Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-25
THOMAS 2. 6AvARD
STATES HIS POSITION
ON vOLSTEAO LAW
Continued from page I

~1As Association Against tho pFoasi.
a1eton Auperdmen advocates And it
working To nullify the 18th Amendment
t. thu Constitution of the United States
which the Supreme Court of the United
0ontea has declared to he n part of the
fundamental law of our country"
| ann not awaRe nor do not think IL
to he fact that the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment Is working
To 'nunify" the sth Amendment. What
the association is doing and TO which
n has a perfect legal rights to seek
the rercsd Of the 18th Amendment. The
fact that the Supreme Court of the
United States has dectared the 18th
Amendment 20 be a part OF the funda-
mental law OF our country. in no way
removes the constitutional right of aany
citizen or body Of citizens to seek the
rencsl or amendment ef any part of
the rcdetal Constitution.
IN paragraph three YOU state:
The President Of this organization
has recently said That once this act
tNolsfead Law has been repealed. the
Prohibition Amendment viii be nulufied.
since there will be no law for its en-
forccment.'
Ny answer to your third paragraph is
I know nothing OF the statement. which
YOU quote, hut would say 10 you that
on its face. II is silly. because. as YOU
well know the 18th Amendment pro-
Nidcs that Congress shall (this is man
datoryl pass necessary legislation TO
make effective the said Amendment.
Therefore, Congress IN the performance
a rs duties while " might amend the
Nolstead law could not repeal il as a
whole without substituting something
N its place. u is. therefore. absurd for
any one 70 imagine that the Volstead
law VIII be repealed and nothing left
ln It's place.
ln paragraph four you state:
This organization. which claims YOU
a. one II ills prominent as well as
nationally prominent members. advo-
,ates the notification of the 18th
Amendment "a the United states Con-
sftuuon, because II is obnoxious 10 their
ut.Whegs
AlN answer % your fourth paragraph
is hat ! know ~ no claims" upon me
as prominent as well as nationally
= amincnt mvmher OF the Association
igt th, Prohibition Amendment;
4 bourh make no concealment of the
iasi that am a member OF the as
fsmtiou. Your repeated statement that
tiH association advocates the nullifica-
teH 81 thc l>:h Amendment. as / have
slaNr Is not fair one. The assocla-
tD4 ss ihu rpeal not the nullifica-
.a.
"a arawaph five YOU state
THE menhers ct this association
aw Tint there Is provided an orderly
W., for the repeating of the amend
wruts 90 the Constitution but they
aa ncate the nulincation Of this amend
nCgt as u seems the easier way TO
a omplsh their purposes.
Your statements In paragraph five
if view of your knowledge by long as
satlatun with the movement culminat-
ina On iho adoption of the 18th Amend
mont should prevent you from serious
y urg.ng this paragraph. You and your
associates well know that the Associa-
ucn Against the Prohibition Amend
mont il absolutely powerless 10 ac-
colnplish the nullincation OF the 18th
Amendment, not on the ground that il !
if an easy way 10 accomplish its plIr-
pose, hut that the fundamental law pro- |
vioes one and one way only for the re- /
peal of the amendment Notification.
a such. as YOU well know. is legally !
Impossible.
In paragraph six you state:
Should this organization succeed in .
havins the Volstead Law repealed. any
one who should sell Intoxicating liquors