Evening star., 1932-07-13
WET AMENDMENT
SHAPED BY GLASS
New Measure Would Require
Ratification by Three
fourthS of States.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Senator Glass, Democrat, OF Virginia,
who has supported national prohlbltlon
for wears, had plans today for intro
sIuction of an amendment that would
modify the eighteenth amendment;
For it to take effect. it would have
E be passed by two-thirds votes IN
Senate and House, and then be ratlned
by three -fourthS of the States.
Glass SAID the measure would give
the Government authority to prevent the
return of the saloon and to regulate
the interstate liquor traffic. otherwise,
it would repeal the amendment and
return to the States powers previously
exercised by them before its adoption.
Platform Not Binding.
In debate on the Senate floor since
the adoption of the Democratic plank
calling for repeal of the eighteenth
amendment and immediate modification
of the Volstead act. Glass said that he
did not consider himself bound by the
party platform on this issue.
Several days ago Glass said on the
Senate floor he was ready without a
moments delay to vote to submit the
question of repeal or modification of the
eighteenth amendment, preferring to re-
serve authority to prevent both the Fed
eral Government or the States from
licensing return of the saloon or per-
mitting shipment of liquor from wet to
dry territory"
Glass declined to give out the text of
his resolution until its introduction, but
it was understood it would follow gen.
orally the plan he outlined in that re-
cent speech.
Was Minority Supporter.
1t was at that time Glass expressed
his view that the Democratic conven-
ton repeal plank binds only those who
voted for it. Glass, as a Virginia dele
gate, voted for the minority plank,
which he helped draft.
Il utterly deny" he said, that that
convention had right to speak for
any Congressman then elected or Sen
ator here under cath and obligation to
discharge his duty according to his
judgment and his conscience.
IF for anybody at all, it had the right
to speak only for those candidates for
the United States Senate and those can
didates for the House CT Representatives
to be chosen at the ensuing election"
Discussions of whether President
Hoover would or would not sign a beer
bill" also helped to keep prohibition
before Congress today.
Britten Makes Forecast
The forecast that he would was made
In the House by Representative Brit
ten, Republican, of Illinois. Demo-
Gratis shouted noble experiment" at
him, but Britten insisted that if Con-
gress would pass a bill to legalize beer
of higher alcoholic content the Presi-
dent would sign it. He used as basis
for his forecast a statement by Mr..
Hoover in 1918 when he was food ad-
ministrator.
L challenge the Speaker of this
House John Garner, vice presidential
candidate of the Democratic party, that
if he believes in the Democratic plat
form to pass a beer bill right now"
Britten yelled.
Garner, standing in the rear of the
House, smiled.
Representative SABBATH, Democrat, Of
Illinois. retorted that Britten knew
that the Anti-Saloon League wouldn't
permit President Hoover to sign bill
repeating the Volstead act" He said
e change could be expected only after
there is a Democratic House, a Demo-
cratic Senate and Democratic Presi-
dent and added
You all know that very shortly We
Viii have q Democratic House, Demo-
cratic Senate and a Democratic Presi-
dent"