Evening journal., 1921-05-25
BAYARD IS
OPPOSED TO
PROHIBITION
CONTINUED from First Page)

sake of convenience number the
same.
In paragraph one you state:
1--WE have in our possession a cir
cular printed and distributed by the
Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment. which has your name
printed on it as one of the prom
inent members" of this organization.
The circular states that no persons
name will be used without his con-
sent. We also have a copy of an
advertisement that was printed in
the Philadelphia Inquirer on April
II. 1921. in which this same organ
ization states that no name will be
printed without consent. and here
they print your name chasing you
as one Of their NATIONAL Prominent
Members" We also recall that some
time since the local daily papers
made reference to this organization
and stated that your name appeared
as a member of the same.
MY answer is l have no knowledge
of what is in your possession, but
if you say you have the papers
enumerated in this paragraph, /
shall accept that as a fact. None OF
these papers or copies thereof have
ever been seen by me: so / am un-
able to make any comment there
on. / have never seen the refer
ences in the local press to which
you refer
In paragraph two you state:
THE Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment advocates
and is working to nullify the 18th
Amendment to the Constitution Of
the United States. which the Su-
preme Court OF the United States
has declared to be a part of the
fundamental law OF our country"
am not aware nor / do not think
| Il to be a fact that the Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment
is working to "nullify'' the 18th
Amendment What the association
is doing and to which II has a per-
feet legal right is TO seek the repeal
of the 18th Amendment. The fact
that the Supreme Court OF the United
States has declared the 18th Amend
ment to be a part Of the fundamental
law OF our country in no way re-
moves the constitutional right OF any
citizen or body Of citizens to seek
the repeal or amendment OF any
part of the Federal Constitution.
In paragraph three you state:
'The president of this organiza-
ton has recently said. That once
,4 lNFATrNr,I I
pealed. the Prohibition Amendment
will be nulled. since there will be
no law for it's enforcement
My answer to your third para
graph is ] know nothing OF the
statement which you quote, but
would say to you on its face. 1t is
lsilly because. as you we'll know. the
18th Amendment provides that Con
gress shall (this is mandatory pasl
necessary legislation to make eject
live the said amendment. Therefore
Congress in the performance Of III
duties. while II might amend the
Volstead law. could not repeal II as
a whole without substituting some
thing in its place It is. therefore,
absurd for any one to imagine that
the Volstead law will be repealed
and nothing left in its place.
In paragraph four you state;-
This organization. which claims
you as one OF its prominent as well
as nationally prominent members,
advocates the notification of the
| 18th Amendment TO the United
states Constitution. because 1t is OBJ
noxious to their members"
My answer to your fourth para
graph is that I know OF no claims
upon me as a prominent" as we'll as
nationally prominent" member OF
the Association Against the Prohibit
ton Amedment; although ! make
no concealment OF the fact that
am a member OF the association
Your repeated statement that tn
association advocates the nullihca
ton OF the 18th Amedment, as I hav
shown. is not a fair one. The asso
citation seeks the repeal not tn
nulihcation.
, In paragraph five you state
"The members of this associatio
, know that there is provided an OF
derly way for the repeating of tn
> Amendments to the Constitution. bu
they advocate the notification {
thie amendment as II seems the ea'
ier way to accomplish their pun
poses"
Your statements in paragraph fiv'
IN view of your knowledge by lon
association with the movement GU
Ininating in the adoption OF the 1St
amendment. should prevent 20
from seriously urging this para
graph. You and your associates wei
know that the Association Agains
the Prohibition Amendment is alb
solutely powerless to accomplish tn
nullification of the 18th Amendment
not on the ground that Il is an cas-,
way to accomplish its purpose, bu
that the fundamental law provide
one and one way only for the repea
Of the amendment Nullihcation, al
such. as you we'll know, is legal,
impossible.
In paragraph six you state:
Should this organization succeed
in having the Volstead law repealed
any one who should sell intoxicant
ing liquors for beverage purposes
would be just as guilty OF a Grim,
/ against the fundamental laws of ou
country as though the Volstead ac
mas not been repealed, the only diff
terence would be that there woul,
De no law by which these criminal
could be punished. They would b.
violating the Eighteenth Amendmen
10 the Constitution, but could no
be punished for doing So"
My answer to paragraph six is tina
inasmueh as it's premises are falls
as have hereinabove shown. b,
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