Show I I I WOULD iLYup UP I IAU ILL i-ILL EMBASSIES Georgian Protests Against Diplomats Drinking as ae Americans Thirst By Br ROBERT RonERT s S Int International News X CI I ice c WASHING rON Feb I-eb 10 Well wine Inc ine cellars of the tha v foreign embassy In Washington were ere threat threat-I threat threatened ened coed tonight by D B Up ha of Geor Georgia la prohibition leader who ho recent recently dented a sensation by sug- sug sug resting President Hardins Harding and other hIgh officials take a ne new oath of ot al- al al nl allegiance to the Iho constitution to a more vigorous effect of the Elgh- Elgh Eighteenth amendment Before re congress adjourns Representative Upshaw will d demand mand in the house that steps be bo taken talen to make the embassies bone bone bOlle bOller dri r he told the In- In International International In International I Ne News Nes s Sors Sen Service Ice moM moil lL hARDING I Upshaw wrote to the president ask ask- askIng ask asking ing lag a proclamation be Issued under which led let by the chief executive e 0 cab cab- cabInet cab cabinet inet met members senators congressmen and others oth rs would take t tho pedge podge President Harding s II secretary ic 1 e- e to my letter Up Upshaw said Ho He to h-to wrote that the president was glad to have ha ha a 0 tao benefit of If my ray sug- sug sug I 1 hale hae ha e the gre admira admiration tion fOr tor the tho president and hi his high ot- ot of office flee fice I have to add The Georgia prohibItionist believes the U use usa of linor Huor In the tho foreign ant em- em embassies hassles seta ets ete n a I bad example ample to en- en en enforcement of the law Jaw among the tile plain people I see no reason why hy the diplo diplo- diplomat diplomat mat or of or a foreign emb on our soil should ho hoe have e privileges which ire wre denied to the American ell cit ellI citizens cit citizens I ens bv by b tho tim la law Upshaw declared I shall address the hous house on this subject before congress Il adjourns The foreign embassies are granted from prohibition provisions of the act under treatieS between the tho of the tho Unit Unit- United ed cd States and the tho powers they rep rep- represent rep represent r resent sent To make them bone dr dry as asad asai d ai ad by Upshaw would rf require II a revision of the treaties and would cause a peculiar international situa situa- situation situation tion In hi his recently Inaugurated cam cam- campaign campaign for enforcement of the EICh- EICh Eighteenth tenth amendment Upshaw placed oY- oY ev evidence Mene of alleged violation of ot the law by hl high h officials In III tho the hands of Prohibition Commissioner R It A AHa Ha nes nt's I am thorough through satisfied Commis Commissioner abner llamas s ar ard i his associates are arc doln doing their utmost to enforce the law ho said but but there Is evidence in ID some of the de of ot time the government not operating co-operating I have havo new information there Is 18 violation of the law on the tho part of some officials This e ei- ei evi evidence 1 dence denee will soon be ready re to give o I the public and nd the prohibition tIe tic declared the tho n sity to toha toha ha hae ha e sober sober Is and sober cit cit- citIzens cit citizens will eill make mako prohibition the big big- biggest big biggest gest Is Issue In tho tIme This Issue looms larger than aug u alien before the tho 1 public lie he added |