The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-09

LEAGUE FEARS
BONE DRY LAW
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ment reviews The whole situation.
from tho submission OF the amend
rnent 10 The constitution and It's
doption by majority OF $4,000. and
the submission of the home rule
amendment, hv the vets and its de.
feat by l-2.000 The league recog
MICS he SAYS. thar the people NOT
only want the saloon wiped out. hut
that they want the beverage bust
moss in intoNicants done away with
Re advocates the most stringent
laws that can be adopted under the
Limitations existent at this time
He also reviews tile work done by
The attorneys conference and saws
that IL has been confronted by three
things policy. efficiency % the pro
posed laws. and their constitutional.
ity The policy OF he league Is TO
20 As far as possible along The
lines Of stringent Legislation. he saws.
and every effort viii .. made 20
IN regard TO the on-iitu'ionality
OF the laws 10 be- pass Sod. he refers
&c the fact that the amendment
adopted hy be people permits the
use OF liquors for medicinal. me
chanical. manufacturing and scien.
tihc purpose thus permitting some
people 70 have liquors IN their pos.
session ie Quou5 one liquor au.
thority as lavorlne bone dry" laws
in prohibition states IL then adds
In his statement
1t seemed therefore necessary II
We we're going 20 ESCAPE the reef OF
uncensutuiionality that ihr legisia-
iion must be brought into tho chan.
nels OF the most stringent law Dos.
.-ible relative 20 the receipt ana pos
hcssion Of liquor This necessity
viii he disappointment there is
uO question. 20 "a arrat host of men
mn WOmtn Over NId1IGan. but II
would be without doubt q step. Thar
v it'll the adoption o. The amendment,
and at the time OF its taking effect
in NAV l2ls, the last droo Of in.
toxicating liquors would be automat-
ically driven out and expelled from
the state forever"
He adds that unless some llnita.
ton Is placed on Inc amount OF
liquor one may have in possession
man might claim that whole
barrel Of whisky was for medicinal
purposes or thai a tank NJ alcohol
was for external bathing purposes.
He then says tina,
III enacted tho proposed l,gisla.
ton will be taking tremendous for
ward steps and We are confident the
time IS cenipg when public -enti-
ment will demand that intoxicating
liquors shall not be considered as
possessing medicinal value We De-.
ileve II * true now that scores upon
scores OF our hest ph9 siciang are
taking tina; ground. and We are earn.
estly praying for the time 10 come
quickly when its only place shall
be held "a place among tho most
deadly poisons that we possess, and
only used as such
Shall We not then. in view Of all
this, look Al the matter sanelv and
reasonably. and not be driven bN the
liquor traffic into any legislation that
hall prove 10 be unconstitutic nal
and Ineffective in its provisions Tor
enforcement Can We not ia this
way accomplish more than We can
to 90 10 the other extreme with the
practical certainty OF tho courts de
claring against us2 Shall We not re-.
tain our constructive attitude IRE
spective Of the claim OF the LIQUOR
trafiic. going along ssnely and wise
~ 10 solve the problems before ds ?
I'VE realize that this may mean
criticism from certain people. We
expect We could not hope ~ have n
otherwise. and yet We believe that
the great mass Of tho better citizen
ship Of the state viii recognize our
sincerity. our honesty and our de.
sire 10 see accomplished tho hest
things"
Attorney Rawdcn legal Wow Of
the rituation Includes the statement
that the constitutional amendment
Just adopted nowhere attenpts 10
make tho personal Use of liquor I'm.
lawful. but specifically authorizes
its uses In certain ways. He also
refers 10 The webb-Kenyou law de-