The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-04
FOR ENFORCEMENT
OF PROHIBITION LAW
JOHN ID. ROCK JR..
HEADS ORGANIZATION OF
100000 NEW WORKERS.

HEADS ORGANIZATION OF
100000 NEW WORKERS.
\ CORNWALL, N. Y.-(By A. P.)-
Pledges from John d. Rockefeller Jr.,
and others of financial support of
"the Yonkers plan" of enforcing the
National prohibition amendment were
announced here last night by William
H. Anderson, head of the Anti-Sa-
loon League of New York, at the an
nual state conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church.
Mr.. 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 was given
Yonkers wide publicity, declared that
in New York alone 100000 persons
are back of the movement to intro
duce it into other states.
Explaining that the Allied Citizens
of America was incorporated two
years ago "to uphold American
ideals and the United States Consti-
tuition and particularly the 18th
Amendment" Mr.. Anderson declared
that it's purpose is to put into opera
tion all over the United States the
successful experiment in practical
civics," which he said, had been made
in Yonkers, his home city. In telling
of it's results there he said:
There have been raids, arrests,
seizures of large quantities of liquor,
expulsions from the police force for
connivance with violators, indict-
ments convictions, fines and prison
sentences. City officials no longer
are indifferent or defiant and there
has been created a tangible majority
sentiment for law observance. New
York pays $50,000,000 a year for law
enforcement and the Allied Citizens
of Yonkers have merely insisted that
it's police and civic authorities shall
earn their salaries. The situation is
far from perfect but there is motion
and in the right direction.
"Protestants, Catholics, Jews and
those of other religions in Yonkers
who reverence order, country, human
ity and God, are united in the effort
Under the plan evidence is obtained
respecting violation of the prohibi-
tion law for the sole purpose of pub
fishing it in order that citizens may
know the degree and kind of enforce
ment they are getting from their pub
lie officials in return for their taxes.
Everyone pays taxes in some form
and they have right to know what
they get for their money.
eve have always refused to turn
over any evidence to be used to Sc
cure cnvictions; 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
wink at violations. Thus, as we have
operated in Yonkers, we shall enable
the people of any community to exert
the same pressure of public opinion
to force officials to do their duty"
Mr.. Anderson said that the Allied
Citizens was designed to supplement
the Anti-Saloon League and that
there are mo initiation fees, dues or
assessments" He declared the rec
ords of the Anti-Saloon League would
show that more than 100000 persons
in the United States are regularly
to it's activities. Organ
ization of the Allied Citizens, he said,
will be started by the league this
week in every state. No salaries, he
said, are paid to any of it's officials.
Quoting from Mr.. Rocekefeller's
pledge he read: NThe question of the
wisdom and propriety of National
prohibition is no longer at issue hav-
ing been decided by the adoption of
the Federal constitutional amendment
and sustained by the United States
Supreme Court. 1t is now the law of
the land, predicted upon a constitu-
tional amendment, which is the most
solemn form of legislation possible
under our form of government
sTo fail in the observance and en-
forcement of such a law strikes at
the very foundations of orderly gov
ornment, and is in that way an attack
upon civil liberty, for in a republic
there can be no freedom for the indi-
vidual if there is no respect for and
of the laws which have.
been enacted in the manner pre-
scribed by the people themselves in
the constitutions which they have ad
opted.
"While the general legislation of
Nation and State determines the con-
ditions under which enforcement
must be carried on, yet in the last
analysis enforcement is local mat
ter and must be worked out in every
locality, and the people of each To-
cality must face and assume their
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 modi-
fication, will result in better public
of the Importance of
lpholding the sanctity of law in gen.
eral I take occasion to express my
feeling of the vital Importance of law
as essential to the per-
nanence of our free institutions"
To Push Idaho Farm Bureaus.