New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
Hiss Anderson
From Floor at
Beer Hearing
Continued trpm sage ON.

| A moment later Anderson arose in
his seat. A chorus of boos greeted
him.
| Don't let him talk, throw him out"
shouted Assemblyman C. j. Smith, a
New York City Republican, who was
in the front of the chamber.
"You are insulting this assembly"
McCue fairly screamed at the chair
man. "By unanimous vote Anderson
has been held in contempt and cited
to. appear here to explain, or go to
Jail. The assembly and you by your
| vote have set precedent in the
Socialist trial for not letting this man
speak. The Socialists were not per
mitted to sit while they were under
charges and until Anderson has proved
his right he should not be permitted
to speak here"
Shakes Fist at Anderson
When Anderson arose second
time to speak McCue rushed across
the chamber shaking his fist at him.
You can't bulldoze me, Anderson" !"
he yelled, II won't stand for vo,lr
speaking"
Chairman Gage finally asked Ander-
son to take his seat, saying that he
would put off making a decision until
Senator Burlingame returned. His
announcement was greeted by another
roar OF applause, while boots and
ooos were directed toward the Anti
Saloon League superintendent.
Long before the hearing started big
delegations of labor men and citizens
from surrounding cities who had come
to appear for the beer bills crowded
the lobbies. Their ranks were swelled
by women and representatives of New
York City clubs and business men. On
the other side were the representatives
OF the Anti-Saloon League and Wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union and
hundreds of members of churches and
religious organizations.
The excitement started at the verv
beginning, when applause and Kisses
greeted Robert G. Davey, counsel for
the Anti-Saloon League, when he
opened for the "drys" He said that
serious results would follow the enact
ment of laws in this state in conflict
with the Federal laws
Service Men Differ
Samuel L. Hamilton, of New York, an
eX-service man, who said he fought in
the. infantry in France, denied that the
majority of the service men favored
light wine and beer. When a chorus
of Kisses met his remarks he shouted
back: "Pve gone through the barbed
wire of the enemy on the other side
and | don't propose to be Kissed down
or booed out here
Here the "drys" shouted their ap
proval.
Assemblyman Carroll, of New York.
a service man, asked him where he got
his information that service men were
not in favor of beer and wine.
Il said some of them were not in
favor of beer and wine," was the reply.
y found the more intelligent soldiers
against it,
"What about the four million who
were not so intelligent?" asked Assem-
blyman Carroll. ''Is j. &c. fact that
the majority of the soldiers were in
favor of beer and light wine?"
81 can't see what that has to do with
obeying the law in this country" re-
piled Hamilton.
Mrs. Ella Boole, of the W. C. T. u,
declared that the enactment of any
beer or wine bill would be the enter
ing wedge for bringing back the sa-
loon.
A large number of ministers and
church representatives of Columbia
County were called on by the "drys" to
refute the statement of Colonel Ran
som II. Gillett that many church people
from there favored his beer and wine
bills. Colonel Gillett introduced in
the Assembly the Walker bill, $50
per cent bill, and also beer and wine
bill. -
Labor's Voice for Beer
Samuel Gompers, president of the
american Federation of Labor. was the
first speaker for the beer bill: =
declared that labor organization .
practically unanimous for beer lc .s!a.-
tion and he said that from his expert
ence in France he knew that the great
majority of soldiers felt that great
injustice had been done them.
William S. Haskell. New York law
yer. representing the clubs of New
York City, declared that the state in
passing beer bill did not viol 4ha
Eighteenth Amendment, and h. IN