate.
The political considerations involved in
the prohibition issue as affecting
large part of the personnel of congress
will give the fight over the national
prohibition amendment. over prohibi-
ton in the District Of Columbia, and
kindred subjects an even more acute
nature than otherwise.
Administration Blamed by Hobson.
Besides. Former Congressman Hob
son has charged that the influence Of
the Wilson administration. Bryan in
cluded. was thrown against national
prohibition in the last congress. This
mas not been denied. And 1t Is consid-
cred certainty the administration will
either openly oppose submission Of
national prohibition amendment next
winter or viii do nothing to help it
along. The attitude OF the administra-
ton will be OF moment IN relation to
the 1916 campaign.
Altogether unless there are over
shado.ing international events. there
need be no doubt that merry war will
break out in the forthcoming regular
session over liquor.
General Superintendent P. A, Baker,
of the Anti-Saloon League, at Atlantic
City, made it clear that the utmost
pressure would be put on congress next
winter TO submit an amendment. The
members Of. congress viii be advised
that unless they vote to submit an
amendment the liquor issue will be
forced to the front in 1915 and every ef-
fort will be made to make it the para
mount issue before the American peo-
pie. This is not pleasant for the mem
bers of COMPRESSOR most Of them-to
hear. They want nothing so much as
to be allowed to let the prohibition
question alone. The Anti-Saloon
League expects to get many votes for
submission from members whose chief
motive is to eliminate the issue from
congress.
Will Embarass Presidential. C and id ates
Not only may the liquor issue be
raised in 1916 in way to embarrass
President Wilson, in view Of Captain
Hobson's statement. and in view of the
well known fact the president has new
er been for national prohibition, but it
will embarrass the republican candi-
dates for the nomination for the presi-
dency. Already, the Anti-Saloon
League has practically served notice
that II Republican Leader Jim" Mann,
Of Illinois, is nominated for president
he will be defeated, and that he might
as well be considered defeated in adj
vance. This is because Mann has
fought submission Of national protibi-