Arizona republican., 1917-06-30
bONE DRY ACT
 |S CHECKED BY
 THEPRES|DENT
Republican A. p. Leased wire1

WASHINGTON. June 29.-Interven- tion of President Wilson today checked the "bone dry" national prohibition movement in congress. Confinement of prohibition legislation to distilled bev- erages without interference with man. ufacture of beer and wines, it is gen orally agreed, will result.
 Prohibition leaders were asked by the president to drop their fight against the manufacture of beer, wines and other light irtoxicants. With a formal response from the "drys' de- ferred senate leaders of all factions quickly reached an understanding to limit absolute prohibition to distilled spirits.
 President Wilson exchanged letters with the Rev. Dr James Cannon, chairman of the national anti-saloon leagues legislative committee, and called serate leaders to the White House in his effort to smooth the way for final enactment of the food meas ure. Bone dry" legislation was writ ten into the bill before it passed the house and the senate agriculture com mittee amended the provision to pro- hibit the manufacture of distilled spir- it's but empowered the president to permit the making of beer and wine.
 III HIS ItlitI lb LIT. tdlllic0 tile pres ident said Senator Martin. democratic leader. had asked him to express his views on the food liquor legislation re- garding the wisest and most patriotic policy to he pursued" and added
 T regard the immediate passage of the bill as of vital consequence to the safety and defense of the nation. Time is the essence and yet it has become evident that heated and prOtracted de- hate will delay the passage of the bill indefinitely if the provisions affecting the manufacture of beer and wines are retained and insisted upon In these circumstances l have not hesitated to say to members of the senate who have heen kind enough to consult me that it would undoubtedly be in the public interest in this very critical matter if the friends of those provisions should consert to their elimination from the present measure. Feeling that your committee is actuated by the same pa triotic motives which inspire me. I am confident that these considerations will seem to you. as they seem to me to be impnrative.'
 Anti saloon league representatives tonight replied that while recognizing the force of any appeal from the pres ident and commander in chief of the army and navy in time of war def mite answer would be deferred until after conference with nrohibition lead CTS in the senate and house.
 Informal agreement, however, was reached by the prohibition forces in the senate for virtual abandonment of the fight to include beer and wines in the liquor legislation. Their future ef- forts probably will be directed to se- h president to suspend manufacture of malt. fermented and vinOus beverages in his discretion. President Wilson told senators with whom he conferred that g a compromise and 10 secure ac- tion upon the food control legislation he would be willing to have congress clcthe him with such authority.
 Tonight the so-called dry leaders in congress conferred and it was ex- pected that tomorrow there would he evolved definite plan of action The prohibition leaders admitted that the presidents action eliminated beer and wines from the program.
 Passage of the food measure early next week was confidently expected through the prospective elimination of the great contention over liquor
 Discussion of committee amendments was begun late today and without a roll call the senate rejected an amend ment by Senator Smith of Arizona to add news print paper and its products to articles over which government con- trol is proposed.
 The senate added fertilizer ingred- tents to the list of products over which federal power shall extend. Senator King gave notice of a motion to strike copper from the list while other sena- tors proposed amendments extending control to cotton. clothing, leather and many other materials.