Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-21
TIE Position o. PROHIBITION

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tarsslsient Wilson's reconalnendat
that Congress Isgsalasa 10 thai beer
md llght vines should rot share u the
inhlhsslon ee intoxleants which goes
lHto sYsCe on July lai, baa CUTE over
aaadowed In Interest any other portion
d aasasaae ID Congress promulgated
under circumstances attached to II. ii
ITSELF, q NniQne statute.
II Il noticeable that the Presidents
p0a.tlon III the matter has not brought
him severe criticism On the part Of the
extreme pruhthltionista or praise from
those who wish the liquor traffic
restored al IT. old haala, The AEst
impression was that the Presidents
annnunrasnsnt would Of itself make Il
possible III continue the manufacture
and SAID be beer and Hight wines mn
tll the pyohlDltlon amendment 10 the
Constellation went into effect on the
Arsl ol next year. More careful con-
alteration Of the message indicated
that Il would moi have this effect.
The President has merely suggest
ed ID Congress thai If should pass leg
lalRtinu " accomplish the desired end.
Whasher Congress viii do this Of nat
IL i question, Apparently. the chances
aga sgainas-it. Recent Congresses have
indicated 3 Hrawing nyphibittou senti-
ment Many Of tss members. perhaps
s snRtaRsay arp pledged ID legislation
Il sna@s snoFe a9ectisa ths Ooastitu-
tsonal amendment II II far from like
" that . body made up this way Ii
gninR 10 let dawn any Of the bars
which have been raised against the
liquor traffic II u question which
both parties VIII not 90 out 81 thels
way To take up,
Upon the question 81 The propgiety
az the Presidents act. there viii, Of
covrsa. 81 great difTeFsncea Those
wsau are utterly opposed to the liquor
tgasfc regret that any step should he
taken which they consider 10 be re-
tFograde. Those who are interested
ii the business or who want It's pro-
ducts. aataraily enough viii be glad
IL ssen i short grace II given them.
Divorced sfnnl q one-slded view Of the
mater from either point, It must he
adEniskea That there are strong reasons
"a flga aide of natural justice for the
ppastlan Il was the exercise Of an ex~
n goT saayy p0wer To pass the legtsia-
tion, and was justified on the ground
TAT var wss Id proaFesa That war
Is actually over and rehabilitation
veil advanced, and the same reasons
for nMuapal stems ~ legislation do not
exist.
There Ii considerable local interest
a. lp tAe effect of the Presidents stand
"a conditions III Annapolis. The simple
statement Of the thing 10 that 1t can
hive no eject. even II the suggestion
il made eisectlpp az the Act Of Con-
gresa General prohibition becoming
effective, % snsans, Of conserving
food, ~ Jggy lat, Rpa the Acs under
which AAnapolla was declared dry
some g entirely dlsssreat Pieces qs
legial lons
All aaanagacsnrp aud isle Og intoxi-
caasa ls 10 csaae op July let 81 means
og rider 10 the AGRICULTURAL Appro-
priatfOn bin passed lest November,
Nomsnally Il Is conservation meas
ure. but one of the stypng reasons for
passing L was to promote order during
inc period Df rehabilitation of the
Army Annapolis Is dry by action
81 Secretary Danlels under powers
granted him by legislation which en-
abled such dry zones 10 be declared
by the Secretaries of Var and Navy,
This authority exists for SIX months
after peace Is actually signed the
matter Ii still IN the hands OF Secre-
taFy Daniels. and few think he Is going
to make any dry territory vet