Evening star., 1932-07-17
SENATE ADVANCES
| GLASS REPEAL BILL
Nearly Two-Thirds Majority
Agrees to Consider State
Control.
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Senator Tydings, Democrat, OF Mary
land, also for repeal, opposed the Glass
proposition on the ground that 1t would
place a police regulation in the Con-
stitution-in reference to the Cectlon
allowing for Federal control to outlaw
the saloon.
Senator Norris, Republican. of Ne
braska. sought to have the Glass and
Bingham resolutions referred to the
Judiciary Committee, which he heads.
saying he was very much grieved at
this development of radicalism" in the
Senate He meant the Senate taking
up resolutions that had not been before
committees.
I'm all the reforms that you Demo-
Gratis like to talk about that occurred
during the reign Of Woodrow WILSON,,
Norris continued, can Democrat here
point to a single one Of them that was
carried out by unanimous consent?
Norris Flags Radicals"
IT never dreamed I'd live to see the
time when my country, particularly the
Senate, was going over to the controi
of the radicals" he added
In submitting his motion, Norris an
nounced he was pleading for conserVa-
tive action" and that he hoped that
what has been going on in Russia has
not affected this Senate"
Bingham's repeal resolution would re-
Qu1re ratification by State conventions
CHOSEN by the people. He pointed out
uHat Glass made no provision Tor the
selection of convention delegates, and
SAID 1t thus did not carry out the pro-
visions of the party platforms.
Glass vigorously criticized Bingham,
accusing him of seeking to make politi-
cal capital of the prohibition situation.
He called attention to the minority
platform report, which Bingham spon-
sored at the Republican convention.
asserting it called for the abolition OF
the saloon and protection of the States.
Then recalling Bingham's objections
to certain features of his resolution,
the Virginian said the Senator has
ripped off his own disguise and does
not want to protect the States"
Explaining his action in drafting the
resolution, Glass said he had simply
proposed that the States settle the
question.
That doesn't bind me or any Sena-
tor who votes for 1t to vote for re-
peal" he said. Il intend to use every
effort of persuasion and argument to
have the State of Virginia oppose re-
peal.
Cites Dry Record.
IT have been lifelong dry, SO to
speak. I don't know the taste Of in
toxicating liquor. But I have never
been Zealot.
1T was the eXcesSeS Of the liquor
traffic that brought on Federal prohibi
ton and more recently it has been ex-
cesses of clerical fanatics that has Gre
ated the present terrific reaction against
prohibition"
Bishop James Cannon. jr, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
political foe of Glass, was in the gallery
listening to the debate.
Senator Walsh, Democrat, MaSsa-
chusetts, said the "best way and most
satisfactory way Of restoring State rights
would be by the submission of a fiat
repeal resolution"
II fear, however. that there is great
possibility of division Of sentiment
among those urging change IN the
prohibition laws which will long post
pone action unless we get together" he
said
THE saloon caused prohibition. The
speakeasy caused the present agitation
the inability of the Government to en-
force the prohibition laws.
In my humble judgment it Is abso-
lutely out of the question to consider
getting favorable action for repeal un-
less there is a method Of preventing
the saloons return"
Borah Doubts Value.
Senator Borah, Republican Of Idaho.
asked II 1t would be possible to prevent
return Of the saloon once liquor was
legalized.
1.-The reason for advocating repeal
that is stronger than any ether" Borah
said, 'is that the National Government
is unable to enforce the liquor laws. If
We go a step further and legalize the
sale, it will be practically impossible for
the National Government to say it can
not be drunk at a certain place"
Glass denied that he was legalizing
liquor.
IT propose to allow the State to legal
ize the sale, but to forbid them to legal
ize saloons" he said.
Borah said he agreed with the OBJ
jective of the Virginian, but after two
years of study was convinced it could
not be achieved.
would you leave conditions as they
are and make no effort to improve
them?" Glass asked.
NO" Borah rplied "but when we
find it impossible to control the method
of selling liquor when it is illegal, we
will find it impossible when States make
1t legal"
Glass suggested that under his pro-
pcsal. those places allowed to sell liquor
would help to enforce the laws against
the selling of it unlawfully.
Appeal to Candidates.
With the ending yesterday of the
conference of national prohibition Or
carnations to determine their strategy
in the coming political campaign, the
Methodist Board of Temperance, Pro-
hibition and Public Morals called upon
candidates for Congress and the State
Legislatures to repudiate the national
prohibition plankS of the Republican
and Democratic parties and run on
their own platforms.
In statement in its Clipsheet ad-
dressed to drys throughout the country,
the Methodist board urges its sympa-
thiZers to "vote for candidates for Con-
gress who believe in the prohibition
amendment and will sustain it in all
needed legislation" The board Sug-
gests that the dry candidates take a
leaf out Of the book of Alfred E. Smith,
Democratic presidential nominee in
1928. whom the drys charge with bolt
ing his party platform at that time.
The Methodist board without ex-
pressing a preference as to presidential
candidates. also propounded three ques-
tlonS to be directed at the nominees,
none of which concerns their personal
opinion on prohibition, but deals only
with their willingness to enforce the
law. The questions follow:
will you enforce the law?"
will you appoint honest. courageous
men to administer the law?"
will you name judges and other ap-
pointees in whom the people will be
justified in having faith?'
Follows Same Course.
In taking this position with respect
to congressional and presidential can
didates, the Methodist board promptly
seeks to put INTO effect among its con-
stituents a line of action recommended