The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-04
VETS TO BLOCK
DRIVE FOR new
DRY STATUTES !.
May Offer Modification Pro
posals, But Have Little
Hope of Passing Them

Washington, Dec. 4.--tP)-The vets
in congress are planning their field
strategy SO as to block any admins
tration drive for more dry laws at
the coming short session.
Should this maneuver prove sue
cessful they will advance to the coun-
ter-attack with some of their own
proposals for modification Of the
Volstead act, but admittedly without
any hope Of. forcing breach in the
dry army.
The wet forces will have some re-
cruits as "a result of the recent pro-
hibition referenda in eight states,
but the drys still hold the prepond-
crance Of numbers in both the house
and senate and are certain that they
can flatten out any attempts ut modi-
fication.
Leaders of the vets concede that
once the drys can bring their pro-
posals to vote they can win, but
with crowded calendars at three
months session Of congress they in
sist they have the numbers necessary
to talk the administration proposals
to death.
Drys Have Four Measures
AS congress assemblies it faces
nearly score Of wet and dry mea.
sures, with the administration press
ing for only four-one to tighten uI
enforcement Of the Volstead act; one
to authorize distillation of medicina
| liquor; one to create separate bureau!
Of prohibition and customs in tn
treasury, and one to place prohibi
ton field agents under the civil ser
| vice.
The vets will concentrate their at
tack on the Golf bill to make the Vol
stead act more drastic and especially
on that provision permitting the Is
suing Of warrants for raids on priv
ate dwellings in which it Is know
liquors are being made for CONNER
cial purposes.
:. Other features of this measure ar
government supervision over all mar
ufacture Of malt cereals and tn
handling of all denatured alcohol an
rum and the searching by the coas
guard Of American vessels beyond tn
> 12-mile limit where there is reaso
20 believe they are liquor carriers.
As a counter proposal the vets vi
D urge the Edge bill to amend the Vo
stead act SO as to make the definitio
for malt beverages the same as th'
J. for elders and fruit juices-''intox
eating in fact" This would leave
;. the courts the determination of VIII
4 constitutes an Intoxicating beer.
Will Fight Proposal
The drys will fight that propoa
tion to the limit as they insist tn
;. enforcement Of the volstead a
:, - would be practically impossible wi
!" :. the country flooded with beer and q
. containing an alcoholic compone
: far in excess of the one-half Of o
: per cent now allowed.
:. When the vets and the drys col
:. to grips, Representatives William
upshaw, dry Democrat of Georg
- and John Philip Hill, wet Republic
from Maryland, will engage in tn,
farewell exchanges on this subject
both retire from congress in Mar
Upshaw was defeated in his prims
campaign, and Hill withdrew 10 +
for the senate.
~ With Representative Hill, Rep
= sentatives Tinkham, Republican, 9
Gallivan, Democrat, both of Mas
!. chusetts, again will make up what
:. drys of the house have dubbed
- "Three Mpsketeers." They will HI
~, larger following this session Il
- last, however, as a number Of 9
n. greIsmeh from the. states that NO
: wet in November-New York, Hin
Wisconsin and Montana-are expec
ler to become active in the fight.
- Ii Che seHate the laundering W
- Of. Senator Willis. Republican, Of
~ will be clearly heard championing
he cause of prohibition. Assisting
M will be his colleague, Senator F
III Republican, and Senator Sleeps
ant the earnest, but mild~mannered
Dennocratsfrom Texas.
inc Edge and Edwards of New Jer
ne and Bruce. Of Maryland, akain
ri constitute the shock troops for
ear vets with Senator reed, Demoe
in Missouri, who recently delved
~. the. political activities Of the 4
ed. Saloon LeaEue. standing sto
emit against more dry laws and ever n
was to bring his reasoning. wit and >
81 casm into play in any forensic
counter over the wet and dry ia
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