The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
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The Vets Are Planning a Protest" to Con-
gress--But Congress KnoWs All About
CHICAGO and All A bout Prohibition

The slogan OF the quor interests your protest be
heard by Congress Vote Wet slogan which the,
building their campaign Chicago is verbal anouase to hide
their real purposes
The legal status question settled BY
act Congress dry July ls The constu
tona Prohibition amendment proposed by Congress and rahed by
goes January To- 1920 The question being
settled under consideration by Congress and there is no
Justification for the campaign OF protest
man the liquor advertisements he
would receive the impression that Congress has not yet head ABOUT
Chicago nothing about Prohibition As matter OF TACT
Congress about Chicago and about Prohibition than the
vets appear know about Congress and the Popon laws
protest the political machine Chicago may be able
will be considered in connection with the facts that
Congress already knows
Congress that Representatives from Illinois, voted II to
in favor OF submitting the National Prohibition amendment and that
six of the came from Chicago.
Congress knows that Illinois Senator voted wet and
voted dry and that the Senator who voted wet was defeated the
by candidate who voted dry member OF the House
Congress knows ratified the National Prohibition
amendment by vote OF 30 to Is 81
AZ the 81 House from Chicago wet
Congress that Chicago City Council dominated by
liquor refused with the United States Gov
the War and Navy Departments for the illegal
liquor selling to soldiers and sailors.
Congress knows that the Chicago election officials who
eprmanded by Supreme Court for illegally rejecting the
local last have full control OF the election ma
chnery at present time
Congress knows patriotic people OF Chicago consider
question granting saloon licenses settled and willing to
of Congress and the Constitutions and therefore
making campaign on the saloon issue
Congress knows that the desperate political activities and the
lavish expenditures OF those politically dependent
liquor financially dependent upon the liquor business will not
result expression public opinion Chicago the rohi
bition question
Congress all about the situation in Chicago and also
all Prohibition the nation at large
Congress knows that the Prohibition amendment sub
mitted and 2S2 2S in the House
and that Congressman the wishes Of his constituents
when he voted
Congress that the constitutional amendment ratified
by As states year eight days after its submission
Congress knows that the only states which have not ratified
small New Jersey Rhode Island and Connecticut
Congress the total House in the states which
ratified was total Senate 1903
dry o 2l5
Congress knows that the population the states which rated
$40 according the 1918 bureau estimate
OF all that Congreknows it is utterly ridiculous to I'M
kind protest which the OF Chicago may be
will any effect upon Congress- especially
Congressman elected from their dis
trc Chicago controlled by the political
machine.
True their dcetu tactics the vets now making CAM
detectives mind They desire terrify the
government repeating Prohibition and weakening the
law By declaring beer exempt from its
provisions they ey local officials into failing do
duty uphold the laws and the Constitution OF the
United States.
The OF the Chicago liquor interests doomed to fail
Their will fool Congress- and will not
the liquor business