Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-07-04
Nation Goes Dry and Long Fight
for y. S. Prohibition
4. Comes to End.
LIQUOR MEN WARNED
Officials Threaten Prosecution Of All
Z. Those Who Defy Act-Laws
Held Adequate to Enforce
E52E Dry Mandate.

washington, July I.-A OH &C.
signed to "stop the gap" between
wartime and constitutional prohi-
bition was introduced by Repre-
sentative Charles II. Randall Of
California. The bill would mako
prohibition continuous, beginning
at once, and would hold in the
bonded warehouses all distilled
liquors now there.
Washington, July 1.-For many
years the greatest consumer of in
koxicating liquor, Uncle Sam, has TAX
en his seat on the worlds water
wagon. -
= Nationwide prohibition-the dream
of reformers for century-became q
reality at midnight, when the wartime
prohibition act, passed during the
struggle with Germany to conserve
eood,' went into effect, despite the ap.
peal of President Wilson that con.
Eress repeal it as it affects beer and
light wines. Under the act all manu-
tacture and sale of intoxicating liquors
are crimes against the United States.
Whether Uncle Sam will desert the
well known water wagon, for brief
spree before constitutional prohibition
replaces the wartime act next January,
depends on President Wilson. The
president has declared his intention
10 lift the ban when Rehabilitation ia
ended.
Continuous Prohibition Sought.
Continuous nationwide prohibition
was announced as the aim Of the "ul-
ira" prohibitionists in congress.
Resenting President Wilson's efforts
to have the wartime prohibition act
repealed as soon as is legally possible,
the drys are planning to push through
congress legislation that will prevent
q wet period of few months between
the time the president declares war
time prohibition at an end and the
great drouth of constitutional prohibit.
ton.
Whisky Drinking Orgy Seen.
As the first step in this campaign,
Representative Charles H. Randall,
California prohibition party man,
planned to introduce in the house an
emergency peace measure to prohibit
removal from bond or. transportation
In interstate commerce Of the 10000
900 gallons Of distilled spirits now
stored, between the date of the presi-
dents proclamation and the date of
constitutional prohibition.
The prohibitionists believe this plan
will prevent respite for the vets, be-
cause the stock of beer probably will
be well exhausted by that time and
months.
Unless some action of this kind is
taken, Representative Randall says,
"the country will be thrown into a
whisky drinking orgy"
October to End rehabilitation.
when the president lifts the ban it
will pour out flood of 100000 GAL
Ions of whisky now held in bond by
the wartime prohibition act" said Mr..
Randall. THAT act does not relate to
beer and wine alone, and he cannot
with million men yet to demobil-
ize, under no circumstances could his
The attorney general and not tho
war department will have to advise
President Wilson when rehabilitation
of the emergency forces has been COM
pleted, military experts said, when
their opinion was sought as TO the
date of resembling of war.
time prohibition.
$4,000 Saloons to Close.
Wartime prohibition means:
The closing of 1,247 breweries (1917
hgures)
Practical abandonment of GAS distil.
leries, already closed as a war meas
ure..
Loss to the government of about
$3.50, 100000 annually in internal reve.
nue., and the loss Of several hundred !
millions to municipalities for licenses.
Diversion of $2,0OO,OOO,00 0-the M
TONS liquor bill-to other purposes,
with greatly increased sales OF soft
drings and ice cream expected.
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