Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-25
not THE time
TO EXPERIMENT
SAYS HURLEY
Chairman of Shipping Board
Declares Prohibition
H.. Move is Absurd.

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SAe ilat'on cannot aHoro 10 conouct
experiments at this time. Chairman
onnosad ah.o,ut. nroh,h,+;o, h.r,-.
~ s .e pio"'D'''o" oelore
tne senate Agricultural committee.
ve got 10 put al the smash and
oiave we've got into this war, declar-
eo Mr. Hurley: We've got to fight,
nsht ana Sill nent with every muscle
stralning ana put ASIDE non-essenual
II we are to wiring VIC
eo1y lrom the HUNS: M S&sssssss,ar. ~,
wa,,sa ne saao ha INA. IN, h'e oRan!on,sstnnSEse
v wo1.G ne more rlsk connected Win
prohibition at this time than in the
conscripslon OF iaoor. as taking OF
.s W.. iIom WorkInen Would oe prac-
tical 1nterierence with labor. He
aodeo, a.don't want to take any
cnance
Isrcysn. Johnston. vice president
oI o. .ne ,Cnemlcai Na1ionaI oank OF
rev ~ - YORK. speaking for a committee
ri tni., pahkers .1 Irom the prlncipal cities.
foid S,sit;an the eommittee committee. an absolute pro
Of spirits sss% pens 'n
Mooia result IN nnanciai catas,
,Iopne, throwing many banks and
ehGusanos OF nrms INTO bankruptcy.
fosemaster General burleeon join
60 IN expressing rear that prohibition
at THIS time might interfere with
prosecution OF the war. he said ne
was was nece..erv ec 20 con.arv. ~ fnnd and
sugrested that the COMMITTEES confer
with the fond administration,
Liuuor dealers and manufacturers
besiered the treaaury TO-DAY with tele-
erams and postal cards askinr inter-
yention to nreyent adoption Of the
prohibition amendment to the emer-
gency agricultural appropriation bill.
They said the government would lose
*4vo,yvo,VVO revenue q year now re-
ceiveo from hquor taxes-xzSv.oVV,
600 on spirits ana $120,ooo'Voo on
peer and rermenteo liquors.
uons ny pronioitlon aavocates on me
oommlteee' sand the cn1eI isoor oNi,
cultieS IN snip-builonS nad occurred
sin dfy terrltofy. IL was prougnt OUT
that lz5,zs5 men are employed at
snipyards. IN pr0hipluon STATES ana
sa5So,lb7 IN vet tssT1tory.3 ...
sss etesIy q. 1lAntsI 70 70
voca.e "a nis cry
order IN the navy; nad' resulted IN IN
creased .. einclency:: ana proved as
Va!ue. II you say we mus. nave
saloons outside the doors OF the navy
yards to increase emciency OF tne
Workmen, ne aodeo. You can cay
also IT u necessary TOT the men IN
UNIFORM 70 nave nQuor.
Labor Opposed. -
5Orxanized labor ia overwhelmingly
opposed to absolute prohibition and to
bring up the question now is ito
throw the apple of discord among the
people Of the country" said Samuel
Gompers. president Of the American
Federation Of Tabor. ~
s..,o,.. c,,hx
support os'
Mr.. Hurley and otner onsclaH ap-
peared to support the statement maze
several days ago by Baanorldge Coloy'
member OF the shipping poard, wnlcn
LED the commlttee TO reopen hearings
on the Jones pronloluon amenomene
to the emersency agricolturai appro-
pr1auon nAl' MT: &c, COPY 1;te .ola ; tne com, IA
mtttee that to take ngnt wines ana
beer from the WORKING men would
reduce the output OF American SNIP
yards IS per cent.
IN merely private interests were
Affected. MT. Hurley, nave no nes-
itancy IN saying tnat would welcome
the prohibition experiment Any
temporary dieor6anizatlon II mlgne
cause would have It's compensation.
t 70 not private business put tho
country's business IN great war en-
and am unwilling in this crisis to
stand sponsor for any experiment