New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-09-17

stand In support of the manufacture
OF light wines and beers. the prohibi
ton structure might have been par
TALLY broken down. But since neither
party is willing to assume the re
s~ponsibility of attacking the amend
ment or the legislation under which
IL is enforced, ii Is regarded as prac
ticaliy certain that no attempt in the
future to set aside prohibition will
avail anything.
vets Going After Congressman.
This all oes o mean that the ad-
Vocates Of modified enforcing legisla-
ton are to remain idle; it does moi
mean that the distillery and brewery
interests and the saloon interest,
Whatever there may be left of it, have
abandoned all hope of eventually OBJ
tanning some relief from what they re-
gard as burdensome conditions. Since
the old political parties have declined
10 have anything TO do with any effort
to set aside existing conditions. the
vets have abandoned plans which
they made for conducting a campaign
on Il national scale, and will concen-
trate their efforts in IA large number
of congressional districts.
Whatever hope they have of relief
Is now based on the possibility Of
obtaining a majority in the next con
gress in favor of modifying the Vol
stead act. The hopes along this line,
1t may be said, are not very huovant /;
representatives of the national wet
organization have only recently com
pleted Il survey of the field and have
reported 10 headquarters here that,
While 1t may be possible to elect a few
members of the house of representa-
lives on this issue, il is not Mt ali
probable that the lew house will
fhvor any worthwhile changes in the
Nolstead law. Nominations for CON
Sress have In most instances been
made, and a careful canvass of the
nominees made by the wet interests,
so 1t Is learned here, does not offer
any encouragement for the we cause.
Rate Confusion Unavoidable.
Tho Sup,or,, go,
on to dnsna a. nv
of tho in,orstato ro"'i
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n decision by the court.
much confusion over rates, both mas
Senger and freight, will prevail. one
to oontro, an -.
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trol thra,,ah a. $3.50 s"'" '""-
commission ,ba NH, .
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.ativn body h,s .oLI 49,
10 receive. Tho othnr leaoI vioy 10
hat the states. under tbe new law.
the sole right to deal with intrn.
state rates.
ON September |, when the federal
governments guarantees To the rail.
'oads cease. there will be numerous
controversies between states and the
'ederal government over rates. and
several suits NJ law will have been he
;un. Already suits involving the iu-
'isdlction of the Interstate
commission have been stnrted I'm I'LL
dis and New York. The Illinois pub
ic utilities commission I'm a decision
landed down August 10 threw into
,onfuslon the plan to have the rate
Increases, recently awarded hy the In
commerce commission. apply
lso to intrastate rates. The Illinois
ommission denied the npplicatIons for
assenger fare increases. maintaining
hat the state law of July, 1907, fix.
lg . cents ms the legal rate. will
Ia he appllcable.
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