The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-04
NEXT PRESIDENT MUST ADVOCATE
 PROHIBITION
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lCOnllnueu rom fage oneD an open declaration of its political intentions.
 Ever since President Wilson sent In his message asking for the repeal of Wartime Prohibition on the ground that demobilization had pro Eressed so far that the ostensfble ob- 1ect of the bill had been attained. the Prohibition publications have been assailing him. Moreover, there has been no mention whatever of any prospective Presidential candidate, unless the President is included in this category, in any of the wet and dry controversies.
 Having settled the little matter of the Presidency, Dr. Wilson also takes up the courts and directs them in the way they should go. Certain Judges have decided that 3-4 per cent beer does not come within the category of intoxicants and Is, there category of lntoxicantS and Is, there and sale.
 No honest man of ordinary intel ligcnce doubts that the war prohibi- ton prohibits the manufacture and sale of beer, just as it prohibits the manufacture and sale of whiskey. The American people," declared pr. Will son, in a special statement issued to- night, "are confronted with the neces- sity of determining once and for all whether or not they own or can gov ern this country.
 He Condemns the Brewers
 The American distillers seem to be obeying the law. Brewers of Ger man blood spit in the face of the American people, defy the law and should be sentenced in accordance with the penalty provisions of the law"
 While pr. Wilson Is taking care of the publicity end, pr. Dinwiddie, Legislative Superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, Is attending to the more intimate duties of legisla- ton.
 For Fight on House Floor.
 Tho fights in the House Judiciary Committee that resulted In the de- feat of several drastic provisions sponsored by the Anti-Saloon League will be renewed on the floor. Drys who dared to oppose enactment of these severe features of the Volstead bill behind the doors of the commit tee room will be forced into the open and required to go on record in view of the Leagues lobbyists in the gall leries of the House and to keep his tory straight in the Congressional Record for the benefit of constitu- ents.
 The conservative drys and the vets succeeded in striking out four impor- tant provisions while the bill was In committee. They did so because they questioned the authority and the wis dom of Congress enacung them. They were:
 CD IndScriminate search of private homes for intoxicants.
 @ Making it a crime to possess in- toxicants in ones home.
 (3) Making it a crime to use intox- icants.
 GD Minimum sentences of $500 fine and 30 days in prison or both-
 The drys are disappointed at the delay in enacting enforcement legis- lation, and are making plans to rush 1t through Congress, probably with a special rule. Yesterday Dr. Dinwid- die conferred with leaders with view to getting quick action He said he expected the bill to come up next Thursday, and that it would pass the House before the end of the week.
 'The beer propaganda will not suc- ceed" he said. "The beer people have lost out every time they have tried to control Congress, and they will lose out this time"