The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-01

manufacture OF any article intended
for use as a beverage. There will be
lawful sales of distilled spirits, wines
and fermented liquors where such are &c
be used in the manufacture or com.
pounding OF medicinal preparations and
in the manufacture Of extracts for flavor
ing purposes such as jellies. culinary
purposes, in the arts and sciences and
also wine for sacramental purposes.
The prohibition law means that the
only change Is that no distilled spirits
wines and fermented liquors may be sold
for beverage purposes after June 80
1919; therefore the sales for all other
purposes will continue to be lawful"
No Jurisdiction. Says Swami.
District Attorney Swami later in the
day supplemented his original statement
with this:
The District Attorneys of New York
State have no jurisdiction In the ques-
ton OF wartime prohibition. That Is a
matter entirely in the jurisdiction OF the
United States Department of Justice
the local representative Of which is the
United States Attorney In the post Office
building.
THE Legislature of the State Of New
York has not enacted on the subject
and the District Attorneys OF this State
are confined to enforcing the laws OF
this State. They have no jurisdiction
whatever on general questions such as
the executive order issued by the Presi-
dent on the subject Of prohibition. The
District Attorney OF this county can
neither give nor withhold consent TO the
sale of liquor after the time prescribed
by the Presidents executive order"
Discussion for an hour and a halt
followed the presentation TO the hotel
men Of the suggestion by counsel that
they continue the sale of light wines
and beer. While the majority voiced
the opinion that 2.75 per cent beer was
not intoxicating. those holding to that
idea were not able to convince their
colleagues entirely that the wish was
not father to the thought. In the end
II was decided among themselves that
members who felt that way about II
could suspend the sale and close up
chop IL the belief was strong enough to-
day.
Thomas D. Green. president OF the
! association. afterward gave out copies
OF the following resolution. which he
said had been adopted unanimously:
Resolved That 1t is the sense of this
association that Its members waiving
all question as TO the constitutlonality
OF the wartime prohibition act. should
obey its provisions In letter and In
spirit"
Anderson Attacks Wilson.
The days developments brought q
caustic statement from William H. An.
derson. superintendent OF the Anti-Sa-
loon League. with regard to the Gov
eminent plans for enforcement OF the
measure and the Presidential promise
to rescind II as soon as possible. An
derson charged that Mr.. Wilson was
playing politics In the issue and declared
that his suggestion OF relief to men In
the liquor traffic would tend to paralyze
the Government machinery for enforce
ment
mo Official" Andersor's statement
said. "can have any great amount OF
heart in enforcing law which he knows
may be wiped out from under him at
any minute" His statement read:
With the completion OF demobiliza-
ton the war prohibition act would have
ended, regardless Of tho Presidents per.
sonal Views on the question. But in
throwing monkey wrench into the en-
forcement cylinder President Wilson is
running true to form on the liquor
question.
"In 1917 It was the prohibition forces
and not the brewers that he asked to
quit. In 1918 he suggested that the
operation Of war prohibition be post
poned a year Last month he tried Ia
prevent its going into effect at all, even
though he had signed II, and unsvecess.
full In this he now gives the liquor
traffic to understand that he will come
to It's rescue II 1t can hold on IN the
meantime.
Tho assurance from the Chief Execu-
tive official of the nation to the LIQUOR
men that he will do away with the law
entirely at the earliest possible moment
will be taken by tho brewers who have
claimed him as their ally as an implied
invitation to violate the law In the IN
term. The Presidents suggestion will
tend to paralyze the law enforcement
machinery OF the Government
"In the face OF other uncertainties no
official can have any great amount OF
heart in enforcing a law which he knows
may be wiped out from under him al
any minute. Responsibility for any dis.
order or confusion due to violation OF
war prohibition Ia now located with the
President.
"In view OF the Presidents second
attempt TO put the Republican Congress
in a hole on the question. he has no
right TO complain IL people believe that
he is seeking In behalf OF himself OF
whomever else he names as the Demo.
cratic nominee In 1920 the support .0i