The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-12
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HOW DO YUo
EXPLAIN THIS?

Editor TIE TTMEs.
No juggler within memory has ess
4 tenth the SKIN that is shown III. III.
-Aiiti-saioon League Of America 0as
Asht il denounceS liquor. even IL
MODERATION as poison. Presto, Is
oIeFs state amendment frarea u
a'to" the Individual q legal SUNNY, ~
..4uot- with the aid Of congress ana
Lhs highest court. II writes lIpo1 the
Asaefaf statute looks a permit fo-
s8ea state to shut out liquor a6so-
'0teiN- fFestoi It draws s+ate
amendment 20 allow liquor for person.
al use to invade state bounds
Take the case of Ohio. A nrobsa-.
ton convention was recentIy her5
eoi0inous 70 determine upon an amend.
ment 20 be submitted 10 the voters
lhe controlling spirit was yyaxre p
" heeleT general counsel of the Ai---
saloon League Of America ana
same Mr. Wheeler who had Just rn,.-
Vinced the United states p,nre,,,.
court Of the constitutionality OF fbs
Neb9-h>enN on law. Talking of 1s
victory in the latter case. Mr.. Wheel
er stated in the Jan. is edition of M
American Issue (official organ OF tba
Anti-saloon League that .rhe states
may now destroy every vestiEe of +ha
tlieuor) traffic, and the federal star
utes takes such prohibited liquors orr
OF inter state commerce"
Confident of the aid Of the Law did
Mr. Wheeler propose to strike such i
6ody-blow ct liquor in the Ohio amend
ment2 On the contrary when the bAai
of the Ohio Law Enforcement League
prohibition body, proposed to stoa
all importation" Of beverage Ho,,or
Mr.. Wheeler pleaded a doubt as 10 ia
constitutionalityi Thus the Cincinnati
Enquirer's Columbus correspondent re-
ports:
Wheeler found fault win tbe
clause prohibiting the importation for
sale. SANG that it might be unconsti-
tHtional under the federal constitution
an interfering with interstate com
MERGE"
Under the domination Of Mr.. Vince
-. the Columbus gathering decided %
submit to Ohio voters an amendment
that prohibits nothing except Ioca
sale" and manufacture for sale" OF
intoxicating liquor for beverage puf-
poses
Possibly it is wrong to expect tbe
siight-of-hand artist to explain him
self There are several things. though.
about which the people might ma
well 70 ask ATr- Wheeler for an ex
PLANTATION.
First, why, representing the Ana
Saloon League Of America. did he in
sist upon an amendment that would
leave the sluice-gates open for import
alton Of liquor into Ohio?
Second, how can he Immediately
upon the heels Of A United states su-
preme court decision he helped to Sc
cure, raise doubt as 10 the constitu-
tionality Of an act that the court 1T
his request plainly declared valid
exclusion of liquor imports by the in
1ividual state?
Then. OF the amendment offered b1
the Ohio Law Enforcement League
happened 20 be drawn so as TO make
It's eonstitutionality doubtful. couldn't
Mr. Wheeler, by a few changes have
made It an effective stopper. under thu
law. OF any LIQUOR
'lood from outside the state?
Answers to these questions it seems
o me. will throw light upon the sin
'erity or lack Of sincerity Of the Anti
Saloon Leagues fight upon liquor
Very truly yours
T NJ. GILMORE
President National Model License
League.