The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-20
National Constitutional Prohibition
PROPOSED AMENDMENT

In Washington City, July 1915 national conference OF the
of America was held to consider the word
ing Prohibition amendment After full consideration
the Commission appointed to confer with
Congress concerning the wording OF the reso
luton consists of the following members: a. j.
Barton Texas; Illinois; Charles Scanon Pennsy-
vana Beauchannp, Kentucky Senator Morris Sheppard
Texas; Y Webb, c. North Caroina R. W. Miller Pennsy-
Wilbur Crafts Washington e senator ohnries eurns
Kansas Andrew Wilson, Washington D. c. C. A. Pollock North
Dakota Margaret Dye Ellis New Jersey; Wayne B. wheeler
Ohio. C. Dnwidde Washington, James Cannon Jr, Vr-
GINA; Boole, New York; William H. Anderson New
York Hon Horace Iowa. and P A. Baker, Ohio
At welaended meeting of this committee held in Washing
ton March 1917 unanimously decided to approve
and recommend the following; ,n,,,rr
Section manufacture sale, or transportation of
Intoxicating liquors Within the Importation thereof into, and
the expectation the United States and all terri
tory subject jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes
arc hereby prohibited.
Section D. The Congress have power o enforce
this article by appropriate legislation and nothing in this
article shall deprive several of their to
act laws prohibiting the traffic in Intoxicating
This form of amendment introduced the United
States Senate Sheppard of Texas and Jacob H.
ingr New Hampshire the House of Representatives
by Hon Webb of North Carolina and Hon. A. T. Smith OF
Sxyh Congress- and is in substance the same word
ing as that avoraby reported by the judiciary committee
the second session of the sxyourth Congress
The principal between this wording and that OF the Shep-
pard the elimination OF the words for SALE
for the Change of Wording
In the judgment Commission existing conditions clearly
Justify change confidently believe that the people of this
the broader and stronger form of the proposed
amendment While original of amendment made
sible the destruction liquor traffic aided by existing
the form proposed accomphes more directly
Legislation make constitutional amendment
cecte legislative required fix penalties
and outline procedure for prosecutions This is pro-
for in section g.
Amendnent-How Enforced
POWER OF CONGRESS- Section 2 authorizes Congress
make the amendment effective 1t employ
but the convenient means to secure the
of the article indicated by the Supreme Court in
227 u S., POO.
STATE POWERS Powers of the fully protected by
nothing this article shall deprive the
states Of their power to enact and enforce laws prohibiting
the traffic Intoxicating liquor add the pohi
the proposed amendment but state
thoz of the United States prohibits If the
federal enforcement the could
the moral of the federal government
pressed in the amendment
proposed amendment will the approval
of the committee
United Action and Victory Assured
proposed amendment will insure united action by the Pro-
hibition forces of the nation. 1t nsures victory.
Patroism's Call the Coors
of the nobest sentiment that inspired
of national peril We love country
when we fight her ehourh struck for
against ndous vicious the liquor traffic
the oo has been sounded 1t challenges the patriot
their "bi" and their best for their
This be for and future
sober nation. 1t will be sober
saooncss lquoess nation The door of
opportunity accomplish this is wide 1t
they go this
dedicate themselves By this
motive shall and shall be
made free from its greatest
A. J. BARTON, WAYNE B. WHEELER, ANNA A. GORDON,
EDWIN C. DINWIDDIE, MARGARET DYE ELLIS
JAMES CANNON, JR, WILBUR F. CRAFTS,
Subcommittee of National Prohibition Amendment Commission