Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-17
PROHIBITION NO Joke,
METHOD|STS ASSURED
Federal Agent Denounces Prop
agandists Who Declare Law
Cannot be Enforced.
nv Associated Press t, Every Evening.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. 17.-Much OF
the talk that the prohibition law cam
not be enforced is the result Of
propaganda seeking 10 break 1t down,
Roy A. Haynes, the Federal prohi-
hition commissioner. told the national
conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal church hero today.
The nrs, militant force against the
enforcement OF the 18th amendment.
Commissioner Haynes said. us a
highly developed and persistent piopa-
ganda which seems TO be organized in
certain quarters. Ii has as its pur-
pose the impression upon the public
mind that prohibition is not enforced
and cannot be enforced--and this be-
cause OF the unpopularity OF the dry
law among the masses of the people.
There is no law against any effort
10 amend our constitution. but we
should bear in mind that organizations
seeking To repeal the 18th amendment
must keep TO their task and not at
tempt 70 nullify this law or prevent
i,s operation while 1t remains a part
OF our constitution"
Taking up the remark that the pro-
hihition law is a joke, Mr.. Haynes OBJ
served that I'VE have allowed the law
less and discontented to pervert our
sense OF humor."
THE law will cease 10 be avbke." he
declared, when the law reaches the
mon who today treat it as a Joke, and
who bring the law into disrepute by
their attitude and their actions toward
| IL. The law viii be taken seriously
when 81 is seen that there are none
above the law"
Judges expressing "disdain" of the
act from the bench were told by the
prohibition commissioner that "it is
time that such judges took The matter
of prohibition more seriously"
"In my judgment" he said, Tight
hnss and long deloys in bringing cases
10 trial have contributed in no small
way 10 rhc spirit Of defiance in which
the bootiegger holds the law"
Besides apathy of public officials il
enforcement. MIR. Haynes naned th'
lapathy Of cultured and Chrit,ans" du'
in good part. he said. 10 belief that th'
ight is over. as another foe OF the lsti
amendment. THE fact remains" h
declared. THAT the very best part o
the fight is just beginning"
4 He advised friends OF prohibition il
1.-The cities to write personal letters or
publicly commend public officials VIII
sire making honest effort 10 do thei
duty and enforce the law"
The Church is suffering for lack {
leadership: il is not attracting to tn
| -
outstanding genius and character:
secure the best. ii must be willing
count the cost and pay the price, ID
Luoius III. Bugbee, 'of Minneapol
told the Conference today.
Men of brains and power are NJ
, attracted by monotonous and colorle'
activities Of the ordinary routine I
church life. They want TO see II
Church coming to grips with practic
problems, actually applying the spir
and principles of Jesus TO every pha!
of life.
There must be adequate freedor
Young men must know that if the
are entering into any form of Chri
tlan service they VIII not be hampars
and hindered by ecclesiastical restri
tions and regulations. Men are In
pa ,ient gust now of denomination
shiboleths and incidental differences
. The United States of America nj
formulated an educational progra
! which II unique i'm history, DIR. -Ro
ert l.. Kelly of New York, eXecuti'
secretary, council of church boards
education of the Methodist Episcop
Church told the Conference.
"phe people Of this country ha'
undertaken to give every boy and gi
: not only an elementary education, b
an education in the higher or profe
sional branches If he makes applic
ton for IT," DIR. Kelly said.
1T has already been well demo
= strated that this is too comprehensi
task for the states alone to accor
plish The churches have not on
. been pioneers in edJcation, but tn
, are more alert at this moment al
better equipped for contributing the
J share to the total program of Amer
can education than has ever befo
been the case.
"The Methodist Episcopal Church
; working chiefly in the realm Of Sc
ondary and higher education. Til
: church now has fifty colleges and ur
rorsities and thirty-six academies
which there is an enrolment of mo
than forty thousand Methodist st
dents in the state and independe
} universities.