The New York herald., 1921-09-04
FRY CRUSADE IN ny
|TO CLEAR WAY FOR
! CLEANUP ON COAST.
Prohibition Chief Believes
This City Holds Key to
Solution of Liquor Prob
lem in East.
WILL LEAD BIG DRIVE
9aayneS to Concentrate His
! Efforts Here, Then Make
Whirlwind Tour Of
Other Centres.
TART BACKED TO LIMIT
Reorganization of All State
Enforcement Machines in
This Territory Is Part Of
New Programme.
TART BACKED TO LIMIT
social Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. g., Sent. 3.

washington. ID. G., Sent. 3.
! Prohibition Commissioner Hayness
iecision to take personal charge of the
New York enforcement situation is
part of a general plan to clean up the
Atlantic coast through the reorganiza-
tion Of State enforcement machines in
he entire Eastern territory. it was
nnounced to-day at the Internal Rev
snue Bureau.
y Onlcials said that New York city fur
A1ishes the "key" to the solution of
liquor problems now baffiing enforce
nent ofiicials in New York and many
,ther States, especially New Jersey,
pennsylvania and New England.
Commissioner Haynes plans whirl-
wind tour that will include the prin-
cipal prohibition headquarters offices
! In the middle Atlantic States and New
England 1t was announced that he
regards as most difficult the conditions
| confronting him in New York. He has
tlecided to concentrate his efforts
! heE. and feels confident that by re-
noIng some of the impediments to
hefsuccessful enforcement he will go
ar toward eliminating great many
stheldlficulties which have developed
~scenfiS in more or less serious form
II along the coast.
Acted ON "Hernld" Article.
II is understood here that the decis-
IN Of the prohibition officials To mako
serious effort to mop up the coast
as arrived at largely as a result or
ne series OF special dispatches from
assau. Bahama Islands. recently pub
shed in THE NEW YORK HERALD, which
xposed the large proportions to which
ne smuggling business has grown, and
howed graphically just how II was
! arried on.
! There remains as the chief danger to
Increment In New York city and else
where. oficials said. loose methods gov
srninE the issuing OF permits to legalized
iealers In liquors and the checking Of
Ultimate deliveries on these permits.
Large supplies of whiskey and other in
toxicants are seeping through bonded
warehouses into the waiting hands Of
bootleg rings for distribution to the
trade"
This phase OF enforcement Is worry
NJ prohibition chiefs here.
Commissioner Haynes's tour will be
the first since taking Office He deems
W essential at this time to more effect
vely bring about observance of The .ules
re put into effect some weeks ago. Some
~ these rules, issued with explicit in
tructions that they be made opei ative
without delay, have been subject to &C.
sys which were entirely unforeseen. be-
ause OF the physical handicaps which
| 'irectors have encountered.
\ strong Aid fog Hart.
Officials said to-day that State al.
sctors In New York and other States
came into office and found that their
nsk Of "reconstructing the official per-
onnel Of their establishments was more
.iifficult than had been anticipated.
After Commissioner Haynes talked
over the whole problem with Commits
ioner Blair to-day II was determined
hat Mr.. Haynes shocld at once start
cpon a tour that viii strike localities
that are deemed most troublesome in
+he enforcement situation.
Prohibition officials took pains to state
that State Director Hart has the backing |
Of the Government In his present efforts. |
director Hart is giving loyal coop
ration with Federal officials In all ef- /
'orts to bring about better enforcement |
-said Commissioner Blair. Director |
Hart Is not personally at fault In any |
4 the conditions which are found OBJ
ectionable."
Commissioner Haynes endorsed this
view OF Commissioner Blair and said |
that IL was his purpose to lend every |
possible aid TO the New York director.