The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 5, 1929, Page 12

ey By RODNEY DUTCHER (NEA Service Writer) ‘Washington, April 5.—Probably one of the rarest specimens outside the National Museum is the person who has no strong prejudices about pro- hibition, It continues to appear that Presi- dent Herbert Hoover is one of those. Not only is he neither fanatically dry nor fanatically wet, but he also seems to be rather sour on both sets of ex- tremists. There are still those who insist that Hoover is at heart a “wet,” if he is anything. And there are many in Washington who would hesitate to place him, from the standpoint of his personal viewpoint, in either camp. The main reason for the uncer- tainty is that persons who consider themselves “close to Hoover” have been telling different stories for some time. The drys profess positive as- surance that he leans entirely their way and the wets insist that he has an open mind, is far from confident of the ultimate nationwide success of the eighteenth amendment and has in mind some ultimate modification of the Volstead act. ee * If there is any reconciliation of seemingly conflicting and allegedly inspired interpretations of Hoover's attitude toward prohibition it must boil down to some such logical sur- mise as this: ‘The president himself doesn't take @ drink. He is primarily concerned with prohibition as it affects Amer- ica’s government and economic effi- clency and as it presents a challenge to his oath to uphold the constitution. Naturally he must also consider pro- hibition from the standpoint of a politician, but it does not appear that Hoover as president is letting that consideration predominate. He will not condone violations of the law nor will he condone viola- tions of the spirit of the law by sub- ordinate officials. A federal official ‘in Washington who produced a flask in his presence would undoubtedly be sternly rebuked. But he did not once frown when members of his good will party in Latin America readily accus- tomed themselves to the customs of those countries. Each man on the tour was “sega caay to use his own judg- ment From the standpoint of efficiency, Hoover must determine whether the \ WASHINGTON LETTER, 4 : prohibition laws are going to be sulfi- ciently beneficial in the long run to justify themselves and_ their admit- tedly harmful effects. He did not call prohibition a “noble experiment”; he called it “an experiment, noble in purpose” and said he didn't favor re- Peal of the cighteenth amendment. * oe % The president is supposed to feel that prohibition has been an econ- omic benefit and has definitely in- creased the efficiency of the industry. On the other hand, he admits that it has had a serious effect on the morale of government and the laxity of pro- hibition enforcement probably strikes him as hideous. If prohibition would enforce itself Hoover would probably be pleased. But he must decide whether pres- ent conditions, which are still the major national scandal, are bound to continue and if so whether prohib- ition and its present laws are worth the price. There is no evidence that he has come to any decision at all about, the ultimate success of the “experiment.” His determination to do his very best to enforce the law is something else again. Whether he has any doubts about success or not, he has given ample indication of his inten- tion to see what can be done—and do it. Perhaps there is no more sig- nificant fact than that he has failed to utter the familiar roar that he ‘would soon have the bootleggers on the run and that the law would be enforced at last. He said that the “experiment” must be “worked out constructivély” and when he recently passed the word to the correspondents that there would not be any hysterics or melodrama about his enforcement program that was what he meant. * * He still has to face the facts that many citizens want to drink, that bribes come high and that poorly paid cops and prohibition agents are frail. And he is quite cognizant of those facts. The writer of this story does not seek to hint that it is based on his own setret conversations with Hoover or that'it represents anything more than careful observation and inquiry. But it may interest anyone who has been more or less befuddled by the many conflicting “dope stories” that have come out of the capital these last_few months. The next morning—Saturday—the | the Christmas Benefit performance.” second day of Cherry Jonson's im- Promptu house party, Tony Tarver seemed so exactly her usual gay, un- strain of - Because cheeks and the her eyes. Tony issued strict orders that Crystal until the middle of the Tony returned, carrying a ; program for today?” i ing!” Tony flung over she began to toss @ dresser drawer. it knickers, isn’t it? my leather aviation coat... Nils’ Four guns—Nils, Dick, George Cherry’s furious because she Nils refuses to let her Ee des Hey Fits! ii fi of having you all have competi- i Cherry prepar- if for being left to back out, too, Harry wasn't flashing a significant grin at the girl in u nit i | 4 >| with seeding due to start this week “I know,” Tony laughed. “And George Pruitt is interested in you only as an artist's model. Well, well! One alibi's as good as another. Personally, I prefer George. He's so adorably ugly. Too bad God left ‘It’ out when he made George. Poor George was simply born to be a Re- jected Suitor and to become the adored ‘Uncle George’ of his beloveds’ children by other men.” “Sounds obscurely — scandalous,” Crystal laughed, “but I know what you mean. Faith is already trying to teach Robin to call him Uncle George, and little Hope shrieks ‘Utty’. every time she sees him... Not thi George was ever rejected by Cherry In fact, he’s Cherry's one conspicuous failure. And I don't agree with you that George lacks anything—for the right girl.” “Swell!” Tony cried as she pulled a bright green beret over her black hair. “I wanted to see if I couldn't get a rise out of you. And now you've got me guessing. Which is it, Crys? George or Harry?” “Don't forget your gloves, darling!” Crystal evaded, pointedly. “How gorgeous you are when you blush!” Tony bent to kiss her. “Never use rouge again, sweet! Be unique— only girl in Stanton who—Yoohoo! Coming!” she broke off to yodel an answer to the concerted shout from below. But before she dashed from the room, she laid her cheek against Crystal’s, and whispered: “Don't worry about me any more, darling.” But she left before Crystal could discover a good reason for not wor- rying. .. 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