Show COUNSEL FOR ANTI SALOON LEAGUE TAKES ISSUE f Disagrees With Counsel Counsel f for i Brewers Denies Anti- Anti 4 tobacco By Associated Press WASHINGTON Aug 4 Wayne Wayne B. B Wheeler counsel for tor the League of ot America took tool issue today with the opinion of ot Elihu Root William Wil Wil- i liam D. D Guthrie and William L L. Marbury Marbury Marbury Mar- Mar I I bury counsel for the United States Brewers' Brewers association that the proposed war prohibition enforcement act is un un- un constitutional Mr Wheeler also denied de denied denied de- de nied that the league forces Intended to start an campaign The authority of sto enact the war prohibition law Mr Wheeler said rests on the provisions In the constitution which gives congress power to support the army and navy This power and obligation extends through demobilization The courts I have so held Congress evidently Intended in intended In- In tended to prohibit all beer and wine in-I in Inthe In Inthe Inthe the original act Some of the courts hold the act does this Others hold I differently Congress is simply trying I Ito to make clear the intention of ot the original act CONGRESS HAS POWER It Is v no now well settled by the supreme supreme su- su preme court that if congress has power to enact a law It also has the power to enact additional legislation to make the original act effective e and enforce enforce- able To define the term intoxicating liquor is necessary to make th act en enforceable enforceable enforceable en- en especially where courts have defeated its purpose by construction Referring to charges of the association association association tion opposed to national prohibition that the league was actively active active- ly aiding In a campaign of the W. W C. C T. T U. U against tobacco Mr Wheeler said The scarecrow of ot the association does not fool anyone The league forces have no intention to start this crusade The liquor traffic is a public menace The tobacco habit may be a private or personal bad habit but it is isI not in the same class as intoxicating I I liquor |