The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-14
OFFICE SEEKERS
 ARE GIVEN JOLT
Prohibition Chief Hits Those Seeking Jobs-Ban Is
 Put on Politics.

WASHINGTON. July 14.-Prohibi' tion and politics, in the opinion of the new federal prohibition officer, 1 Roy A. Haynes, do not mix. There fore there will be no. politics in the prohibition enforcement personnel.
 MT. Haynes has reason for his dis trust of politics in the service. The other day, the grand jury in this city indicted gentleman named Egan until recently an employe of the legal division of the prohibition Commissioners office, on the charge of accepting bribes for granting liquor permits. Mir Egan was ap- pointed under the previous admins. tration by highly placed New Jer- sey political influences and oyer the opposition of the Anti-Saloon League.
 Wherefore, MT. Haynes makes it emphatic that no one is to be ap- pointed in the service simply be- cause he has been a faithful party worker When in course of time the authorities get around to appointing a federal prohibition director for the state of Washington, the first com munication that official will get from Washington will be a letter from Commissioner Haynes warning him that he must cut out political con. alterations in appointing his subor- dinates and telling him that the serv- ice is not an agency to be used pri- marily to pay political obligations.
 Bombshell to Patronage Aspirants
 In fact, Mir. Haynes has a little form letter which he is sending to each newly appointed federal prohi- bition director. It is a veritable bombshell among the aspirants for patronage The letter follows:..
 My Dear Sir: I wish to cOngrat- ulate you upon your appointment to the very responsible position of fed eral prohibition director of your state Not because of any particular honor that may be involved; for to these days when world readjustment is going on and the very fundamen- tals of all government are in the crucible, personal prestige is of small moment to the true patriotEbut do congratulate you upon having been called to perform great and outstanding public service; and that by your appointment there has been reflected the condolences of your friends, who have in fact said to the country at large-'This is the one wealth turns for leadership in. the I man to whom our great common important, work of law enforcement as provided for by the 18th amend ment and legislation to which it is fundamental. Watch him do his whole duty
 "Under our new plan of organza- tion all of the enforcement and per missive work comes under the state director. There has thus been q centralization of power and author sibility. Each state becomes unit in the working out of it's enforce ment problems with the help and un der the direction. of the Washington office. This method will enable us to meet local problems and solve them individually. In the perfect ing of your state organization noth- ing must guide you in, the selection of the personnel except the deter imitation to develop the highest pos sible degree of efficiency. In other words, real results must be pro- duced, or necessary changes will be made to produce them. Your permit division will pass upon permit appli- cations for manufacture, use Hand withdrawals. The Washington office will soon know the degree of depend ability to be attached to the respec- tive offices approval or dsapproval and will confidently expect that lit- tie deviation will ever be necessary in our general policy of supporting the recommendations of our state di- rectors.
 Only High Grade Men Wanted
 "Our mobile force. operating under my personal direction, will be an ideal channel through which the cen tral office will be kept in close touch with all field conditions and through this force we will also be able to render promptly specific serv' ice at times of critical need. There will be forwarded to you within a day or so the chart showing the uni form state organization plan. The } maximum appropriation for your state will be indicated. May l not especially urge that in every in stance you keep the expense at the ! minimum for maximum service. Use ] only high grade. thoroughly depend able men. One such man will pro- , duce more results than half dozen