Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18
ALL STATES OPPOSE RUM
is EXPECTATI TIOk OF DRYS
New Jersey Alone in Doubt; Pro
hibitiOn Leaders Declare Law
Cannot be Upset

Washington. Jan. IS Tic Anti
! Slluou League OF America which has con
uuctci the nationwide right Tor the Pro-
4 h4hltiou amendment. IS not satisfied with
htrc thrcc-iourih~ for ratiucatlon hu {
,Nl8 trv o. make the vote ol the states
E UNANIMOUS
Nrvrl have fnrtv-scvcn Of thc fort "
ciuat ~t4tu- lt we da no. do better, SAID
Dr III N Du0lddic. hcad oi the lcpis-
la.lr committee 81 tha league to-day.
W. IaN. uat counted On \cw Jersey,
& ..t $40 +, il, rest i. u states arc pr.tc-
U,.., ,.rau ~ rttuy the Prohibition
\ amoHdmcH
Iu1 additional states Wisconsin and
i Mnn,-at -faHled to-iav.
l'l p.0uille ana Yesterday hat lro-
hJ90.u 1..l tclu one year from yes
+ t.riA llr h.a tlat tIic momcn. the
u.ttt Nr ~f.t. rl'Icd THE amendment
+ t M uc Il D,r " tue Constitution.
M 4v. nl lelr about thc activities
ut t.. ...tta.r or the brewers or other
rlr i hc
iIE Ll u.ae taer ntmost 70
tlN ta. t.ta t., people all along
f Na. ut in n, ot thcir efforts,
N ta, luru .r,lrI gradually.
VT. ttt.r. .alt.tton forces are uot
+ rerr..~,ft ry ty auN sort ni orIanylA-
t.e NJ -tou l h.l ~ tahc Tile
a.i i'r.aa.an questions
.a Nar .I~c III ;lc Iact mat the
..-l.tatu committee III thc Anti-~4loon
It4g1. .a ad4Iartcr- wIthn stone +
'hron tac ttnEal. l)r Dnwddic hds
acos m,a tEi places the ordinary Ter
-aa gaGd u't reach.
tau1rc,-mcn oppastcd to nauon-vidc
proU altte-, gave Ip in despair months aga.
I.pS ~ct Ha prospects u defeating Ec dTy
amendment iii the courts Recent d.
cl,tau- rs tA, ~uprrIa, CnIrt MAKE t
almost certain taat auN cases hraQGat Un
u4i.tul IucC Curt has gristua' tWo-tAIris
o i .U. rum cau u4~~ ..l urrr the rc~i-
lclt veto III adopt d resolution to >ub
mr la amtalmra, to tac Cons ltIuon.
Iae efforts u california Aud C.~,-
ISL .r. fo 4 yola tge governor from uuti-
i1..- thc -c.rct4rl Ot State ~ tho ratl-
teHtt,u oi 1n amendment declared Dr-
1.8, lds. W.a avali tta opponents II
l'rnaltan uata.u-. la, amendment bias
ttc. a.ou II. .3. We hayc looked up
rtr an aua ar t.lt~ tuI ind that tuc
l,er ...u.. l.g- y mau4ta t1rtr~ an4
,..aI.r- tu 0ar &, -ln- tile dar IKE thirty
x tr ral.,4 Iae Secretary ot
~t.j. VU proclaim Tim, tie arcnd-
u.nt II aua part ii THE Con.tltl-
tan tl- ne wal f.a .A -Ic day
Al rat t.r ,IS.l.rr~ and brewers
csn .a is ~ COLLECT trd<spend q iot Of
uansy Ta tH fHd ro tlaw ID the
ar3 uc lHy" u. ur
Jtc lut-~ loau League immediately
sftr t.. ~'at. rs attcd uron the
Fr.tI.I'..r .nau.at nIll turn to eu-
-1r.en,ut measures IL l- the purpose
II )~ haa. i.l ln3 Als associates 10
rraeI3 ample aiore-uen ut mact iner,
lr ~ usten Ind cyery state of the
r4tE,r lt.r ae~ir, 4 cderal CoIHuls-
rratI .tt anl state commits
-.a..t- rs ..-.,y atr with IN
f., rs~.iIt .f Ihur-i ial s the cuiTnIna-
ttor - e.u,r.ti iau- ~ effort III favor of
tsrp pcrsrc, total abstinence and Pro
H. tsr u4Itiu.ls and orEariza tIons
.-teat tr, e.lntrs Dr DInwIddie
-l.
TIE ar-- suggestion Of national
Prat .t-tu amendment of which there
ts r..uri Was made IN a Grand Lodge
of l,ooa Ic-ap.sr- ah"It iorty-sIX years
aca and te FIRST Jont resolution Of
Congress proposing u subuIf such an
amendment 4, Tie >tatcs was introduced
n tae House of Representatives De
center 21 1876 hl lenry Blair of
New Hamoshrc who j stiI IivIng
Washington