, 1921-11-04

have Just been announced. The meet.
ing commended Roy Haynes, federal
prohibition commissioner. and Car
jackson, state prohibition commits
sioner in prohibition enforcement &C
tivi;ies and pledged 10 these officers
our hearty support in their honest
enor for the enforcement OF the
laws" 4. S, Roach. commissioner OF
law enforcement in Wyoming, is also
mentioned ia this connection with
eommendation OF his activities. The
resolutions follow in full:
/. We. the members and ad-
herents OF the CAN'T Memorial
Methodist Episcopal church. Cas-
per. Wyoming. assembled on Octo-
Der so. 1891, most heartily approve
OF the sane and vigorous policy dis
played in New York and Pennsyi-
vania by Federal Prohibition Com
missioner Roy Haynes OF Washing
ton. ID. c. in his program for the
enforcement OF the Eighteenth
amendment TO tho Constitution OF
the United States and we pledge
him and the federal prohibition di-
rector for Wyoming. Hon. Carl
jackson, our hearty support in their
honest effort for the enforcement Of
this law. We earnestly approve Of
the action of Federal Prohibition
Commissioner Roy Haynes in CIV
ing the order 10 stop the sale OF h
materials for the making OF home
brew.
>. We commend the house OF
representatives for its prompt and
favorable action In dealing with tho
supplemental enforcement bill, and
denounce' the hlibustering engaged
in By a small minority OF the
United States senate to prevent the
passage OF the supplemental en-
forcement (anu-beerl bill and urge
the immediate adoption by the
United states ena OF tho confer
ence committees report.
3. We commend the efforts for
law enforcement Of Hon. A. S.
Roach. commissioner OF law en- :
foreement in Wyoming. n to him |
tender our hearty support in any
honest effort to enforce law.
4. We call upon an enforcement
officials in city, county. state and
nation to keep their oath TO enforce
our laws, and remind them that IL
is not the privilege of any official
to set aside the enforcement Of any
law. Therefore, we demand that In
city, county. state and nation the
law prohibiting Intoxicating liquor
for beverage purposes be enforced
as faithfully as any other law.
s. We heartily commend Attor-
nsy General Daugherty for his
rnasterfuI declaration for law en-
forcement delivered before abe
American Bar association at Cincin-
natl, Ohio, August 81, 1921.
G. We request h press when
reporting the activities OF officials
engaged in the enforcement Of the
prohibition law not to treat the mat
ter in a light or Joking manner, but
TO give II the same serious consid-
Grafton that could be given n case
of murder, theft. or the violation
of any other law. Many officials
have lost their lives in h enforce
ment OF his law and its violators
should be made to realize that they
are no better than others who dis
regard the laws Of our country.
:. We condemn the moving pic
ture shows and vaudeville stage for
their frequent efforts to make a
burlesque of the prohibition law.
and request the moving picture and
stage authorities to assist in ere
ating and maintaining respect for
law.
s. We regret the action OF Sec
rotary of the Treasury Mellon in
granting permission for the manu-
facture and sale of beer for med
iclnai purposes.
L. E. CARTER,
Pastor.