The evening times., 1911-08-23
POLLOCK BACK
FROM MAINE TRIP.
Gave Series Of Addresses Fa-
voring Cause Of Prohibition
Reviews Situation

Fargo, N. D., Aug. 23.-Charles A.
Pollock, judge of the district court,
returned home Tuesday from Maine
where he has been for several weeks
helping in the great fight for proht-
bition in Maine. He delivered many
addresses for the cause of prohibition
while he was away and was one OF
the foremost workers in the Maine
campaign.
In speaking of his trip Judge Pol
lock said:
Conditions in Maine are uncertain.
The politicians in both parties have
been for years exceedingly unfair,
using the law to gain temporary ad-
vantage rather than attempting hon
estly to try out a governmental prin-
ciple Of dealing with the liquor traf-
fic
Even some Of the judges upon the
bench have lent the aid Of their high
office to bring prohibition into disre-
pute. The legislature, by trick, a
few years ago took out the word and
from the penalty which required I'M
prisonment as we'll as a f1ne-disas-
trous results followed.
Again, in some fashion, the courts
and juries got to holding that there
had to be three per cent by volume
OF alcohol in the liquor, before it
became intoxicating. That plan OPEN
ed up numerous so-called soft drink
joints, at which pretty fair beer
was sold.
"The experience of North Dakota
in dealing with that question shows
that the law will be evaded if any
amount of alcohol is allowed to be
sold with the beverage, and our legis-
lature has constantly spoken in no
uncertain tones that there must not
be any.
There are other imperfections in
the law which tend to aid evasions.
Some people, seeing the law unin-
forced as they think it ought to be,
have fallen victim to the notion that
change should be made in the con-
stitution-forgetting that the funda-
mental law was simply the announce
ment of a principle Of dealing with
the traffic; that In itself it is not self
enforcing and that adequate leglsla-
tion with sufficient penalties added,
are required before the success of
the system can be expected or even
measured.
Meal Daw secured the adoption of
the prohibition principle, but little
could he, sixty years ago, foretell the
full requirements necessary to cope
with the ingenious law breakers. The
people of Maine are becoming arous-
ed. The election is close at hand
September II.
Il believe the constitution will not
be changed. If is is, then will come
the fight for a change of the statutory
kota, has both statutory and consti-
tional prohibition.
II was creditably informed that the
liquor powers of the nation are cen
tering their forces to break down the
law of Maine, feeling that the moral
effect of SO doing would be greatly in
their favor in other sections Of the
United States.
"The weather in the east has been
very dry and the drought of the sea
son has almost ruined the crops. In
New York and Vermont the apple
crop is total failure.
"The enlargement of the canals OF
New York, where the state is expend-
ing over $100.0O0,O0O in their improve
ment, is certainly great piece OF
engineering skill, but how the fore
most of those eastern states can con-
tent themselves digging around
among the rocks to find place to
grow their crops is more than l can
tell.
While in Maine l tried to make
myself sort of an advance agent
describing the wonderful possibilities
of North Dakota. Travel in othe,
sections of our country only confirms
previous we'll settled convictions thai
we have splendid state, in which
to find general prosperity, and that
there is no city like our own Fargo
the biggest little city on the Ameri'
can continent"
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