New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-11
MANUFACTURES OF SPIRITUOUS
LIQUORS ARE ABSOLUTELY
FORBIDDEN

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vote of 46 to 35. The vote including
wine and beer in the law, was defeated
by vote of As to 81. The house of
representatives is expected to concur IN
the senates action.
The following is the gist of the final
agreement, which will wipe the liquor
business out thirty days after the Lever
bill becomes a law:
1.-The President is authorized to take
over for government use all distilled
! spirits held in bond.
: 2-The manufacture of distilled spirits
from foodstuff is prohibited.
3-The importation of distilled spirits
is prohibited. This means that the only
whisky, brandy, gin, and rum and other
distilled liquors which can be sold after
that date will be those in stock in
saloons.
Big Dry Victory.
The big dry victory in the senate was
the adoption of the amendment by
Senator Smoot of Utah, authorizing the
President to take over all distilled spirits
in bond and providing compensation of
cost, plus 10 per cent profit to the owners.
Smoot Charges Plot.
In urging his amendment Smoot
charged that whisky interests had
entered into a conspiracy to rob the
people. He declared they are not OBJ
jecting seriously to prohibition of manu-
facture and importation of distilled
liquors and that it is their purpose to
use this means to derive exorbitant
prices for whisky held in bond.
''They intend to make $5o0,0OO,OOO
profit he declared, 'enough to liquidate
their whole business and leave them with
clean slate"
Information had come to other senators
direct from the distillers that they would
be satisfied with such an opportunity
to clean up" and get out Of business
realizing prohibition is only a matter of
few years. I
Where Difference Lies.
The difference between the prohibition
section passed by the House and the one
agreed to by the Senate is that the former
prohibits the making of any kind of
Intoxicating liquors from foodstuffs,
but does not prohibit the importation,
while the latter deals only with distilled
spirits, but'provides absolute prohibition.
The question likely will go to con-
ference as it now stands with strong
probability that the House will yield to
the changes made by the Senate.
Saloon Stocks Exempt.
The Senate provision would limit
consumption to stocks in retailers
lands or withdrawn before the law goes
into effect, Stocks of distilled beverages
in bond are estimated at between
z00,0OO,OOO and 3OO,000,000 gallons
and the annual normal consumption at
l20,000,000 gallons.
To purchase this enormous quantity
CT liquor, or what is left of it after with
orawals in anticipation of the legislation,
1t is estimated the government will have
to spend from 100000 900 to $1,0OO,-
100000.
Revenue Loss Large.
The probable loss in Federal revenues
is placed at from 5000, 100000 to $780,
100000, altho this, as we'll as the cost of
purchase, would depend entirely on how
much liquor was withdrawn tax-paid
before the communicating. W.
The Senate's action promises indefinite
celay in enacting the war tax bill, further
celay on the food control bill and in
definite postponement on adjournment
Ct Congress. The revised $1,670, 100000
war tax bill was withdrawn Immediately
following the final vote on the liquor
question to seek new sources OF revenue
in case taxation on distilled liquors is
eliminated.
Big Withdrawal Seen.
Immediate and probably enormous
Withdrawal OF distilled liquors from
bonded warehouses before the Senate
provision could become effective is
generally predicted tonight. 1t is esti-
mated that manufacturers and dealers
probably can raise funds enough to
withdraw at least half of the existing
supply, or enough to meet consumption
demands for year or more.
One feature of the bill-the pro-
h bition of the manufacture of distilled
spirits will not be subject to change in
conference and therefore is certain to
ecome law.
Most towns in this part OF the state
held celebrations on the Fourth. People
fin as far away as Fairmont came here