Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-01-29

Michigan. Colorado.
Ohio Oregon.
Oklahoma. New Hampshire.
Idaho. Utah.
Tennessee. Nebraska.
Maine.
While the amendment under its pro-
visions does not become effective IN
til one year from the date Of its rati-
fcation, it seems likely tlat the coun.
try will become permanently dry July
l next. This is the date on which the
special wartime prohibition recently
enacted by congress goes into effect.
That law prevents the manufacture
and sale Of intoxicants for beverage
purposes and remains in force until
the rehabilitation Of the nations war
armies Is completed. Doubtless that
emergency wartime measure will be
effective over the several months that
Will elapse after July 1 until the con-
stltutional bone dry act, now adopted.
becomes effective.
Additional Dry Legislation.
During the year following ratiflca-
ton congress and the several states
VIII be called upon to pass legislation
TO enforce the amendment and to pro-
/ vide penalties for violations. It is
probable large force of agents un-
der the direction of the commissioner
OF internal revenue will have to be an.
pointed to enforce the law. Each state
Will have to provide machinery for
the enforcement of the law In addi-
ton to the machinery provided by the
federal government.
1t Is likely this additional legislation
will be pushed through as fast as the
drys can push it. In some parts of
the country at least they purpose to
take full advantage Of their victory.
For example, in Illinois a forecast
OF the Anti-Saloon league is this: In
addition to the search and seizure
act" an act rigidly restricting the han
ding of liquor for medicinal. mann.
1actur1ng' sacramental and scientific
purposes; legislation covering doctors
prescriptions, which must be issued
by bona fide physician In writing
dated, diagnosing the illness and the
purpose OF It's use; all railroad rec
ords OF liquor shipments must he
kept; drastic legislation regulating
sale by druggists, with heavy nanal+v
for violation.
The drys presumably will not con-
me their efforts to enforcing the law.
They will doubtless take the ouest,on
into politics of all kinds and make II
an issue. They announce, for instance,
In Chicago that they will ask all can
oldates tor mayor to declare them
serves on the strict enforcement Of
dry legislation. They will make II an
issue In the spring campaign and will
oppose any aldermanic candidate who
does not toe the mark.
Will the Vets Contest?
VIII the vets contest the legality of
the whole proceeding from the start9
They may. January IA In San Fran
cisco q court order was secured tenn
porar1ly restraining Gov. William D.
Stephens from signing the ratification
OF the amendment. 1t was indicated
that similar action might be taken in
certain other states. 1t was said at
the office of the California Grape
Growers association that such action
is possible in IL other states. The
states, according to the association,
are: Arkansas. Colorado, Maine, Ne
vada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon,
Utah, Washington Missouri and Ne
braska.
In these states. it was said, all legis-
lative actions can be, under the law,
referred to the people. and that in
many Of them the people have 60 days
In which to take referendum.
Anti-saIoon League.
The dry side of this legal PROPOSE
ton is thus set forth by the Anti-Sa-
loon league:
Article V of the federal Constitu-
ton provides that the legislature or
state convention is the only body
which can ratify an amendment to the
Constitution. Congress is given the
power to say which one shall have the
authority. Congress had chosen the
state legislatures as the bodies to rati-
fy the federal prohibition amendment.
A state referendum therefore would
be illegal and void"
The Anti-Saloon League of America
has probably had more to do with
bringing about prohibition than any
other one agency. 1t was founded in
1895 and is nonpartisan and nonsec-
tartan. Its purpose is the extermina-
ton of the beverage liquor traffic. 1t
is coalition of the Anti-Saloon
League of the District of Columbia,
the Anti-Saloon League Of Ohio and As
other national, state and local tenn
perance bodies. It has branches in
all states. 1t is expected to have an
active part in providing legislation for
the enforcement prohibition under
the eighteenth amendment.
1t is possible that the vets may also
attack the legality of the action of
congress. BY some the view is held
that the amendment was not properly
submitted to the states by congress;
that 1t was adopted by two-thirds OF .
quorum present and voting, whereas
according to the Constitution it should
have been adopted by two=thirds Of all
members elected Il th4 resolution