Evening star., 1933-02-16
Ids MANIUvHRs AT MOSCOW.
SOVIET WA1 MACHINE I

stitution Of the United States. which
shall be valid to all intents and pur-
poses as part Of the Constitution when
ratified by the conventions Of three
fourths Of the several States:
"Article-Section /. The eighteenth
article Of amendment to the ConStttu-
ton Of the United States Ia hereby re-
pealed.
"section 2. The transportation or
Importation into any State, Territory, or
possession Of the United States for de-
livery or use therein Of intoxicating
liquors, in violation Of the laws there
Of, is hereby prohibited.
Section 8. This article shall be In
operative unless it shall have been rati-
fed as an amendment to the Constitu-
ton by the conventions Of the several
States, as provided in the Constitution
within seven years from the date Of
the submission hereof to the States by
the Congress"
Robinson Capitulates.
Senator Robinson. while successful
in his fight for the two changes In the
measure, capitulated on another change
that he and others seeking to bring the
Blaine measure into conformity with
the Democratic platform wanted.
To simplify the controversy" he
withdrew an amendment which would
have removed also q provision intended
to protect dry States from liquor i'm
portations After the balloting and ora
tory were over for the night, he pre-
iicted that the repeater a. 1t now stands
would command the two-thirds ma
jority necessary.
The drys, meanwhile. were silent,
xx&~ .l4k. rrf~ ..l,
the afternoon and evening Tuesday had
wilted In the face Of . threat to keep
the Senate In continuous session until
vote was reached.
A recapitulation of the three roll calls
during yesterdays ight-and-a-half-
hour session showed:
The motion Of Senator Blaine to con-
slider his repeal resolution, approved
So to %.
Robinson's amendment to provide the
convention method Of ratification,
adopted, As to IS.
Congress Power Eliminated.
The Arkansas Senator's amendment
to strike out the section giving Congress
power with the States to bar the saloon,
approved. 80 TO 80.
Laughter and merriment swept the
chamber as the last vote was announced.
Senators Hayden and Ashurst, AriEona
Democrats, had voted against it and
then switched before the result was an
nounced by Senator Fess, Republican,
Ohio, who was presiding. Ashurst
smilingly remarked he had voted under
misapprehension."
Robinson maneuvered several drys In
line when he withdrew his amendment
to strike out the dry State protection
clause.
Senator Borah, Republican Of Idaho.
dry champion, had begun . long legal
argument for the clause, saying the
Webb Kenyon act does not provide
sufficient protection against liquor i'm
portations into dry territory and its
constitutionality had been questioned in
several court decisions.
Senator wagner, Democrat. OF New
York. a straight-out repealer, also
withdrew opposition to this clause. say
ing II the dry States wanted this ad-
ditional protection they could have it.
Borah Backs Robinson.
Borah supported Robinson's amend
ment to eliminate the section giving to
Congress power to legislate against the
saloon. He said 1t would be "imprac-
ticable" and many States already had
shown a disregard of concurrent Fed
eral power by repeating their enforce
ment statutes.
Adoption of the convention method
Of ratification conformed to both party
platforms. although the complete reso-
luton is sort of compromise Of the
two planks on repeal.
The Democratic plank called for nat
repeal with no strings. the Republican
provided for submission Of repeal with
protection for dry States and ccngres-
sional power to bar the saloon.