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'a“ Citizenship Session Declares Stand-Up Fight on Lawless (Continued frém First Page) | poisonous stuff, calculated to kill, it not. immediately, certainiy within a few years if used by liquor drinkers. 97 Per Cent Polsonous. Ninety-seven per cent of the liquor | seized by our agents has been shown to be poisonous when chemically an- alyzed,’ 'said Mr. Haynes. In his address Bishop McDowell welcomed the delegates to Washing- ton, the capital of the nation. “Every citizen of the United States | outside of the District of Columbia has two homes,” said Bishop McDowell. “One where he pays or do:s not pay his taxes, the other this city, which belongs to all the people. The people of Washington are proud ti welcome you.” The crux of the prohibition enforce- ment problem lies, Commissioner Haynes and other speakers today de- clared, in bringing that class of so- called respectable citizens the bank- er who drinks at his club or in his home, the business man who insists upon having his drink in spite of the law. to a realization of their respon- sibiiity. At the opening of the confercn this morning Fred B. Smith of New York, chairman of the executive com- mittee, was chosen chairman of the conference, and the appointment of various committees was approved by the conference. Questions to Answer. questions presented them- | Mr. Smith said, to the dele-| at the outset of the conference. ! Has constituted government in United States failed? Second. | Shall a minority—socially, mentally and in every other way—be permitted 10 defy a great majority of the peo-, ple? Third. Has the people moral sentiment enough and solidarity to bring about enforcement of the law?| “We will not accept 2.75 per cent: any more than we will accept| 75 per cent murder,” said Mr. Smith. | During the course of Commissioner Haynes' address. he remarked that in { twenty-three states it was not legal | to prescribe liquor for medicinal pur- poses under the state laws and con- stitution ‘Amen Three * sounded a loud voice from the body of the delegates filling the Raleigh ballroom, quickly followed by general laughter and appause A “survey of the “facts” regarding prohibition was laid before the dele- gates by several speakers including Rev. F. Ernest Johnson, Dr. Charles Stelzle, Dr. C. A. Brooks and Prof. Herbert N. Shenton. Initiatéd b, conference Churches. was initiated by Joint action of the chairmen of the commission on councils of churches and the commission on temperance of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. The call for the sonference went out over the names 756 influential men and women. Among those attending the confer. ence are men and womcn promine walk of Americia life, gov ernment officials, senators and repre- sentatives. churchmen, labor leaders, professional and business men. The conference is what it professes to be—a conference on citizenship the citizens of the country. The meeting does Mot represent any par- ticular organization or soviety. but it is being participated in Ly all those religious, temperance and civic or- ganizatio citizenship in the past. The call for the conference as- kerted it was not the purpose to form a mew national organization—that enough organizations now exist. But it also asserted that every effort will be made to have the recommendations of the conference translated complishment. This may necessitate the establishment of at least a skele- ton organization to carry on the great campaign of education proposed, even though existing associations, leagues and other organizations are used advance the work. A Mighty Evi. ‘A mighty evil” sald Bishop Mc- Dowell in his address, “mad with its own power, purple with its own greed and red with its own deflance of right and law in doing its worst to destroy civil liberty, religious freedom, or- der under law and, the security of any right under the flag. For if law- lessness at this point be not de- stroyed it will destroy obedience to law at all other points, and with it the very nation itself. “We have many laws that we do not all or always like. but we have no classes that are privileged to choose whether they will regulate their obedience by their tastes or their skill in_defiance. Liberty under law ix matched by the fundamental prin- ciple of equality before the law. “We are always having elections. We are within a_vear of our supreme quadrennial _election. Usually we are interested in measurcs and policies, in taxes and tariffs, in finances and transportation, in prices and wages. And all this is well, but our current elections and our next great election center is the essential principle of government ftself—iaw enfercement “Therefore.’ as George William Cur- tis said, half a century ago, ‘there must be no doubt about our leaders. They must not prevaricate, cr stand in the fog, or use the language of the demagogue to deceive the _ publi while they seek public favor. If they sre for the Constitution. let them be for it, and not half way for it and half way against it Not to Yield Victory. The t to long war to gain what we now have. We have not the slightest intention of vielding now the victory we have won in the long struggle “Let us here resolve that there shall be compromise with lawlessness and no nullification of law anywhere Within our borders. “We have heard a good deal about making the world safe for democracy. But a lawless democracy is not safe for the world. Our task is th tive ta of making a democrac: Is strong within itself and that &0 anywhere.” PRESIDENT STANDS FOUR-SQUARE FOR DRY LAW, SAYS HAYNES “President square for hibition law. Haynes, in a “We have had a no Coolidge stands four forcement of the pro declared Commissioner peech on “The Truth About Enforcement of Eighteenth Amendment nd the Volstead Act.” “He is no less wholehearted regard- ing this matter than the late Presi- dent Harding,” continued Mr. Haynes artment of Justice is also rne Commissioner Haynes said that the prohibition law being enforced, but that even its best friends do not ex- pect a 100 per cent enforcement at this time. He said that the present dif. ficulty with the enforcement of the Vol- act v be termed *‘sectional.” Adverse public opinion, according to Mr. . is to be found mainly on the seaboard. although there are CCOUN TANC La Salle Extension University caster has so long dominated the field of Higher Accountancy that its standing in this field js generally recognized 23 unrivalled. POINTS OF SUPERIORITY 1. Comprehen- 4. Prastica stveness. Method Z. Instruction 5. Standi; Stam Big Bu 3. Experience 6. Saving in Time Ask us for our new booklet. *'Higher Accountancy. te briefly and_ without elaboration the mediums through which accountancy works to your greater profit. La Salle Extension University 713-14 Albee DBldg. (Keith’s Theater.) Telephone Main 83 Open Evenings. Y would like to receive your booklet, T-38. Name. Address.. Position.... ¢ cally f1. s which have stood ior good | into ac- | other localities where enforcement is difficult and where the press is not favorable. Stating that the problem of alcohol permits for medicinal and industrial uses had been solved, he declared that there are evidences that the 1i- | quor interests are carrying on a tre- mendous propaganda to make the country believe that the anti-liquor laws cannot be enforced. “Local officlals are co-operating in most states throughout the country,” he said, telling specially of the work in Washington state and Ohlo, He pointed out that_ state enforcément in Ohio had cost $108,000, while fines collected for violation of liquor laws | had yielded $1,079,719. Only Enemies Discouraged. The federal prohibition commis- sioner is optimistic about law en- forcement. The friends of prohibi- tion are not discouraged—only the enemies, he said. One of the chief difficulties now, he said, is that the friends of prohibition have taken it for granted that once the amendment was adopted and the Volstead law | { enacted everything would be settled | by law and have lost Interest. The | most pressing need, he declared, and the point which he stressed most, is | for those who worked for prohibition to see that the law is carried out. Prohibition is most popular, he sald, where the law is most nearly en- forced. The punishment of wealthy violators of the law, he pointed out, shows that it was not intended for the poor alone, as many have con- tended. Describing the enforcement organ- ization, Commissioner Haynes said: “Well trained, these forces are now functioning at’a maximum numerl- upon’ the basis of present ap- propriation. The federal prohibition organization, including civil service employes employed on office work in both the Washington office and in the fleld. consists of 3,381, as of Sep- tember 15, 1923, At the present time of this force there are engaged in actual prohibition field operations agents. nder the law the federal gov- ernment alone has the responsibility for the conduct of the permit sys- ltem. This system vrovides for the {distribution and _supervision of me- dicinal and industrial spirits and me- |dicinal “and sacramental wine. In order to safeguard against abuses, thousands of inspections are neces- sary before permits are anproved or | disapproved, and a vast amount of j work is entailed. For instance, as of October 1, 1923, there were in effect approximately 123,813 permits.” Improvement in Control. Very notable improvement has been {made, Mr. Havnes sald, in the con-; trol of the withdrawal of liquor for medicinal purposes. ! Much has been done. too. he said, | {in the matter of concentrating supply to bonded liquor, which was formerly scattered over the country in 300 dis- tillery warehouses, he sald. “Our records show that since June, 1921, through March 31, 1923, there ;\\'e'rp 85.760 criminal cases begun in i United States courts; 3,500 civil cases | i begun in United States courts; 43,905 | convictions secured on. eriminal charges; 2,314 convictions secured on ! civil charges; also that criminal fines imposed for 'period July 1, 1921, to | June 30, 1922, totaled $4,041,456.63; leriminal’ fines collected ' for said perfod totaled $2,824,685.01; criminal fines imposed for period July 1, 1922, to April 31, 1923, totaled $2,755,881.44. Referred for Prosecution. “The cases prepared by the prohi- bition department, of course, ara transmitted to the Department of Justice for prosecution. The report of the Attorney General recently made {o President Coolidge, cover- ing the activities of the Department of Justice. shows that department is also in dead earnest in the prosecu- tion of violators of the prohibition laws. In that report it was shown that since the prohibition law became operative in 1920 the federal gover; ment had ‘terminated 20,330 cases; | cured 72489 convictions: secured the assessment of fines totaling $12.367,- 1660, and sentences for the past twen- ty-three months totaled 3,000 eal A~ very earnest effort is being made this vear to co-ordinate the fed- eral forces and their ativities with those of the states, countles and the municipalities. Let me urge that| every citizen support through private | conversation, public utterance and convention calls the efforts of your officials from the smallest political subdivision clear up through your state and national forces, for when these co-ordinating efforts are made among the officials it is amazing how much more successful they are when supported by the knowledge that the great patriotic citizenship of the com- munity is supporting their efforts. | “I pledge my best efforts to enforce the law. I will not be bribed or Ibrow-beaten, flattered or frightened jto swerve from the plain, straight | path of duty as I see it. I call upon all, regardless of political creeds or religious belief, as Americans to stand enthusiastically on the side of law {enforcement—to rally to the defense of the Constitution and to stand mi |tantly on the side of American ideal !ECONOMIC PRESSURE i~ HELPED PROHIBITION, ASSERTS DR. STELZLE Economic pressure, as well as moral i sentiment brought about national ! pronibition in the United States, Dr. Stelzle told the delegates. He laid before them some of the information {obtained by the fact-finding l‘nmmis»! | sion of the conference. { i~ “Prohibition became a fact not be- lcause of mere sentiment, but because {the country faced certain economic | conditions which made it imperative,” {said Dr. Stelzle. “The two billion |dollars ‘which was annually spent for liquor before the eighteenth amendment was adopted was three times as much as we spent at that time to maintain all’ of our public schools, as much as we spent to operate all of our railroads, almost twice the value of all church prop- erty in the United States, twice the amount which we spent before the war for the support of our federal government, as much as we spent for bread and clothing, and it equaled the wages earned by all the trade unionists of this country. Waste Thought Deplorable. “The people of' America thought that this waste of two billfon dollars was deplorable, not merely because {no good came from the expenditure {of this money, as may have been | true of other large expenditures, but because its expenditure was in the main positively harmful “The liguor men have always been ‘anxicus’ about what would happen to the farmer under prohibition. Be- fore prohibition there were approx- | imateiy 10,000,000 farmers of alll ! kinds 'in the United States, whose | | product was valued at approximately | | 1 tation of long experience a every particular. Available are Apartmen $200.00 per month. 1514 K Street [PINCHOT HONORARY { Poling, JEFF, FOR THE ARST TIME IN OUR LIVES WE'VE GOT A O GET RICH. RACE FoR #100,000 AGAINST ZEV AND TRYS T0 ENFORCE DRY LAWS SOUGHT, Cramton Would Take Pro- hibition Forces Out of Politics. ! BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Prohibitionist forces in the nation are determined to break up what they term the notorious alliance between politics and law enforcement. Repre- sentative Louis C. Cramton, repub- lican, of Michigan, who is to succeed Andrew J. Volstead as leader of the dry element in Congress, has formu- lated its new program. It calls pri- marily for measures to compel the politicians, principally members of Congress, to keep their hands off the enforcement system and allow it to be administered without regard to po- litical considerations. The friends of he liquor men pur- about $100.000,000 worth of their products—about $10 worth from each farme In order to recoup the farmer it became ne essary for the average person in the United States to consume an addition of $1 worth of farm produce or about the price of a two-cent postage stamp per week! “There Is no doubt that the great mass of workingmen in America stand for prohibition, but it is im- possible for them to this conviction through the labor union. It is a notable fact that even before prohibition was adopted intoxicating liquors were not permitted in the labor temples owned and conducted by the trade unionists in various cities tn this country.” ed annually CHAIRMAN; MILLIKEN CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN Gov. Pinchot of Pennsylvania is the honorary chairman of the conference and former Gov. Carl E. Milliken of Maine chairman. The vice chalrmen are: Judge Florence E. Allen of Ohio, Dr. John Willis Baer of California, Warren S. Stone of Ohio, Gov. Wil- liam E. Sweet of Colorado, Gov. E. Lee Trinkle of Virginia and Rt. Rev James Earlington of Pennsylvania. Dr. George M. Fowles is recording secretary and Orrin R, Judd, trea: urer. Executive secretaries are Fred B. Smith, Dr. W. W. Alexander, Dr. ! Willlam Hiram Foulkes and Lyman L. Pierce. The registration secret is Harry N. Holmes. The committ follow: Executive committee—Fred B Smith, chairman; Dr. Clarence A. Bar- bour, Edward H. Bonsall, Bishop James Cannon, jr, Dr. George M. Fowles, Miss Anna A. Gordon, Dr. George E. Haynes, James N. Jarvie, Orrin R. Judd, Carl E. Milliken, Henry W. Morgenthau, Dr. Frank Mason North, J. C. Penney, Dr. Daniel A. Mrs. Raymond Robins, Dr. Robert E. Speer, Dave Williams and Miss Mary E. Woolley. Program committee—Dr. Robert E. Speer. Rev. Frank Mason North and | Fred B. Smith. | Fact-Finding Commission—Rev. F.! Ernest Johnson, chairman: Rev. C. A. Brooks, Prof. Herbert N. Shenton and Rev. Charles Stelzle.' Educational policy—Rev. Samuel Z. Batten, chairman; Dr. Eugene Lyman Fish, Mrs. Ida Wise 5 Winchester, Rev, Luther E. Rev. Arthur E. Holt, Rev. Alva W. T or, Rev. Rufus Miller, Miss Cora F. Stoddard, President W. H. P.| Faunce, Warren 8. S . Richard H. | Edmonds, Payson Smith, Prof. Irving | Fisher, Dr. Alice Hamilton, Homer | Folks and Mrs. Henry W. Peabody. | Recommendations and future plans | —Rev. Daniel A. Poling, chairman; | Bishop James Cannon, jr., vice chair- man; Ernest H. Cherrington, Miss | Cora Frances Stoddard, Mrs. Lena | Lowe Yost, Graham Wilson, Rev. E. A. | E. Palmquist, Rev. A. J. Bartgn,| George Otis Smith, E. L. Shuey, Wil- | liam H. Danforth, John J. Eagan, Ralph Buraside, David Williams, Rev A.E. Cory and Mrs. Fred S. Bennett. Finance — Herbert K. Twitcheil, chairman; A. A. Hyde, Orrin R. Judd. Clyde R. Joy, James N. Jarvie, James M. Speers, H. A. Thrift, W. H. Van Benschoten, R. A. Long, James H. Post, J. C. Penney. William F. Coch- ran, ‘William H. Danforth and David W. Teachout. | ‘Washington committee of arrange- ments—W._ T. Galliher, chairmar -mv.l J. J. Dim8n, Rev. H. W. 0. Milligton, Rev. W. A/ Morgan, Rev. Henry H. Ranck, Rev. W. L. Darby, Rev. C. R. Stauffer, Rev. J. A. Straughn, Rev.| James H. Taylor, Rev. John Weidley, Rev. E. 0. Watson, Rev. G. M. Diffen- derfer, Hugh A. Thrift, Page McK. Etchison, Willlam Knowles Cooper, | John B. Larner, W. W. Everett and Dr. George Otis'Smtih. i The Best in Apartment Accomodation —is offered in every size of Suite in RKetv Gardens 2700 Que Street We planned and built these Apartments upon the dic- nd careful consideration of living requirements—and they will meet your needs—in ts of from three to seven rooms—with one and two baths—renting from $67.50 to We'd appreciate your permitting the Resident Manager to show you through these Apartments Harry A. Kite (Incorporated) Phone Main 4346 sion of the prohibition unit into a sep- | thing. | defiance {am POOR. BooB! CHANCE 1 KNOW T, BUT THIS HoeEL 1S VERY EXPENSIVE AND WE HAVEN'T You CAN'T RUN A HORSE | IN A RACE WITH ZEV AND PAPYRUS AND J LVE LIKE A BUM SURE! BUT INA SUELL HoTeL UIKE THIS YoU GET SERVICE FOR YOUR MONEY. T KNow, BUT THIS RooM CosTs us TEN DoLLARS A DAY. prohibition hope that phase of the|who resent prohibition are numerou and their efforts to secure “friendly enforcement officials are vigorousand | unceasing. could be put on the stand and cross- examined on the subjecy, he probably would the enforcement system more embar- rassment than situation will receive prominent con- sideration at the citizenship confer- ence now in session at Washington. They declare that the interference of polities and politicians with efforts to enforce the liquor laws is the curse and evil that must be dealt with if prohibition is to be less of a joke than many now regard it Program of Drys. Representative Cramton announces that the “four cardinal principles prohibitionisis now seek to estab- lish are 1. Prevention of members of Con- gress from interfering with the ap- pointnient or dismissal of prohibition agents 2. Elimination of politics from law enforcement in general and conver- arate_entit 3. Extension of the three-mile lim- it fo twelve miles. 4. Compulsion of American diplo- matic officers abroad to obey the pro- hibition laws at embassies and lega- tions. Representative Cramton’'s program springs from knowledge available to anybody who makes even a cursory investigation of prohibition condi- tions almost anywhere in the country. Everywhere the influence of politics is at work. Appointments to the federal prohibition service, from state directorships to the least paid jobs as enforcement agents, now rank among the most coveted patronage plums. They are distributed, with few exceptions, to deserving party workers. The local recommends a committee chairman an to the state chair- man. or to the district representative in Congress, or sometimes to the United States senator, and appoint- ment ensues. Commissioner Haynes | seldom has anything to say about the ! character of the men who are o co- | operate with him in prohibition en-| forcement. Occasionally he is able to block the appointment of a par- ticularly undesirable man. He has recently succeeded in keeping such a person from becoming federal direc- tor of a large midwestern state. But, ordinarily, the enforcement service is filled with appointees whose chief merit is political pull. That is the system Representative Cramton's pro- gram aspires to smash. Scandals Are Rife. republicans and democrats lowed politics to influence pro- hikiti enforcement. Scandals in- | volving important prohibition offi- | clals belonging to both parties have | been numerous since the Volstead s enactment. The bipartisanship | of the scandals indicates a survival | of the anclent alllance between the ! saloon and politics. It was that fac- | tor—the prominence of the lquor in- | dustry in public life—that had as much to do with the national demand for prohibition as any other one Dry leaders see politfes fight- ing a desperate rearguard action in attempting to control prohibition en- | forcement. Having lost a powerful ally in the saloon, many politicians are attempting to keep a grip on the enforcement of prohibition, and, if possible, to defeat enforcement. For that purpose, they seek to dictate the appointment’ of ‘men charged with execution of the liquor laws. That they have not succeeded in doing so more extensively is due to the vigi- lance which men like Commissioner Haynes are exercising. Some Agents Faithtul. Not all political leaders, of course, are anti-prohibition or conniving at of enforcement. Scores of -mbers of Congress recommend for | enforcement positions men who be- | lieve in_prohibition. _But_politicians GENERAL TYPEWRITER CO. All Makes TYPEWRITERS Sold, Rented, Repaired 2 STORES N.W. 618 14th St. N.W. I have h i i ! { 1423 F 8 who share his view prospect of reform 1 the into a separate, self-governing tution. missioner is now only the chief of a subdivision of the officials are su; | retary of the Treasury, the assistant isecretary in charge of internal rev- enue affairs and the commissioner o internal revenue. He has responsi- | bility, but no real authority. He is almo helpless against the poli- [ ticians. Such successes as his depart- ment achievess have been in spite of, | not because of, hundreds of highly | placed men in publie life who, on ac- count of their wet inclinations. leave {no stone unturned to hamper the en- | forcement of the law. s¥atem | (Copyright, 1923.) nsti- | Tho federal prohibition com 1f Commissioner Haynes t admit that politicians cause bootleggers. entative Cramton and those believe the best s in converting enforcement Repres prohibition Kvery grief has twenty shadows and most of them of your own mak- ing. Treasury. Three erior to him-—the Sec- EDMONSTON’S — Home of the “Original” FOOT- FORM Boots and Oxfords for Men, Women and Chil- dren. “Qualsty is Important—Fit is Imperatsve” EDMONSTON’S CORRECTIVE Foot Form Boots and Oxfords WILL CURE THAT FOOT AILMENT &~ Specially designed lasts for individual cases. EDMONSTON & CO. 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