New-York tribune., 1921-08-19
Beer Bill Hits
New Snag and
May Not ass
CONTINUED from pa1s one)

characterized this as "unmitira+ad ;n-
solencc" He continued with h;+4ar
arraignment OF the man who would
carry his propaganda into the secret
if not the sacred, confidence Of the scon-
ference" and denounced the "pestifcr-
Gus activities" of the Anti-Saloon
League chieftan.
Presence of Lobbyist Resented
"The admission of paid LOBBYIST. "
Senator Reed went on. Of he was ad
mitted, to interfere in these delibera-
tions between these two bodies of men
meeting in conference is an innova-
ton, solecism and piece of unwar-
ranted and unmitigated insolence on
the part Of any man who undertook the
task. 1t is destructive of legislation
and unfair.
Have we three bodies of the legis-
lature-one the House, another the
Senate and the other the Anti-Saloon
League? If Wayne B. Wheeler repre-
senting the Anti-Saloon League why
not somebody representing the Saloon
League, if there is such a thing?
The truth is, this is lobbying gone
mad. The lobbyist who hibernates
here in Washington, who goes before
committees to argue in the open or
who buttonholes members of Congress,
has for a long time been a stencil in
the public nostrils."
Then Senator Reed turned his a.
tention to Representative Volstead,
who was sitting in tie gallery mean
while, nervously pulling his long, black
mustache.
II had never had the pleasure Of
seeing until the other day the distin-
guished author Of the Volstead act
said Senator Reed. "I do not know
whether he wa; born in the United
States or not, but l am informed he
speaks broken English. I DO not know
what his ancestry may be: but I do
know l have seen the picture of some
countenance Of those who led in fanxti-
cal revolt, the burners of witches. the
executioncrs who applied the torch
and saw them all again when looked
at the author Of this amendment"
Wheeler Denies Charge
Soon after Senator Reeds attack Mr.
Wheeler, who had been sitting in the
gallery, issued this statement:
"The charge by Senator Reed that
sat with the conferecs on the beer bill
on the date mentioned is not true.
went to the committee room when they
closed their work for the day and urged
them to agree on something in order
to secure vote before the recess and
prevent the opening of the breweries
This is what Senator Reed and other
wet Senators are attempting to accom-
plish in their filibuster on this bill
This amendment on search and seizure
was evidently injected into the bill by
the vets to muddy the waters and cause
delay.
"The same beer interests that cor
rupted the politics of the nation arc
back of this beer bill. One hundred
thousand dollars worth of imported
malt liquors in one lot is now ready fol
distribution if the passage Of this bill
is delayed until after the recess and
the beer regulations are issued. The
invisible lobby back of this filibustel
to force medical beer on the country
vituperative and abusive of the dry ad-
vocates who work in the open"
When Senator Reed read the Wheele,
statement he returned to the attack.
what business was it of this man
to go to a conference to Interfere with
its business. whether before or after i,
had concluded its session ?" said Sen
ator Reed. "He has just as much
right there as a representative of the
Standard Oil or any other interest, and
no more. He's a paid lobbyist and
nothing else.
II charge that when he wrote tina,
statement he wrote & deliberate will
full, coldblooded and premeditated false
hood, and he knew it."