Evening star., 1932-06-26
TENTATIVE REPEAL
PLANK SUBMITTED
Committee in Heated Session
as Platform Issues Are
Discussed.
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He insisted that prohibition
shall not be made a partisan political
issue or the subject Of a plank in the
Democratic platform"
Glass Leaves Room.
Senator Glass of Virginia, long a foe
of the prohibition leader, walked from
the committee room as the Bishop
spoke.
During a similar plea for prohibi-
ton plank. DR.. Ernest H. Cherrington,
chairman of the National Prohibition
Board of Strategy, was interrupted by
Michael Igoe Illinois member Of the
resolutions group, who asked If mill
isters would not be better off "if they
preached temperance in their churches
and stayed out Of political conventions" ."
Applause greeted the question and
the drys responded likewise when DR..
replied%
That is a matter OF opinion and
there are various opinions among our
churchmen. There are those who he
lieve the church's influence should be
used against all social evils. and If pro-
hibition is a social evil then certainly
it is part of the so-called Gospel to
fight it."
Igoe and J. r. Pfiffner. the Wiscon-
sin member of the Resolutions Com
mittee, presented planks favoring COM
mitting the party to repeal and legis-
lation meanwhile TO permit the sale OF
beer.
Clear Cut Stand Urged.
Concluding q 45-minute argument for
the vets, Pierre S. du Pont Of Della
ware. chairman of the United Repeal
Council, urged the Democrats to take
a clear-cut stand for repeal submis-
sion without any ifs, ands and butts
about It,"
IN no respect" he said, "has the
country gained by prohibition. and in
many respects it has lost by 1t.
DR.. Cherrington replied that Con-
gress could not refer, submit or re-
submit an amendment to the Consti-
ton but could only propose" such an
and then only when pub
lie sentiment is reflected in two-thirdS
Of the votes of both Houses.
William H. Stayton, speaking for the
Association Against the Prohibition
advocated return of con-
troll Of the liquor traffic to the States.
DIR. Edwin c. Dinwiddie. secretary of
the Prohibition Board of Strategy, took
Stayton to task for arguing the Fed
eral Government had usurped the
power Of the States on prohibition.
Mrs. Sabin Makes Appeal.
Mrs. Charles H. Sabin, head Of the
Womans Organization for National
Prohibition Reform. urged a plank
pledging Democratic members of both
Houses to propose to State conventions
an amendment for repeal.
Walter L. Gregory Of Chicago, repre-
senting the American Hotel Owners
Association, asked for a repeal plank,
saying hotel operators had seen their
banquet and restaurant business pass
to "Speakeasies."
AS the subcommittee went to work on
the tentative platform, it became known
that sharp issue would be taken with
policies on the tariff and
other economic issues.
1t was made known that the tariff
plank would call for a return to the
Democratic policy of lower levies and
for an international conference to bring
about tariff agreements.
The platform builders we're ready to
insist upon a declaration pledging the
party against cancellations Of the war
debts.
Relief Proposals Submitted.
Definite unemployment relief propo-
sails, fresh from the hands of Gov.
Roosevelt, were taken into the drafting
room by A. Mitchell Palmer.
Interest in the economic issues was
at the morning session of
the full committee in the questioning of
William Green. president Of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor, by the COM
In response to Mayor Walker of New
York the labor chief said he was will
ing to see policy adopted whereby the
Federal Government would loan funds
TO municipalities for city construction
programs as well as undertaking Fed
eral construction work to aid unemploy
ment.
Green replied to William G. McAdoo,
former Democratic Secretary of the
Treasury, that the American Federation
Of Labor had taken no stand on the
over full cash payment of
the bonus.
A fight on this proposition is in pros
pect.. Gov. Woodring of Kansas put
forward a plank declaring in favor of
full cash payment to those veterans
proven to be in need
There was talk Of the veteran James
A. Reed Of Missouri going on the Reso-
lutions Committee by proxy to lead a
fight with the Smith forces Of New York
to commit the party to repeal OF the
amendment and to immedi-
ate modification of the Volstead act.
A hen at Whelphill Scotland, has
laid an egg weighing 5 ounces.