Evening journal., 1918-09-07
BEER BREWING
TO STOP DEC. |
ON U. S. ORDER
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lblion serve the war demands and mean
time more states can settle the matter
for themselves by voting on the con-
stitutional amendment.
The bill containing the dry amend
ment went back to the House today
and was expected to be sent to con-
ference. Senator Sheppard said he be-
lieved the House, either as a body or
through us cOnferees will accept his
substitute for the Randall amendment
The Randall provision forbade use of
the s22,OO0OOO appropriated by the bill
until the President had by proclamation
forbidden use Of grain or f0odstuffs in
manufacturing beer. wine er whiskey,
The Sheppard provision ends manufac-
iure Of beer and wine on May 80. 1919,
and sale OF all intOxicants on June 80.
sheppard Is confident his amendment
will receive Presidential sanction.
1.-THE President told me he would ac-
cept any provision giving the liquor
interests about year TO straighten out
their business affairs and get out with
the smallest loss" said Sheppard. My
amendment does that
| An order, which had the full approval
OF President Wilson, went out last
night from the Food Administration
closing all breweries in the country on
December 4 This is the very action
which the original Randall rider, passed
! by the House, sought TO force upon the
| President in providing that no appro-
priations for the stimulation OF agri-
culture should be available until the
/ President had stopped the use of food
N-Nsr NJ 20 n
/ thority conferred upon him by the
| Lever law.
Warning that the production OF beer
l substitutes and other soft drinks and
spring waters Is also 10 be materially
curtailed was given with the announce
ment that the brewing was TO be stop
ped and the breweries shut down for
the period Of the war.
Significance was seen in the fact that
the announcement Of the Administra-
tive action followed closely upon the
passage by the Senate Of the food pro-
ductlOn stimulation bill with its rider
enforcing nationwide prohibition as a
war measure.
In effect the action by the President
and his advisers anticipates the ''dry"
legislation which has been hanging fire
/ in Congress. The dry rider would en-
force nationwide prohibition by June
80 All whiskey distilling in the United
States or the dlstillery Of other spirits
for beverage purposes was stopped by
order Of the President Just a little short
Of year ago. With the ban on brew
ing the nation is certain to go dry with
in a year, whether the nationwide dry
rider becomes a law or not.
Beer is not aged like whlskey and the
stocks carried are comparatively small
The order issued by the food admins
tratlon curtaillng the brewing OF beer
50 per cent. July 3 has resulted in
depletion of the stocks on hand.
II VIII be matter Of a few months
only before the beer drinkers will be
out OF a supply As the entire whiskey
stock OF the nation will be consumed
within a year. according to the esti-
mates CT the best qualified government
experts, this means a dry nation with
or without prohibition legislation.
The bans placed upon both distilling
and brewing are put down as war con-
servatiOn measures. Distilling was stop
ped TO save tine large amount Of grain
that was converted into alcohol Brew
ing IS to be stopped TO save not only
the grain that was matted. but fuel
consumption and transportation as
We'll. A big saving in coal consumption
and in freight car capacity OF the ma
lion is anticipated
The beer drinking population scarce
ly felt the nifty per cent. curlailment
order which has been In effect two
months. This was because the brewer
les combined in coal saving to keep UP
production. but 10 will be a compare
lively short time now before the pinch !
is felt.
For &, year the food and fuel ad-
ministratiOns nave been cutting in
upon the beer supply OF the nation.
Restriction OF the alcohol content OF
beer was ordered a year ago, making
a saving n matted grain. COincident
with Fuel Administration orders limit !
ing brewing an order was issued by
the Food Administration prohibiting
the further mailing OF grain for brew
ing purposes.
Before the Senate passed the food
production stimulation bill with its
rider enforcing nationwide prohibition.
an effort, defeated in the course oil
the last hours OF the discussion, was
iAANAAf ~ NAbNluN tlA0l chustAlutilA " bllE
proposed law going into effect the
President should be empowered to ap-
point a commission OF three men to de-
termine upon the value OF the remain |
ing liquor n bond and 10 arrange for
the reimbursement OF the owners Of
these stocks.
senator Bsnkhead (Ala) proposed
the amendment and 10 was debated for
a brief while, only 10 follow into the
ruck OF discarded amendments all Of
the mOdliSing predecessors.
On the final passage Of the bill there
was Go recorded vote, but Senator Fall
N. NJ sought a record vote on the I
prohibition rider, 10 having been evaded /
when the bill was in committee OF the /
whole last week. and IL was passed by
a vote or IS TO 6.
Senator Ransdell ,La.) one of the
men who voted against the measure, /
explained his vote on the ground that
the measure was in his opinion abso- |
lutely unconstitutional.
u voted for iht constitutional |