New-York tribune., 1918-09-07
Food Board Issues Ruling
After Conference With
the President
Senate Passes Rider
To Make Nation Dry
Agreement With House Ex-
pected for Countrywide
Prohibition July l

WASHlNGlON, sept. o--f IOhlUilioi
forces won dual victory to-day with
The announcement by the food admins
tration that the manufacture of beer
in the United States will be prohibited
after December l next, and the passage
by the Senate of the emergency agri-
cultural appropriation bill with its pro-
hibtion rider.
The statement from the food admin
istration followed conference be-
tween President Wilson and representa-
tves of the food, fuel and railroad ad
ministratons and the War Industries
Board at which the decision was
reached TO stop brewing as war
measure.
Factors which influenced the decision
20 prohibit the manufacture of beer
after December l, the food administra
ton announcement said, were "thc fur
ther necessity Of war industries for the
whole fuel productive capacity Of the
country. the considerable drouth which
has materially affected the supply of
feeding stuff for next year, the strain
on transportation to handle necessary
industries, and the shortage of labor
caused by enlargement of the army
programme"
Soft Drink Warning
Warming also was issued to manu-
facturers of all beverages and mineral
waters that for the same reasons there
will be further great curtailment in
fuel for the manufactures of glass con-
tainers, of tin plate for caps, of trans
portation and of food products in such
beverages"
Action along this line, it was said,
had been expected by the brewing in
terests in view of the fuel admins
trations order of last July 3 reducing
coal consumption of breweries so per
cent and warning that they might
not be able to continue in business.
Under national prohibition legisla-
ton passed by the Senate to-day end
sent to the House, which enacted SINH
lar legislation last. May, the manufact-
ure OF beer and wine would be prohib-
ted after next May /. To-day's order
will move UP six months the time for
mat date and the effective operation of
beer, although the breweries may be
allowed TO resume operations between
that date and the effective operation of
the dry legislation, if finally enacted,
since today's order was until further
orders
The manufacture Of whiskey was
prohibited last year, and there have
oeen repeated demands in Congress
mat the President exercise his war
TIME power TO stop the manufacture of
beer as a food conservation measure.
Inc House last May, in adopting the
emergency agricultural appropriation
oiii attached rider, which provided
'hat none of the funds appropriated
py the measure should be used until
'he manufacture Of beer was discon-
tinued
senate Votes to Make u. s. Dry
The Sl2,o0O,oOO emergency agricult-
u'al appropriation bill. with its rider
w haflonal prohibition from next July
u"''l the American armies are demob.
''Sed after the end of the war. was
PASSED by the Senate without rollcall.
The bin now goes to the House and
because of the many amendments in
leu oy the Senate, it undoubtedly
wan De sent to conference. Prohibi~
.'0' leaders, however, expect the House
agree to the "dry" rider, so there
wy De no possibility of changes being
made by the Senate and House man.
ayers.
before final passage of the measure
we senate voted, 45 to 6, to retain
prohlnltion rider. A final effort to
p0s'pone the effective date Of the "dr,,,
s'siaeion to December 80. 1919 was
defeated ''i'' was
senators voting against retaining
r"e dry legislation in the bill were
oo..sncegee, D. of Connecticut; Gerry. Of
'''''oe island; Phelan, of California.
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