The Washington times., 1920-06-30

million women in that organization.
Ex-Congressman Hobson. (Richmond
Pearson) made an eloquent arraign-
ment of alcoholic and begged the
Democratic party to do it's duty to
the nation and give hope to the world
by a strong declaration in favor OF
the enforcement Of the amendment.
HIGH PRAISE FOR WHEELER.
-. Honorable Wayne 3. Wheeler. rep
resentign twnty-two prohibition or
ganization, concludd tn argumnts for
our side. As general counsel of the
Anti-Saloon League he has defended
prohibition legislation in all OF the
higher courts and If a lawyers rep
utatton stands upon his success, he
has no superior as constitutional
lawyer. He presented a terrific ar
raignment of the liquor traffic and
marshaled such an array Of facts TO
prove the success of prohibition as
to overwhelm the opposition.
CALLS BELLS EFFORT WEAK.
The liquor side was In charge Of
Congressman SABBATH of Chicago. He
introduced ms the hrst speaker on
their side Honorable Theodore Bell.
who made the usual argument In
fnvor OF personal liberty. As his
speech was directed against all pro-
hibitory laws IL weakened rather than
strengthened the arguments OF those
who had been trying to make IL mp
pear that the wet side accepted the
saloon issue ms closed and urged only
modification of the law for the
bcncnt of home drinkers. As the
press dispatches will probably carry
the ceIIoquy between him mud my
self 1 need not dwell upon II further
SI-G
having nm opportunity to answer pub
IIcIy Misrepresentation that las
been circulated privately.
Mr.. Gompers was called upon to
deny a published report to the effect
that the labor meeting at Montreal
had turned down a wine and beer
proposition. The committee was as
sured that the subject was not men
toned at Montreal.
New York's great orator, Bourke
Cochran, closed the debate for the
vets by inveighing with his Gus
tomary vehemence against any at
tempt to promote temperance by law.
AS did Mr.. Bell, he made his assault
against the amendment as well as
against its enforcement. and thus con-
flrmed the opinion of those who insist
that a question cannot be dismissed
as settled so long as the opponents of
the law assail II so vigorously.
DRYs MUCH ENCOURAGED.
Taken all In In NIL. the hearing very
much encouraged the drys md In
crenscs the probability of a dry plank
In the platform. There nrc probably
100 delegates In the convention who
would trade their views ON every
other point for a wet plank in the
platform and 70 home happy In the
belief that the Democratic party can
carry the election by nm appeal to the
thronts Of the drinkers md the pock-
cts Of those who want to 20 Into the
business rather than argument that
appeals to the heart md the con-
science. Hut with woman suffrage
In sight the delegates know that n
wet plank would he suicidal. The real
contest is between the Jrys and the
dodgers.
A number of other subjects were
presented, among them agriculture.
education and the Irish question. And
I might add in this connection that
here in Chicago, the women have
surely Justified their claim to, equal
consideration. Last night the League
of Women Voters presented a battery
OF speakers that would be hard to
match.
JAPANESE EXCLUSION.
Senator Phelan and Mr.. McClatchy
OF Sacramento appeared before the
committee In behalf OF more rigid
japanese exclusion. the latter with
statistics and the former with q mas