New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-30

making Of beer or wine. but which will
forbid the use OF food for making dis
.lled liquors.
Passage Of a section embodying this
idea IS assured. No Senator thinks
there is any chance that the dist'lleries
shall be permitted 70 continue, but very
few Senators now think that brewing
will be forbidden during the war.
One OF the few is Senator Grrnna. OF
North Dakota. one OF the most enthus-
iastic OF the prohibtionists.
"Will the Presidents letter assure
beer during the war;" he was asked.
"Not at all" he said firmly. "and VIC
are going 20 knock wine out. TOO, so
that we will have real prohibition
4 National "Straitiacket'
Rrief references TO the prohibition
issue were made during Senate DEBATE
to-day by Senators Hardwick and Reed.
The former said the control legislation,
as we'll as the prohibition sections. m
volved a "straitjacket" for the nation.
Senator Reed criticised the press for
opposing prohibition, but paying scani
attention TO the other alleged evils OF
he bill.
Senator Hardwick vigorously at
tackled the bill in a three-hour speech
as "despotic, autocratic, undemocratc
and un-American."
Discussion of committee Amendment
was begun late to-day, and without o
roll call the Senate rejected an amend
ment BY Senator Smith, o. Arizona. TO
add news print paper and rs products
to articles over which EoFei Hmei'
control is proposed. He satd me pun
fishers would, By Federal supervision
receive print paper al reasonable at's'
Senator Borah and others declared 'h"'
extension of control TO paper pfoGuCIS
threatened unlimited censorship o. the
press. ...,:.. ;,.ro
dents upon motion Of Senator smith
~ South Carolina, to the list Of prod
nets over which Federal power snail
extend. Senator King gave notice OF
a motion to strike copper from the llst
u,bile other Senators proposed amend
ments extending control a. cotton
clothing. leather, and many other artl-
cles.
Neeker Assails Dry Clause
In q speech assailng the Prohibition
amendment TO the food control pm IN
the House to-day Representative Meek
or of Missouri. submitted STATISTICS
showing that 746 patent medicines con-
tanning from eight-tenths OF per cent
m e9i5 per cent of alcohol would be
exempt from the regulations OF the 1000
control measure. " -
Companies manufacturing them, ne
said, are capitalized at S71,OoO,Oloo' an9
he predicted that passage or the loou
bill in its present form would increase
their stock values ten times WITHIN
three years. -, -. .o
Whether an attempt viii be made 10
keen the House in session continuously
after next Tuesday TO receive the con
ference report on the food survey Dill
sent to conference to-day. Is proDiemaI-
zeal Agreement was reached to-day 70
beg;n tbree-day adjournments tonight
until July 9, and transact no business
in the mean time. but later Represent
alive Sims. Of Tennessee, VINO was a
marty to the first agreement, ooJecteG 10
nlans for an agreement reachihg Oe-
yond next Tuesday. .,
Conferences at the Anti-Saloon League
beedouarters continued until after MD
right. II was announced that no agree
ment was reached and that the leacers
would discuss the situation iurther To-
morrow before drafting final reply 10
The President. Some of those attending
the meeting said most of the laymen
present were strongly in favor OF
accepting the Presidents suggestion
without qualification as a patriotic
IN