“in the event of modification, like
wise, not over 31 per cent of the
voters favored any one of four pro
posals suggested for dealing with the
question of alcoholic content. Five
hundred and eighty-eight <3l per!
cent i believed that Congress should j
define the words ‘‘intoxicating j
liquor for beverage purposes ' in the j
eighteenth amendments, so as to ap
ply to distilled liquor only, and not to
fermented beverages such as beer
and wine.
Views On Percentage.
“Only 15 per cent think that the
question of w hether any particular |
beverage is. in fact, intoxicating j
should he left to court and jury, i
Twenty-one per cent believe that j
each State should he permitted to j
determine by legislation the limit of |
alcoholic content permissible under j
the eighteenth amendment, while 29 I
per cent favor a Federal statute fix- j
ing a maximum alcoholic content
permissible under (he constitutional
amendment, but allowing the legis
lature «,f each State to lix its own
percentage of alcoholic content with
in the maximum.
‘‘l »n tin* question as to how high a
percentage of alcoholic content under
tin- eighteenth amendment should lie
permitted or allowed, an average vote
of 4 per cent for beer and 9 per cent
for wines was obtained from 999 (52
per cent) of the voters who suggested
various percentages.”
itesults of tiie primary elections in
the tirst 25 States which have held
congressional contests have indicated
no reaction against prohibition, Wayne
It. Wheeler, general counsel of the
Anti Saloon League of America, de
clared in his statement.
Three-fourths Are Dry.
