The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16

.M|A|.N||.N'HOLDS THAT
STATEIS.SUPREME.
III ------
Wants No Federal Interference
in Enforcement Of Liquor
Laws.
RECEIVES HEARTY APPROVAL
Nirginia's Governor Is Chairman
OF Conference Held in
Washington.
RECEIVES HEARTY APPROVAL


That the Federal government should
not interfere with States right I'm
enforcing the liquor laws was the po-
siuon taken to-day by Governor VIII
liam Hodges Mann, of Virginia. at the
conference on the interstate Iuuor
question. at Calvary Baptist Church.
Soicing the sentiments expressed at
the banquet last night by members of
Congress, who took the snmo view. the
delegates rallied to the support of
Governor Mann when he declared that
tho question was one that involved
the Will of the sovereign State. "A
The debate which followed was di-
vidcd US to whether the bill should aim
ut the intent In the shipment to violate
the law or the mere crossing OF the
state line.
Report of Business Committee.
a business committee appointed to
consider the nature of the bill that is
10 be introduced at this session of
Congress reported that, "inasmuch as
those who propose the legislation are
undecided whether to consider the
shipment of liquor into prohibition ter
ritory violation OF law or to require
that the intent of the shipment shall
he the factor, the discussion of the day
should be upon which of these lines
the conference must agree"
Governor sIaun's Attitude.
Governor Mann, who was chosen
chairman OF the conference, in his
opening address emphatically stated
that the Federal government has helped
to nullfy the State laws by issuing
United States tax receipts on liquor.
and that there should be absolutely no
interference on the part OF the govern
nent with the sovereign State in the
enforcement OF laws.
Othars who Snoka ~, hnbo1f
right of 8 sovereign State to enforce
its laws without tho interference OF
:hc government were H a. Spooner
IF Connecticut; E. D. Cameron, of Okla
hcma: r. l. Davis. of North Carolina;
Bishop Luther Wilson, OF Philadelphia;
q. L. Ewell. OF Texas; Willard Q. Wylle,
of Massachusetts,: Edwin /. Stearns, of
New Jersey: Judge C. H. Alexander, OF
Mississippi. and others.
Some commended that the proposed
legislation should have as Its factor
he Intention OF the shipment of liquor
while others maintained that the right
process was the question of the bound
airy line of the State.
Pledges Support OF CoIIeEiutcs.
Harry S. Warner, general secretary
OF the intercollegiate Prohibition Asso.
citation, OF Chicago, pledged the votes,
OF 5000 college men and the creation
Of q strong sentiment among the collie
siates in favor OF no interference on
the part of the government and the
abolition OF the saloon.
Form of Legislation Desired.
An interstate liquor traffic bill that
VIII give the authorities power to act
the moment liquor crosses the line
into dry" State and yet will meet
the sovereign will OF the people with
out causing conflict between the Fed
eral and State governmental was urged
by Ex-Governor ]. Frank Hanly, OF
Indiana: Senator Charles Curtis,
Representative Morris Sheppard and
other speakers at the banquet last
night al the National Hotel under the
auspices of tho national conference on
the interstate liquor question.
Governor Mann, OF Virginia; ex-
Governor Goodhall. of Massachusetts:
Senator Gore. of Oklahoma; Represen-
tativcs Burnett and Helm. of Alaba-
ma; Representative Webb, of North
Carolina. and about forty other mem
eers OF Congress attended the ban
quet.
Ex-Governor Hanly, who was the
principal speaker, started n big wave
OF Applause when he made a vigorous
demand that the North and South drop
party affiliations and unite to sweep
the saloons out of the country. .we
are coming to UNDERSTAND that we will
have to forget party Affiliations and
lay our ambitions upon the altar in
behalf of this fight" he said, IF we
are determined to break party afI!lIa-
tions TO bring about this success
Violation OF Peoples VIII.
Not until the government ceases to
interfere with the enforcement of the
law will the saloon ever be abolished
On every hand the saloon element is
violating the will of the people by
sending liquor into the States where
the majority OF the voters have said
they want no liquor. Such a course
breaks down tho will of the sovereign
people, who are powerless to ston I'M
importation of liquor from wet States
into their own territories. We must
have this traffic obey the law, and tho
government must be made to compel
II to obey the law"
Senator Curtis. of Kansas, declared
that the difficulty lies in the fact mar