The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-14
BEER RETURN
IS URGED BY
Sen. BINGHAM
Congress Should Act to
Modify VoIStead Law,
He Declares.
WOULD SPUR BUSINESS
Billion a Year Would Be
Put in Circulation by
Brew Sanction.

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 14,-Move-
ment for modification of the Vol
stead law to permit 4 per cent beer,
gained notable recruit today, when
Senator Hiram Bingham of Con-
necticut declared that this action
should be taken at the December
session of congress.
Senator Bingham advocates mod
ification of the Volstead law TO
permit brewing of beer, first, as an
economic measure, and second, be-
cause he believed legal beer will
help to dissipate many of the COM
plants against the existing law.
Although he is known as a vet,
Bingham's declaration is the first
expression by any senator since the
recent election, that the law should
be modified His views are regarded
as significant because he is a con-
sentative Republican, a member of
the senate finance committee, and
has been a consistent supporter of
President Hoover.
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Bingham's views, it is believed.
will prove popular in his home state.
which never has ratified the eight
zenith amendment. In the recent
campaign, both Connecticut polit-
ical parties advocated repeal.
Il hope congress will, at the COM
ing session, take steps to modify
the Volstead law to authorize the
immediate resumption of beer
manufacture" Senator Bingham
said.
This should be done without de-
lay, because legal beer will prove
a mighty contributing factor to-
ward return of better business con-
ditions. Aside from stimulating
employment in many industries. it
will prove a source of additional
revenue for the government at a
time when a large decrease in cor
porate and personal income tax col
lections appears invitable.
States and municipalities, also,
will feel the benefits of the increased
revenues when constantly increas-
ing bond issues are making tax
alton burdensome in most commun-
tiles"
Would Help Employment
Senator Bingham declared thar
legal beer greatly would stimulate
the demand for grain, provide new
markets for coal, automobiles, glass
ware, cooperage, machinery, copper
products and other industries.
Il have been told that beer will
place an additional billion dollars
year into circulation" he con-
tinued. This might prove suff1-
cient to bring about a return of
prosperity"
The Connecticut senator recalled
that beer and ale have been the
historic beverage of the Anglo-Sax-
on the Teutcnic races"
It have believed for a long time
that law, such as the Volstead
law, which will not permit a ply
sician to prescribe good beer for
his patients is unjustifable," he
went on. ct is a well-known medi-
cal fact that people who are con-
valescing from illness thrive on the
heaIth-giving qualities of beer.
Labor for Beer
1.-THE American Federation Of La
Dor, striving for the best interests
of the workingmen, repeatedly has
gone on record in favor of beer.
1.-The trouble with most people is
that they fear that the return Of
legal beer would mean the return
of the old saloon, controlled by
brewers for unholy political pur-
poses. This argument is fallacious.
Modification of the Volstead law to
permit the sale of beer under proper
restrictions would not mean the re-
turn of the open saloon"