Milford chronicle., 1919-11-07
PROHIBITION LAW WILL BE
ENFORCED, SAYS MIR. ROPER

Plans for the enforcement of ma
tion wide prohibition were announced
by Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
Daniel C. Roper last week
The National Prohibition Act makes
The Bureau of Internal Revenue the
directing agency in the enforcement Of
both war time prohibition and prohi-
bitiOn under the constitutional amend
ment responsibility for its enforce
ment. however, is not confined to
the Bureau, but is distributed among
Federal State county and municipal
officers, every one OF whom. Commits
soner Roper said. is expected to do
his full part
Every County and Town Must
Enforce tile Law
Successful administration of the
prohibition laws. Commissioner Ro-
per declared, will be measured largely
by the manner in which other than
Federal agencies meet their require
ments. In local committee local off
GERS are expected to take the initia-
tive Not 10 do so, he said, will result
in such action by Federal officers and
it viii be their duty to bring TO the
attention of the law abiding citizens
of such communities the failure or
dereliction of local authorities TO as
sumo their possibilities under the
new law.
Pending the organization of an in
dependent force provided for in the
National Prohibition Act, employees +
ltthe Internal Revenue Service quail
fed for the work and who can be
spared from tax work. have been di-
'ected to cooperate to the fullest pos
ible extent with the public and with
he State, county and municipal Off
ers and with officers of the Depart
aent OF Justice in the enforcement
i the Act
To insure against delay, collectors
nd agents have been directed to con-
ar with the United States district at ,
orneys with regard TO the proper
lethod Of obtaining and presenting
vidence, and to make all necessary {
arrangements to expedite court pro-
edure.
In the statement issued appeal is s
lade by the Commissioner of Internal
evenue to every law abiding citizen
the United States" for support i'm
ne administration Of the prohibition Z
WIS. z
The National Prohibition Law Is 8
Now the Law of the Land &
IL makes the Bureau of Internal Y
eYenue the directing agency i'm the
ltorcement of both war time prohi- {
tion and prohibition under consti- Z
tiOnal amendment. The Secretary
Id the Commissioner of Internal
evenue urgently expressed to both =
Of Congress the hope that
is important responsibility would
Vt be imposed on. the Treasury De-
burdened as it is with fiscal
Id revenue matters. Congress de- p
eed otherwise, and the Department
irposes to respond in the fullest de- Ii
ee to the duty placed upon it,
Not to enforce prohibition thorough 8,
and effectively would reflect upon nj
r form of government and would ia
ing into disrepute the reputation of al
American people as law-abiding eli
izens. No law can be effectively
forced without the assistance and ce
of the law-abiding ele- III
mt.
close cooperation between Federal tit
d State, county and municipal Off CO
IS is of the utmost Importance. Col
tors have been instructed to get in re
lch with governors and MAYORS in
IN State and request their cooper a
on in urging upon sheriffs and all he
er local officers the vital necessity
their Immediately assuming their sc
under the new act. he
Jnreserved cooperation is expect-
from those moral agencies which SCI
so vitally interest in the proper lat
of this law. Such he
ncies include churches. civic or
izations, education societies. char a
lie and philanthropic societies, and no
er welfare bodies.
Ir. Roper says. We undertake the we
( entrusted to us with a sense of
lrance prompted by the same abid- wit
faith in the American people that hol
bled us to appeal to them success sid
Y in the enforcement of the war thr
snue laws. The public has sup bro
ed us so nobly in tax matters that Bri
are confident it will not fail TO A
lond in the enforcement of a mea- ade
:, which, like the income tax. now wit
! part of the constitution of the 7
ted States. ! look forward to such low
'rcement of prohibition as will sus- Lar
the majesty of the law and the Wr
or of American citizens and Am c
an Institutions" wit
"'LIFE AND DEATH +
STRUGGLFs ROOVTFRANc ~