The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-29

for the department. OF ryNhist"
tt,n. Two on the inspectors have
sacrificed their tires fr oefsn~ OF
the dignity and honor Of the
stair they lows have been MUIR
sissrv-si in cold blood tyy these bRss
ssssn<is wsac foyse &c make n1oney
through cfcfsaacr OF every stntut~-
Every inspector knows, when he
goes IN work, that he takes his
life literally tn hts hands, and
thai at any moment he may he
Laid low by bullets from outlaws
weapons, That there arc yet men
willing to take these irnEncasur-
sKlie risks In the performances of
their duty speaks well for tins
manhood of Virginia.
Even that Is not all Of the story
Of iawfcsGness which urfolds
from day 10 day. Speed laws ami
ordinances are disdained by these
modern s.ruad agents" That on9
Of the guild IN responsible for the
death of a Richmond man who
wna killed by AN automobile
ws~rns fairly well established. Ger
taiufy. the bIeGkade-runneTs in
VOWED I'm the Woodstock affair
deliberately ran over two Of tire
inspectors vino halted them ON
the road. There appears to he NO
snfan,y Tn which thry arc uss-
Willing to ssoop. oDce having rv~
solved tn disregard the laws re-
sasfng I'D the handling of ltuuc~.
n the peopIe of virg1nia were
without ressoursxs under sach cir
eusrstances f,,e situation Womb
be- appalling tndessd. II their
only recourse vverc resort Tn the
sosrnaiity Of obtaining warrants
for every outlaw Of the highways,
lacking which nobody could In
t~rfero, the sItna don would be
no better. For n modern autoyro-
bile could carry tho blockade
runner clear beyond the js,riatIic~
sion of any local Officer and u,
srnse pLace w.serr hi% identify
~oult b. covered up before the
forTnalistes could he complied
with
Fortunately, modern laws have
isept pafe with r.cdern methods
of, transportation: 10 that. jutr as
Any ,ssfHsssssa, may sl%rassA~ s,.as tat,ds
who is drunk CIR who commits "a
breach of tho peas % In hts pres
ssnce. any local osIlcxx or inspec-
tor may arrest n bootIegger or "a
transporter of liquor whom tAe
Gnos in the act And whiis q
s-zrch WARRANT 10 prx pG-fy re-
CURED for AN examination III any
dwelling or Other building, Mono
is reguircd esthex On r-1-oad
tr1stns or highways ~ts.-. u.e
local Officer or Inspector has rss&-
SON 10 believe that = nnt~icxnsa-s-
ar LIS being committed I'm sa,c
transportation al liquor.
xhe liquor bunh cu<lnws are
fully Awsre Of this facz, for Ehsy
have had TIM benellt Of abundant
legal scvsca They know, even II
some more reputxble citizens
are gsin in doubt that they xban-
dom utterly an rrotecs5on Afford
ed by other statutes when they
go forth with the deliberate In.
tent to violate the Laws approved
by tho people of Virginia. They =
Aryn thcnsselvcA therefore, pre-
pairing. II they and n espoiient
ft. ss,Tf1ffaff StsufSfera II, order q, "
carry through TO their other con-
templateG crimeA
The issne h thus thrust Square
~ upon os and IL cannot he
evaded Or ignored. Either thess
reckless and desperate men and
their aposogists must be- allowed
To do as they please, regardless
of the welfare OF the great mass
Of citizens, regardless Of cvcry
obligation which ought to lind
every citizen: or the people OF
Virginia mnst assert the4r right
20 Insist nron the obedience Of
everybody &c the laws naade for
all. and then go rs far IA may be
necessary To make that fnststcncc
effective.
We hasc not a moments tiouiyx
~ 70 what the Overwhelming mn