Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-19
Anti-Beer Measure
Attacked in Senate


rience on the Baltimore-W Washington
pike, which has been the scene of
many "dry" hold up. Senator As
hurst insisted he had had no such
experience.
"But if I had been stopped" he
added, "and prohibition officer had
poked hi. face into my machine, I
would have asked him to display his
warrant. If he had not been able to
produce warrant / would have used
something more than words and
THAT'S what every good American
ought to do If a prohibition agent
comes to your door and tries to get
into your home without warrant,
you aren't very good American if
YOU don't knock him down."
Wheeler Scored.
Senator Reed read newspaper dis
patches stating that Wayne B.
Wheeler had been present during the
sessions of the conference commit
tee. He called upon Senator Sterling
to state whether this was true. Sena-
tor Sterling at first declined to an
swer, charging that the inquiry was
"impertinent' and mot material"
Later, he admitted that Mr.. Wheeler
had come into the conference room
towards the close of the session.
Senator Reed declared that he in.
terpreted Senator Sterling's admis-
sion as confession of the truth of
the newspaper statement.
The admission of a paid lobbyist
to interfere in the deliberations of a
conference committee is an innova-
ton, a solecism and piece of un-
warranted and unmitigated inso-
lence," said Senator Reed. "It is de-
structive and unfair. If WAYNE
Wheeler, representative of the Anti
Saloon league, may be admitted
why not admit the representative of
the Saloon league. The activities of
lobbyists has become stencil in the
public nostrils and now we have an
instance where one of them has the
cool impudence to carry his propa-
ganda into the secret, if not sacred,
sessions OF the conferences"
Takes Shot at Volstead.
Mr.. Wheeler sat in the gallery and
listened to Senator Reeds speech.
When the senator had reached this
point, the dry spokesman dashed
away to prepare statement in reply
to Reeds charges. Meanwhile, the
Missouri senator devoted a few min
utes to paying his respects to Repre-
sentative Volstead.
Il nevera had the pleasure of see
ing, until the other day, the dis
tinguished author of the Volstead
act, Senator Reed continued. 81
do not know whether he was born
in the United States or not, but I
am informed he speaks a very
broken English. l do not know
what his ancestry may be, but
know ! have seen the picture OF
some of the conspirators of the past,
the countenances OF those who have
led in fanatical revolts, the burners
OF witches, the executioners who ap-
Piled the torch and | saw them all
again when l looked at the author
OF this bill.
No Agreement Reached.
Senator Sterling protested vigor-
ously against Senator Reeds Ian
guage, declaring it violated constitu.
tional etiquette.
"Oh, l have not we'll begun" re-
torted Senator Reed. Il am speak
ing of fanaticism and I have a righ,
to-"
Mr.. Wheeler reappeared at the
capitol and distributed some type
written statements denying Reed:
charges. Senator Reed thereupor
made another speech in which he de.
nounced Wheeler as paid lobby
;st."
II charge that when he wrote thai
statement he wrote a deliberate
wilful and premeditated falsehood
and he knew it," Senator Reed de.
clared.
This ended the bout for the day
The conferees held another meeting
but broke up again without reaching
an agreement.