The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-01
Nation Goes Dry and Long Fight
for u. S. Prohibition
Comes to End.
LIQUOR men WARNED
Officials Threaten Prosecution of All
Those Who Defy Act-Laws
Held Adequate to Enforce
Dry Mandate.

washington, July IA Dill oe~
signed to "stop the gap" between
wartime and constitutional prohi-
bition was introduced by Repre-
sentative Charles n. Randall of
prohibition continuous, beginning
at once, and would hold in the
bonded warehouses all distilled
liquors now there.
Washington, July /. - Uncle Sa
FOR years past the greatest consumer
of intoxicating liquor, has taken his
seat in the worlds water wagon.
Nationwide prohibition-the dream
reality at midnight, when the wartime
prohibition act. passed during the
struggle with Germany to conserve
food, went into effect, despite the ap-
peal of President Wilson that con-
gress repeal 1t as it affects beer and
light wines. Under the act all manu-.
facture and sale of Intoxicating liquors
are crimes against the United States
Whether Uncle Sam will desert the
we'll 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
to lift the ban when rehabilitation is
ended
Continuous Prohibition Sought.
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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repealed as soon as is legally possible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
a wet period of a few months between
the time the president declares war
time prohibition at an end and the
great drouth of constitutional prohibi-
tion
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
xxyi1l 20 hn \
cause the stock of beer probably viii
be well exhausted by that time and
few breweries will open up for few
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 DemobIization.
when the president lifts the ban 1t
will pour out flood of 70000,00O 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-
fze, under no circumstances could his
proclamation be issued before Oct. TO-"
The attorney general and not the
war department will have to advise
President Wilson when rehabilitation
of the emergency forces has been CON-
pleted, military experts said, when
their opinion was sought as to the
approximate date of resembling OF war
time prohibition.
125,000 Saloons to Close.
Wartime prohibition means:
The closing of 1,247 breweries O917
fgures).
Practical abandonment OF 645 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 $4,000, 900, ,000-the ma.
tion's liquor bill-to other purposes,
with greatly increased sales OF soft
drings and Ice cream expected.