Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-25
WISCONSIN, STORM
CENTER Of VETS
SAYS DRY COUNSEL
Wheeler Says Admitting Beer
Is Letting Downs on
Road to Whisky.

Milwaukee, Wis, May 24.-Wiscon-
sin will be the storm center for an
attack on prohibition this year, Wayne
B. Wheeler, general counsel of the
Anti Saloon league Of American, We'd
nesday told delegates attending the
Wisconsin Law Enforcement conven-
ton. California, New jersey. Ohio
and Massachusetts,, he declared, also
will receive strong attacks from the
anti-prohibitionists.
In speaking of light wines and beers.
Mr.. Wheeler said:
''They will ask for light beer today.
strong beer tomorrow. Whiskey will
from the traffic will be in
evitable.
1.-THE whole bootleg, rum-runnlng,
law defying army, is concentrating for
an attack upon the constitution by
means of a beer and wine amendment.
We have met them thus far, both in
congress and in the state legislatures.
and have uniformly defeated this eff
fort to destroy the prohibition amend
ment and its enforcement.
1.-THE issue which we face today is
essentially that of law and order. I'm
til the eighteenth amendment is re-
pealed, law-abiding citizens must sup
port it and help to enforce it.
If the liquor opposition can break
down this part of the constitution by
the methods now proposed. every other
group opposed to other laws can use
the same methods and soon the gov
eminent itself will be destroyed"
William j. Morgan attorney general
for Wisconsin, followed Mr.. Wheeler
on the speakers stand.
May Tear Nation Down
Because our republic has lived
for 1873 years do not think that it
cannot be destroyed" he said. "Venice,
Rome, Carthage and Athens all fell
because they forgot obedience to their
laws, the foundation on which their
prosperity rested.
Men cannot live without laws.
Until we come to look back upon
violation of the prohibition law with
the same contempt that we look upon
crimes against person and property,
the moonshiner and the bootleggar will
be greater foes against the govern
ment than burglars and thieves.
Every good citizen and peace officer
has no choice but to obey and enforce
the law, no matter what the law is:
To enforce one law and not another.
is but a step toward non-enforcement
of all laws.
"The sale of light wine and beer, as
advocated by some. would make the
detection of the sale Of stronger liquor
harder and would wreck the law:
] never noticed that light wines and
beer were divorced from whiskey.
Urges All TO Report
"No law violation can be accomplish
ed unless some citizen knows OF it and
If it is not reported to authorities. it
is a thrust at the government. The
day of the moonshiner and bootlegger
will be finished when each of us does
our full duty in reporting law viola
tions. We should be as ready to de-
fend our country when attacked by a
foe within as when charged by a for
eign enemy.
This prohibition act is essentially
American in its purpose. with an aim
to develop the highest type of Ameri-
can character and manhood" Roy A.
Haynes United States prohibition com
missioner, said in his address.
THE year proceeding prohibition
showed an annual consumption of about
$780, OO, 900 gallons Of American made
whiskey. During 1920 there was with
drawn from warehouses on permits.
approximately 12,500,OO0 gallons and
in 1921 Withdrawals amounts to about
$780, 900 gallons. Withdrawals this
year, calculated on the basis OF the
past four months, will show about
"More than 10000 convictions have
been obtained for violation Of prohi-
bition laws during the past nine
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