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...large. Moreover the fact that the moderationists won the day is a fair proof that prejudice played little part, that extremists on both sides curbed personal desires for what they considered the most reasonable solution, and therefore that reason divorced from prejudice is in favor of modification of the Volstead Act to allow light wines and beers...
Harvard went moderately wet in practically every department of the University in the poll conducted yesterday by the CRIMSON--the Faculty joining the rest of the University in voting in favor of modification of the Volstead Act to permit the sale of light wines and beers, with a total vote of 1471 to 1047. It was distinctly a day of victory for the moderates--the out and out wets succeeding in getting even less for their proposition of repeal of the 18th amendment than did the bone drys for their stand of no change in the laws and more rigorous...
...favor an amendment to the Constitution, repealing the present Prohibition Amendment?YES NO 2 Do you favor modification of the Volstead Act to permit the sale of light wines and beers? YES NO 3 Do you favor more rigorous enforcement of the Prohibition Amendment and the Volstead Act, to make Prohibition an actuality...
...favor modification of the Volstead Act to permit the sale of light wines and beers...
...favor more rigorous enforcement of the Prohibition Amendment and the Volstead Act, to make Prohibition an actuality?" Separate answers to each of the three questions his desired...