Evening star., 1933-11-27

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visions OF the brewers code were sus-
pended today at the request of the Pres
ldent's committee to permit it to make
further study of the provisions with a
view to meeting certain objections voiced
by the brewers.
Experts working with the President S
committee said Mr.. Roosevelts deci-
sion on the distillers' code would un-
doubtediy affect the brewers pact They
gave that reason for the suspension Of
hearings on the latter.
Several alternative proposals de-
signed to meet some objections raised
by the distillers were to be laid before
the President
Hearings on the brewers code were
suspended with an announcement that
President Roosevelt's special Alcohol
Committee would further revise the
draft to meet some objections raised
by the brewers
Wright Clark of the Farm Admins
tration reported the President S commit
tee would have the second revision of
the code ready for consideration to-
morrow morning.
1t was learned that the committee
would consider setting up separate
less than 80 per cent alcoholic con-
tent and with brew of larger alcoholic
content.
Considers Suggestion.
In addition. the committee has be-
fore it the suggestion of brewers that
If the Government insists upon Fed
eral control policy the brewers be
placed under an administration separ-
ate from that to supervise distillers.
importers and blenders of hard liquor.
Members of the Presidents commit
tee reafiirmed that the Federal control
policy would be followed out by the
administration. although some modi-
tication is to be made to give more
power to the distillers' code authority
Similar modification is being conSid-
cred for the brewers, who today pro-
tested the administrative features OF
the Governments substitute code plac-
ing them under the direct supervision
of the projected Federal Alcohol Con-
troll Administration.
After Representative Emanuel Cel-
ler. Democrat of New York. eontended
ers' codes violated the spirit of the N
r. A. and the A. A. c. acts by inter-
fering with private business, George R.
Beneman of the United States Brew
erS' Association said the induStry'S code
was adequate to meet the requirements
Of the Government for control.
Hear Labor Argument.
While awaiting the new proposals of
the Presidents committee, N. r. A. Of
ficials heard the brewers on the labor
and wage provisions of the substitute
code
The administrations proposal for
Federal control Of the brewing and
liquor distilling industries was declared
by Representative Celler, to be vio-
lation of the intent of Congress in
passing the national recovery and agri-
culture adjustment acts.
The administration, in proposing to
create a Federal Alcohol Control Ad-
ministration 70 regulate the liquor in
dustry, he asserted. displayed utter dis
regard" of the temperance plank in
serted in the Democratic national plat
form at the Chicago convention last
year. He cited the platform as urging
State control of the liquor business.
Celler said that in proposing the
brewers and 6istillers' codes the Presi-
dents Interdepartmental Committee in
vaded States rights, adding that you
are going bit too far and Congress
may resent your poaching upon its pre-
serves"
Il believe you are legislating here, "
he said. Il appeal to you to pause be-
fore putting this tremendous power into
the hands of something political, with
all that it involves"
Decided on Policy"
Earlier. E. S Greenbaum of the Pres
idents Committee told the brewers the
committee had definitely decided on the
policy of the Federal Alcohol Control
Administration.
Later, however. E G. Lowry jr. rep
resenting the Treasury and the Presi-
dents Committee. said the administra-
tive features of the Brewers code, which
permits them to set up a code authority
to cooperate with the alcohol admins
tration, was being studied further with
a view to possible modification.
Administrative features of the dis
tillers and brewers codes are almost
identical under the Government pro-
posals. The distillers also would be
permitted to create code authority to
work with the alcohol administration.
Testifying for the Government. DR..
James NJ Doran. commissioner OF in
dustrial alcohol, said he favored CEN
trail Federal alcohol control. but that
beer Of 32 per cent alcoholic content
should be treated differently than beer
Of larger alcoholic content.