Williams news., 1917-08-02
CONGRESS TO SEAL
 FATE OF WHISKY
Committee Fayors Resolution
 To Draft Alien Residents

Washing gton The liquor section of the food bill has been rewritten by the Senate and House conferees so as to seal the fate of the whiskey interests. It places in the hands of the Presl- dent the power to stop the manufacture of wine and beer at any time during the war.
 The section as revised and as it will be reported to both Houses will retaln all the prohibitive features which were adopted in both Senate and House against the use of any foodstuffs Tn the manufacture of whiskey But neither the ssbone dry" clause which the House adopted to affect wine ana beer nor the amendment which the Senate adopted excluding these bever- ages from the act has been adopted.
 In their stead the conferees will pro- nose the new section as compromise. It will give the President authority to determine the amount Of aicohol which such wine and beer may contain and to prohibit their manufacture whenever he should determine that the |
 might better be employed for other purposes.
 The conferees have also decided to strike out the Shoot amendment TOT the communicating of all the whlskey in bond. There was serious doubt as to the constitutionality of this amend ment on account of the attempt py Congress to fix the price which snould be paid for the liquor.
 The conferees have under consider ation a new section to cover thls phaSe of the whiskey question which Will pro vide authority to seize all whiskey Tn stock as we'll as that in bond, the prlce for the same to be fixed by the courts
 The Senate Military Committee mas unanimously decided that aliens or mll- itary age now in this country must serve in the American Army or leave the country. It is estimated that more than 100000 slackers are now Ill the United States.
 The Committee voted to report ia vorably the resolution by Senator Chamberlain drafting the aliens. It IS ] expected that the bill will be passed ] by the Senate.
 The resolution has been changed to exempt all aliens who cannot under treaty or law become citizens. This
 includes Chinese and Japanese. Enemy aliens and the subjects of countries l. with which the United States mas treaties exempting them from military , service, are also excluded in the draI1 President Wilson brought the ship ping board row to an abrupt termlna
 tion by eliminating the two principals S William Denman, chairman of tht Q Board, and MajorGeneral George w
 Goethals, manager of the Board Il emergency fleet corporation in charge | of construction.
 t The resignation of General Goethals f rendered some time ago, was accepted
 and MT. Denman was asked by tn , President to follow suit, that the Gov
 ernment's building program might g
 forward without embarrassment.
 Edward N. Hurley of Chicago, forme S chairman of the Federal Trade Commls
 sion, was named by the President t
 succeed MT. Denman to become chall
 man of the Board, and Bainbridg
 Colby of New York was appointed sue = cessor to Captain John B. White $ Kansas City, another Board member
 whose resignation, offered to the Pres ident a month ago, was accepted. Real V Admiral Washington l.. Capps, chic n constructor of the Navy, will succee
 General Goethals, as manager of tn E. fleet corporation, taking immediat
 charge of the building program l. The Senate Finance Committee ha
 reached a tentative agreement to r
 wise the present s1,67o, DOC, ,oo2 war ta