Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-01-29

Ohio. Oregon.
Oklahoma. New Hampshire.
Idaho. Utah.
Tennessee. Nebraska
Maine.
While the amendment under its pro-
visions does not become effective un-
til one year from the date Of its rati-
flcation, it seems likely that the coun-
try will become permanently dry July
l next. This is the date on which the
special wartime prohibition recently
enacted by congress goes into effect.
That law prevents the manufacture
and sale of intoxicants for beverage
purposes and remains in force until
the rehabilitation Of the nations war
armies is completed. Doubtless that
emergency wartime measure will be
enect1ve over the several months that
VIII elapse after July 1 until the con.
stltutfonal bone dry act, now adopted,
becomes effective.
Additional Dry Legislation.
During the year following ratiflca-
ton congress and the several states
Will be called upon to pass legislation
to enforce the amendment and to pro-
vide penalties for violations. It is
probable large force Of agents I'M
der the direction Of the commissioner
OF internal revenue will have to be ap.
pointed to enforce the law. Each state
will have to provide machinery for
the enforcement of the law in addi-
ton to the machinery provided by the
federal government.
1t is likely this additional legislation
will be pushed through as fast as the
! drys can push it. In some parts of
the country at least they purpose to
take full advantage Of their victory.
For example, in Illinois a forecast
of the Anti-Saloon league is this: In
addition to the search and seizure
act" an act rigidly restricting the han
ding OF liquor for medicinal, manu-
featuring, sacramental and scientific
purposes; legislation covering doctors
prescriptions, which must be issued
by bona f1de physician In writing
Dated diagnosing the illness and the
purpose Of its use; all railroad rec
ords Of liquor shipments must he
kept; drastic legislation regulating
sale by druggists, with heavy penalty
for violation.
The drys presumably will not con-
hne their efforts to enforcing the law.
They will doubtless take the question
into politics of all kinds and make II
an issue. They announce, for instance
In Chicago that they will ask all can
didates for mayor to declare them
selves on the strict enforcement Of
dry legislation. They will make it an
issue IN the spring campaign and will
oppose any aldermanic candidate wbc
does not toe the mark.
Will the Vets Contest?
VIII the vets contest the legality Of
the whole proceeding from the start2
They may. January IA in San Fran
cisco court order was secured tenn
porarily restraining Gov. William D.
stephens from sig1 ing the ratification
OF the amendment. 1t was indicated
that similar action might be taken in
certain other states. 1t was said at
the office of the California Grape
Growers association that such action
Is possible in II other states. The
states, according to the association,
are: Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Ne
vada, New Mexico. Oklahoma, Oregon,
Utah. Washington, Missouri and Ne
braska.
In these states, it was said, all legis-
latlVe actions can be, under the law,
referred to the people, and that in
many of them the people have 60 days
IN which to take referendum.
Anti-SaIoon League.
The dry side of this legal PROPOSE
ton Is thus set forth by the Anti-Sa-
loon league:
Article V Of the federal Constitu-
t1on provides that the legislature or
a state convention is the only body
which can ratify an amendment to the
Constitution. Congress is given the
power to say which one shall have the
authority. Congress had chosen the
state legislatures as the bodies to rati-
fy the federal prohibition amendment.
A state referendum therefore would
be illegal and void"
The Anti-Saloon League of America
has probably had more to do with
bringing about prohibition than any
other one agency. It was founded in
1875 and Is nonpartisan and nonsec-
tartan. Its purpose Is the extermina-
ton Of the beverage liquor traffic. 1t
is a coalition of the Anti Saloon
League of the District of Columbia,
the Ant1-Saloon League Of Ohio and As
other national, state and local tenn.
perance bodies. 1t has branches in
all states. 1t is expected to have an
active part in providing legislation for
the enforcement prohibition under
the eighteenth amendment.
1t is possible that the vets may also
attack the legality of the action of
congress. BY some the view is held
that the amendment was not properly
submitted to the states by congress;
that 1t was adopted by two-thirds of q
quorum present and voting, whereas
according to the Constitution it should
have been adopted BY two-thirds Of all
membeEs elected. 4 tho KeaQl1t1Qn