New-York tribune., 1919-01-30

A. 1S lSAIUCu Ia uiEn~ ION NitdL
seemed TO be an entirely trustworthy
source, has definitely refused 10 act
a. counsel for the interests opposed TO
national prohibition. eithe- in an ad-
visary capacity or as an advocate when
the time comes for argument before
tie United States Supreme Court. The
grounds of his refusal are understood
10 be:
l. Moro than one member of tho Su-
premc Court was appointed by him.
making his appearance before the
court, under the circumstances, obvi-
,usly in bad taste.
> He has nearly abandoned the ac-
tive practice of the law, his duties III
ether directions making it impossible
tor Inn TO give his attention to t.
;. His friends, as soon as they
learned that the lyquor interests de
sired the former Presidents services,
torcefully protested against the pro
posed afiliation. calling Mr.. Taft's at
tention TO the possibility that the next
Republican National Convention may
desire to nominate him for President,
and pointing at the same time to the
nadvisabilty of hs championing tho
cause of the opponents of prohibition
If he wished to remain available as a
candidate for President. They argued
that he could not, even as d lawyer,
afford to make an alliance.
Hughes Not Approached
Charles L. Hughes has not been APP
preached with reference to the matter
by -fc i-prohibitionists
Members of the executive commit
tee representing the distillers of Amer
lca. OF winch Samuel Wollner. of
Peoria, H.. is chairman and Levy
Mayer, OF Chicago is chief counsel. met
again Yesterday at the st. Regis TO
consider ways and means of fighting
tho dry amendment
James Holland, president of The New
York State Federation of Labor. yos-
terday sent to ell the Senators at AL
bany a letter. in which he says:
Il notice by newspaper accounts that
my appeal on behalf of over 100000
organized labor men and women in New
iork CITY and State for an opportunity
TO present testimony against the pro-
fbiton amendment which will steal
away in the most high-handed and auto
cratic fashion the personal liberty and
rights and property IF the people of
TINS great State was in an unccre-
monlous manner ignored anG con-
temptuously cast upon the table, and |
also notice that your colleagues in
tend in real Prussian end Kaiser style
to scorn the wishes and appeals of the
people and brutally force this dishonest
and hypocrltlcal measure upon the cit-
Zens OF New York State without show
ing them as much consideration as a
tedual king unfailingly showed hit;
humblest vassal.
Attitude Of OId-Time Boss
Your assumed position sounds strik-
itgly like the public be- damned at
t.tude of a few old time bosses, whose
contempt of the rank and file of the
! people landed some of them in the
z senitentiary and other in pdhticaI
oblivion. and want now to scrvc a
notice upon YOU and through YOU upou
those OF Your clleagues who may be full
ct the false idea that Senators do not
need to care who is hurt or what the
eople want, and that you are big
enough to do as you please because you
have the power to DO it.
notify you that the citizens of
New York are American citizens; they
are entitled to all of the rights Of free
men and will not, like a lot of dumb
ANIMALS, stand mute while receiving
the lnsolent, unjust and outrageous
treatment which is now being accorded
them. Some of New Yorks state Sena-
tors were elected before the prohibit
tlon amendment was authorized to be
submitted to the Congress in Decem-
her. 1917. and while these Senator's
may think they have brains enough to
interpret the wishes of the people and
arc wise enough to vote for all Of the
People. some Of them are really not as
NIse as they imagine and none of
them are so wise as to entitle them
% 90 sucn an important thing as to
decide a question of such vital i'm
oortance for a state the size of New
York In some instances the Senator
Who believes he knows lot about
What the people want on the liquor
question may actually know very lit
tie II he knows much of anything at
all.
Not Kings and kaisers
Again please bear in mind that
YOU Senators are public servants. not
sings AID kaisers. If you do not realr
re this YOU should, and you should
H"9" 'ha' II Is poor politics and poorer
Judgment to spurn the appeals of the
people even though they be made by
ofsan'zec labor men and women. Stop
4or minute and contemplate YOUR 20
a'uoh As II appears to the average
man Some tNenty-six Senators Se+
themselves up to destroy the personal
oertv' means OF livelihood and Dron-
eIty without consultation and almost
without any notice, OF over l3 900 600
american citizens, residents Of tbe
state of New York-some nerve
don't you think? say TO Won th :
'or piece OF audaciously rank mo-
sQmption and pompous display Of nj
Tote ignorance 1t is the very last word
In all eevnts it will not do and ~"
won't submit to it and YOU oupht ,ot
we shall. Npe'' mat
y This nation grew out of conditions
su'eing from acts OF injustice to the
pls,h people no greater in nrinc;nle
@nu much less in material value than
our colleagues are attempting 20 in.
'lct now. American citizens have IN
."reo'ten the struggle and sacrifice ~,
.'e4f iorebcars to secure the ljhcrt,
1ney nave enjoyed for $40 wears 4nG
''osse do rot imagine that thev c,,N
nc Iooied INTO parting with anv Of j.
peg you to prove yourselves r. bo
cal men, honest and courageo1,s ,oe,
overs OF personal liberty; not thc tnois
OF me enemies Of lihertv. ha rn.,t