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Wickersham Report to Be
Greeted With Relief by Both
Camps; Drys Issue ukase
By GEORGE r. HOLMES

It Is seldom that the radical
drys and the radical vets can
agree upon anything concerning
prohibition.
yet, strange as 1t may seem,
this closing day Of 1890 found
the Anti-Saloon League in agree
rnent with it's principal oposition,
the Association Against the Pro
hibition Amendment, that the
dawning year Of 1881 is going to
prove q crucial one in the history
OF the prohibition experiment.
Differ as they may and do on
every other phase Of prohibition,
officials Of the two organizations
concede that the new year Will
bring things much closer to .
showdown.
League Predicts Victory
In its annual review Of conM-
tions at the close Of the year,
the league had this to say today:
'By the end Of 1881, the
nation will be nearer to the
ultimate decision as to whether
America Is to license liquor and
nay the price, or prohibit In.
toxicants and derive the beTe-
fit."
Continuing, the leagues state
nnent set forth, Of course, that
ultimately the decision will be to
its liking. It pointed out that
the present seventy-first Congress
Is overwhelmingly dry, and the
new Seventy.second Congress
which comes into office next
year only a little less so.
Review Issued
The Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment did not
issue any review today, as did the
league, but its officials radiate0
that optimism that comes only
from sense Of steady progress
throughout the year just ending.
They pointed to the striking wet
gains iplled up in the November
electioEaS, indicating remarkable
drift Of public opinion against ex.
tgting conditions even in such
hitherto dry States as Ohio. and
EXPRESSED the belief that the move
nnent win be accelerated in 1881.
~ ~ Dry Report Waited
Both sides will greet with relief
the final report Of the Wicker
sham commission. which has been
18 months In preparation, and
which is due before the end OF
January. Whatever its nature, It
will clear the air Of rllrnor and
conjecture and permit definite
planning for the future. The
leagues review said:
"The report will doubtless
make q number Of definite rec
concentrations to increase the
effectiveness Of court procedure.
One benefit Of its report win be
the quieting of endless runlOrs
and predictions about its prOba.
BILE action"
Both associations, wet and dry,
are making extensive preparations
for 1881, irrespective Of whatever
the Wickersham commission re-
ports.
Budgets Are Made
The association against the
amendment contemplates 1881
budget Of about SIS, ZOO, 900. The
Anti-Saloon League appealed to its
supporters at the recent dry con-
vention here for contributions
that would permit expenditure Of
between $500, 900 and $4,000, 900
In the new year. The principal
difference between them Is that
the association has its $4,000. 900
In sight, while the league has
still to obtain its requirements.
Contributions to the dry cause
have fallen away woefully since
1928, while contributions to the
wet side have correSpondingiy In
creased.
The new year will see intense
activity on the part Of both or.
CARNATIONS, affording a fitting
prelude to the Presidential cam
paign year that follows it. For
that year, 1882, some long range
planning already is in the max
ing.