The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-27
Roper Is Embarrassed in
 Prohibition Enforcement
Appeal for Law Enforcement Being Used Furtherng Finance Campaigns for World Prohibition Movement
 New Data Compiled on Cost of Living
Bv HUGH w. ROBERTs

set himself to the task of enforcing the law.
 H In so doing he issued an appeal to~sthe people of the United States and was grat-
 flied that the people so generally re- sponded to his request for assistance There seemed to be realization that the law, whether popular or not, wss,s never theless. the law and should be enforced
 In his appeals Mir Roper made what he would now possibly admit was one mis-
 take. He asked the congregations oi the several churches of the United States
 to report to their pastors evidence oi law infringement with the understand ing that the pastors would report to proper police authorities.
 The embarrassing developments;
 O) Armed with his letter to the public requesting assistance in the enforce lnent of the law the Anti-Saloon League of Colorado of which the Rev. A. J. Finch is superintendent, appeals in the name of the commissioner for large fund to "Americanize" foreigners and ex tend the blessings" of prohibition to all the countries of the world.
 t2) Many ministers have declined to act as stool pigeons for the internal revenue department. They insist that the enforcement of the law is a matter for police attention. They resent the plac- ing of the churches of God in the same category with the Anti-Saloon League, Q political organization.
 But the first section contains the real tkorn' in the commissioners side. He does not relish the intention of the Anti Saloon League to make it appear that the United States government is sup porting by subtle appeals the effort Of the Anti-Saloon League to collect from the people of the United States the un- ecedented sum of s25 5Ooo, ,00o-this de- spite the firm lodgment of the prohibition in the constitution of the United States. But that very thing the Anti-SaloonI League. in it's Colorado branch, is attempting to do. The follow ing is the letter in part:
 "The state. headquarters of the Anti Saloon League has received a letter from Daniel Roper, commissioner of internal revenue acking the league to cooperate in the general plan to Americanize the foreigner who is in America. Acting un- der suggestion of. Mir. Roper, the Ma tional Anti-Saloon League intends to put on a campaign for funds to be used for this purpose.
 s'Wiiliame c. Evans of Denver has ac- cepted the position of chairman of the advisory committee on this work. It is the intention to organize the entire state for drive to take place between March
 
 raised in Colorado is sS15,ooo. It will be apportioned on the same basis as the Liberty Loan drive I am inclosing' quota listFwhich shows your countys ap- portionment There will be district county and precinct organization
 Wayne B. Wheeler, counsel for the Anti Saloon League, with headquarters in Washington, was asked to comment on the letter His comment was noncom- initial He said that the Colorado league had evidently interpreted the Roper ap- peal for enforcement assistance in it's own way-that he would not comment on the Colorado letter because this might him as attempting to inter pret the Roper appeal.
 The. campaign for s25, 900, ,0o0, according to local official of the league, will~not be in Washington or the east generally until the effect-eof the preIIni- nary campaign in the southeast, is offi- cially known Tn one of the states Of tho southeast, Alabama, the drive has been postponed until June. in which month, Alabama, with enthusiasm, is expected by Washington headquarters to chip in a share of the s25, 100000. namely s75O. .o0O Tn other states of the southeastern section, and especially Georgia, Washing ton reports the drive in a flourishing con- dition with every indication that Geor- gia S pro-rata share will be rapidly coll ected.
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