The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-29

ganized II has its own membership,
little leagues under state and dis
trict leagues all over the land The
leagues hold conventions and pass
resolutions and the resolutions gath
cred into state conventions make
state platforms and the sentiments
and state platforms are garnered NJ
tional programs. The national pro-
gram OF tho Anti-Saloon league this
year. briefly. Is.
First. TO extend the three-mile
limit to ~ miles Rum-Amuggling
ships OF foreign registry are hover
ing along the coasts of the United
States supplying liquor for Illegal
purposes. Tho Autl-Saloon league
feels that America cannot success-
fully cope with this Illicit traffic
under the present three-mile limit
law. Llquor-smuggling ships, the
most elusive and dangerous law.
breakers to apprehend, are the
greatest source OF llquor supply Tor
Illegal purposes.
Freedom to Enforce law.
Second item IN the league program
is tho civil service bill, introduced
In the senate by Senator Ernest Of
kentucky and Representative Wood
OF Indiana In the house. II will con-
centrate the law enforcement activl-
ties In one bureau and give II larger
freedom In the enforcement OF the
law The commissiuner of prohi-
billion will have control over distilled
spirits from the time they are manu-
factured until their final disposition.
lie will supervise the collection Of
taxes and all moneys received by di-
rectors. who will be required 20 give
bond a. collection agents. similar to
the bond now required Of collectors
of internal revenue. N will concen-
trate In one officer direct and full
responsibility for the enforcement OF
these laws under the immediate
supervision OF tho chief executive.
The measure will promote efficiency
because the officer who II best ac-
quainted with the problems OF en-
forcement will have authority to
make final decision.
Third. A bill to make n a felony
10 forge permits for the withdrawal
OF liquors.
Fourth. A hill to deport aliens
who have hson convicted of violating
the prohibition and narcotic laws.
There are approximately eight
million aliens In tho United
States IL II estimated that about
thirty thousand OF them are yiolat-
Ing either the narcotic law or the
prohibition law. In many places the
majority OF the liquor law vlolators
are aliens They I'll our iails and
burden taxpayers II is hard enough
for law-abiding citizens to take care
OF American criminals without this
additional burden. The United
States has provided tor years for
tho deportation OF allen criminals
violating laws involving moral tur-
pitude. Up to tHe present. the laws
relating to the prohibition OF mar
cotics ana the liquor traffic have not
been construed as involving moral
turpituis.
Fifth. a federal corrupt practices
act TO make all organizations. candi-
dates and political committees re-
port the amounts received and ex-
pended for the election or defeat for
congress. The Anti-Saloon league
feels that this ia made necessary by
the decision In the Newberry case.
The dry forces will back n iair, hon
est bill to reach the vets as well ms
the drys In giving publicity In cleo
ton and primary expenditures.
sixth. a hill to prohibit "peyste, 4"
known az dry whisky. from being
shipped through interstate com.
merce. This drug IL used chiefly
among the Indians.
Seventh, A civil service bin to put
all federal prohibition agents under
civil service. Today these appoint
ments are political, and where tho
senators and political leaders are wet
ur dry the appointments are wet or
Try.
Others All Have Programs.
The League OF Women Voters haa
It's program; Among other things
to provide a law that will give the
federal government power to clean
up the red light districts In towns
near army camps.
The federation OF labor has It's
program: To take away the In
Junction in industrial disputes.
Tho Farmers union and the farm
bureau have their programs.
In making these programs every
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