Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-06
BORAH DEMANDS
lContinued from PAGE One.

senate convened today recommended
the prohibition of all spirits, beers and
wines. He introduced an amendment
that would kill them ALL
Robinson, opening the plea for beer
and wines. after offering a proposition
to forbid spirits only, said:
"My substitute for the committee
amendment conforms in letter and spir-
it to the compromise suggested by the
president and agreed to by the anti-Sa-
loon league.
To Relieve resident
I'm the next place the committee
provision is not only subject to criti-
cism because it expressly imposes upon
the chief executive duties which are
legislative in their nature, but it also
is objectional to senators on the other
side of the chamber because they claim
it confers a great political power and
influence upon the executive. 1t is urg-
ed that the existence of authority Of
the president to confiscate hundreds Of
millions of dollars worth of property
through the activities of agents upon
whose judgment and conduct he must
necessarily depend is unprecedented
and unreasonable. Expressing no ap-
proval of his argument, l mention it
merely to emphasize the fact that un-
less the congress determines this ques-
tion for itself the passage of the food
control bin will probably be indefinite
ly delayed.
Roasts Wilson
Senator Vardaman, Mississippi contin
mir hn
triumvirate, spoke scathingly of Presi-
dent Wilson IS stand in behalf of beer
and wines.
"'May | not express regret, - he said,
9 that the president did not employ his
virile and sarcastic tongue in holding
up to the world the little bunch of will
full proponents of liquor, for scathing
rebuke because they were holding up
the food bill, instead Of calling upon
the friends of temperance.
Senator Sterling, South Dakota added
his voice to counsel against beers and
wines as well as spirits,
"'They talk of economic unrest if we
do away with all intoxicants, Sterling
declared "but l for one, believe a
bread riot is more to be dreaded than
beer riots. If it hadn It been for liquor
there would not have been the disgrace
full scenes in East ST Louis, ILL., In
states where there is now prohibition,
crime has diminished, labor has improv
ed and industries have prospered.
Goes to Jury Tonight
After three weeks of wordy battle,
the case is expected to go to the jury
late today. A verdict may come before
sundown.
There is no question as to the fate of
spirits. They will be given the death
Beer and wine are expected to
survive.
The senate chamber was crowded ear
Iy to hear the final speeches beginning
at p. m. Under decision handed
down late yesterday, debate today is
limited to ten minutes by each sena-
tor on the section under which all of
the famous beverages are now subject
to conviction.
On the different questions as they
will be voted on, the following predic
tions were. made today:
To prohibit manufacture of spirits
and leave the fate OF beer and wine to
the president, vets and republican drys
will constitute a small majority against
such verdict.
To prohibit all three, spirits, beers
and wines, about thirty radical votes
win be cast favoring such verdict
with a majority against it.
To prohibit spirits and not interfere
with beers and wines, an overwhelming
verdict is expected.
With these questions disposed of, the
senate expects to dispose of the whole
food measure by next Wednesday or
Thursday.