The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-28

No Ground for Hope That
An Early Termination Of
War Will Create Oasis,
Say Ants.

{sy GEO. =. MANNINc.)

10y 0eOs lie uWSNtytybN0sl
washington, April 27-There is noth-
ing in the situation in connection with
the war time prohibition to go into
effect July or the national prohibi-
ton constitutional amendment which
will take it's place next first Of Janu-
ary to furnish any foundation for the
hope or expectation of the '4wets' that
the United states will not become tee
totally dry on July !. and remain
so forever afterward. it was asserted
today by E. c. Dinwiddie. secretary OF
the National Anti Saloon league.
That this is the real situation in re-
gard to the liquor question was ad-
mitted by Representative Frank w.
Mondell, republican floor leader in the
house. and Champ Clark. who will be
the democratic floor leader. Both
Mondel1 and Clark expressed their
firm belief that between the time con-
gress meets at the extra session and
July 1 1t will pass unhesitatingly the
necessary legislation to give the gov
the authority and money need
ed to enforce the prohibition laws.
There is also no real ground for
hope that the termination of the war
in the near future may create an oasis
between the coming of peace and jan
uary 1, when the national prohibition
goes into effect. Mr.. DIM
widdie declared, because the war time
law does not provide 1t
shall remain in effect until the end
Of the war but that it shall cease to be
operative upon the Termination of the
war and the rehabilitation of the
army, and same to be determined and
by the president"
Tue deFuulatllea 0f the axsnyzN1Ia
nox l5es scUTnpf1eed susse1f -ufter next-5An~
uary 4. Mr.. Dinwiddie holds. and says
that even IL the army was demobiiized
before then he doubts that the presi-
dent would issue a proclamation to
that effect knowing that prohibition
hung in the balance.
Congress has passed all the 1egisla-
ton necessary to make the United
States dry beginning July 1. together
with penalties for violations" said Mr..
we have the fullest as
surance from leaders of the republicans
and democrats in both house and SEN
ate that as soon as congress meets in
extra session legislation will be pass
ed giving the Internal Revenue bureau
all the authority and money needed to
enforce the laws.
The only way to prevent complete
on July is for congress
to rescind the war time prohibition
law ana that IL Certainly will not do"
continued Mr.. pnwiddie.
He Is quite confident that the war
time pr0hibition law will remain in
effect from July 1 until January 1
when the national constitutional
.b~>mes effective. so that
there will be B0 :wet" zone between
the time shat the war time prohibition
law loses its effect and the national
law becomes operative.
war prohibition by act Of congress
becdnes effective the first Of july"
said HIr. Dinwiddie. while we do
not all think this law is as complete as
It could be to make its enforcement
al that could be ASKED it will effective
ly prohibit all manufacture and sale
Df liquor There can be no doubt
about that It also fixes penalty for
tiolatfons.
what Internal Revenue Commis-
sioner hopper had in mind when he de-
,lared recently that his department.
would not enforce the law but that it's
would be in the hands OF
he United States attorneys was, Of
course. that his bureau had not been
charged by congress with
enforcing the law and that in the alb
,ence OF such provision the task would
all upon the United States attorneys.
"But congress is sure to pass meas
ares as soon as it meets charging the
Internal revenue bureau with enforc-
nsr fle prohibitions laws commencing