Evening star., 1926-04-24
Declares Previous Testimony
Had Been Result of Mis-
understanding.
AGAINST CHANGING LAW,
HE TELLS SENATORS
W. C. T. U. Issues Statement Ex-
pressing Confidence in Program
of Dry Chief.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

zen. IIiHCOln y. Andrews, ned0 OF
the prohibition enforcement, does moi
favor a change in the prohibition law
to permit the sale of light beer
This he told the Senate judiciary
at it's hearings on pro
hibition today, replying to question
put him by Senator Harreld OF Okla
hOma, chairman. Senator Harreld
said that he believed that Gen. An
drews' previous testimony in reply to
a hypothetical question put him by
Senator Reed Of Missouri regarding
eating In fact had been generally mis-
understood. Senator Reeds question
had been In effect whether the use OF
such beer would not improve condi-
tions.
when I answered Senator Reed
question" said Gen. Andrews. II had
in my mind home consumption of non
cereal beverages-as of
fruit juices. now possible.
Did Not Favor Change.
THE question of distribution of
such cereal beverages, however. is
vital. believe that the sale would be
NO one hHOWS IlOW W.
could distribute. When / answered
swer."
You did not mean to say that you
would change the law" said Senator
Harreld.
II certainly did not" replied Gen.
Andrews.
You do not mean to change the
testimony YOU gave here before, do
you. general" asked Senator Reed.
No" replied Gen. Andrews.
A statement was issued by officials
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union expressing their confidence in
the program of Gen. Andrews.
w. G. T. U. UphOIds Andrews.
The statement follows:
Mrs. Ella A. Boole, president; Mrs.
Ida B. Wise-Smith, vice president, and
Mrs. Ellis A. YoSt, Washington repre-
sentative National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union. called on Gen.
Lincoln C. Andrews late yesterday
afternoon, and make the following
announcement:
Gen. Andrews is not advocating
Government control of beer or any
of the law that will bring
back beer. On the contrary. he has
proposed legislation to strengthen the
Volstead act. These officers of the
National w. c. T. L. express conf
dence In the constructive program,
including his proposed legislation now
pending in Congress, and they assured
him Of their support in all efforts for
law enforcement"
Andrews Last Witness.
Gen. Andrews was the last witness
he L.
concluded his testimony today at noon
the committee recessed until o'clock
and 1t was with the understanding
that the afternoon session would be
given over entirely to closing argu-
ments for the "drys" by Wayne 3.
Wheeler, general counsel OF the Anti
Saloon League, and for the ''wets''
by Julien Goldman of Boston, who has
conducted the case for the anti-pro-
A large crowd assembled to listen
to the closing testimony and argu-
ments before the Senate committee In
the majority caucus room in the Sen
ate Office Building today. Just be-
fore the session began this morning.
when Senator Reed of Missouri en-
tered the room, there was burst of
applause. Senator Reed had been an
outstanding figure at the hearings be-
cause of his cross-examination of the
witnesses. Senator Reed, at the out
set of the hearings today requested
the audience to be as quiet as posi-
BILE so that the proceedings could be
heard.
The first witnesses put on today
were Russell Lee Post, chairman of
the Yale Daily News; Greely Sturdi-
vent. jr., managing editor of the Yale
Daily News, and Albert B. Wells, con-
nected with the News, all students at
Yale, who testified In regard to a re-
cent poll taken at Yale showing that
the students and members of the
faculty were in favor of a change In
the liquor laws and a large majority
were against the present Volstead act
They were put on the stand to re-
flute the testimony given earlier by
Prof. Irving Fisher Of Yale, who had
told the committee that there was
less drinking at Yale today than there
was before prohibition. and that con-
ditions had improved at the university
because Of prohibition.
Prof. Fisher Returns.
Immediately after they were heard
Prof. Fisher again took the stand and
told the committee that he considered
It unwise to ask students at Yale, who
had been from IL to Is years old
when prohibition came into effect,
conditions at Yale were better
or worse today than they were in
days. He said, also,
that the average member of the far
ulty probably had not examined the
to ascertain whether condi-
tons had been better at Yale before
than they are today.
The "drys" sought to have included
In the record Of the committee hear ,
ings several statements sworn to by
President Mcbride of the Auti-Saloon
League and other leading "drys,"
whom they said had been in atten-
dance at the committee hearing, but
had been unable to go on the stand.
Bishop Cannon, u member of the
dry" committee In charge OF the
hearings, made the request. He called
attention to the fact that the COM
mittee had received a. statement from
George E. Bremen of Chicago, a wet
candidate for the Senate on the Demo
cratic ticket, who did not appear on
he stand, and that many members of
Congress- had been given the privilege
II being sworn and submitting state
nents without reading them. He said
hat the dry" witnesses. whose state
nents he now wished included in the
.ecord, had not remained Off the stand
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