New-York tribune., 1919-10-25
Announce Manufacture of
Cereal Substitute Tha,
Will Have Less Than
Half Per Cent Alcohol
Equity Suit Is Planned
Until President Or Courts
End Wartime Prohibition
Measure Will Be Obeyed

In anticipation Of strict enforcement
Of wartime prohibition. New York brew
ers will discontinue tonight the sale
and delivery of 275 beer in kegs TO
hotels and cafes. The manufacture of
this product will also be abandoned
to- day, but delivery Of bottled beer TO
supply the family trade Will be con-
tinued until Monday night Instead of
the 2.75 brew the manufacturers con-
template the Introduction OF cereal
beverage which viii contain less than
onehalf>of l per cent alcohol.
This was decided yesterday at
meeting of the New York State Brew
ers' Association at 1o9 East Fifteenth
Street. which was attended by about
15o brewers from New York and
Northern New Jersey. While every
thing at the meeting indicated the
willingness Of the brewers to obey the
enforcement law, the announcement of
a contemplated equity action to test
the validity of the act was greeted
with cheers. Although no definite
plans have been made, it is known the
brewers intend to fight their case to
the highest court
Expect Lifting Of Ban
On Monday the brewers VIII start
the manufacture of Inc beeress beer
beverage They have great hopes that
the dry ban will be lifted soon. for thev
tear Americans VII not De satisfied
with the new produce
The brewers expect TO have dcliv-
cred enough 2.75 beer TO their Gus
toners by tonight to last until the
~ tauH Tow
operative. TIE Newark brewers sent
| out letters to then customers yester-
day announcing the discoutinuaucc of
deliveries on 2.75
X. J. Schaefer, president o. The New
York brewers organization, in his adj
dress yesterday SAID:
believe we have reached the peak
OF our doubts and difficulties. The
end OF anxiety ana uncertainty is IN
sight. Either our business viii
emerge from the present anomalous
condition to take its former position
as one OF the leading and important in
uuSIIleS OF the country or it will lie
wrecked and in ruin - testimony 10
the haVoc wrought by the madness and
1anahclsm Gf insane prohihition."
-, However, the hrcweos will abide by
me 1 provisions o the Nolstead bill
"hich prohibits the nAnufacture Of a
j mali beverage whicu cor. ms one-half
OF per cent or moe CT alcohol. Con-
SrcsS mas defined beer havn one-half
J or per cent Of alcohol as Intoxicating.
u Is not Tor me 30 characterize this
h'cr"retatlon Of the VOID Intoxicating
III the war prohibition act o. 10 6ilate
IGPon the. legality el tbs act itself.
| nat remains Tor tne courts and for
the people whose T.ahts and liberties
are lrfrlngcG uNo. a. well a. our own
| ODtll tie Concrus oH,l ban unon beer
Of greater nicoh4ii0 content man less
,Ia't chc-h*l. ~ e. cent is lifted
ny fIesidential ploc .an.ation or judi
clai decree. it is cal advice, and
Know 1t VIII be on csolution, MOI 10
nan ~anulac1ure ana any ether product
'han that permitted by The act.
AssaIs Definition
I'VE are called anon to make the
same sacrifice Of nur business, prop
erty anc Inyestmer which we willing
~ and gladly djd durjrg the war. We
lodged 10 complaint abou, any demand
or restrictions mace or placed upon US
during the war it5ei; but now | can
not help but rcmert that at this time
our business is not fAcinr ruin be-
cause OF war but rather because of the
wvhimstralitles and technical ties Of
Vi" lh.erpretatlon OF the word war
our industry ras come alonp
through the past without any neces
slty for eNplaining any Of is actions:
ana we ACC the pre-. mt situation and
look into. the future with the same
determination that cNaractorizcd tho
past, to comply with the laws. In the
meantime We Will msru fac1ue @ and sell
cereal beverage W.,hin the definition
contained IN the Nolstead bill,
William II. lfirsf counsel for thn
brewers, in an address reviewed The
steps taken to brinr about rroh ,bitinn
and pointed out that the enforcernant
bill had not been pissed until oiyht
months after the armistice was si~rnB
Tie declared that The brewers wonl1
comply With the provision Of the Vol
stead nill until such time as # may be
set aside By Presidential proclamation
or judicial decree