Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-04

an independent issue. neither Repub-
lican nor Democratic. Examined in
that light, 1t has great potential value"
The suggested amendment for re-
peal OF prohibition, which is advocated
by Senator Blaine as a test of public
sentiment, and which Senator Borah
declares will be decisively defeated in
Congress, draws positive comment. The
Albany Evening News says: I'm view
of the repeated contention of the vets
that prohibition has been foisted upon
the country by a minority of fanatics
in political power, it might be worth
while to have a direct national ex-
preston Of sentiment at the ballot box
on the question Shall the amendment
be repealed But for most of us the
voting of Congress is sufficient evil
dence. Representatives and Senators
are not, save for trifiing exceptions.
voting against their fairly accurate
knowledge of the will of their con-
stituents."
cit is a slow process at best" adj
vises the Charleston Evening Post, "the
movement Of so large body of people
as are in the United States toward
any general policy, but, In the course
of time, doubtless there will develop a
general trend, which will finally find
an outlet in some determined course.
Such a controversial policy as prohibit
ton should never have been ir1bedded
In the Constitution. but should have
been left to the determination Of the
several States. But it is in the Con-
stitution and it will take much more
than a resolution of Congress to get
1t out"
"No one can mind Senator Blaines
resolution" thinks the Milwaukee
Journal. Let the Senate vote on sub
uniting repeal of the eighteenth
amendment. No one ought to feel very
bad about Senator Watson's proposal,
If the Senator will show how the thing
can be done. But what people do begin
to notice and complain Of is that these
men and the others do an awful lot
OF talking about proposals that don't
amount to boot. The Congressional
Record is chock-full of yapping about
prohibition that neither affected votes
IN House or Senate, nor was it ex-
pected to affect votes. Calling the roll
doesn't take very long. Let them take
their little votes-and then get down
to some real business"
1T seems reasonable" In the opinion
OF the worcester Telegram, Ito assume
mat the eighteenth amendment is in
the Constitution to stay for some time.
even In the event Of Congress passing
a resolution submitting to the States
the proposal for repeal But it is not
likely that the repeating proposal can
even pass Congress" The San Jose
Mercury Herald predicts that if a roll
call vote takes place, at is safe to
assume that it will debunk the wet
bunk and show that the great revo-
luton only exists in the Imagination
OF vets in few wet centers."
Quoting Senator ROrah fn tho
that the present controversy should re-
solve itself into finding facts" for
bases Of future activities, the Fort
Worth acknowledgement comments.
Therein lies the greatest obstacle TO
the enforcement Of the amendment.
There are two distinct-and one COL
laborative-Set of facts contained in
the attempt. Two sets of those facts
are incontrovertible. One fact is that
regardless of statistics or testimony IN
the contrary, the eighteenth amend
ment must remain as it is. The other
set OF facts asserts the utter failure
OF the measure. The third set ATTEMPTS
To make groundwork for the practi-
cal advancement of temperance. or
the last, neither Of the two Others will
take any stock. The great mid
die class which invokes a daily plague
on both your houses could become a
tremendous power for temperance"
Senator Borah was prompt to ac-
cept the challenge of Senator Blaine"
declares the Lincoln State journal
While the motives OF the Wisconsin
Senator are open to question, and while
it may be that this is but a part of
the policy Of the vets to make as much
noise as possible, this is the straight
forward way to present the issue. Mr.
b!aine says that he wants to smoke
out and put on record some of his
colleagues. Not an altogether worthy
incentive, but then it may be worth
while as placing on the record ali
members"