New-York tribune., 1921-06-30
Liquor Ruling
Not to Affect
Police Tactics
No Change in Enforcement
Methods, Says Leach;
Federal Agents Are Silent
ON Craft Allegations
Anderson Turns ON Tiger
Tammany Denounced, Over
City Decision, as Sudden
ly Attacking Prohibition

FTohloltioH enforcement agents In
New York refused yesterday to COM
ment on the charge by George A
Glynn, chairman of the Republican
State COMMITTEES, that Federal prohibi-
tion enforcement agents were guilty of
grating 500 barrel" on liquor per-
mits involving millions of dollars. They
were equally reticent as to the city
law departments ruling against police
search and seizure without warrants.
All agencies for the enforcement of
prohibition said that neither the ex-
pcsure nor the ruling would interfere
in any way with the continued vigorous
enforcement of the Volstead and Null
lan-Gage acts.
Hart Holds Conference
Harold L. Hart, Federal Prohibition
Director for New York, was in confer
ence with the heads Of all departments
in his Office yesterday, and after the
conference he said:
II cannot discuss these matters now.
] have in preparation a statement COW
ering every phase Of the Glynn matter,
and / will release it to the papers for
publication probably iext Saturday or
Sunday"
First Deputy Police Commissioner
John A. Leach also held conference
in his office. He said:
There will be no change in our
methods Of enforcement. There has
been no change of orders. We never
made any seizures without search
warrant. 1t was said we did, but these
cases wero few. The charges against
Federal agents will not affect our en-
3orcement of the State law"
William H. Anderson issued this
statement, in his capacity of state
superintendent Of the Anti-Saloon
League. on the new ruling of the City
Law Department:
Statement by Anderson
"The new ruling of the City Law
Department has the sound of sudden
flop on prohibition enforcement by
Tammany, notwithstanding Tammany
had twofold object in the enforce
ment policy:
Il. To develop if possible reaction
against the Republican party for pass
ing the enforcement law.
"2. To prepare for wide-open town
later by making the law odious now.
Nevertheless the Anti-Saloon League
gave credit where credit was due. and
commended every effective effort by
Tammany for enforcement.
"Ths way the newspapers featured
this as an Endorsement of Tammany
bothered Tammany considerably and
Tsmmany is now making another move.
re doe~ yrd1 oh 1a @n -
henchmen TO stand for considerable
rough stuff Sc long as it could make
them think it was Joke on the Re-
publican party. But it was another
matter, seemingly, when there was
honest commentator of whatever was
effectively done. This almost stamped
ed the Tammany leaders into disclaim-
er month ago, but they woke up just
In time to realize where that would lead
them. This new move seems to be an
effort to find some plausible and
less dangerous way of easing up.
"The danger now is that Tammany
will go just as far the other way and
that the police will refuse to make ar
rests under circum stances where they
would unquestionably do it in the case
of any other offense, and will refuse
TO ask for search warrants where they
know the law is violated and the evil
dence exists and can be obtained in a
legal way. There is plenty that the
police can do that is lawful to stop
the unlawful sale of liquor. The per-
sonal use question will very largely
settle itself if the traffic is stopped.
"The Anti-Saloon League has been
willing to credit the city admins
tration with whatever enforcement
earnestness it has manifested, and will
be just as ready to expose any disbon-
est connivance at crime as part of the
campaign fat-frying process, should it
appear"
Brooklyn police who said they had
received no instructions on the new
city law department decision made a
raid yesterday without search warrant
>seizing barrel of wire and arrestitng
Mrs. Julia Demio, fifty years old. OF
2e3 Hudson Avenue, Brooklyn. She was
rsleased in $500 bail by Magistrate
McCloskey in the Adams Street court.