The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-04
Rockefeller And
 Others Support
 Dry Movement

Cornwall on the Hudson, April 2. Pledges from John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and others of financial support of ''the Yonkers plan" of enforcing the National prohibitioE amendment were announced here tonight by Will liam H. Anderson, head of the anti Saloon League of New York, at the annual state conference of the Meth odist Episcopal church.
 MT. Anderson, in the course of an address in which he formally opened the campaign of the Allied Citizens of America to nationaliZe the method of law enforcement which has given Yonkers wide publicity, declared that. in New York alone 100000 per sons are back of the movement to introduce 1t into other states.
 Explaining. that the Allied Citizens of America was incorporated two years ago ito uphold American ideals and the Onited. States Constitution and particularly the 18th amend ment," MT. Anderson declared that it's purpose is to put into operation all over the United States the sue cessful experiment in practical ci- Vics," which, he said, had been made in Yonkers, his home city. In tell ing of it's results there he said:
 There nave been raids, arrests, seizures of large quantities of liquor, expulsions from the police force for connivance with vioIators, indict- mnets, convictions, fines and prison
 
 are indifferent or defiant and there has been created a tangible majority sentiment for law observance. New York pays $50,000,0OO a year for law enforcement :nd the Allied Git izens of YCnkers have merely in sisted that it's police and civic auth critics shall earn their salaries. The situation IS far from perfect but there is motion and in the right di rection.
 ''Protestants, Catholics, Jews and those of other religions in Yonkers who reverence order, country, hu- manity and God, are united in the effort. Under the plan evidence is obtained respecting violation of the prohibition law for the sole purpose of publishing it in order that citizens may know the degree and kind of en- forcement they are getting from their public officials in return for their taxes Everyone pays taxes in some form and they have a right to know what they get for their money.
 We have always refused to turn over any evidence to be used to se- cure convictions; that is the very es- sence of the plan. Publicity in the form of the organizations affidavits telling of liquor infractions helps of ficials who are doing their best and enables the wedding out of those who operated in Yonkers, we shall ena- ble the people of ahy community to do their duty"
 MT. Anderson said that the Allied Citizens was designed to supplement the Ant-Saloon League and that there are mo initiation fees, dues or assessments" He declared the re- cords of the Anti-Saloon league would show that more than 5OO,OOO persons in the United States are reg u1arly contributing to it's activities Organization of the Allied Citizens he said, will be started by the league this week in every state. No salar- ies, he said, are. paid to any of the officials. Quoting from MT. RockefeIl- 1er'S pledge he read: ''The question of the wisdom and propriety of Ma tiona1 prohibition is no longer an issue, having been decided by the adoption Of the Federal constitutional amendment and sustained by the United States Supreme court. It is now the law of the land, predicated upon a constitutional amendment, legislation possible under our form of government.
 '"Fo fail in the observance and enforcement of such a law strikes at the very foundations of orderly gov ernment, and is in that way an at tack upon civil liberty, for in a re- public there can be no freedom for the individual if there is no respect for and enforcement of the laws which have been enacted in the man ner prescribed by the people them selves in the constitutions which they have adopted.
 While the general legislation of tion and state determines the COL ditions under which enforcement must be carried on, yet in the last analysis enforcement is a local mat ter and must be worked out in every locality must face and assume their responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the public sentiment that will support local officials in en- forcement and require them to do their duty.
 ''The process of public education, which is essential to the enforcement of any law which is singled out for organized attack and efforts at mo- dlflcation, will result in a better pub lie comprehension of the importance of upholding the sanctity of the law In general l take occasion to ex- press my feeling of the vital import ance of law observance and law en- forcement as essential to the per manence or our free institutions"