Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-16
Dry Commissioner Points Out
Has But 200 Men 10
Cover Country.
CANT WATCH BORDER
Will Ask Congress for More
Money to Put End to
Smuggling.
uy RALPH IL. Turner,

bS Nufph Ii. Turner,
United News Staff Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. Aug. Is. - The
trials of the present are multitude
nous in this business OF making a
dry country dry. but Roy A. Haynes.
prohibition commissioner. views
them calmly and with determination
looks int" the future. when the ma
ton Will really be dry"
Commissioner iiaynes-they also
call him "Majur'--tiltcd his rotund
form back ward in the wer-filled
swivel chair and contemplated four
months Of his own prohibition en-
iorccment. Crowding the majors
busy day We're reports that rum
runners were in the height of their
seasons activity. and suggestions
from the public prints that a "rcac-
ton" has set in against prohibition
enforcement. while Congress tussled
over an amendment which would
prevent search or seizure without "a
warrant.
Charges Wave OF Liquor Propngnndn.
great propaganda is being
waSed,' HAYNES told the United
News. TO make il appear that the
enforcement of prohibition is un.
popular. Ii isn't true. Let them
make an issue out of it, Let them
bring IL to Il vote. The great major
ity of the people will demonstrate
they heartily indorse prohibition and
its rigid enforcement
But ours isn't II pussyroot lob.
II REQUIRES strong measures. on the
whole. our agents are careful and
commit no violation OF personal
rights, but sometimes they may 20
too far. That can't be helped. They
are dealing. by and large. with law
violators. II the country wants pro-
hihition enforccd--aud Il does-it
must uu; up with occasional, annoy
ancc''
Needs yInrr Moscy.
Haynes declared he would ask the
new session or Congress for Increased
appropriation to enforce the dry
law. The present appropriation and
present stan are wholly inadcouate
ne said. IL Is estimated that addI-
tional appropriations Of $1,000. 900
ar" necessary IL the flow of contra
land liquor into the United States is
10 be stopped
ny, ] have only 1000 enforce
ment agents In the whole country"
haynes lamented. When the Iiuuor
runners concentrate along the Cam
aaian border and begin sending their
carGocs down toward Detroit.
cant mass II huge force of men in
mat spot TO combat them. We
haven't the men. That's where the
State and municipal authorities
must help us and we are enectinr
an Increased amount of cooperation
in that direction.
Force Grossly Inn,iruuute,
us the same way along the Al
i"htic s"aboard. Our force il made
quatc there Ia prevent smuggling.
Really. that is the problem of tho
customs officials and our work doesn't
begin until the liquor actually IL
landed. Hut If had my way. and
the none, I'd organize u feet OF
motor boats To ply up and down the
coast after the smugglers."
HaNnes said he had not asked the
Navy Department to aid in the hunt
tor seafaring bootleggcrs. The navy.
ne said. could not undertake the task
OF prohibition enforcement, and
though II might lend a subchaser
squadron. Haynes office has no money
for operation.
blockade "PrnctIcaliy impossible"
Conmandant Reynolds, of the
coast guard service. has reported n
blockade TO he practically impossi-
be The service has laid up many
OF It's own q sub chasers because Of
lacks or funds to operate them. and
II is estimated that more than 100
additional chasers would be needed
to effectively police the Atlantic
coast.
Haynes revealed that he had ar
ranged conferences between repre-
sentatives from his bureau and oni-
Gals of the Canadian Province OF
saskatchewan, in the interest OF CO.
operative war on rum smugrIers.
This was done at the suggestion OF
the Saskatchewan authorities, Haynes
said. and would minimize the Illicit
booze imports into Montana and
North Dakota. He added. however.