New-York tribune., 1921-09-26
I 'a.uce on Beer Bill
Sch duled To BE
Announced To-day
Drys Count on Withholding
Of Regulations fer Pre-
scriptions While Trea-
ties and Tax Are Settled


WASHINGTON, Ser.s 25.--Formal
declaration OF 8 truce in the Senate
fight over the anti-beer bill and it's
search and seizure clause is expected
tomorrow. Suspension of hostilities
is to last few weeks, according to
the present outlook, or until the Senate
disposcs Of the tax revision bill and
the German, Austrian and Hungarian
peace treaties.
When the tax bill is called up to-mor-
row. Senator Sterling. Republican. of
South Dakota, in charge Of the anti-
beer measure, plans to give way with
an announcement Of his understanding
that the dry" bill shall be given right
of way after action on the tax measure
and the treatics. Meanwhile, the Treas
ury Department IS counted on by dry
leaders to Withhold regulations permit
ting manufacture and physicians pre-
scription Of beer.
Postpoumcnt of consideration of the
beer bill is not discouragine TO the drys,
WAYNE &. Wheeler, general counsel of
the AnI~Sa!oon League declared.
No Weakening, Says Wheeler
''The delay in the adoption of the con-
ference commi ttce report on the beer
h.i until the tax hill is disposed of
does not mean any weakening among
the friends Of the measure, either in
side or outside Of COMPRESS" MI
bill have been afraid to let it come to
test vote any time within the six
weeks the report has been pending in
The Senate. A flihuster can delay ac-
1l@n. bnt it cannot permanently aeteat
thc passage os a bill which is favored
ny large majority.
81 do not believe that any beer
regulations viii be issued in the face
Of This filibuster. There is every lea-
son for Withholding these regulations
@cw that obtained when the vote was
delayed by tue former tiiibuster be-
fore the recess. II the vets think
they arc making Roadway with the
people by resortins TO these tactics
tho &rc welcome - IT,
THE constant roitcration by Sena-
20, Stanley that the pending bill vio-
.ates the Fourth Amendment does not
charge ne fact that this measure gives
no right Of search. either with or
without q warrant. And in addition,
it penaIizes any officer who makes
search without a warrant as author
izeG under existing laws which have
Been ou the statute books for decades,
i sucA officer makes the search with
ent prof. able cause and maliciously.
If .he officer makes the search through
an honest error Of judgment he may,
n certain Instances, be subject to a
evil damage suit or q forfeiture of
his bend, just as he always has been
under the existing laws"
: Bryan Defends Measure
j Discussing the fllibuster against the
j beer bill, William jennings Bryan
gave out the following statement:
The conference report on the anti
beer bill meets the situation. The sup
.erteFs of enforcement do not desire
70 make the laws any more strict than
i necessary TO compel obedience. A pri-
Nate residence is 4 permanent building
aaA Il is entirely proper to require .
warrant for seaTch. This might even
he extended to permit any bona fide
resident 20 protect his home from
search without warrant by making af.
tdavit thai he has no liquor unlaw-
fully concealed therein. Bat it is dif.
fcrent with automobiles. To require
warrant before searching q suspected
auto would practically nullify the law
Inc auto could Get into another county
before warrant could be secured. II
is inconceivable THAT any dry Senate,
can be deceived by the mock heroics
q the vets
Liberty to disobey the law is not
considered sacred by any large per,
ccntaGe OF the American people.
"A filibuster by a minority TO pre-
sent the enforcement Of constitu-
nonal provision IS about as pndemo-
crat'c procedure as could be
imagined, especially constitutions
provision which outlaws crimina
/ traffic"