Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-29
When Rehabilitation Term
mates, Wilson Promises
to Exercise His Power.
PROHIBITION WILL BECOME
EFFECTIVE MONDAY NIGHT
Every Saloon in Country Will
Close It's Doors at Stroke
of Twelve.
EXPECTED TO REOPEN IN FALL
Representative Hoch Asks If Licenses
Have Been Granted to Any
Dealers.
EXPECTED TO REOPEN IN FALL
rRv A,.ociated Pross.1

Adj M lON. juno 2S.-PrcSident
Wilson has decided no cannot legally
lit the wartime prohibition ban be-
fore the country goes dry at midnight
Monday, but he expects to do SO as
soon thereafter his power has been
made clear by the completion Of de-
mobilization.
sisht at the White House, the Presi-
sultation with his legal advisers that
TING; . '"''
mated" he continued. my power to
be exercised"
The message expressed no opinion as
70 the authority OF the President, when
he does raise the ban. to make his 'ac-
f'on applicable only 10 beer and wine.
REFUSAL OF President Wilson to act
OF .he wor-time law will ruuci, out
auietiy at midnight Monday and close
thc door of every liquor establishment
OIL American sJ:,.
Sec disqualification Soon.
Next In public interest TO announce
mcnt Of the Presidents attitude comes
IRE Gn.s ion. low soon Will the army
90 u"nlobiliZed? There was "a strong
reEef IN some quarters tonight that
inns GATE would not Ire long DELAYED
In view of the signing OF the treaty,
the action Of Congress in reducing the
size OF the standing army. and the CT
Tort of the government TO bring back
All troops from abroad just as specify
them. o''"s
The Presidents emphatic announce.
ment as TO what ne would do when de-
mobilization "is terminated" was en-
act!Y In line with the opinion OF mem
osrs OF The House Judiciary Committee
require congressional action TO author
.ze him 10 declare wartime prohibit
r,on ended, This may come, /, was
people Imagine. and there were predic-
tons tonight tina, saloons In cities
where the sale OF liquor now is per-
United might be In operation by the
end OF the summer They could mot
operate. however, beyond January Is
1920 for on that date the country will
mcnt.
Prepare for Battle.
with all doubt removed as to what
the president would or would not do,
an.iprohibitionis's In the House pre-
on the general prohibition enforce
ment bill. which was reported out yes
,erday by the Judiciary Committee. 1t
after the. short holiday recess. which
means the government Will depend
upon present laws for enforcement OF
the wartime act. Warning already
has been given that these provide
ample penalties and ample means Of
Chairman volstead. Of the Judiciary
COMMITTEE. announced today that The
majority report recommending passage
presented 10 the House Monday, and
,,,,h,1n Represen,ative Dyer. Re-
nuioi,c;an Mss Missouri made public the
for enforcing the wartime act.
by IN R STnsssss the only move was made
introdueed a resolution n'N calling w oo
SaSGreb5ary ro Glass for report as to
mits or licenses had been issued. en-
titling manufacturers or vendors OF
so. The measure. introduced without
comment. was referred TO a COMMITTEES
Dyer States Attitude.
ment bbiiiiack Mr py the GENERAL enforce
wartime, act has no effect or force
because war is over" and that any
failure IN e the Il vii lie m s,so With
tended that Congress was Without
for ethsgr to define LIQUOR
constitutional prohibition. and that
suea. de dehnition was solely a judicial
President wilson. in his cablerr,m
to the White House. said: :" o'esF ram
canaa am convinced that the Attorney
t aer mater 1ss q y the ban a1or I'm
ACTION WIN BE- exsreised TS2ha es aess pral
the conclusion of the present war and
thereafter until the termination OF de-
be determined and proclaimed by ths
Pr SThis AT !. shall sn, be unlawful,
shall be lifted with the signinp pa ~
peace; but the. termination OF the de.
mobilization of the troops. and / can.
not say that that has been accom-
glished. My informal ton from the war
meilRasrlme ZEN, j. that there are still
emergency call. 1t is clear, Therefore
that the failure of Congress TO act
upon the suggestion contained in NV
. message OF the goth of May, 1918 ask
ing for repeal of the act of Noyem
Der 81. 1918. so far, as it applies to
wines and beer, makes IL innpossible
for me to act in this matter Mt this
time. 't''
when rehabilitation is terminated
my power to act without congressional
action will be exercised