The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-22
Program of MOists
Is Now Exploded

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LANSING. Mich. Feb. 22.-The
bone.dry advocates In the legisla'
tive halls are feeling triumphant
today and their smiles are wide
and frequent Many OF the "moists'
are smiling IA <ravely as they can
and telling those who listen that
they are glad-that they wanted
the dryest kind OF Michigan that is
possible. anyway.
Anti-Saloon league workers are
firmly insisren- that the league has
been consistent In it's aims and
purposes. and that anyone who
thinks that II has been more in
cllned 10 moistness than TO the ex-
tremlty OF dryness. hasn't studied
on: all the facts In the case. mo
one who IL familiar with all the
facts or has taken the pains 10 real
ly study the situation has a word OF
criticism for the league" said one
OF those connected with II.
Lieut.. Gov. Dickinson. dry leader.
who was quoted the other day as
fayoring the submission OF another
amendment In April to find out
from the people N they meant bone
dry or not when they voted dry
last November. says be is relieved
and happy.
All these various feelings because
Of the news from Washington that
the Reed amendment has passed
congress and will make bone-dry
states out OF all prohibition states.
Even the sustaining OF the Webb
Kenyon law by the United States
supreme court did not chase the
moist forces out OF their trenches.
bur the Reed amendment has done
40.
Bonedrys In the house Of repre-
sentAtives here feel extra triumph
ant because OF the fact that an
nouncement was made 20 the
house that the project OF taking
another referendum in April 10 ask
tho people how dry they meant 10
BE- when they voted last November,
would not be brought out before
the house after all The sentiment
heard from the state generally since
The announcement last Saturday OF
the plan OF the AntiSaloon league.
Endorsed by the subcommittee OF
the Joint liquor committees here,
had been sufficient 10 cause the do.
cision not 10 go ahead with r. This
matter was brought 60 a head be
fore the news was received from
Washington OF the vote on the Reed
amendment
Rep Sigurd Nelson. OF Gogebic.
brought the whole thing up as soon
as the house had prepared for tho
days business yesterday afternoon.
He announced that he Intended 10
bring in resolution this afternoon
10 repudiaie. on behalf OF the
house. the action az the sub-com-
mittee Of the liquor committee in
announcing that II would ask for
another vote in April on the de
gree Of dryness the state wants
The liquor committees. Nelson
declared. already had made known
that they intended 90 report out
20 the house a bill that would be
damp The house. he declared.
wanted a bone-dry bill not one with
one degree or another OF dampness
There was no use. be said. in the
committee taking time over a bill
that the house does not want any.
way. and he added that he might.
or might not. ask that the house
take the bills away from the com.
mlttee entirely.
Rep. Lynn Lewis. OF Van Buren,.
chairman OF the house liquor com:
mittee. thereupon stated tina, the
committee would not ask the house
that another vote OF the people be
had In April He said the house
could not take the bills away from
the committee on the ground that
the latter had not been working on
them. as they had been for three
weeks doing the hardest work Of
any committee in years. and had
been working day and night for
several days past II the house
would be patient for another week
he said. the committee expected TO
bring IN n bill that would readily
pass both hou-es and take care Of
the whole situation.
Lieut.. Gov Dickinson. after the
senate session yesterday afternoon.
heard OF the Reed amendment
passage IN Washington and de-
clared that II solved the whole stu.
alton as to Michigan. All that will
b. necessary here now. he said. Is
a simple measure that will carry
out the express intent OF tho amend
ment adopted last fall; that OF pro
viding means for liquors to be- had
fer medicinal. sacramental, mechan-
ical and scientific purposes.
H. X. Wellington Koo. Chinese