The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-03
BRYAN SUPPORTS EIARDING'S PACIFIC CONFERENCE PLAN
 AS SEED OF WORLD PEACE

St. Louis, Mo-, August 3-The world should look hopefully forward to President Harding's proposed dis armahent conference, according to William Jennings Bryan, erstwhile Secretary of State in the Cabinet of former President Woodrow Wilson
 Those who have been hoping and praying for universal peace,' declar- ed Bryan, while here on a tour of the West. have more reason than ever to be hopeful today. Preside ent Hardings proposed peace confer ence, if successful, will be the great est gathering in centuries. The peace conference at Paris ended one war. This conference may end all wars"
 Attacks Booze Law Enforcers.
 When shown headlines in local newspaper detailing the capture of two large whiskey stills, Bryan de- clared prohibition has come to stay.
 Prohibition is permanent he de- clared emphatically. Before prohi- bition went into effect carloads of liquor were shipped into the cities, hauled by drays to saloons on prom inent corners and displayed alluring- ly on the shelves and in the win dows.
 Now liquor is brought in hand bags at night by bootleggers who sneak through the alleys. That is some change. Where the law is not enforced it is mainly where the thy with the violators. Any officer who sits down and listens to a de- bate between his appetite and his oath of office, before starting on a raid, is apt to arrive to late. It's something like allowing horsethieves to elect a sheriff.
 Besides those who aren't willing to cut out their own supply, we have those who are crooked; but we have the same problem to deal with in enforcing all laws. Many automo- piles are stolen, but no one suggests that the law against automobile thefts be repealed.
 "The vets" Bryan declared srnil- ingly, thought the beer ruling by ell Palmer was a ray of sunshine.
 "1t turned out to be a ray of 'moonshine'," he scoffed, 'and the shine will soon be taken out of it by an act of Congress.
 'I don't see how beer can ever come back. If it cannot come back as medicine. how is it going to have a chance to come back as a bever-
 The wet parade in New York on July 4 didn't have 'one-half of one per cent kick Bryan said.
 Barieycorn are all over he contin- ued enthusiastically. Tt was esti- mated that 30O.000 persons would march in the New York booze CO., terie' but it turned out that only 1490O actually marched in the pa rade. Nine hundred of those were musicians, paid by sore-headed brew cry agents. The funeral services are sure over.''
 Supports Excess Profits Tax. The corpulent. magazines Presi- dential candidate also had a few remarks to make about taxes. The great question is not so much of re- duction of taxes, he asserted, as the l selection of things to be taxed.
 The only tax repeal which has been vociferously demanded" stated l Bryan, "is the excess profits tax. ] This should be the last tax repealed. It is the only tax that one can re- profits-that is the tax that ought | not to be aken from the purchaser. It is hte only tax that one can re- | peal himself without seeking the aid I or consent of anyone else. If he will stop stealing he will not have to | divide with the Government" The Commoner smiled broadly | when I mentioned the Irish situa- | tion- "A new armistice day. was ] his description of the day Irish peace [ is established. It is difficult for | any one not actually affected by the | Irish situation he said, to understand The entire world will rejoice, he stat l ed, if a basis of permanent peace | in Ireland is reached.
 Has the Democratic party a chance ! to come back?' he was asked. "In- deed it has very good chance to | tration." he asserted emphatically. '-The reaction against the Repuo- | Hcans already has set in," declared | Bryan. Ut is possible for the Demo- crat5 to gain control of the next Con grea if they will stand on the side i of the people on all questions. ''The Democras should select