Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-08
PRESIDENT TAFT
GIVES HIS AID
To PROHIBITION
assistant Superintendent of
Anti Saloon League Gays
President Has Issued Orders
10 Maintain Prohibition Laws

DR. G. ". Young. assistant national
superintendent OF the Anti-salOon league.
says that orders have been issued from
President Taft to the United States at
forneys OF the various dry states. which.
IN effect. directs these attorneys 10 aid
az such states actively in the maintain
ance OF their prohibition laws
This aid Is 10 be given in two ways:
first BY the strict prosecution OF viola
tors Of the internal revenue laws in the
matter OF the sale Of liquors. And sec
ondly. BY the cooperation Of the distric,
attornevs ofices with the state in the
state prosecution OF these yioIators.
Heretofore the district attorneys office
and the revenue department have prose
cnted violators Of the internal revenue
liquor laws altogether to secure taxes not
paid
The change OF policy will cause crimi-
nal prosecution Where government Of
ncers discovering a liquor dealer oper-
atinx without federal license. were for
merry satisfied with the payment of his
license. the effort now in dry states will
be 10 give him a jail sentence. The old
ebndftion % prosecuting merely 10 col
Ieet taxes wfll continue in the wet states.
EVIDENCE FOR STATE
After criminal prosecution the district
afforneys have been ordered to turn over
what evidence they have TO the state for
state prosecution.
pr. Young saws that orders that will
have the effect explained have been Is
sued directly from President Taft TO the
district atforneys Of the various dry
states. Monday he showed a quotation
from n letter written by the president
on this subject 10 s. z. Nicholson. leg
lslatfve superintendent OF the Anti-Sa-
loon lesgue at Washington
In this letter. after having explained
that Il would not be wise TO insist on
such rigid enforcement OF the revenue
laws in vet states. the president, REFER
ring TO the change OF policy In dry states
savs- But the same rule should GER
1.snlv preysil in states where there Is
srohfbitiou. either through the state. or
IN counties. or in municipalities. and
have directed the preparation or regu-
saffons TO carry out this view
rec-nrlv Assistant United States At
o~rev Henley, FOR this district, appeared
,.fors Judge Fite. OF the Cherokee cir
.rlt ana voluntarily aided the state IN
ne prosecution OF George Cureton, a as
.Filer. for violation Of the state prom
,ftfon law Attorney Henley practicaiiy
ook charge OF the state prosecution ans
nrther. furnished evidence from the IN
<rnal revenue department that MADE the
conviction OF CuretOn possible
FORMERLY AT ODDS
before that the government and uie
tate had seemed to be at odds over the
-ureton matter. Apparently there was a
hidden change Of attitude on the part Of
Re district attorneys office. Assistant
District Attorney Henley. however. says
rat he cannot discuss what orders have
zen received from the department OF
rstfce. 50 IL Is not possible TO say nnaliy
xhether or not this change is due TO the
.rders Of which DR.. Young speaks
Attorney Henley says in addition that
ha- always been the policy OF the local
district attorneys once 10 prosecute in
srnsl revenGe violators as strictly As
possible. and not merely for the coliee-
ion OF taxes.
About one month ago Attorney Gen
raj Wickersham. head Of the depart
nenr Of Justice, in answer to a letter for
s6vice from the district attorney Of Kan
as published a letter directing the
United States attorneys in dry states 20
cooperate with the state officers in the
enforcement Of prohibition laws
II Is possible that no further order has
zen received from the district attorney s
sfsce here. II was said indirectly, on
Monday. that this is the case.
In the internal revenue Office here and
elsewhere there is also 4 change of at
it1de. This ONCE is now ready TO fur
ilsh the state officers with information
or The prosecution of prohibition vio-
stoss-
IL has always been possible 10 get GER
ain Information from this ONCE. Files
ave always been open TO the public.
BUT neither the collector nor his assist
snts were authorized 10 give help or in
nrmation. They will now aid any state
nicer in getting any information that
bis department can lawfully give.