The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-06-06
Remarks by Represenatve JohnP Devne on Law Enforce
ment Bill in House of REPRESENTATIVES

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Mr. Devne ee) indulgence
utes make explanation the will rob CALL it
inconsistent with that have since have been
oil Generally termed In
words voted for which liquor properly
cast heretofore have never been in
favor of oulaw the liquor business any
OF history from the Savior Of mankind down - bod Plt have
been quoted and referred by the bill debate this
do intend
myself local characters
times take appeared
Springfield Journal of yesterday morning Tuesday May 20 1919
Booze Faces Zero Hour Spngfeds 22 bootggers whom
due 100000 the government will pay approximately $4,000 Col
returns being made at the office OF the collector Fifty of those holding
government licenses had paid the $500 DUE while
licensees have made adavs that they unable the
Collector Pickering stated that today would
and that those who failed by
unable the subjected rigid investigation by the United
"a license retail liquor formerly @ but
from the bootggers for the period January July when wartime
Prohibition becomes effective.
The office the collector swamped with inquiries
yesterday and for the the made that the
funds lacking However, the license holders who do the
government, always
the United States and should they future time have it will
take it the who this writing
boolegges city Springfield capital
the and the Of the
been voted dry by majority the of this city, believe
principle
the majority rules bootegger
joints existing in this city, Springfield
county states their duty enforce the law against these
ns But assuming that they masqueadng behind the usual
evidence"
The provides reaching
the Springfield situation and similar The
na fac evidence violation
law ansaoon territory if this law becomes effective which hope
will people city
grounds
believe that liquor is kept certain buildings and this
outawry There resident of this that would be
ifed in making such What abohng
unlicensed Why blind
defy will the majority this
public officials who enforce the law their
oahs and be deree their duty These questions that spngfds
Springfield
be transferred
paid and who had following
selling drunkad and because his license would be
revoked would sell who would sell
goods which usually xorbint Prohibition legislation
of little by which
who sells
an outlaw that traffic than there allow to steal
This before
National Prohibition opinion that will be here full
this will be needed for the
be
with Iasac (Bown thing which
said that this law would the right search home Per-
sona1y do ha is the oil bill
will the law this bill like the
IaSae would like the hypocte who votes dry with his cellar
full of BOOZE his full Dues and be subject search and
which truly such hypocrte believe
good and unmcan On the
to fighting
principal They fighting world democracy,
boolegge fighting
working measure,
the bill here stated The working Illinois
abiding of em doubt the licensed liquor
unlicensed the bootgger
assert that they do wadng men and women whether wet dry
interfere with licensed
All this bill does provide effective
the law In other words it in brief THE booegg
should business and
cf business?