Evening star., 1933-11-23
Federal Liquor Control Asked
By Rooseuelt's Special Group
administration You'd Supervise DistiH-
: cries Pending Passage of Legis.
lation by Congress.

| tanned important changes deemed neces-
sary after q study ordered by President
Roosevelt.
In making the substitute public, Har-
ris z. Wiliingham, chief Of the beverage
section of the Farm Administration,
emphasized it came from the Executive
Committee. The substitute specifies
that all its provisions, except those re-
lating to hours Of labor, rates Of pay
and other conditions of employment, are
to be administered by the alcohol con-
troll unit. Under the distillers' proposal,
the code would have been administered
by Secretary Wallace.
While the administration's code fol-
lows that of the distillers in requiring
the purchase Of domestic grown grains,
and on employment and pay of labor,
1t goes further in stipulating prices and
terms OF sale and prohibits control Of
retail outlets and misbranding.
1t would become effective the day
after its approval by President Roose-
welt, as does the marketing agreement,
which was virtually unchanged.
Plant Capacity Limited.
Members Of the industry are limited
Is to plant capacity and production by
the new code, which stipulates that none
dhall produce or store more spirits in
an amount or at rate greater than
that of which his plant was capable
under efhcient conditions of operation
on the date OF the repeal of the eight
eenth amendment or on the effective
date Of this code, whichever is earlier"
An exception is allowed where the
approve an application for members
desiring to come under the code, or
where expansion is deemed necessary
because Of inadquate production to meet
consumption demands.
In addition, however, the administra-
ton Is empowered to restrict production
and allocate its distribution.
Under the price control section, each
dlstlller Will be required to keep posted
Win the administration list Of prod
ucts and sale prices and all other terms
and conditions of sale, and:
No sale or other disposition of dis
titled spirits shall be made by any mem
Der OF the industry except in accordance
with prices, terms and conditions which
nave been posted and which have not
been declared ineffective"
United States Can Cancel Terms.
If the administration, upon investi-
CATION, finds prices or terms of sale
I
are SO excessive as to encourage the sale
OF distilled spirits in violation of law
1t is authorized to declare such prices
or terms or conditions Ineffective
Distillers also are required to sell
spirits lin bottles only" to retailers, ex-
cept sales to rectifiers or blenders, or to
dispenSaries or other agencies operated
and maintained by any State or politi-
cal subdivision.
The code prohibits distillers from
holding any interest in any license for
retail sales of spirits or premises used
therefor and from participating in any
way. directly or indirectly. in retail sales
| and bars sales to unauthorized vendors.
Misbranding. false advertising. COM
mercial bribery. shipment or delivery on
consignment, advertising allowances. re-
bates, prizes and premiums are barred.
The section prohibiting sales in dry
States prohibits transportation or i'm
portation of distilled spirits into ANY
State or political subdivision thereof for
delivery. sale or use therein in viola
ton OF the law of such State"
Modification of the code is permis-
sible with the approval of the Presi-
dent