Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27
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The Constitution by the Eighteenth
Amendment now DEGREES that the
manufacture, transportation, and sale
OF Intoxicating liquors for beverage
purposes is forever prohibited in the
emitted States
Public sentiment which made the
country dry is overwhelmingly in ia
, vor OF keeping it dry. We have now
md will have a Dry Congress. The
prohibition Amendment was passed
oy Congress by vote of IS Ayes to
! - Nos in the Senate and 2S2 Ayes
20 12S Nos in the House. This same
amendment was ratified by 46 States,
whose Legislators voted in favor of it
oy a ratio OF to l, which proves con-
;,usively that the Nation is nearly I'M
ln;mously "Dry.' This public senti-
meat, strong in the past in favor of
"Dry' Nation, has been made doub-
y so by the addition OF millions OF
women voters.
Quoting from an interview with Mr.
'clstra'l as reported in the Literary
digest for December y, 1919, "While
he Wrathy friends of booze may pic
:ure Mr.. Eolstead as a wild-eyed, long
haired Zealot, who never took a drink,
ma VINO would move heaven and
'&;'th to bar everybody else from joys
tltuhOlic. the fact is, we are told,
hat the al thor OF the Eostead Act
b"shl h tired, heavy
| ">'E,eI"u, m.!u-manner2l Congress-
"A :, WHO TX; Vcr made Il prohibition
)c.:'h in his life. never joined {, tenn
'oi1nce society, and never signed a
n,;Hrnnce pledge"
IN 20 :t%a-t We know and assert that
~. ~ j. kvale has always been
''>iC cry. He has talked, preached
I'D worked for prohibition all his
It hes been claimed that the Judi
AIRY Committee of which Mr.. Vol
lead happens to be chairman on &C
ou. OF seniority, controls all pro-
h.t;"n legislation. 1t has been claim
i tn It EulSt>ad controls this com
II AID that he alone on account
'::* post on controls more than
''-1ittt: OF Congress. Capt. Gilbert
y ne o. ,o'st oads political trumpeters
q speech at Benson, Minnesota
tat IT, He (Mr. Volstead) appoints
IL the members of the Conference
,onlmttce. We present the facts,
The Judiciary Committee is one of
ONE sixty committees in each House
II Congress. 1t is an important com
Aztec DIT not the most important. 1t
composed Of u members and they
aust b sD;neless. indeed, if ONE
IAN. even though the Chairman, con
los the MA ;ority, and we know that
us Comm tie as a whole, is merely
SERVANT OF CONGRESS AND
NOT IT'S MASTER. 1t is an absolute
ruth that FOLSTEAD DOES NOT
C\TROL SAID. COMMITTED which
re admits as shown by the Court Re
ORC OF the Kvale-Volstead Trial al
'ensoa in July 1920. Mr. Volstead
:e:!g under oath in the witness chair
Question, LAS Chairman of the Judi
AIRY Committee that has the accept
g of the Bill (Ihe Graham Seditior
:iii) it you tAot that the bill was vi
;ous, or ought not to be passed anC
fade a law, why didn't you as Chair
.:'l, Use your. influence as Chairman
bring out a better bill?' Answer
| simply called their attention tt
What thot was Objectionable There
we're p members of us, THE CHAIR
IAN CANNOT ALWAYS RUN OUI
ON MITTEE."
We further know that the Chair
nan OF the Judiciary Committee doe
'ot appoint all Of the members of tn
Conference Committee.
1t should De understood and EN-
0hasizeu that the immediate enforce
nent OF the Prohibition Act rests will
the Prohibition Commissioner, who's
authority is recognized by Mr.. Vol
stead, himself in a letter dated Marc]
nd 1920. as follows: II have you
'etter of the 2Sth ult. stating you ar
IN need Of alcoholic beverage as med
icine. Your physician can prescribe
I in any case where he thinks it bene
fetal, any kind of alcoholic stimulant
I either whisky, brandy, wine or beer
by getting prescription for
PINT OF ALCOHOL and diluting
yourself to any strength desired,
greater amount of the BEVERAGE
| can be obtained SUCH PRESCRIP
= TON CAN BE REPEATED EVERY
TEN DAYS
1.-The intention of the law is not tt
deprive any person needing alcQho
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