Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 146, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1919 — DRY LAW GOES IF FOE SIGNS [ARTICLE]

DRY LAW GOES IF FOE SIGNS

WILSON TO DECLARE ARMY DEMOBILIZED IF HUNS SIGN, POSTPONING DRY ACT. Washington, June 20.—President Wilson has in mind the issuance of a proclamation declaring the army of the United States demobilized when Germany signs the peace treaty. Germany is expected to sign the treaty June 23. ,If she signs it on that date ,or before June 30, and the president issues his proclamation of demobilization, the result will be that prohibition win be-postponed until the constitutional amendment takes effect next January. Word from White House. This information was obtained tonight from sources close to the white house. It may be relied upon as representing the present state of the president’s mind and a certain forecast of his action unless some unforseen difficulty develops to change h» ■decision. The president is said to be actuated by a variety of motives. In the first place he is said to believe it would only be fair to the; interests affected to allow them additional time to wind up their affairs. Moreover,' such action would ease the revenue situation a k nd lighten the burden of taxation. Deny Labor Influence. Those from whom this interesting information was obtained denied the .president was being influenced by the attitude of the American Federation of Labor, which went. on record last week urging the repeal of the wartime prohibition act. It has been intimated that if the president met labor’s wishes on the subject of the prohibition legislation he would strengthen labor’s friendly feeling toward his league of nations policy.