Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-12
::DRYENFQRCEMENT
BILL ST|RS HOUSE
Many Eager to Speak; Lead
ers Hope Actual Work Will
Begin Monday.
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OPPOSITION is BITTER

with more than score of members
promised time for oratory and scores
of others waiting an opportunity to
get in few words regarding the pro-
hibition enforcement bill. speech
making will continue all of today
1t is the hope of the House leaders
that actual work on the bill. section
by section can be started Monday.
Boiling Causes Alarm.
Advocates of the prohibition enforce
ment measure are becoming alarmed
at the way in which some of the
stanchest longtime prohibition sup
porters are boiling and making
speeches denouncine the proposed law.
They still claim. however. enough
votes to pass it. Representative
Moon OF Tennessee yesterday made one
of the most vigorous speeches yet
made in opposition. He called the bill
infamous and force measure.
He lined up with Representative Pou
and Representative Small, eotn demo
Gratis of North Carolina. who IN spite
of prohibition convictions feel forced
to denounce the present measure.
Forty members of the House waited
their turn yesterday to discuss tne
bill, a majority of those who were
heard being in opposition.
In the course of a fve-hour debate
in the House on the prohibition bill
the liquor traffic was likened to
convicted criminal appealing for
reprieve, while some of the more
drastic provisions OF the measure
were denounced as an invasion OF the
liberty. hospitality and habits OF the
home.
Anxious to Be Heard.
Chairman Volstead of the judiciary
committee. in charge of the bill. and
Representative Igoe, democrat, OF
Missouri. leader of the minority. were
unable to aliot all of the time desired
by members anxious to be heard.
There were more demands than there
was time to give, with everybody
wanting A word Ilme ana again
there was the droning call, THE gen.
tleman asks permission to extend and
revise his remarks
The drive by the "wetS" apparently
had broken up all attempts; threaten,
ed several days ago. to make the bill
more drastic than in it's present form
Charge Work of Dry" League.
Charges were reiterated during the
discussion that the measure was
largely drawn by the general counsel
for the Anti-Saloon League. and that
anti-liquor organizations had given
warning that no man need hope TO
become nominee for President next
year unless he stood squarely for
rigid enforcement of the prohibition.
Says Measure Is Misrepresented.
Every provision of the prohibition
enforcement bill now under attack
in Congress has a precedent in laws
existing in prohibition states, Wayne
g. Wheeler. general counsel for the
Anti-Saloon League. asserted in a
statement. Mr.. Wheeler declared that
he measure was being grossly mis-
represented. and said that soft drink
lealers and extract manufacturers
lad nothing to fear from it's provi
ions.
Friends of the law enforcement
ode are just as Interested in having
q sane. practical. workable law as
hose who are finding fault with the
'roposed code" he said When the
nemies of the bill. however. inaug-
rate false propaganda in order to
lsert dangerous amendments in the
i'll they will find its friends on guard
, prevent il if possible