The Washington times., 1920-10-15
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Prohibition Forces Plan New
Legislation to Control
Rum Stocks.

Realizing that prohibition as now
established by law in this country
does not prohibit and that the sys-
TEN Of enforcement provided for N
the Volstead act cannot be made
effective in those communities out
Of sympathy with it, enforcement
officials are preparing recommen-
dations for the consideration OF
Congress providing not only for an
increase in their appropriation and
an increase in their field force but
for an enlargement of their power,
said a special dispatch in the Bal
timore Sun today from j. +. Essary
its Washington correspondent.
SEEK RIGID PROGRAM.
This will be the answer OF those
fayoring drastic prohibition 20 the de-
mand from other directions for re-
Taxation OF the Nolstead act, for light
wines and beer and for further i'm
munity for the home brewer and home
wine maker. These forces viii de-
scend upon Congress for more rigid
program than is now provided for and
once more the House and Senate Will
tind themselves between two ftres
II was learned today that the Pro-
hibition Enforcement Bureau OF the
Treasury. supported by the protes-
sional dry interests, will go to Con-
gress with these propositions:
I. An increase of approximately 100
per cent in the field force OF the Pro-
hibition Bureau.
:. An increase of somewhat more
than 100 per cent in the appropria-
tions for enforcement.
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stocks of intoxicating liquors in bond
and to dispense them under rigid
system.
T. Or. as an alternative, further
le2islation, which will restrict the
outflow OF bonded liquors so that the
prob ibition officer can follow each
gallon from the bondvl warehouse to
1.-THE consumer.
>, Legislation which will limit the
number OF manufacturing and other
interests which may purchase liquors
by wholesale.
q. An amendment to the existing
law which will take the enforcement
machinery entirely out OF local poll
of Washington.
:. More rigid laws for the apprc-
hension OF Illicit manufacturers OF
liquor.
= Passport restrictions which VIII
make more difficult. If not impossible
bootlegging across the border, par
ticularIy the Mexican border.
OPPOSITION ANTICIPATED.
Militant opposition to some or the
plans of the enforcement ofhcials Is
anticipated particularly to the propo-
Stion for the purchase, even. at the
Governments own price, OF oondeo
wet goods There is approximately
50 900 600 gallons Of whiskey in bono
which, with other Intoxicating houors'
might bring the cost to $3.50, 100000.
In one Quarter. it was intimatcd to-
dav a bond issue was being consid-
cred. the liquor owners being required
to accept lonC-term bonds instead OF
cash for their product.
The prohibition enforcement Of
6cials arc cIamping the lid down "a
tightly as the law authorizes on the
issuance of permits, but It is said the
law makes il impossible for the Gov
crnment to exercise that supervision
which is necessary to rigid prohibi-
ton.
Those members OF Congress who
had hoped that, with the passage OF
the FolStcad act over the veto of the
President. the liquor question was off
their minds. will discover, when the
December sessions begins, that they
will be called upon once more TO deal
with it. And it will come to them,
not from the liberals, but from the
drys themselves, who already are Or
Sanized for another intensive drive.