Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-29
CHICAGO COUNCIL
VOTES IN. FAVOR OF
LIGHT WINES BEER
URGES UNITED STATES To
ADOPT REGULATIONS PERMIT
TING SALE OF BEVERAGES ON
GROUNDS THAT PROHIBITION
Oh DOESN'T PROHIBIT.

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Chicago, Dec. 29.--By a vote OF 20
ID 10 the city council yesterday de-
clared that prohibition has failed to
prohibit and demanded that congress
and the state legislature authorize the
manufacture. sale and distribution OF
wholesome beers and light Wines
ru The council "drys" battled valiantly
against the resolution. introduced by
Alderman A. J. Cermak. old time lead.
or OF the ''wets," but as in days OF
yore the anti-prohibitionists went
down TO overwhelming defeat
With Aldermen Eaton, Guernsey
Steffen. Wallace. Link and Lyle Of
bone dry" wards voting in the mega.
tive, the council declared;
That the federal prohibition act ha ;
failed TO meet with the approval OF
the general public throughout the
? country.
That, though comprehensive. dras.
tic and summary, 1t has utterly
10 secure respect and obt.
dience from the public.
That abundant and unimpeachablc
statistics" prove that the public is OPP
posed to prohibition.
The resolution IL purest bunk" de.
ciared Alderman Steffen in reply u
Cermak's hot attack on prohibition.
.irYou are trying to bull the public.
II you really wanted TO do something
you would run for congress on a wet
platform"
Before the debate began Alderman
John Coughlin had the resolution
amended to approve the use of reve-
nue. derived from wines and beer TO
pay a soldiers bonus.
Then Alderman Cermak in a fifteen
minute speech tore into prohibition.
E admitting in his speech that Chicago
4 Is now getting its first real dose OF
aridity and declaring that the city
/. doesn't like ii.
The saying 'Hush-a-bye saloon
you'll be drug store by and by has
come true in, Chicago he begal
How do you like it''
= You drys told us that with the
nation dry crime, misery and unem.
Vioyment would disappear II hasn't
Every police chief of recent years has
asked for more policemen. j.
"Yon could npt every. sheriff. police
man and the state militia on the job
and zen oonldn,t stop the sale Of liquor
N Chicago
J. This Ierys siEed TO veil that police
men had to walk two abreast in the
saloon distrirtsi now they have II
walk four abreast all over the city,
audJstal crime goes on.
years ago there We're 1Q4 in.
uslM atss q the bridsWell q, prohibisIea
came m. Last year there were 1,6Ts.
Today there are 1.40l, gE,1S
IF We vets hasf nssd ahe itaethoas
of the drys at Springfield in putting
over the statp dry aet We waad havp !.
been charged with graft, eompulsion
and everything else under the sun,
'One by one the gentlemen who
fofsted these laws ON US viii be re
called from Springfield and Washing
ton 1t would have been done before
If we had had real prohibition. We
are getting our first taste of it now.
The people are sick OF II and they
will not stand the spending OF s11.
100000 year to pay policemen to go
Vue anu play the SpUtttT, the S1hSkeF
and the detective for the government
Mr.. Mayor Cermak shouted, shak-
ing his finger at the mayor, why
don't you tell the government to ap
point its own police force to enforce
this damnable law? You may expect
a lot Of trouble from me and my
sfrieuds from now on IL You continue
TO use the money OF Chicago taxpay-
ers to send policemen smelling for
beer among reputable citizens"
Alderman Cermak said that the anti
prohibition forces plan to send copies
OF the resolution to every city In the
country for Introduction in their city
councils.
In fervid speech in reply to Ger.
max. Alderman Lyle declared that
the liquor issue is dead issue and
has passed out of politics" His col
league, Alderman b. s. Wilson, voted
for the resolution, however
Copies of the councils plea for wine
and beer are to be sent to President
Harding, the state house and senate.
-. congress and the president OF the
state constitutional convention.