Show 2 O iA BA BATTLE ON 1111 DRY lAW lAWr r Greatest Legal Drive in U. U S. S History Looms Against Amendment WASHINGTON Jan 27 United Unite Press The Press The greatest legal drive against any law or any part of or the constitution constitution con con- in the history of or the country appears to be looming up in the many attacks being made or pre prepared against constitutional prohibition Government attorneys today estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated It will be two years before It will be known definitely whether constitutional constitutional constitutional con con- prohibition n stands on a firm legal basis but but t they ey hold hoM out little hope for any tilting of ot the lid during during during dur dur- ing that time w BASIS FOR ATTACKS The attacks on constitutional prohibition prohibition prohibition pro pro- are on the following Mounds I First That First That prohibition is not a valid subject for a constitutional amendment and that It has not been legally adopted Second That Second That the law en enforcIng enforcing enforcing en- en forcing it and prohibiting all beverages beverages bever beyer- ages containing one half or at i i. per J r cent ceni of alcohol or more Is not constitutional STATES STATE'S RIGHTS Third Third That That the amendment cannot be enforced In any state against its Us order This is to be determined as aswell aswell aswell well as the first two questions in the suit brought In the supreme me court by Rhode Island That Fourth That the states by popular popular popular lar referendums can override the actions actions actions ac ac- ac- ac of or state legislatures s and thus withdraw previous ratification of the eighteenth amendment Ten states slates have the referendum and should all reverse the legislative action with the supreme court upholding the referendum referendum referendum dum it would be sufficient to repeal the amendment I This Is the question now pending in the supreme court on onan onan onan an appeal from the Ohio supreme court which sustained the referendum CAN FIX OWN PERCENTAGE That Firth That some states can be wet by passing laws Increasing the maximum maximum maxi mail mum amount of or alcohol permitted in beverages as New Jersey and Rhode I Island propose to do I Sixth That Sixth That the amendment prohibits prohibits pro pro- I hibits only beverages which are are- in I fact intoxicating and that congress under the provision of the amendment granting It the right to pass appropriate appropriate appropriate enforcement legislation cannot arbitrarily prohibit those drinks which have only a small amount of ot alcohol and are not generally held heM to be Intoxicating cating eating Seventh That Seventh That the liquor Interests can recover heavy compensation from the government for the losses caused by prohibition |