Show Drys Drys' Plan to Force Fo e Vote on Prohibition Repeal i PROHIBITIONISTS FEAR lOSS Of ViER CHARGE La Guardia Attempts to p v 3 W Amendment t Unconstitutional By WALTER CHAMBLIN Associated Press Pren Staff Writer WASHINGTON Jan 18 18 Con Con Conflicting i I f views on the tho proposal emanating from rom the senate side ide of the tho capitol for or or- or ora a vote on prohibition prohibition tion were ware forthcoming today from rom house members member as a. the house houle it itself it it- self self- arranged for a full discussion of the wet and dry issue Tho Tim view that dr dry members were eager er at nt this time to vote vole on the question because they were fearful o of loin losing strength In n tho elections of or next November No was as voiced b by Representative o La Lt Guardia Republican New York before taking the hou house e floor to re renew re- re new flew hI his attack on tho eighteenth amendment On the other hand Rp Representative e Cramton Republican Michigan one ot of the dl dry leaders said h he ho would not object to a aol vote ol but the wets would not really want a 3 test vote ote as It would show up their weakness weakness weakness weak weak- ness too emphatically A number of or other dry members indicated that Senator Borab Borah Republican Republican Re Re- publican Idaho had given gl expression lIon sion ion to their own views with his statement of or yesterday es I 1 am Ilm ready reldy I Ito to vote ote La Guardia argued It was as to bo be expected that tho tha prohibitionists would seize selzo upon the opportunity of going on record on the Blame resolution proposing repeal of ot tho amendment In the present congress Ho ire added The dr drys s 's know kno knothe the they have an overwhelming o majority In both oth houses and therefore want to todo todo todo do their balloting before any anything thinS thinS' happens to cut their I strength There is 18 no argument ho continued continued con con- but that the prohibition group has the votes to do what It wants La LJ Guardia toola today was wan tho center I oC ot tho the prohibition controversy contro at atthe attile tile the hou house e sideS side At hi his hIM request t the tho I house holise yesterday had postponed for tor fora a 1 day consideration of ot the tho I appropriation carried In the tr post treasury asu post oci office supply bill for I pr prohibition enforcement ment COLLECTS MATERIAL x I. I Tho The d delay lay was to enable tho the lIt lIt- Atla AilO Now Yorker who most of o the ui-ne ui Is Js on the lookout to fUr cUr up trouble for Cor tho the drys t to hi collect ma- ma tonal and toda today h he had surrounded himself with many bool books s documents and papers paper La Guardia contended that tho the eighteenth amendment had never ne been properly ratified basing this a assertion erton upon tho third section o of the amendment which says S 'S that the Amendment shall shul be Inoperative unless It shall have been heen ratified as asan asan asan an amendment to the thE constitution I Ib b o of the several states a ns as provided in the constitution within seven eVen years rc'S from the date of ot I the submission thereof to the states slates by the tho congress 1 This section feton ho said came Into I force foroe foro hen when the amendment amendment as a a wa was wa first ratified b by thirty thirty- si six states slates Coming CominS' Into force Corco at that time he Interpreted It as stipulating stipulating tp- tp then that It must again be b by thirty six l states or at atthe the tho expiration of or th the tho year seven period tho entire entro amendment became beune I inoperative e Ten states te ho Mal said I had hd gone gon through what he saw saW as the necessary procedure of a second ra Li flea tion Among Amon others other discussing prohibition prohibition tion Representative Britten Republican Re Re- publican Illinois one on of or the lead lead- ers era ers of ot of the te hou o wet group said Mid tho the d lead ead- leaders leaders' eader In a a statement that If I dry er ers ers' 1 were sincere re they woul would seek a test tet vote voto on modification o of the I act act instead of oC repeal o of tho the amendment Ho added The Th voto oto should hould be on modification modi- modi cation caton of or the act so as 38 to permit the manufacture and sale Ic o of beer eer and ancl light wines wine and the consumption con con- of ot the same away from rom the tho place paco of ot purchase Tho taloo saloon must not return I challenge chalene the drys In congress to request this vote vole |