Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-16
DEATH KNELL
OF WHISKY IN
U. SOUNDED
All Distilled Spirits Come Under
the Ban But Making of Beer
and Wine is Discretionary
With President Under CON-
promise Bill
BY c. S. ALBERT.
Especial Star-BuIletln CorfsspoudaneO. }


ages for the period OF the war must
be discontinued. The making Of beer
and wine will be left to the discre-
ton Of the President
This appears to be the last word
in the rule OF prohibition laid down
until the restoration OF peace. The
conferees on the food control bill
framed up a compromise on the fea-
ture, which has been bitterly fought
both in the senate and house. The
"drys" have been able to dominate the
situation at all times. But for the
interference OF the President there
would have been a total wiping out
Of all stimulants for the duration o.
the war
The abolition of distilled spirits and
the discretionary limitation placed on
beer and wines are carried in the fol-
lowing compromise, which takes the
place Of the Shoot amendment, adopt
ed in the senate:
That from and after 80 days from
the date o. the approval of this act
no foods, fruits, food materials or
feeds shall be used. In the production
of distilled spirits for beverage pur-
poses. Provided, that under such
rules. regulations and bonds as the
President may prescribe such materi-
ais may be used in the production
OF distilled spirits exclusively for
otner than beverage purposes or for
the fertilization Of pure sweet wines
as defined by the act entitled An act
to increase the revenue, and for other
purposes, approved September 8, 1916.
Nor shall there be imported into the
United States any diLtilled spirits
Whenever the President shall find that
limitation, regulation or prohibition
Of the use of foods, fruits, food ma
terials or feeds in the production Of
malt or vinous liquors for beverage
purposes, or that the reduction OF the
alcoholic content Of any such malt or
vtnous liquor is essential, in order to
assure an adequate and continuous
supply of food or that the national
security and defense will be sub.
served thereby, he is authorized from
time to time to prescribe and give
public notice of the extent OF the limi-
tation, regulation, prohibition or reduc-
ton so necessitated. Whenever such
notice shall have been given and shall
have remained sunrevoked no person
ahall after reasonable time prescrib-
ed In such notice use any foods,
fraits, food materials or feeds In the
production Of malt or vinous liquors
or import any such liquors except un.
der license issued by the President
and in compliance with rules and
regulations determined by him gov.
erning the production and importation
OF such liquors and the alcoholic con-
tent thereof"
5000 Fine or jaiI
A penalty Of $4,000 fine or two years
imprisonment, or both, is fixed.
This provision is added: Provided
further that nothing in this section
shall be construed to authorize licen.
sing Of the manufacture of vinous or
malt liquors in any state, territory or
civil subdivision thereof where the
manufacture of such malt or vinous
liquors is prohibited"
The Communicating section reads
That the President is authorized
and directed to commander any or
all distilled spirits IN bond or in stock
at the date Of the approval of this act
for rehabilitation, in So far as such
Redistribution may be necessary to
meet the requirements of the Govern
ment in the manufacture of munitions
and other military and hospital sup
plies, or in so far as such Redistribution
would dispense with the necessity of
utilizing products and materials suit.
able for foods and feeds in the fu.
ture manufacture of distilled spirits
for the purposes herein enumerated.
The President shall determine and
pay a just compensation for the dis
titled spirits so Communicated: and
II the compensation so determined be
not satisfactory to the person entitled
to receive the same, such person shall
be. paid Is per centum of the amount
SO determined by the President and
onsn be entitled to sue the Ua!tcd
States 10 re:over further cum az
ad5ed - sSid e per centuna, will make
Up snc! ah.T1at as will be just con.
perss!lon tor Jueh spirits, II the nan.
ner provided by section 20, paragraph
20, and section AS of the judicial
Code"