The New York herald., 1921-12-27
ANTI-SALO0N CHIEFS
DEMAND EACH CITY
HAVEOWNDRYLA LAW
Small Community to Aid
Nation and State in
Enforcement.
TO PLUG WET LEAKS
Three Amendments Are to
Be Sought From Coming
Legislature.
NO CHRISTMAS ARRESTS
Film Managers and Editors
VIII Be Asked to Ban
Prohibition Jokes.
NO CHRISTMAS ARRESTS

the enforcement Of prohibition in this
state were outlined yesterday by Will
lam Fl. Anderson, State Superintend-
ent of the Anti Saloon League in an
announcement on the legislative pro-
gram Of the league for the coming
session Of the State Legislature.
These consist chiefly Of three bills
to amend the laws for cities. villages
and towns so as to permit the legisla-
tive boards of these governmental
units 70 enact ordinances in aid of the
enforcement Of any statute Of the
State, or Of the United States, and to
prescribe penalties for the violation
thereof.
"The league will make every effort to
secure the passage of this enabling legis-
,ation at the coming session." said Mr..
anderson. However. IL the Legislature
should refuse and thereby hands its
proposition back as an acute major issue
in the coming fall campaigns the league
will continue to press Il until such legis-
Is.tion is enacted regardless Of how long
il takes or how much 1t may disturb the
political situation.
Further. II will do the vets no good
TO block these bills In order to prevent
Immediate agitation In the several COM
munities. for the league will propose to
The people of every community that they
rroceed at once to arouse sentiment to
insist upon the passage of an official
resolution by the proper local board
L; ging the Legislature to pass such en-
nbling legislation. Any delay will
amply give the league a perpetual i'm
pregnable issue. both local and State
wide.'
Yonkers Plan Patterned.
The legislation Is also backed by the
allied Citizens Of America, Inc, of which
Mr.. Anderson Is president. and Miss
Adella Potter State superintendent. 1t
along the lines advocated by THE
ionkers Plan for Prohibition Enforce
ment" as compiled by Mr.. Anderson.
Miss Potter Is also chairman of the
atriotism and law enforcement commit
tee Of the New York City Federation of
Womens Clubs. of which Mrs. Richard
NJ. Chapman Is president. resolution
adopted by this committee reads:
"Resolvcd, That every theatrical man.
sger. movie manager and editor. whether
be requested to see that all jokes ridicul-
ing prohibition and its enforcement are
eliminated from any production. film or
article coming under his jurisdiction. and
j at the matter be treated with the
seriousness that the subject merits and
hat this resolution be thrown on the
Green and printed in the different papers
and magazines throughout the country"
Mr.. Anderson said that from infor-
nation gathered from many sources it
was apparent there had been no increase
in the drug using habit. Discussing the
enforcement situation. he said:
Politicians have been active in secur-
ing positions prohibition enforcement
agents Of many men totally unfit for
such work. A well known Senator has
been active In placing men in these kind
OF Jobs. Hotels. restaurants and saloons
about to be raidcd have often been
tipped Off from inside prohibition head
quarters
81 have the utmost confidence In
Director Day and consider him a man
OF honest and good Intentions
No Raids on Christmas Day.
No raids or arrests by Federal prohi-
bition agents on Christmas or yesterday
for violation of The volstead act were
reported up to last night. At tine medi-
car examiner Office III Inc MunlclDbi
Building mo records had been made of
n single case of alcoholic poisoning for
the two days Of holiday celebration.
Mr.. Anderson announced that at
regular meeting of the Anti-Saloon
League of New York I'm this city to-day
n stand would be taken on the sacra-
mental wine question. He refused TO say
whether the dry league was In favor of
legislation making It illegal to use fer
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now allowed by the Volstead act and
Mullen-Gage law. Mr.. Anderson added
that in all matters OF legislation which
the league advocated they always pro-
tected the rights of all.
Regarding the use OF sacramcntal
wines. the following article. written by
John r. Kennedy. win appear In the
January issue OF Coiumbio, the Knights
or Columbus magazine:
The profcssed plan TO abolish sacra-
mental wines Is tantamount 10 n deciara-
tion that the Constitution of the United
States will be suspended while the pro-
hibition forces. possibly because they are
unable to check real infractions OF the
law. will conduct merry religious war
fare. They will align the prejudices of
professors OF faith who do not employ
sacramental wine in their rites and OBJ
servances against the faithful who do.
''Of course every Knight OF Columbus
and every sane citizen will oppose this
foolish attempt TO invade the most
sacred beliefs of Catholics and other
citizens. The Catholic church. through
centuries long before Mr.. volstead's
genial countenancc appeared In
troubled world to make II temperateIy
or intcmpcrat.ly dry. decreed that fer
mented wine be part Of the species used
in the sacrifice OF mass. Catholics will
-. a.
officers whimsics are superior to the
Christian conscience"