Show U 0 PROHIBITION LAW M MUST UK BE MODIFIED SAYS HEED 8 S SIt It Modification l of the tho national pre pra- law must be given consideration by both the leading political parties in framing training their is platforms in 1924 Senator Smoot t one of the Republican leaders in th lh the senate declared upon his return to Washington Although he has always been a i. t strong dry dry 1 Senator Smoot declared declared de de- je dared that election results clearly showed that the prohibition Isu cannot be evaded and that it will ba baa b ba a controlling factor in alee elec J There is no question about a radical wave having swept the middle mid I die dle west said Senator Smoot It l' l ln n may a be called progressivism or by i I any other name It was responsible for Cor the election of senatorial candidates candidates candidates candi candi- dates in Nebraska North Dakota j jand and Minnesota There was an uprising of or farmers farm ers era because of intolerable conditions condition Their Theil crops are rotting even IB is Utah an and mt market could not be provided They wen wera ready to strike at anybody and did ld so at the party In power I While a radical wave swept ni ts I middle west the same result was accompanied by a wet wave in tha the east This as evidenced by the defeat defeat de de- de- de feat Ceat of Republican candidates in New York and New Jersey In Iii the next congress both parties must consider two groups These Thele will be the farm bloc and the wet 1 bloc Together they certainly will wUl willbe willbe I Ibe be be dominating elements If It they amalgamate or cooperate they can I put put over anything in the shape of 1 legisla legislation tion In view of the situation that will prevail when the sixty-eighth sixty congress congress con can gress comes conies Into existence Senator Smoot predicted that full lull cognizance must be taken of or the wet Issue as raised during the recent campaign He insisted that the national contentions conten conTen- in formulating their platforms in 1924 must take into consideration modification of r f the existing prohibition 1 tion statutes j Senator Smoot would venture no predictions as to tu how far the farm fans bloc and the wet bloc will go in ills tha direction of or pooling their Interests He lie merely pointed out the possibilities ties that lie in su such a coalition i 0 Q |