Evening star., 1933-12-04
DR.. D0RAN RESIGNS
ALCOHOL POSITION
Federal Commissioner Will
Head Code Authority
for DistiIIerS.
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wholesale liquor dealers, while that fol
rectifiers and blenders is to be heard
tomorrow and one for wine makers later
in the week
John Driskill Of the National Whole.
sale Liquor Dealers Association. in ar
address at the wholesale code hearing
declared the code offered by the Gov
ernlnent amounts to continuation Of
prohibition"
Driskin explained that his objection
was Tor purposes OF the record" anC
that whatever code the Government
Moa1S sssided S I'd upon i eht the spoE Ssalsrs
.NQpp0[t
Governnaent's code o1ered amounted te
a restraint of trade
Not Zone Of Fair Competition"
eve do not consider this code" Dris-
kill said, ITO be one Of fair competition
We do consider it an arbitrary code OF
life and death control of business. This
code contains provisions to enable the
Government to put out of business every
wholesaler.
I'VE believe it exceeds the authority
vested in the President by the national
recovery act"
The Federal Alcohol Control Admins
tration, which will enforce all these. ar
ranged its first informal meeting today
with Choate taking active part in the
work. Choate had requested temporary
suspension Of the issuance Of importa-
ton permits until he could familiarize
q. L.
of these permits will be resumed to-
night.
The Presidents Interdepartmental
Alcohol Control Committee, largely re-
sponsible for the Federal plan, con-
tinued today to consider liquor taxes
and permanent legislation. It's pro-
posals will be submitted to Congress.
To Replace Other Taxes.
Plans had been made SO that
Phillips could issue his proclamation
and President Roosevelt his on taxes
as soon as the thirty-Sixth State con-
vention acted Mr.. Roosevelt intended
to proclaim the suspension of some OF
the temporary Federal taxes, including
one-haf cent on gasoline dividend
and capital stock taxes and increased
excess profits levieS. These will be re-
placed by liquor taxes.
Some OF the permits granted for i'm.
portation of foreign liquors were re.
sclnded because Choate received com.
plants that some importers had re-
celved large quotas, while others hac
been sharply reduced in the allotments
under their original requests.
Rush for Large Imports.
day by the rush for large imports. bui
there was no sign of wavering from
the quota system to hold importations
to a reasonable level until Congress
can act and trade agreements l.:
drafted.
The Spanish charge d'affaires. Seno,
Don Luis Nj. de Irujo. at the State
Department sought information con-
cernlng SPANS quota and the regula-
tions under which liquor will be ad-
mitted
He was referred to the Treasury De-
partment for news concerning quot;
Developments
The Italian Ambassador. AugustC
RoSso; the Swedish Minister. w. Bos-
from, and number of other diploma Is
also made inquiries at the State Dc
partment concerning quotas, which
have been kept secret and were equally
unsuccessful about getting information
Meantime, Acting Secretary Morgen'
than called a meeting Of Treasury heads
including DR.. Doran. The liquor sit
uatlon was understood to be the prin.
cipal subject of the discussions
Phillips told newsmen today that M
foreign powers had yet come forward
with protests based upon the conten-
ton that the liquor import quotas might
be in violation Of the most favored ma
ton principle included in treaties thi:
country has with several of the liquor
exporting countries,
The undersecretary added that the
ten ter,porarS ny epedieht I ana e,pressed p tbs
opinion tnat none OF me foreign power,
will object.
Drys Launch Probe
Meanwhile an effort to determine to
what extent the vote on repeal was in
fluenced by other considerations and
issues not directly related to the liquor
problem will be made by the Anti
Saloon League of America.
1t announced yesterday that State
superintendents had been instructed to
report on-this phase of the question at
the twenty-seventh national convention
to be held here January to 10.
The future policy of the league rela-
tive to local option and State prohibi-
tion law legislation will be determined,
and the attitude with reference to liquor
sales systems in the various States also
will be decided upon.
A campaign to inform young people
of the nature and effects of alcoholic
beverages will be discussed.