Arizona republican., 1921-04-01
KRAMER TELLS
 IF PROBLEMS IN ENF FORC|NG
 U. {. DRY LAW
Volstead Act Sound, He Declares; Discrepancies Due to Administration of Law
A. p. Leased wirel

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 WASHINGTON, March 31.-Diffi- culties in enforcing national prohibit tion include hostile public sentiment. lack of cooperation by the states, bootlegging on the borders and issu- ance of too many dealers permits, according to John F. Kramer, federal prohibition commissioner.
 What he termed as his honest views on prohibition were given by MT. Kramer in a letter to Senator Capper of Kansas and made public today.
 Tn view Of ali these conditions and circumstances" he said, T be- lieve we have made remarkable pro- gress. We still have much work to do and will have for years to come. You can't turn the current of history over night. Anything that has fast ened itself upon political, economic and personal history of our country as has the liquor traffic, cannot be removed in a day or a year."
 6lames Law Administration
 Mr. Kramer said that the Volstead law was sound, that he was not ad- vocating any radical revision of the law and that enforcement problems largely were administrative.
 Too many permits for medicinal preparations containing alcohol were issued originally. he said These have been reduced and standards of medicating alcoholic preparations raised Permits for manufacturing industrial alcohol are being curtailed. Summing up, Mr. Kramer said he be- lieved failures of enforcement the past year were due to the admins traitor of the law more than they were to the law itself''
 II am willing to assume my share or responsibility for these errors" he said Tn the beginning we issued too many permits. We made a mis- take in placing the standard of medi- cinal preparations too low. We have had trouble in selecting force of agents who were at all times loyal. This does not apply to many, but to some"
 Among recommendations made to tighten up enforcement were: Re- Hoyai of whiskey to a few large and well guarded warehouses;; increase of prohibition agents on the Canadian and Mexican borders and enactment or prohibition codes by all the states.
 There are some uncertainties in the law (the Volstead act), but it has hardly a thorough enough trial" hs wrote, ito warrant congress in mak- ing any radical changes. Further. . number of questions now are in tht courts" The bulk of the people, h, explained, must favor enforcement before substantial headway can b, made, and this sentiment, he said was largely absent in New York ant some other communities.
 Mir. Kramer said that, while con gross had been criticised for pro viding inadequate prohibition en forcement funds. he was .'disappoint ed" in the reduction of deficiency ap propriations which necessitated dis charge of about 150 men.
 Says State Help Lacking
 But l believe" he continued, "tha the appropriation made for the nex fiscal year, of $7,50O,000, is sufficien . to enable the federal government t J carry on the work" MT. Kramer sai that the government had to a con siderable extent lacked help upo the part of state and local officials This condition. he said, was improy ing and, with new state codes bein adopted, much prohibition litigatio would be diverted from federal 1 state or police courts. In the en, he said, the bulk of enforcemeI work must be done by the states.
 The government, he wrote, has bee loath to interfere with home brew activities
 This he said. "to my mind is fad Many who have engaged in have already ceased, and it will, l; l view it. die out.
 The development" MT. Kram added, "also has been uncertain r, garding the manufacture of cider ar fruit juices in the home. The que tion of prescribing intoxicating Ii, uors by physicians is one which h; caused us some difficulty he sai We followed the policy all alol that physicians could not prescri malt liquors, but the recent opifli, of the attorney general compels to change this policy.
 "Regarding bootlegging. MT. Kr mer said liquors were being smuggl from Canada, Mexico and the islan near Florida This, he said, was problem for more men. reciting tn only 35 agents are available for e forcement work in Texas, Arizo and New Mexico.
 IS NEW MEXICAN CONSUL
 BISBEE, AriZ., March 31. - Ane Casarin, Jr, formerly associated wi tbe Mexican consul generals off at Washing ton. today relieved Migl