New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-29
Lodge Warns Senate
War Prohibition May
Antagonize Public

Washington, June 2S.-Urging that
the proposed war prohibition amend
ment TO the food control bill should
not include the prohibition Of wines or
beer. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge to-
day reminded the Senate that the in
tent of the pending food legislation
was to help win the war, and warned
that the American people would never
forgive the inclusion in the measure Of
any extraneous proposals which might
divide public opinion and hinder rather
than assist in the war programme.
"The question of war prohibition is
not one Of morals or ethics declared
:he Senator. 1T is practical question
Of advancing the war programme, and
that is the only test We should now
apply to it," Senator Lodge said in
part;
"The one dominant desire in my
heart, the one dominant wish that !
have. overmastering everything else, rs
TO win this war. | am ready 20 subject
everything 20 that-all my personal
preiudices, anything | have OF party
feeling. | want 20 win TINS war. nay
is the only road 10 peace We shalI
and we must win the war. Whatever
Iii beln 10 win the war I will vote
ror Whatever | think will retard US
In winning the war, that ] Will vote
against.
Duty with Senators
oNo matter what the clamor is. no
n,atter what the excitement Is, am
here charged with the great response
hility Of a Senator of the tnlted St@les'
one Of ninety-siX in this BODY ms -
too grave time 10 look over the Sh"ul-
der AZ anything. The duty Is on u
We are not going 20 save our sou's ~
.rv;ng 10 make other people 'rtuous
49,, ststnte: we are going TO save our
souls II they can be saved, oy "haI
80, A. ourselves. each one OF us.
"Wy own belief is that Il rs clear
.ha+ ,yo ought TO stop absolutely the
manufacture Of distilled spirits IN
der 10 conserve all the gram materlal
which goes into them 81, !. e.
"Tbe conservation that Will be d-
fected in that way - not nearly 50
large as | wish il were. and IL Is laI
fron, being as large as the people VINO
are CRYING out so loudly represent ~
IN he. but il is worth saving 90 D. -
a good thing, in my opinion 10 puC
stop to the making of distilled liquors
al this time. I'D
81 would carry it further; ] would
not have any distilled liquors maui
from fruits. ! would stop the mani
feature of all distilled liquors whlle
- a.ar is on. So far as the temper
ence effect goes. the great source OF
mischief is in distilled spirits. because
of the large proportion OF alcohoi they
carry.
"Now I come to beer. Beer carries
worry little alcohol about per cent.
II We abolished all the breweries, sew
oval things would follow besides pre-
venting people from drinking beer. In
the first place. we should lose IN reve-
me for the ensuing year about SloO,-
100000 or S140,00O'OOO. -,
II know that is regarded as a sordld
thing to suggest. but | wish gentlemen
Who think il is sordd and not to be
considered would sit down in the com
mittee and try to raise from some new
source $4,000 900 20 Sl4O0OOOOO more
revenue than We are raising now. lney
might think II just as sordid, but they
would not think such a sum was
trife to throw away.
"Then, we would lose all the taxes
we now receive on the profits and in
come Of the breweries themselves.
About SlOOOOO0O0O are now invested
in breweries. According to the census
of 1914, the amount was $4,000 600,
and it now probably aggregates $1,000
100000. We would lose all the reve-
nue. from the earnings Of those brew
cries. How much that would be can
not undertake to say. but it would he
large amount several million dol
lars.
For United Public Opinion
al have now come TO what, in my
mind, is the controlling factor There
is one element involved in winning this
war which is more important really
than any other and that is a united
public opinion in the United States.
Sentiment. Imagination, the hopes. the
beliefs Of the people constitute the,
great motive force. They are what
make people ready 20 give up their last
dollar and 70 see those who arc dearer
to them than life itself 90 to the front
sentiment. love OF country, all the
greatest emotions that can move the