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Show WAR 'DRY' BAN WAITS TREATY RATIFICATION WASH INGTOX, Kept. ;H. AUlioufili tlio win- fh'pai-tnifnl ducln.rort in a sLiitc-inr-ut I orlji v tin"- "tho rtivitles of war Mid tin: in-ort.ss nf cl.Mnnhllizat.loii h re fl. iin cikI," iir-l iino pi-ihibiUoii cannot ho lil'lrvl until Jitter tho nil if iva t.lon of Mm .'iKo troaty, in llio opinion of Attor-noy Attor-noy ( ;:nt-;i I I 'a I in or. The prohibition law provides that, it f'h;tl ri.niain in 1'orco until uftor the Lcr-niinaLinii Lcr-niinaLinii 01' tlio war find thu dmobili.a -tiou im' tho arniv. Mr. i'ahnor lias liold that the stiito n't" war lncn not cud until thn pc;ico treaty ha.s boon ratified. Prewt-flout Prewt-flout AVIIson took a. .similar po.slL.on in asl;i!p; coiiKress early in tlie year to repeal re-peal the wiir-timo prohibition law in so far as it affected liht wines and heor. Tim war departnienPH statement as to I he imuI of domoinlizatton was made in f'MiiitwIion with nn aiinounecmont that oiMn-o; of the repiilar army were about In bo returned Ir) their normal peace-Lime rank and that tho lO.noO emergouey of-firers of-firers still in the service must be dis-.'hjtfired dis-.'hjtfired in order to reduce the eommis-nloiwd eommis-nloiwd pursonnel to the 18.000 authorized lv ;l i'ltciiL not of congress. |