The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-01


as an amendment to the constitution
by tho legislatures OF tbs several
states as provided in the constitution
on or before the LIST day OF July, A. d.
1928"
This amendment, among others,
will be voted upon tomorrow after
moon. Senator Stone. of Missouri. was
the next speaker. He stated that he
would on tomorrow offer an amend
ment providing for compensation Tor
those whose businesses are destroyed
should prohibition become effective
nationally. and said that IL this
amendment were adopted and the ono
offered by Senator Harding, he would
vote to submit the Sheppard resolu-
| ton as so amended.
senator Stone spoke at length in
support of compensation, and his rea-
sons for advocating 1t, declaring 1t to
he right and in the interest of jus.
ltice.
| lowed Mr.. Stone. devoting much Of
his speech to the Stone proposition
! Of compensation for the wet dealers
who might be put out of business. He
| said he would be inclined to agree
with the proposition of Senator stone.
but that his attitude in opposition to
uouor. AMI his desire to have 1t elm
I man made one OF his characteristics
i sneeches. He declared that he would
| supnort the national amendment in
| whatever form II came up to him. He
| told WHY he believed IT should be
| adopted in the senbte. and ratified by
| the states. and pledged his efforts to
| have the latter done.
| Senator Hardwick of Georgia. de-
clared that he would vote against the
| resolution because he considered 1t
purely a local question one OF do
| mestic concern. Prohibition should
| depend upon the police power OF \
state. he said and he then suggest
| ed hypotb etical question which he
| asked some Of those who favor pro-
/ hibftion to answer. His question was
| as to what would he the result should
| Georgia be the only dry state in the
| Union and the other forty seven states
should band together under a consti-
tutional amendment and say to
Georgia that 1t should not continue to
be dry, but should henceforth be
wet
Senator Hardwick predicted that
prohibition amendment would be
found opposing an amendment such
as suggested by him.
The Georgian spoke of Snug self
com placency" as characterizing some
of those who are fighting on the floor
for nationwide prohibition. He
talked a good deal about local self
government and the right of the COM
munities to rule.
Senator Lodge, Of Massac husetts
declared himself in opposition to the
resolution, and said he had made it
plain in his last campaign that II he
was elected he would vote against
nationwide prohibition. The people
voted for him knowing where he
stood on this question, Senator Lodge
stated He said personally he be-
lieved alcohol to he injurious 70
person mentally, morally and physi-
cally, He said II he could have his
way he would eliminate alcohol. hut
that he feared the submission AMI
approval OF the Sheppard or a similar
resolution would mean a condition OF
affairs worse than at present,
Senator Lodge protested that the
people OF the country are not ready
for national prohibition; that they
should first be educated up to H. and
that 1t would he impossible tn force
many people TO give up the habits OF
lifetime to comply with even Il
federal law He spoke about ma
ton wide prohibition meaning the
searching Of houses. the making Of
! liquors much more poisonous than
those now used. and OF the practical
certainty that smuggling would be
successfully practiced under such an
amendment to the constitution In
closing he expressed regret that the
use OF alcohol could not be dons
away with. but said he felt that time
was far away