New-York tribune., 1921-09-24
Senators Recur
To 70 i'm Beer
Bill Filibuster
Opponents, Ready TO Talk
indefinitely, Drag In the
Names of Washington.
Franklin, Patrick Henry
Stanley Leads in Oratory
Suggests New History With
Early Leaders as Brewers,
Distillers and Bartenders
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Prom The Trtbune's Wcshin1ten Bxreca
WASHINGTON, Sept 23.--Advo-
Gates and opponents of the beer bill
had another prolonged struggle in the
Senate to-day. Senator Sterling forced
the consideration Of the conference re-
port as soon rs morning business was
concluded and the opponents Of the
measure at once started filibuster to
prevent its adoption.
Senator Penrose was not ready to
try to force the tax bill, Senator Borah
did not see fit to insist on debate on
the tolls bill, and the result was many
hours of debate on the beer measure,
which got nowhere. Leaders were will
ing to let the debate run in the hope
OF breaking down the hlibuster and
getting the beer bin out of the way.
While many of them dislike the beer
bill they want the controversy ended
in order that there may be no inter
ference by the beer bill with treaties
and the tax bill. President Harding
also is anxious to have tbs beer bill
disposed of in order to clear the path
for other matters.
Senators Broussard, Stanley, Reed
and other opponents of the beer bill
made it plain they were prepared to
talk indefinitely against the measure.
Senator Sterling. on the other hand.
declared he would press the beer bill
TO the limit
Senator Stanley was leader in the
tlme-killing debate to-day. He held the
floor through the afternoon, assailing
the bill and presenting constitutional
and other arguments against it, Much
Of the ground previously traversed in
the debate was gone over. Senator
Stanley denied the bill was in the in
terest of the cause of temperance and
charged that behind such legislation
as proposed stood Sinister and crimi
nal efforts to accelerate the opera
tions Of rnoonshiners and bootleggers."
This bill imposes no serious burden
on the liquor interests of the United
States. legitimate or illegitimate," he
said. "The authors OF the bill have
assumed that liquor, legitimate and
lllegitimate, would reach the public
through the medical profession. That
is an insult to the medical profession
of the United States.s
He said that for ten years the doc
tors had plenary power over habit
forming drugs through the Harrison
act. They had not abused their au-
thority and would not abuse it in pre-
scribing beer.
Eve are rewriting history these days
with remarkable rapidity and / under
stand that they are going to rewrite
that part Of our history which deals
with our relations with Great Britain"
he }said. I'VE are going to find that
the English government has always
been our dear, tender, devoted friend
and protector, and that this talk about
ever having to fight with them or hav-
ing them hurt Us or rob US is ridiculous.
Rewriting History
George Washington and the rest of
them were hot-headed and indiscreet
enough to break loose from dear, in
dulgent mother, and for that reason
we unfortunately became Independent,
and if history is written after that
fashion doubtless some future historian
will discover that Washington was a
distiller, that Franklin was brewer
and that Patrick Henry used to stand
behind the bar"
"And sell liquor" interposed Senator
Watson, of Georgia
Stanley. "Mention it not in Gath; tell
It not In the streets of Ascalon."
IN line with the Senator's argu-
ment," said Senator Reed, of Missouri,
when the future history is written our
fight for liberty will not be referred to
as the American Revolution. but as the
whisky rebellion"
"The rum rebellion. It infallibly
was" said Senator Stanley.
"And the boctleggers' insurrection,"
said Senator Reed.
"This country, says John Adams,
found her liberties cradled in an ar
dent patriot, defending his right to
smuggle in case Of rum" Senator
Stanley continued. II do not say SO;