Show Jersey ersey Senator Scores Dry Rider on Draft WASHINGTON Oct While 21 UP While Senator Lee D D. Okla claimed mounting support for his bill to ban liquor from army camps Senator Smathers D. D N N. J. J denounced it Wednesday as a sneaking undemocratic and un-American un effort of the old A league This effort Smathers said in a statement Is to take tako advantage tage of world conditions and use the war as an excuse to foster the terrible curse of national prohibition upon the country again A showdown is possible Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day on Lees Lee's bone dry amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment to legislation lowering the draft age to 18 and th the Oklahoman Oklahoman Oklahoman man told reporters that some of his senatorial supporters were people who dont don't favor general prohibition But they are for my amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment he added Predicts Delays t Majority Leader McCormack D. D Mass told the house he I hoped the draft bill would not be converted into a a. prohibition bill billand billand billand and predicted that if the senate attached Lees Lee's amendment the draft measure would not be disposed disposed disposed dis dis- posed of finally until after the November November No No- vember ember 3 elections McCormack expressed the view that the draft was an essential matter which should be disposed of immediately and that all aU other matters regardless of their merit should wait for separate congressional congressional congress congress- ional lonal consideration Smathers said he had two boys one 18 and the other 19 They will both go into the service under this new draft act he continued and I do not intend to have them enter the service to fight for liberal democracy with witha a thou not rider amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment attached to the very act that takes them into the service Cites Own O Household There is whisky on the sideboard sideboard side side- b board ard in my dining room and there is whisky on every street corner cor cor- ner they ner-they they pay no attention to it there and they will pay no no attention attention attention atten atten- tion to it in the service unless we weare weare weare are foolish enough to forbid them After his reference to the Anti- Anti saloon leaguers Smathers added If they succeed in this first step it will wiIl only encourage them to make the final drive to curse this country with the demoralizing and hypocritical act known as national national national na na- na- na prohibition The secretary of war and the secretary of navy already have the power to r regulate regulate regu regu- gu- gu late the conduct and habits of all inductees |