Evening star., 1921-12-02
|DRY ENFORCEMENT
LEAGUES APPROVED

The Anti-Saloon League workers in
session here today adopted a program
for law enforcement which virtually
sponsors voluntary auxiliary organl-
cations to assist the prohibition en-
forcement forces of the federal gov
ernment
The action was taken shortly be-
fore noon today. when the group
adopted the report of the committee
on law enforcement.
The report states that the league
docs not employ detectives for law
enforcement and "aims to secure en-
forcement through the officers of the
law who take an oath cf Office to en-
force law and are paid for that work" "
Would Form enforcement Leagues.
The report advocates the formation
of dry enforcement leagues, to which
members of the Anti-Saloon League
are invited to afhliate in various
counties and states.
Full cooperation of the State Anti
Saloon League is pledged in the re-
port to the county organizations.
formed with the object of aiding in
the enforcement Of prohibition from
a civilian viewpoint.
Local committees are suggested for
formation under the county Organiza-
tions who would be given specific du-
ties in aiding prohibition enforce
ment.
Evil Of sWet Goods Discussed.
Methods for swinging public senti-
ment for loyalty to the Constitution
and of presenting to the public data
clearly setting forth the evils of wet
goods" and the benefits of prohibition
were the principal topics of today's
discussions by the conference.
r. p Hutton delivered an address
at the outset of the morning session
on educating public sentiment for
loyalty to the Constitution"
p A. Baker. general superintendent
of the league. followed him with an
that the work of the forces in this
country fighting prohibition enforce
ment were engendering propaganda
regarding the violation of personal
rights and privileges of the American
citizen. .-
They are doing their work WELL"
he said. we must do ours better. We
must keep step on the side of the
right as we'll as they make advances
along the mistaken lines"
Other addresses were delivered by
A. II. Briggs, on sReaching Outside
Date Posters and Literature for Law
and Order, and by Samuel Wilson,
on Publicity"
A general discussion Of these topics
followed. in which ten-minuts talks
were delivered by E. Y. Claypool, S.
T. Montgomery, r. N. Holsaple and
S. ]. Fickel.
Education of the public to back up
enforcement of prohibition by public
officials was declared prime effort of
the organisation by speakers at yes
terday's conference.
The principal point centered was
that the citizenry could not wholly
depend on officials to support any law
or amendment and that officials as a
rule will not go farther than the pub
lie wishes.
The opinion that brewers will seek
to elect the next Congress" was .ex-
pressed by DIR. Baker. during an ad-
dress yesterday. Wayne b. Wheeler,
general counsel and legislative super
intendeht, expressed similar senti-
ments declaring that such action OF
the brewers would probably be taken
in the hope thereby to amend the VOL
stead act so as to permit the manu-
facture of beverages containing as
much alcohol as beer contained be-
fore prohibition.
! Among the speakers were, F. C..
Scott Mcbride of Chicago; Brooks
Lawrence of Birmingham; s. E.
Nicholson of Richmond, Ind: James
A.. white of Columbia. N. c.: r, l.
Davis OF Raleigh. N: C.; William II,
Anderson Of New York; James A.
white, n B. Dunford, William II.
Anderson, Parker Shields, G. w.
Herin, F. L. Crabbe and F. A. High.