New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-29

heart OF man. which we sum up IN the
words, public opinion.
Mr.. President, 1t is proposed 70
abolish all the breweries at stroke.
There may be people who think that
the men who are employed in the brew
cries and engaged in making machinery
for them are class that deserves no
mercy. | cannot regard in that way
any Of my fellow citizens engaged IN
what is an honest employment. / tnlnS
they deserve consideration. IL VIII
cause great dissatisfaction among these
people: but there are hundreds OF
thousands Of people in this country 70
day. particularly among the WORKING
classes and among the labor unions
whom ! am beginning 20 hear from very
strongly who drink glass OF beer
and think 10 is, as II Is, an innocent
drink
Fears Resentment
Suddenly we enter the field and stop
all that. Some we drive back 20 drink
ing whiskey. and probably very bad
whiskey, made ine illicit stills; DINERS
we shall anger ana annoy. they DulId
our ships. they weave our clothes, they
make our shoes and our munitions.
They will help largely to al our armies.
Is il wise TO anger and chill them need
lessly? They will say, You aoollsn
the moor mans harmless drink and
leave 10 the rich their imported liquors
and stored up wines. II Is not well 70
excite such resentments in time OF war
we have a great German-American
nopuIation in this country. | believe
the great mass Of them TO be thorough
Iv loval. and loyal at an expense OF per.
sonai feelings that the descendants or
other nations do not have to encoun-
ter. We know that light beer is their
national drink They all drink 1t; they
think il absolutely innocent and harm
less. II is proposed now 10 cut them
off from the use Of that beverage. lhey
will think the laws 20 be especially
aimed al them.
81 do not want at this time 10 offend
and anger great masses OF our popula-
tion who see no harm in drinking a
glass Of beer. II is all well enough TO
saw that they ought 20 be made good
against their will, and that they are
wrong and wicked to think as they CO.
There should be some toleratlons;.
there should be some liberalty OF
view. | have seen many men VINO drink
who arc quite as sober as some OF
those who are crying so loudly Tor uni
versal prohibition"
Declares Measure Vital
Senator Johnson. opening the debate
IN the substitute bill, declared its en-
actment necessary TO win the war.
America must make the sacrifice in
dollars and creature comforts within
tho next wear, or she must make there
after the sacrifice in men and then,
ultimately. the sacrifice in material
things as WE'LL he said.
The short cut 10 victory Is organ
ization. and this organization can come
only with concentration of author
itv II is. therefore. with an absolute
confidence that | give my vote TO
bill according the extraordinary ana
autocratic powers never before con-
ferred in our nation
Lapse of several days in general dis
cussion and delivery of set speeches.
ON other provisions before the prohlbl-
tion fight develops in earnest IS IN
prospcct. There is pending a motion
nv Senator Hardwck to send the Dill
bscL IN the committee on the ground
that the prohibition and other I'M
portant sections are unconstitutional.
Resort for the first time to the SEN
ate's new cloture rule in an ehort 70
hasten action may be attempted, al
though there is such a marked divi..
Sion of opinion over the question OF
permitting brewing to continue that
leaders say it would be impossible to
secure cloture.
senator Chamberlain, in charge Of
the bin. said tonight he hoped general
speech making would end tomorrow
and that the Senate by Saturday would
begin considering committee amend
ments. expected to take several days
The prohibition sections under such
nrocedure would be. reached last