Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-06-28
it's Propose Desperate Battle
in the House to Save
Brewers.
INDICATION OF
EARLY SETTLEMENT
forcement Measure Cannot Come
{Up Before July Z, and P:esi-
dent Not Expected to Set
Aside Law.

WASHINGTON, June 27.-The whole
kstion of prohibition enforcement
transferred today from the judi
" committee to the house without
bmises or assurance of speedy con-
eration. A general enforcement
asure, embracing both wartime
! constitutional prohibition put to-
iher in such way as to let one
md Independently of the other, was
borted out by vote Of II to 2,
Ter the committee had refused to
II it into two separate and distinct
kts But this vote did not accura-
\ represent the sentiment of the
|nmittee, some members of which
/ send in a minority report.
Backed up by representatives from
&tricts outwardly hostile to war
be prohibition, the minority will at
hpt flying wedge fight in the hope
50 amending the wartime enforce.
int bill to permit the manufacture
! sale of OF percent beer. While
prohibition leaders CLAIM to have
ficient votes to put the bill through
lhout substantial change, they con-
Fed informally tonight to decide
Ia plan of action, believing that
he was no indication that the pre-
mt would issue before July l., a
lamation declaring demobiliza-
Rand wartime prohibition
4 &
AAtis Plan Desperate Fight.
ti-prohibition forces in the house
nted heads today and agreed to put
4 desperate battle for wholesale
dfications. There was wide differ
es Of opinion among members to-
Vt as to how soon the fight might
Bin.
|After the bill was formally reported
today, Chairman Volstead an
Rnced he would ask for rule Civ
! It the right of way, but strong
|ectlons developed. The general
Nv was that the bill would not be
Nled up in the house uMil July Z at
{ earliest. There was little dis
|reement on the, bills ultimate pas
ge,. tor the house is counted as
~ by big margin.
Some of the prohibition members
anted out that there was no divi-
m except on the definition of in
Sicatlng liquor. The real battle will
Tor 2 Sd per cent beer.
d Admit They Are Confused. d
gnalfman Volstead will send his re-
r. on the enforcement bill to the
use tomorrow, but the minority re-
= may not get in quite so early.
: g latter will be signed by Represen-
yves Gard, Ohio; Igoe, and Steel,
all democrats; Dyer,
puDIlcan, Missouri and possibly
asrs. While voting with the ma
NY, Mf. Gard announced he would
spare a minority report attacking
the provision that a citi-
= = snail not possess" liquor and
lner features"
!!nere has been no attempt to dis
,lse the fact that members Of the
VI are very undecided as to. the
,oie prohibition situation. There
e,s 20 many angles to it that they
ap1lkiy admit their confusion.
a nu:n advocates and opponents of
e as.lc prohibition laws said senti-
-. Y the house would be to a con-
asiapie extent by the attitude of
], pubic, and particularly liquor
,asa m the period beginning next
ra epor!s that saloons in some of the
. J ). cltles would remain open for
na sales OF IT'S per cent beer brought
; avMea warning Of the penalties now
,,saa without additional, and
nav some members to predict that
, lD,esaie violation might result in
,a afiasit Wilson delaying his demobi-
No proclamation until almost the
- wnen constitutional prohibition