The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-10
NEW LIQUOR PLAN
TO BE PUT ON
Enforcement Hoped for
That Will Secure Law
Respect
AVOID PURITAN IDEA
Expect New Administration
viii Bring About Rational
Ways of Dealing
BY W. II. ATKINS

WASHINGTON, April 9.--In mat
tors Of whisky, It depends upon the
viewpoint.
II you're dry you wonder why
- much booze is loose in the land.
or II wet In sympathy the wonder Is
why liquor II scarce said John kra-
mcr, dry law boss. in discussing the
divergence OF Views I'm the pros and
cons in whisky discussion.
Kramer and his clan that have
Rad to bear the brunt trying TO on
force prohibition agree that as long
as human hands raise corn and
make copper coils the United states
OF America will be wet somewhere
az all times.
None of the dry official crowd
after witnessing one years results
are pinning any roses on themselves.
officials say progress has been
made. But liquor floods seem to
come In greater volume. With these
eyer-increasing new sources OF sup
ply, there are cropping out from
time TO time entirely new liquor
problems to confound liquor law en-
forccrs.
Cut out Erratic Methods.
New interpretations of the Vol
stead law, holding that government
officials arc not authorized 10 put
limitations upop makers and sellers
Of lcoholiC liquors, except in so far
as congress may have specified. are
expected to have "A good effect Ia
enforcement over the country. The
new administration forcsees a more
general observance of the law New
administration officials, having su-
pcrvision OF prohibition, are cutting
away from erratic methods which
have provoked general criticism.
The new program, as now out
lined, to combat somo OF the present
hostility to the Nolstead law, is to
stop needless tinkering with the
laws provisions. which convey au-
thority to certain classes TO buy, sell
and use nom beverage liquors
The drug store end of the liquor
problem Is now regarded as one OF
the most important. In the past
even tevout "drys' have hated to
walk 40 blocks to n pharmacist TO
obtain liquor on doctors prescrip-
tion. And when he locates drug
gist even your dry" enthusiast
wants for his sick friend liQuorsthat
is pure. He does not want 20 buy
from a mercenary druggist a di-
luitu COHcOCtlOn ana pay lOF II n
price that represents 800 or even
400 per cent above what ought to be
reasonable figure. Until now It
has been difficult to obtain good
whisky on doctors prescription
even after a druggist has been To-
Gated with one OF the coveted per-
mlts to handle medicinal liquors.
Has Earned Resentment.
This peculiar situation has been
encouraged BY the attitude OF a set
Of enforcement officials who Sc
cured much of their inspiration for
such a line Of official conduct from
hidden but powerful forces in the
extra dry" element at Washington
and elsewhere.
The policy OF restricting permits
10 druggists and doctors, and Of dis
eliminating between those classes,
In an effort to liSlit the number Of
outstanding permits In given locali-
ties simply because dry law officers
believed a certain number would be
sufficient TO supply all needs is
about to 80 into the discard along
with a lot OF other practices, now
shown TO have been Of doubtful
value 10 the cause OF enforcement
Physicians will be encouraged TO OBJ
tain liquor permits and restrictions
against druggists have been relaxed.
Other equally liberal" means are
10 be taken to bring about a moro
general respect for the law as ii was
framed bV congress