Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-16
DEATH KNELL
OF WHISKY IN
U.S.. SOUNDED
All Distilled Spirits Come Under
the Ban But Making of Beer
and Wine is Discretionary
With President Under CON-
promise Bin
BY c. S. ALBERT

The manufacture Of alcoholic bever-
ages for the period of the war must
be discontinued. The making Of beer
and wine will be left to the discre-
ton of the President.
This appears to be the last word
in the rule OF prohibition laid down
until the restoration Of peace. The
conferees on the food control bill
framed up a compromise on the fea-
ture, which has been bitterly fought
both in the senate and house. The
"drys" have been able to dominate the
situation at all times. But for the
interference of the President there
would have been a total wiping out
of all stimulants for the duration OF
the war
The abolition of distilled spirits and
the discretionary limitation placed on
beer and wines are carried in the fol-
lowing compromise, which takes the
place of the S.noot amendment, adopt
ed in the senate;
That from and after 80 days from
the date OF the approval of this act
no foods, fruits, food materials or
feeds shall be used in the production
Of distilled spirits for beverage pur-
poses. Provided, that under such
rules, regulations and bonds as the
President may prescribe such materi-
ais may be used in the production
Of distilled spirits exclusively for
otner than beverage purposes or for
the fertilization of pure sweet wines
as defined by the act entitled An act
to increase the revenue, and for other
purposes approved September 8, 1916.
Nor shall there be imported into the
United States any diLtilled spirits
Whenever the President shall find that
limitation, regulation or prohibition
Of the use of foods, fruits, food ma.
terials or feeds in the production OF
malt or vinous liquors for beverage
! purposes, or that the reduction of the
alcoholic content Of any such malt or
vfnous liquor is essential, in order to
assure an adequate and continuous
supply Of food or that the national
security and defense will be sub
served thereby, he is authorized from
time to time to prescribe and give
public notice of the extent Of the limi.
tation, regulation, prohibition or reduc.
ton SO necessitated. Whenever such
notice shall have been given and shall
have remained unreyoked no person
shall after reasonable time prescrib.
cd In such notine. use any foods
I fruits, food materials or feeds IN the
production of malt or vinous liquors
or import any such liquors except un'
der license issued by the President
and in compliance with rules and
regulations determined by him gov
erning the production and importation
of such liquors and the alcoholic con
tent thereof"
5000 Fine or jaiI
| A penalty Of $4,000 fine or two year.
imprisonment, or both, is fixed.
This provision is added: Provided
further that nothing in this section
shall be construed to authorize hcen
sing of the manufacture of yinous OIL
malt liquors in any state, territory OF
civil subdivision thereof where the
manufacture of such malt or vinous
liquors is prohibited"
The Communicating section reads
That the President is authorized
and directed to commander any OF
all distilled spirits IN bond or in stock
at the date Of the approval of this aci
for rehabilitation, in 81 far as suef
Redistribution may be necessary e
meet the requirements of the Govern
meut in the manufacture of Munitions
and other military and hospital sur
plies, or in 30 far as such Redistribution
would dispense with the necessity oil
utilizing products and materials suit
able for foods and feeds in the fu
/ ture manufacture of distilled spirit:
for the purposes herein enumerated
The President shall determine and
pay a just compensation for the dis
titled spirits so commandeered; and
il the compensation so determined be
! not satisfactory to the person entitled
Il to receive the same, such person shall
be paid IS per centum of tho amour,
so determined by the President and
ohsll be entitled to sue the United
States 10 recover further SON az
aGjed - said e per centuna, will max q
Up SUI! aa.Eust as will be just con
persai,on Zoe IEch spirits, ia the nan
ner provided BY section -, paragraph
20, and section 145 of the Judic.1
Code"