Show DRYS FEAR WET FORCES IN CONGRESS McBride Urges Democrats to Name Outstanding Constitutionalist BLOCS SUPPORT CHANGE v. v Action Actio Assures Assures- One Vote on Prohibition This Session By DON J. J KIRKLEY Associated Press Staff Writer V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Jan 15 Demo 15 Demo Democrats were advised today by F. F Scott McBride Saloon Anti league superintendent superintendent superintendent super super- that if they would avoid staggering over a whisky bottle and will nominate an outstanding high class constitutionalist they have a good chance to win the 1932 1032 election In his report before the board of directors of the league he called upon the organization to wake up and f fight during the coming 10 months We might as well face the fact that there will be no landslide in 1932 in favor of prohibition as lS there was in 1928 McBride said in his report The contest will be In territory where the wets have the advantage on account of the prevailing negative business situation McBride said no previous results would make secure prohibition at the election of 1932 1934 and 1936 OUTCOME UNCERTAIN The outcome of the next election as to prohibition will be greatly influenced influenced influenced in in- by the economic outcome within the next 10 months McBride said adding Under present conditions conditions conditions condi condi- there is a real fight on The prohibition issue has not been so clear in irs the last eight years as formerly nor as clear cut as it will be from now on He told the board congressional tests so far tar had been mostly on matters matters matters mat mat- of enforcement rather than pro pro- He warned even a majority majority major major- ity of or in both houses o of con congress ress does not mean absolute security Both house blocs decided today to support a suggested change in the eighteenth amendment returning liquor control to the states The action of the wet vet bloc assures at least one vote on prohibition this session since it has sufficient members men mem melT bers to for forge force e the question to the floor The resolution greed to would be ratified by constitutional conventions instead of oC state legislatures and make the eighteenth amendment read PROPOSED RESOLUTION The congress the power to regulate or to prohibit the manufacture manufacture manufacture manu manu- facture sale or transportation o of Intoxicating in intoxicating intoxicating in- in liquors within and the importation thereof into and the exportation ex ex- thereof from the United States and al subject to the jurisdiction for beverage purposes provided however that such power of oC regulation shall not be construed or applied to abridge or deny the right of any state to authorize authorize authorize au au- au- au the manufacture sale or transportation or use of such intoxicating intoxicating cating eating liquors wholly within the border border border bor bor- der o of such state and such p power of regulation or any power of ot the congress congress congress con con- gress to regulate interstate and foreign foreign for for- eign commerce shall shaU not be construed construed construed con con- to empower the congress to authorize the shipment transportation tion or importation into any state of intoxicating liquors for beverage or other purposes whenever the manufacture manufacture manufacture manu manu- facture sale transportation or use of or such liquors has been prohibited by the laws of ot such state and any such shipment or importation of in intoxicating intoxicating intoxicating in- in liquors into such state in violation of its laws is prohibited and any such shipment or importation tion shall be subject to the laws of the state Upon its arrival therein Representatives Amlie of Wisconsin Wiscon Wiscon- sin and Arentz of Nevada Republicans cans withheld approval of ot the suggested suggested suggested sug sug- amendment in its present form |