New-York tribune., 1918-06-28
Bone Dry Bill
Reported Out
To the Senate
Amendment Would Pro-
hibit Whiskey and Wine
After June 80, 1919

WASHINGTON, June 27.--Carrying
an amendment providing for national
prohibition as a war measure, but not
fully effective until June 80, 1919, the
$11,000,000 emergency agricultural ap-
preparation bill was reported late to-
day to the Senate. The present plan is
to call it up after the army bill is dis
posed of and bitter fight is expect
ed by many Senator's.
The prohibition amendment offered
by Senator Norris, of Nebraska, as a
substitute for that by Senator Jones.
of Washington, was adopted to-day by
the Senate Agriculture Committee, s
to 8. 1t prohibits the sale of distilled
spirits and the manufacture Of wine
or the removal of liquors Low held
in bond after June 80, 1919. The manu-
facture of beer would be stopped three
months after passage Of the bill.
The amendment was approved by the
committee at three-hour session, dur
ing which opponents made futile ef-
forts to have it amended so as to
permit the manufacture and sale Of
beer for six and then for four months
after enactment. Efforts to have the
committee recommend passage of prohi-
bition legislation in separate meas
ure also were unsuccessful.
The New Amendment
The new amendment provides:
"That from and after June 80, 1919,
after the approval of this act, and
during the continuance of the present
war for the purpose of conserving
the man power of the nation and to
increase the efficiency in the pro-
duction Of arms, war munitions, food
and clothing for the army, it shall be
unlawful to sell for beverage pur-
poses, except for export, any distilled
spirits, and no distilled spirits held
in bond at the date of the approval
of this act shall be removed there
from for beverage purposes.
"The Commissioner of Internal
Revenue is hereby authorized and
directed to prescribe rules and regu-
lations subject to the approval of the
Secretary of the Treasury in regard
to the removal of distilled spirits
now held in bond for other than
beverage purposes and for the ex-
tension of the time now provided by
law for the withdrawal of such
spirits from bonded warehouses for
beverage purposes.
"From and after three months after
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the continuance of the present war
no grain. cereal or other food prod
ucts shall be used in the manufacture
or production of beer or other in
toxicating malt liquors.
From and after June 80, 1919,
after tho approval of this act and
during the continuance of the present
war no foods or fruits shall be used
in the manufacture or production of
vinous intoxicating liquors, except
for export.
"Any person who violates any of
the, foregoing provisions or any of
said rules and regulations made to
carry the same into effect shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
on conviction thereof shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding
$4,000, or by Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding two years. or both"
Extensive hearings on the question
Of prohibition during the war were
held by the committee. The proposal
was opposed and approved by high gov
ernment officials and others.
Chairman Hurley and Bainbridge
Colby, of the Shipping Board, were
among the chief opponents, because of
the effect they feared the taking of
beer from the workmen would have on
the shipbuilding industry
Daniels Differs With Hurley
Secretary Daniels disagreed with the
view of Shipping Board officials. Mr.
vocate of prohibition, but, at the re-
quest of the committee, said that. after
the sale of liquor was prohibited
around the Mare island Navy Yard and
the Newport torpedo station, the work
men showed greater efficiency, the out
puts Of both plants increasing. He
said this increased efficiency was fur
ther indicated by the record launching
of torpedo boat destroyer at the Mare
Island yard in seventeen and hall
days after the keel was laid.
Senator Sheppard, of Texas, and other
prohibition leaders were confident to-
amendment They said that since the
Senate last year adopted, by two
thirds vote, the resolution to submit
to the states prohibition constitu-
tional amendment, majority vote in
support Of the present proposal easily
could be secured. Opponents, however,
expected strong fight to be made, in
view of the fact that the constitu-
tional amendment now is awaiting ac
ton by the states.
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