The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-16
ANTI LEAGUE ID SERVE NOTICE ON
 FEDERAL JUDGES
Launch Programme to ''Rid' Government of Officials Who Do Not Enforce
 Spirit of VoIstead Act
By Associated Press

Washington, September 15-A pro- gramme designed tc rid" the govern ment of officials who do not observe or Of the Volstead act was put under way at the first session today of a national conference here of Anti-Saloon League officials.
 As the first step toward carrying out the proposed programme, the conference appointed committee to draft reso- lution, which, league officials said, would serve notice on federal judges that their sacred duties must be sacredly per formed" The committee was instructed to report tomorrow. Impeachment pro ceedings were suggested as means to manner the penal Wovisiona of the pro hibition enforcement act in dealing with persons convicted of violating the law
 The conference in it's discussions evinced a determination that the next Congress be made dry and kept dry" power of the vets is not entirely downed." and until a majority is main tained in Congress favorable to rigid en- forcement, the prohibition code may be changed.
 Administrative officers. it was indicat- ed, also will be brought about III the league programme. several speakers as serting that in a great many instances administrative officers were not rune tioning to the satisfaction of the "drys. The proposal was made that the league build fires under those who betray the trust" of their appointment. The opinion aas expressed that liquor interests might seek to defeat the aim of the law by ob- taining the appointment of officials wno would wink at some kinds of violations
 OFFICIALS ATTACKED
 The discussion of league officials brought half dozen vigorous attacks on officials of varying grades who have to do with enforcement of the Volstead act The internal revenue bureau was criti- cised for issuing ''Scads of wholesalers permits" and federal judges were accused of "coddling moonshiners and bootleg gers. Many judges were pictured as too lenient and as having permitted violators to escape punishment with fines of few hundred dollars. Speakers also told of what they describe as 'amazing condi- tions" in many localities where saloons run almost openly and even a stranger naS no QlIIlcuiIy III ODtdlHinS llquoT.
 Wayne B. Wheeler. glneral counsel for the league made an address in which he called upon 'all persons who believe in law enforcement to stand by the league in electing only dry candidates to Congress. He said it was most "inop- perfume time" to encourage lawlessness, saying the country is facing much de- fiance of law and he believed serious danger lay in the situation. If the out lawed brewers can deny the constitution of the United States" MT. Wheeler said. then any other group of citizens who do not like a law can proceed to nullify lit. and the government itself would be in jeopardy When law enforcement is gone. then all order is gone. Now is the time for every 100 per cent American 70 in- sist upon fair and honest enforcement of the eighteenth amendment, and upon election of men who will not nullify the will of the people by making changes in the Volstead act. the very nature or which would be an overriding of the con- stitution.'