Show FAVORS WINE AND BEER MESSAGE recommends resolutions URGING SOFTENING OF prohibition AMENDMENT dt executives program includes udea direct primary repeal of film censorship and also home rule albany in a personally delivered message hies sago to tho the now ork legislature wednesday governor alfred K E smith recommended passage of resolutions urging blat the legi glathe at washington bo be set in immediate motion to bring about a constitutional amendment permitting light wine and beer lie ile also recommended initiation by this state of a federal constitutional amendment requiring submission to to tho the people instead of the legislature of 0 all future proposals to amend tho the federal constitution the legislature tin tak gri governor vernor said had ratified tho the eighteenth amendment in 1011 1919 by a narrow margin after refusing a proposal by him to submit the question to the people in a referendum lie ile then recalled tho the 75 per cent beer bill passed by a substantial majority in tile the legislature in 1020 and subsequently rendered inoperative by a supreme court decision and declared that it democratic government means what wo we all say it means surely the history of our own states does not indicate that a majority of the people aru are in sympathy with tho the existing Vols toad act it the are to get relief relict from this situation they must look to tho the national congress 11 other recommendations made by tho the governor were for or repeal of the motion picture censorship law restoration to of the direct primary municipal in u homo home rule and municipal control of public utilities voters refuse to give rail right toronto Ito revised returns ot of tor antos new mew years day elections which were sought bought out on tho the quey tion of provincial ownership of hydroelectric radial lines show that mayor C A maguiro maguire candidate with a yin pathetic majority in council was reflected ted by a small majority although the proposed hydro radial agreement itself was defeated mf maguire had campaigned on a platform proposing to turn over to tho the brov caal hydroelectric commission a r lt it of way across the tha cites harbor frontage over which to bring in the prop proposed used radial unas 9 |