New Britain herald., 1919-01-16
PROHIBITION PASSED
BY NEBRASkA'S VOTE
Thirty-SiNh State in Union to
Ratiiy DRY" Amendment
IN FORCE JAN. IS, 1920

Prohibition Leaders Call 1t Greatest
Piece of Moral Legislation in the
Worlds History, As 1t Prevents
Sale or Making of "Boozc."
Chicago, Jan. 16-The United States
today completed the Legislative pro-
cess of voting itself dry. When WORD
was flashed over the wires that the
seth state Nebraska, had ratified the
prohibition amendment, prohloltioh
leaders declared that the accomp1sR-
ment was the greatest piece OF 1noraA
legislation in the history of the world
Effective In One Year.
The amendment to the federal con-
stitution prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating beverages be-
comes effective one year after the
date of it's final ratification. Mean
while. the nation goes dry July next,
by presidential proclamation as war
measure unless the president resclAds
it before that date.
Congress passed the resolution SUB
nitting the amendment to the various
state legislatures in the midst OF the
seething preparations for war in 1917.
The senate adopted the resolution
August l, by vote of 65 to 20, ana
the lower house on December IT by
2S2 to 12S
Mississippi First in Line.
The legislature of Mississippi was
the first to ratify taking this action
Fourteen other
states took similar action during that
year, the last of them being louisiana
which ratified on August 8.
In the fall elections the wet or dry
question was paramount in most OF
the remaining. states, but the vote left
no doubt that the United States was
destined to be the first great nation
to veto liquor. The ban on vodka IN
Russia was never completely effectlVe,
nor did it interfere materially with
the consumption of more expensive
LIQUORS by those who could afford 1t.
Russian advices now state that the
Bolshevists have restored the vodka
traffic.
Action Has Como Rapidly.
Michigan, having by "a state law
1asaaemsitself. .drY in 1913, was the first
t''S
voting on ttle shcond day of the new
yeaf. From that date to today legis-
latures have acted rapidly. Five
states ratified yesterday, bringing the
number up to 35. Other legislatures
worked at feyersh speed to be the
seth.
Referendum in Some States.
Meanwhile a distillers' committee
through Levy Mayer, chief OF their
counsel, announced that in 22 states
the constitutions require referen-
dunn vote of citizens in order to ratify
q constitutional amendment. Mr.
Mayer today named these states as
follows: South Dakota, Oregon,
Nevada, Montana, Oklahoma, Maine,
Maryland, Michigan, Arkansas Colo
RADIO, Arizona, New Mexico California
Ohio, Nebraska, Washington, North
Dakota. Mississippi, Missouri, Kansas
Louisiana and Utah.
In California court action has AL
ready been taken to restrain the COVER
nor from certifying the action OF the
legislature to Washington. Every
resources of the distillers with $1,000
100000 available, will be employed III
the supreme effort to save thelr nusl-
nesses, X it is said. An lmportah'
meeting of the distillers' committee
will be held at New York on January
% when it is planned to adopt a de-
tailed program.
DRY Leaders assert that the distll-
lers' attack was fOreseen and that II Is
o. without merit.
Congressional Resolution.
The text of the congressional reso
luton follows:
"Section AFTER one year from the
rati6catiO of this article the manu-
facture. sale or transportation OF IN
toxicating liquors within, the lmpor
tation thereof into, or the exportauol
thereof from the United States ant
all territory subject to the Jurlsdlc
+ion thereof, for beverage purposes
is hereby prohibited.
"Section 2-The congress and tn
several states shall have concurreh
oouar to enforce this article by ap
propriate legislation.
"Sectior 3-This article shall bF
inonerative unless it shall have peer
,,o+iAed as an amendment to the con
+;+,,+ion bv the legislatures OF th'
eoveraI states as provided in th'
constitution. within seven years OF th'
date of the submission hereof TO th'
states bv the congress-
Lincoln. Nebraska, January Is
The Nebraska state legislature, a
1O.22 a m. today completed ratifica
49, of +Lo fo1aral DrOhi ibitiOn amend