Woodrow Wilson: “I object to and cannot approve that part of this legislation with…”

On the recordOctober 26, 1919

I object to and cannot approve that part of this legislation with reference to wartime prohibition.

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Democratic · New Jersey

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Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval 'An Act to Prohibit Intoxicating Beverages and to...'

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Woodrow Wilson: “I object to and cannot approve that part of this legislation with reference to wartime prohibition.”