Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
bnservative PrOhibitiOnists in
House Set Out to Check At
tempts to Make Enforcement
Bill too Drastic
WISE COUNSEL NEEDED
Sevcrer Restrictions Are Added, 1t
ts Claimed. Measure Invites Defeat
in senate or Possibly n Presidential
veto

Washington, July 16.-Conservative
mbers of the prohibition faction in the
fuse set out to-day to curb what they
scribed as radical attempts to make
+ pending enforcement bill so drastic
|it 1t might create a revulsion of feel
throughout the country on the whole
est'on of liquor drinking.
Warning was given by the conservatives
3't If the radical element went too far
n adred other severe restrictions they
build be certain to invite defeat in the
nate and possibly find all of their work
rown out by a presidential veto. The
ed of wise counsel was pointed out by
conservatory prohibitionists in view
the published announcement that Rep
tentative Morgan. republican of Okla
ma and member of the Judiciary COM
ttee had given notice that he would
deavor to make It a violation of the
y for man to keep jug Of liquor in
own bone for his own use.
Word was spread during the day that
her prohibitsonists We're preparing to
ite into the bill a provision stricken
t by the committee, which would pro-
pit a mans using any little LIQUOR
might happen to have around the
use Under the bill now before the
Puse it Is doubtful. member of the
ficisry committee said to-day. whether
person could give a drink of whskey
friend at his own fireside without
Inning the risk of arrest
There were many Informal conferences
which some of the drastic provisions
the bill. as pointed out by Representa- :
be Pou. democrat. of North Carolina
d a pioneer prohibitionist. were called
like a bar-room ghost. to keep the
licals from going too far. The farmer
fe who makes a quart of blackberry
ne at home for use in her own family
Pou said, could be prosecuted and
ut to jail The farmers home where
little cider is made for the famil,
|uld he a nuisance under the law
cording to Mr.. Pou. who declared that
ssia in the days of the Cars high
power never made law that was sc
r-Seaching.
Members from some Of the southern
htes were questioned by eastern and
hstern representa- tives as to the
lume Of liquor turned out by noun
n distilleries and known as moon
ine.' This was a question on which
ey were unable to give first hant
Formation. Mr.. Pou told the house
other day that in a dozen State.
at have already adopted prohibitior
PRE- are in operation more Illicit
lis than there ever We're saloon:
any time in the history of thos,
htes. This was the view of othei
embers who said also that il woul'
luire a small army to break up tn,
lffic entirely.
But while some Of the radicals ex
less confidence that they will h,
lie to amend the bill so as-to max,
even more drastic than the com
ttee attempted, Chairman Nolstea'
d members to-day he was satisfied
at it would go through now as sub
intially drawn. 1t has stood up un
the attack Of -prohibitionist
10 have failed to eliminate a singh
etion and Mr.. Nostead believes thos
ho are bent on making it still NOR
hstic will yield to cooler heads wh'
bist it should be passed in it's pres
form.