The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-24
ATTACK IS MADE ON
A. MITCHELL PALMER
Alien Property Custodian Is Accused
of Attempting to Defeat Democrats
Members Because They Refused to
Accept His Views on the Prohibition
Question,

Washington, Sept 23.-National
prohibition, effective next July, for
the period of the war, was approved
tonight by the house which adopted
III to "a the senate prohibition rider
to the $t2G00,Q0 emergency agri-
cultural appropriation bill. Tho
measure now will be sent to confer
ence for adjustment of differences
between the two houses on appropri-
alton items.
After voting in the committee OF
the whole to accept an amendment
permitting the importation of wine
until next May l. the house later re-
versed its decision and by vote OF
121 to 80 retained the original senate
provision that Importation of wine
must cease when the measure be-
Genes effective upon its signature by
the president The amendment was
approved by the house agricultural
committee to meet an objection by
the governments of France, Italy
Spain and Portugal
-Four other amendments. two Of whicl,
sought to have the government pay tor
the liquor unsold when prohibition be-
comes effective, also were rejected,
Representative Gordon of Ohio, pro-
posed that the internal revenue bu-
reau be authorized to make the pay
ment. but was ruled our OF order as
was a subsequent proposal by Repre-
sentative SABBATH, OF Illinois. to provide
a fund OF S250,600,600 for the sjme
purpose.
The other amendments voted down
were by Representative igoe, OF MIS-
souri,, who sought to limit prohibition
to the declaration of peace instead OF
the rehabilitation of the army. ana
by Representative Cannon, Of Illinois.
who tried to have stricken out the
provision recently enacted into iaw.
authorizing the president to establish
Fdry zones" about mines munition
plants ana other factories
Debate was livened by a clash be-
tween Representatives Meeker and
Decker, both of Missouri, as a result
of an attack by the former on officials
of the anti saloon league Mr. Meeker
charged that the anti-saloon league IS
financed by drug firms and fosters the
uses of drdgs lie also asserted that
it's leaders are not engaged in wal
work because they are too busy look-
ing after the legislation in Washing
ton and that they attempt to have
candidates for congress sisn pledges
to vote for prohibition.
Representative Decker vigorously
defended the anti-saloon league. de-
claring its members are war workers
and that any statement to the con
trary was to be resented
He advanced to Representative
Meeker's desk and asserted that ther,
are people who are professional anti
prohibitionists, and added that Mr.
Meeker represented a brewery dis
trct'' in ST Louis
Recent disclosures that representa-
tives of brewing interests syndicatet
loan OF $4,000 to Arthur Brisoan
| for the purchase Of the Washingto
Times also were discussed during tn
debate. Representative Blanton, Q
Texas. defending the anti-saIoo
league said the league never had con
tributed funds to the purchase of
Washington newspaper To carry on Il
propaganda,
Representative Stafford. of ,Wiscon
sin. republican, in defending the pur
chase of the Times. declared the pro
hibitionists had attempted to reflect 0
Bris bane's loyalsy by attempting /
discredit business transaction II