Show I DISTILLERS OF U. U S. S ARRANGE j FOR TEST SUIT J i 1 e Levy L 7 Mayer l Chicago tr Heads Head s Committee ee to Open Attack on OIt Prohibition The O-The The commit New cw York Tork March 20 tco tea of oC distillers of oC the tho United States representing the entire distilling Industry indus Indus- industry tr try announced tonight that steps were being taken to attack tho the constitutionality constitution of oC the federal prohibition amendment amendment amend amend- ment and the war time prohibition act LeV Levy Mayer la Cr of oC Chicago o counsel for tor tho the organization W was g Instructed to ar arrange arrange arrange ar- ar range for tor a n suit to test the emergency prohibition law after the treaty of ot peace had been signed Action to bring about a Judicial review re of oC the eighteenth eighteenth eight eight- amendment It was stated would await awalt the outcome of ot referendum elections elections elections elec elec- In thirteen states where petitions ns calling for tor a popular vot ot on the bone bon dry enactment have ha been filed tiled or are I In circulation i Utah Among States State The attorney also gave ae an opinion that If It the war time prohibition act Is la unconstitutional manufacture of oC distilled dis dis- distilled tilled d spirits forbidden b by tho the President President dent under tho the food tood conservation conser laws I could be lawfully resumed as soon a athe as the war Is ended endel In their discussion of measures to nullify nullity tho federal amendment the distillers distillers dis dlA- tillers named California Washington Oregon Oree-on Nevada Ne Idaho Utah New Mexico Mexico Mex Mex- ico fco Colorado Michigan Ohio Missouri Maine an and Nebraska as as' states state where referendum petitions have be been n As tort forty state legislatures ratified the amendment nine more moro than the r necessary three fourths tho limo distillers distillers' distillers distillers' distillers distillers' distil distil- lers' lers announced plan of action could not be carried out If It the people of oC more than four tour states approved ed the decisions of or their legislative bodies The distillers attack on the war war- wartime time limo prohibition act follows follow the lines laid down by br counsel for tho the brewers in their test suit filed here yesterday esterday alleging that the law having been enacted en enacted enacted en- en acted after the tho signing of oC the tho armistice armistice armistice armis armis- tice went beyond the power of or Congress Congress Con Con- gr gress ss to adopt measures for the national national national na na- security and defense Sue ue Revenue Re Collector Members of tho the distillers distillers' committee declared the decision to withhold their litigation until the completion of ot peace negotiations was based on a desire to proceed only after aUer the war emergency was formally declared a matter of ot his his- tor tory It was said the suit would be Drought Brought against the tho collector of ot Internal internal internal inter Inter- nal revenue and the federal dl district attorney at attorney attorney at- at torney In some appropriate district Whilo no distilled beverages have hao been manufactured since Jul July 1 1 1917 Hili under the food conservation conser regulations regulations regula regula- no ban has been placed on marketing marKeting marketing mar mar- of ot stocks except that in the war time prohibition act which forbids forbids forbids for for- bids sales and all withdrawals from irom bond except for export purposes purpose after June lune 30 next until tho the demobilization of ot tho the war time mill military tar forces The The- distillers' distillers committee with Ith George F. F of or Cincinnati as secretary has been In conference for tor the past vast vasto two o days with members present from all sections of ot the countr country California Brewers Await lait Court Action San Francisco March 20 Plans O.-Plans Plans to transfer tra millions of ot dollars In California California California Califor Califor- nia brewing Interests to tho the orient Mexico and South America have hae been held up pending the outcome of or tn the s Ne New York suit to e establish the tho status of or a beer with 2 25 per cent alcoholic content under the forthcoming forthcoming- prohibition prohibition prohibition measures R. R president of or the California Brewing Browing association announced toda today If It the test case decides that 2 i pc per percent percent cent beer is the California California Cali Call fornia breweries will open full Cull blast said Mr |