The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07

the prohibition department to make
| the rules affecting prescriptions in
general more elastic, will in short
time destroy the effect of the Volstead
| act Some have gone so far as to
| predict that it will not be long until
beer and wine are dispensed by the
glass at soda fountains The same
authorities also predict that while the
result will be temporary success for
! the liquor forces it will end in national
reversion to prohibition Of drastic
sort.
| Several judicial decisions have re-
Gently been entered against search and
seizure of intoxicants in private homes
and temporary places of residence.
The Supreme court suit which attacks
| the validity of the prohibition amend
ment is based on the section which
makes it imperative unless ratified
within seven years. 1t is the conten-
ton that the section violates article 5
of the Constitution which gives con-
| gress no power TO impose limit on
ratification cor to otherwise attempt
to control what the legislatures of the
states shall do in their deliberations"
The provision attacked was offered by
former Senator Harding when the pro-
hibition amendment was being pro-
| posed in the senate. He Is quoted as
having stated at the time (Aug. L,
1919 that he offered the provision In
order to speed action on the amend
ment and place limit on the time
various states could keep it pending
The American Legion is stirred up
over the conviction and sentencing to
| terms in German jails of Sergeants
Carl Neat and Fred thinner, members
| of the American forces on the Rhine,
who attempted to apprehend Grover
Cleveland Bergdoll, convicted Ameri-
! can Stacker. Neat was sentenced to
/ Is months imprisonment and thinner
six The national legislative commit
tee of the Legion has addressed let
ter to the secretary of war requesting
that the United States government
take steps to procure from Germany
| the return of Bergdoll to this country
and the release Of the sergeants. The
letter is quite severe in its terms and
among other things states that "the
Bergdoll case as it now stands Is a
1 disgrace to the government and cruel
and undeserved insult to the 100000
men who served America in the World
war"
| Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood has beel
selected by President Harding for a
mission to the Philippines which,
while not directly administrative
nevertheless partakes in some respects
of the character of his important so
| journ in Cuba Immediately after the
| Spanish-American war. At that time
General Wood not only governed the
country, but made an Investigation of
| its principal problems and was large
| ly instrumental In establishing condi-
tons which made self-government pos
sible. He is. scheduled to leave for
| the Philippines April 5, accompanied
by w Cameron Forbes, former. COVER
nor general of the islands, and several
military advisors. In appointing Gen
eral Wood, President Harding has
signified an intention to obtain q de-
| tailed, unprej JUDGED report of condi-
providing that American sovereignty
shall be withdrawn when a stable
government in which the natives are
largely participating shall have been
established. 1t is significant of the
potential authority vested in General
Wood that pending his investigation
and report no governor general Of the
islands will be appointed.
Red Russia is now at peace with
concluding trade agreements. A strong
appeal has been made to President
Harding for resumption of trade
with Russia. For the first time the
soviet government has officially dis
avowed any intention Of interfering
in American internal affairs, thus
backing down from the manifesto of
the Third Internationale which pro-
posed to overthrow by force, If neces-
sary, the governments of the United
States and other nations and substi-
tute rule of the proletariat. Opponents
in America of resumption Of trade
point to the assertion once made by
Lenin that the soviet government
would not hesitate to repudiate prom
ises made to gain Immediate ends.