New-York tribune., 1917-07-01
Members Favor Substitute
Clause Suggested by
Wilson
Bill Planned to Cut
President S Power
Conferrees Against the Su-
pervision of Beer and
Wine Making

" ASH inSlOn, June oU. Mucn prog
ress toward compromise on prohibi-
tion and little on other features in
the food control bill were made to-day
by the Senate.
Sentiment crystallized in favor of a
substitute prohibition section follow
ing the lines of President Wilson's
suggestion to prohibition leaders to
drop the fight against the manufacture
of beer and wines.
After conferences with other leaders
Senator Chamberlain drafted a tenta-
tive section which would stop manu-
facture of distilled beverages only,
without giving the President any au-
thority over malt and vinous bever-
ages This draft will be considered
tomorrow at a special meeting of the
Senate Agriculture Committee. II is
said by the leaders TO have the gen.
eral support of Senators, although sew
eral plan an earnest effort to give the
President power TO discontinue brew
ing and wine making
New Prohibition Plan
Senator Chamberlain's amendment
reads:
That from and after thirty days
from the date of the approval of
this act no persons shall use any
foods, food materials or feeds in
the production of distilled liquors,
except for governmental, industrial,
scientific, medicinal or other nom
beverage purposes.
ANY person who wlfully violates
this section shall. upon conviction
thereof. be punished By fine not
exceeding $4,000. or by imprison-
ment for not more than two years,
or both.
The Administration leaders also in
tend to eliminate the provision giving
! the President authority 90 commander
/ existing stocks of distilled spirits.
! General debate. with speeches By
Senators Lewis and Reed, occupied the
Senate again all of to-day. although
the leaders had hoped to reach consid-
Grafton OF committee amendments
Senator Chamberlain said tonight
that it was not probable the bill would
be passed before the July recess.
Changes in the bill will be discussed
20 morrow with the Agriculture Com
mittee by Herbert {. Hoover. Modiiica-
tions in regard to government control
of food and other products may be de-
cided on as a result.
Bill Is Called Socialism
Senator Reed opposing the bill de-
clared its proposals amount to i'm
perial socialism
When the Senate resumed debate on
the bill Senator Lewis, Democratic
whip. urged that Congress should
speedily dispose Of il 20 avert the ca
lamitv that had befallen other coun-
tries in delaying over formalties and
time-worn precedents. lie said 1t
would not serve for Congress 70 excuse
inactivity and defeat methods Of CON
serving the food supply because OF the
cry of unconstitutional"
1.-THE people arc not so much con-
cerned about our constitution as they
are about our Institutions he said.
"The American people are in no mood
TO allow an obsolete paper constitution
to defeat the preservation Of the hu-
man constitution. The text of our ac-
tion must be: Long live America.
Death to her destroycrs, at home or
abroad"
Owe cannot charge the President
with the respons iblity and at the same
time withhold from him the authority
necessary to execute the responsibility.
The army needs food for blood, and the
people need food for life. Those who
would take it from them would be will