Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-12

with great :orre TO all prohihitfonists
The pr"rci answer to the Presidents
letter 10 senator Sheppard is the passage
Of q biu which viii prohibit during
we en'ire period al the war the mann-
factUrc and sale % intoNicatius LIQUORS
Of all kinds for use rs a bererore
on Tuesday. Juno 4th. the under
, signed. as chairman or the commission
"n temperance and social service. of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. south.
i"u IN interview with President VIII
son. IN winch Interview was empha-
sized the need for equal protection
, rom incompetence and vice for our
soldiers and sailors in France that
'A.y now enjoy in America. and SOC
ohd!y. the appeal of the overwnclm-
ms majority Of the citizens of the
nation Tor the absolute prohibition OF
the manufacture and sale Of all kinds
Of Intoxicating liquors during the
refiod of the war and Of demobiliza
tion thereafter
SAoftIy atterward. on the same even
ing. the President had an inicryiew
on the same subject with Senator Nor
RS S..eppard the recognized leader OF
the prohibition forces I'm the United
States Senate. This interview followed
seNera' days after the letter written
10 senator sheppard. referred To by
The Times Dispatch
Following these interviews arJ j.,
correspondence with Senator Sh.n,,rd
VT tiooNer, rejecting the views Of The
"'S'ra'lon. made public state
"'cHt opposing the prohibition Of ,ha
use OF grain and fruits in III, n,l.;,-
y. "eer ana wine. long as the sal.
"t distilled spirAs is permitted III.
reason given being that such nc,io,,
"oui" force the country TO a whisky
',i Mr toorer then further de-
cared, stiil rejecting the views Of ~.
administration. that if the Am,r;ra
people want wartime prohibition CO.,
s'eSS should prohibit by direct lecisIa-
'ioh !" that end" And MIR. Hooy.-
,oh'ihucd ana said. the food admins
"sioi mas gone as far as it can to-
""'" temperance without precipi,,.inr
worse situation. II the amar;c,,
roopie or Congress viii sion tho 81
81 s'lI!ed liquors, the administro,ion.
VIII nnd no difficulty in stoppinp, hrn,,
ing" "'e"-
%si,ner tho President nor the food
""'iihiStration has expressed any an
position Whatever TO The nass.no
war me prohibition. The adminis,r.
Won mas simply declared that the way
20 secure such prohibition is by direct
reg isia ton by Congress. and not bv
tohditlonal executive action and Mr
hoover declared in the same statement
referred to above: Il wash TO saw rm
phatcaiiy that from a strictly food
conservation point Of view | should
IKE 10 see the use of foodstuffs sun
pressed III ali drinks. hard and sof,
me purpose OF the prohibition work
ers oi the country Is TO do exactly wha,
'ae admln;Stra. ION suggests nam,l,.
- ask congress 70 pass a straichtout
hahen"! war prohibition bin This hin
mas already been introduced in IN.
iionS" by Judge Barkl"y. Of Kentucky
and the same bill viii be introduced in
the Senate as a substitute for the RAN
daii amendment. unless a somewhat
similar but shorter measure is pro-
posed ia the Senate Comn,itIce -,
Agriculture.
The statement IN The Times Dis-
pat2h % June 10 II the prohibitionisls
would permit Congress TO devote ii.
ttma 10 work directly connected with
the war, patrioticaliy abandoning their
h"Ncr-ceaSinG agitation. and let the
states manage their own affairs thew
"on!a be doing the country "a real ser
vice. indicates tina, The Times Dis
pdtch really does not know what euec,
prohibition has had upon the war Rv
the testimony given to the UNDERSIGNED
~ person ny leading generals in the
army. from General PcrShins down.
ana from admirals in the navy, such as
AdmiralS Sims and Wilson. command
ing GUY forces In European waters no
legislation has been passed by Con-
sreSS which has been more beneficial
- the ARMY than the Legislation pro-
iect!nc the soldiers from intemperance
aud vice. passed by Congress al the
urgent insIstcuce Of those same rrohi-
hiionists. which The Times Dispatch
considers to bo pes;itcrous.
The prohihitionists know that the
passage of war time prohibition by
Congress Is directly connected with the
war. From MIR. Hoover's statement,