The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-28
President Says Object
Gained; Would Seps-
rate Bills Provisions.
ONLY ONE HOPE LEFT
Treaty Approval May Pro-
vide Short Relief for
Thirsty Ones.

WASIIINGTON, oct. 2T.-Presi-
dent Wilson unexpectedly vetoed the
prohibition enforcement bill today,
and within three hours the house
had re-paHsed IL over his veto by "A
vote OF l7e to sc. The total vote was
barely moro than q majority OF the
entire membership.
Dry leaders In the senate immedl-
ately began laying plans to repaSw
tho bill there. They expect 10 ask
unanimous consent ror It's considera-
ton tomorrow, claiming enough
votes to put II through. They expect
to act upon II by Wednesday at tho
latest.
The president refused 10 sign the
bill because It Included the enforce
ment OF wartime prohibition, The
objects OF wartime prohibition. no
said In his veto, had been satisfied.
and sound public policy makes
clear the reason and necessity for It's
kepeal." IL would not he difficult tho
b~~srdsnt said, for congress to deal
separately with the two issuea
Acs QuicssIy.
The veto hit congress like q crack
of lightning. The house, getting on
Its feet again. deserted Its leaders.
who wanted to defer liberation
unul Thursday. % ss TO round up all
the dry memberu But the drys
swept into the chamber and showed
there was an overwhelming scnu-
ment among them 90 give the gov
ernment ample weapons for dealing
with the liquor traffic. now outlawed
throughout the land.
Nobody had really profossed to
know that the president would veto
ha hill nantahilaa a. nd
Rliko--and the countless multitude
that mad sorrowfully watched the
passage OF the bars-thouEht II
would become law without his dig
nature. Attorney General Palmer, II
was said, had declared II constitu-
tional.
But tho president, propped up in
bed. dictated and then signed a veto
message and sent IL along 10 con-
gress, without worrying. apparently,
about what congress might do.
with rephAsage OF tho law by the
house and the prospect of the same
thing happening In the senate, hope
OF the big wet SPELL thatwOuM run
over the Christmas season, vanished.
Prohibition leaders predicted to-
night that the refusal OF the house to
accept the presidents veto meant
that the sale OF liquor would not be
permitted again In the lie OF this
and many other generations.
One Hone Left
One hope remains for the talhed-
OF wet spsll'' before prohibition be-
comes effective by constitutional
amendment In January. II is that
the German peace treaty may be
ratified and that tho president may
declare peace and dem utilization OF
tho army and navy. Some legal eN-
perts contend that would automatic
ally annul the wartime prohibition
law
but there IL legal question in
volved az 10 whether the ratification
OF the treaty with Germany alone
will accomplish that end The war
time prohibition act was passed at
n time when the United states waa at
war with both Germany and Austro-
Hungary. Hostliltiea. however.
actually had ceased. some law Of
nrrra here are Inclined 20 believe
that it may not be ended until both
treaties are ratified.
on the other hand. friends or the
administration who profess 10 know
It's plans say they expect 20 see the
Bart.WH prohibition ban llfird by
presidential pruclamau ugya-As soon aa
the German treaty Is IaufCd~.
Word that the enforcement act
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