Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-03
|sident Wilson Will Not Lift
IAN on Liquor Until Demobil-
Eation of the Army Is Com
lete
UT HE WILL ACT THEN
krcNs, However, IL Free mt Any
hue to Enact Necessary Legislation
Repeal Act but There Is No Indica-
In Such Action VIII BE Taken


ident wilson's announcement last
that he would not lift the ban
wartime prohibition until the army
demobilized provoked a storm of
ing comment in congressional
es, there were no indications to-
of any concerted move to obtain
cdiate consideration by the House
nforcement legislation.
he general view was that there
law enough for the present, and
the House would adhere to the
outlined by leaders to let the
lie prohibition question go over
after the holiday recess.
ambers opposed to the drastic
sions of the measure reported
by the judiciary committee gave
ce to-day that they would en-
or to have these stricken out on
. floor. From the other side came
nations that in some respects the
was not strict enough, and it
said an amendment would be Of
II to eliminate the section which
. Id permit a citizen to store liquor
is own home. and the other clause
h would make it's use" lawful.
he President made 1t clear in his
ement issued last night through
White House that with the failure
congress to act on his suggestion
repeal of the wartime law so far
Ii relates to wines and beer, the
ct of his proclamation to be Is
upon completion of demobiliza-
would be to permit the sale OF
skey until the country becomes
!" by constitutional amendment
lary 16, 1920.
Washington, June 29.-President
bon will not lift the ban which
Fides for wartime prohibition until
Rehabilitation of the army has
terminated.
1T when the rehabilitation has been
pleted the President will lift the
Formal announcement to this
tt was made at the White House
rday night. The President is in
kement with A. Mitchell Palmer, his
rney-general. that he cannot at
time lift the ban on wartime pro-
tion. He agrees with the attor-
GENERAL that the language of the
is such that he will be free to act
is own initiative, without congress
al ,c+ion not Immediately after
signing of the treaty of peace, but
n the army has been demobilized.
the army has not vet been demo-
led. and there are yet million
in the army. called into service
err the emergency of war the Pres
in the failure of Congress to
him with the power to call Off
time prohibition, takes the posi-
that he cannot interfere with the
ing of wartime prohlplt>on INTO
ft.
e responsibility FOR putting wartime
lbition into erect is put squarely
TO Congress by the President lie
Is the position that the Ia" calling
wartime prohibition was an act
Congress. that its terms are clear
that he had asked congress TO pro-
for the repeal OF the legislation
gress, having failed to act so far'
left the President hands tea with
strings so FAR as lifting the pan
oncerned, and he makes this sltua-
very plain IN cabiegram sent 10
White House just before he left
s to-day
his message the president sald tha'
could not act until the army had
completely demohilized' and since
e were still a million men IN the
ice there was no chance of his TAX
immediate action. He called atten-
to the fact that the present Diff
y could have been obviated II Con
s had needed his recommendation OF
raj months ago.
e President in his message LEFT nc
pit as to what action he will take
n rehabilitation is terminated.
When rehabilitation is terminated
the final sentence OF his cablegram
power to act without congre ssiona