New-York tribune., 1922-12-01
,rding's Dry,
sIsndApproved
3, Wet Group
AND :. President Logical,
fin'. s.xs New Congress
BY, By Am, Amend volstead Act
House Gain Of 70 Seen
Nop.COmmiitaI Mem
hiLs ssr, Ready to ;. Vote 10 yi.,r for
Dsii D.ssiIiberaIinaiiOn" Is View
=. wssAsnCse~ Brres'

rr~ fe o. II,ess Nov s0.-President
..e.,itudo en- prohie,i,saloni ,,a i.sSins ,usv
Hari'ngi 81 of some Of tne .a .s snS
shs slYiSssit slYi'Ss. United states, sSro"b ,s,S ap
~r,s q ne ,ssxar,snsnt Of the fresi-
v,oaslifed lnsSt stand for enforcing
sss.s ,na0e,.ss n,.'rs 40 long as they re-
p'o.'. ps. IN tic ssssn'. .'. vOor oorrssniratior IN
nt'n ~ rronine1t 'fe' 0ie
ths d. 0S..ry tonight ..;,,on Of the
Noi on'y ~-~'s..ded, but bis further
President .eoahia,,stion no. 20 seek any
rsporied .S listing prohibition lsg,s-
Alteration IN t..,l -. n fcf approval oy
istiOn also e-' q 'e.av.on. founder ana
rap.sin W. u; t.,A Of the Associa-
sstlsnal exeeu..l,'s prohIbition Amend
tion Aa statement issoeo ron here 'N
fuent y ,ss,,. kssdeuariers hsIe. S '..-..
efgsnilAt,SO1. Il. Prssident's stand les,es .s
Although ~ ,be government com.
the forces ,s.,re struggle, "a way oos
mlsted % ssrough the initiative o.
will be ioansy IN amending the toi-
Congress - r,.,t,la Stayton ssld. In this
stesd act attacked the claim OF
soinee.'',, s... ,,,peelslly as advanced ~ 20 20
,hs :, w s2'isos League, that they VII 10
Ani'-s...r.ol Of the next Congress, 30
+. s.in s.n1ss ~ makeup Of the new mem,
strgas -. ...ores the passage Of heerai
N'' Tl,Ss Harding 'Iore'p
-. usrding's position is thor
~ ii.o,Sesi ana IN complete keeping
ogsa I. Tear recognition OF the re-
VIZ .its,isiss az well IS the limits
~. n his high ohiee,' said CspV~in
eisZssvr, H.. should be no occasion for
III. N our hearty and unqualified
t,-si,PI,'s,ent Of his stand, Tor II repre-
'.ss'' ,.... nost definitely the precise posi-
NJ. - az entire membership has taken
,-r,mel-. respect FOR and submis,slon
!. an The laws Of the country so long
!, tlsv remain on the statute books
-, Z for Congress itself, acting N
...,s. to the will Of the people, 20
~. - necessary changes IN legis-
s..ios rat will enable the President 20
,.,,,tsgn his position and yet rescue
~, .n5 the whole executive machinery
N ne government from the intolersole
condition IN which they are now nope
is,dy entangied. -, =,
sTiat this viii be accomplished
.h,ougb the initiative Of the next Con-
er,,s h efecting wholesome modifea-
sis,s Of the Volstesd at re have every
reason 10 expect.
Sees Wet Gain Of 70 IN House
according TO the most careful esti-
mates We can make, there will be IN
tbs new House gain Of seventy-nine
members who viii favor reasonable
notification OF the Volstead law. BY
reasonable we mean the legalization OF
the manufacture. transportation and
sale for home consumption Of wine and
beer IN Ordinsr use. and which IN
ruth and in iact are not intoxicating,
although o. much higher alcoholic con-
tent than the absurd one-haf Of l
per cent limit now imposed.
These House ga rs. together with
the liberal membership that will con-
tinue in Office in the next Congress.
bring The so-called wet strength 70 q
total Of 20i.
"WhiIe this falls short Of a majority
Of declared attitude on the most i'm
portan, issue before the country to-
Gay, there Is large marg n which IN
TIE tasi has been non-committsl. ]
have been personally told by a num-
Der Of these 'nOn-committals' that m
I'll the las election the vets had
never proved their mettle, but that now
thsl were smcnable to the registered
demonstration Of the trend Of p, bile
opinion al the polls.
W all The non.committsl members
interviewed ninety-one said that II
ever the 'wets' Of the In ted States
showed they actually would scratch
their tickets they would, on presenta-
ton Of such proof, stand ready 70 vote
iof some liberalization Of the Volstead
lsW. With ? moderate accession Of
tae'e q LoeraP control Of the mex
House Is certain"