The Washington times., 1920-08-09
'DRYy TO CURB.
RUM TRAFFIC.
hnti-SaIoon League Planning
Nation Wide Campaign for
, Stricter Enforcement.
ny LEE ELLMAhEU,
International News Service.

going on throughout the country. and
that the traffic is nado possible large
| ly because OF the sharing OF respon-
sibility for the enforcement of the
Volstesd act between Federal and
State officials. Is the charge made by
anti-liquor forces here today.
A nationwide campaign to put an
end TO this state OF affairs will be
undertaken shortly, ana plans for this
are already under way, anti-saloon
leaders announced.
MUCH LIQUOR REMOVED.
Out of the GO.O0O, 900 to 10000, 900
, gallons OF liquoc in bonded ware
houses on July /. last year, over 49,
100000 gallons found their way out
up TO July l this year 1t is claimed,
or about one fourth of the entire
stock.
THE trouble with the enforcement
of the prohibition amendment and the
Nolstead act is that neither state nor
Federal officials have been willing to
assume fun responsibility" Edwin {.
Dinwiddie. former president of the
Anti-Saloon League, declared today.
Il have not found much drunkenness
(sincc the passage of the enforcement
act but we have to admit that liquor
is being sold, and IT should not be
the case. 1t is the duty of some one
to assume the responsibility for its
enforcement. 1t was natural that
some would. be sold when there was
more than 10000. 900 gallons in exist
ence. but that it should be easy to
obtain is not right,
SAW LITTLE IN CHICAGO.
"The Anti-Saloon League is going
to begin a campaign OF education
which will, in the end, force some
one to assume the task of enforcing
the law to the letter. | believe the
people of each community are best
fitted to carry such a campaign
through.
Il was in Chicago during the ma
tional convention there, and i saw
but two cases of drunkenness. i was
not looking for something to drink,
assure you. so l cannot tell how easy
ii was to obtain. / do not doubt 1T
was obtained, though. There is too
much obtained illegally"
Prohibition Commissioner Kramer
admitted liquor is being sold illegally
in the large cities, but denied it was
| being sold in large quantities.
I'VE have been aided in great
ydeclafed.
| Kramer was asked il in his opinion
a more efficient enforcement of tho
prohibition law would be possible IL
Athe Federal agents relied upon them
selves alone, without counting upon
local authorities for aid.
MUST HAVE POLICE AID.
at would be very well to have suf-
ficient force to do this he replied
"but now we must rely on the public
officials Of the various States for aid.
He admitted, however, he had found
State and city officials who "are not
in absolute sympathy with the pro-
hIbition movement"
While the office Of the prohibition
enforcement division of the Treasury
Department would not admit there
has been much conflict with local Of
ficials, Government officials are known
to be dissatisfied with conditions as
they exist in several of the cities.
One place where lack of cooperation
has been brought to the attention Of
the commission is that of st. Louis.
Assistant United States District At
torney Higgs. of St. Louis, was one Of
Commissioner Kramer's visitors last