| Show DRYS ALARMED k Of BYET WIT DRIVE Prohibitionists Realize I r Modification Strength L Reflected at Hearin Hearing By Dy y FREDERIC WILLIAM WILLIAM WILE Written for Th The Telegram r t TO P. P C. C April 30 I JOne One of ot the m. m nl Immediate an and I effects of ot ot the prohibition hearings in the a senate t will be th the organization of ot A vigorous define sI U He campaign b by th the dry drye In the theIr note communicative moment they concede that 1 LaIh t. t Ih d Th They y acknowledge err fr duty Is to rally ran promptly and aggressively to Us Ua au support They to do so ao and they are cu au- u emely confident that they con cnn hold od the fort tort It ft is ii firmly In their thel possession now two now two third maJorI major maJor- Lii for fox prohibition I 1 I. I their thel Jaim Jm with regard rard to both homes boule t congre congress But Dut they are determined deter deter- I mined henceforward to run no risk riek g f C letting their Strangle hold po sen en or break That decision om rom the standpoint of ot the dry a is Ii the outstanding result of ot the hear hear- to I. I which have hats gripped the tho naon na nit ions Sons Son's on attention for tor th the put past three i eek 1 KEEP VIGILANT EYE I f 7 The wets weta woJ welcome m. m the Zionists Zionists' war plans plan and of ot course Interpret them as a. a confession o ot of weakness On one ODe ph phase phae of the dry drys' drys a defensive campaign the wets wet intend to keep kep a particularly 1 lant eye eYo That I. I stern Item of ot ex ix- ix It Is is' contended by the anti that prohibition was put over over- overby by the astute Wa ano ne neB B B. Wheeler and hi his dna oo-drys when then there there- was wan no legislative control over oyer the rhe campaign barrels barrel of ot men running run run- fling ning for tor Election ex expenses u. u Denies penea nowadays have bave to be account ac ac- count counted M for tot In detail and are subJect subject subject sub sub- to tu careful scrutiny The w wets wet ra plan to shadow abado every candidate In to whom the dry Of organization Is t. especially es ea Interested and watch tp to what extent prohibition money monty to it at his disposti for campaign pur pur- po poses This Is La a game came at which b two Iwo can play and the d dry drys a will wUl Keep an a equally watchful gaze faze on the grease rease supplied by the thi liquor li liquor li- li quor traffic on hiM behalf of ot Candidates candidates candi Candi- dt dates who want powered high bier beer light lIht win a and aDd repeal of ot the eighteenth Amendment RUMORS OF FUNDS Mortal Stort of ot the fabulous fabulous' e extent tent to which dollars are about t to roll roil Inthe in inthe the fight light to overthrow and end maintain main Lain tain prohibition low Clew thick and end fast tast Capitol hill laSt week One circumstantial yarn alleged that a certain cutaia nationally known soft drink concern has baa mobilized d a a. war cheat lot of to be bo put at the disposal die dis rOMI of ot the Saloon Anti league teague Drys Dryll unceasingly p speak k of ot the millions the brewing trade ts ta r ready dy to spend to annihilate To thi familiar charge char the wets weta r retort tort that the bulk of Wheelers Wheelers Wheel ers er's mone money In the tho prohibition de defensive do- do war wax is III to come from the bootlegging trust which would look o u upon abolition of ot prohibition BB ii U. U Dr Nicholas Murray Butler Dutler pr pret prea I. I Ident of ot Columbia Columb university Republican Re lie- publican elder eider statesman regular White House Hou guest And nd Intellectual leader of the wets In an Interview with this writer asserted that the repent repeal 1 of the eighteenth amendment la is the tho next wet objective And this can be accomplished far tar more far tar Dr speedily and more easily Huller Duller declares declare than people generally generally gen gen- orally Imagine ROCKING WITH UNREST Leaving charges countercharges countercharges countercharges counter counter- charges Just aired before the tha senate judiciary subcommittee entirely out of ot account no one wet or dry will seriously d dispute that the country la is s rocking with unrest over prohibition The demand tor for some kind of a modified Is as wide as aa ashe the he continent Itself Word Vord to that I effect reaches me Incessantly In tn simply swamping proportions It comes omes from all aU kinds kind of people and from all aU parts of ot the country It consists broadly of two sorts of ot sentiment one sentiment one branch that deplores the he orgy orl of disrespect for law Jaw and the he nullification of ot prohibition now universally In vogue ogue the other branch opposes prohibition on constitutional grounds The latter class chassis Is the element that disapproves dis disapproves dis- dis approves of constitutional Interference Interference ence once with drink just as vigorously sly as it would oppose constitutional limitation imitation upon the eating of roast beet beef or Brussels sprouts Then of ot course ourse there Is the class cLue that bitterly bit bit- terly erly and violently opposes lawless law aw enforcement such as we are arenow arenow now witnessing every day with respect re re- to CAMPAIGN FIGHT Dr Butler seems entirely confident confident dent ent that hat the 1928 1028 pr presidential campaign campaign campaign cam cam- will be fought taught on th the Issue and predl s victo victory for tor or tho the candidate and party which boldly espouse overthrow of or the eighteenth amendment and the Vol Vol- stead tead law What the captain of ot the wet vet intelligentsia seems to favor Is hI hIthe the tie Canadian system of ot local op- op Lion tion ion with the related co-related scheme of governmental control of ot liquor manufacture and sale In I sections that hat want to be wet |
