Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1922-05-19
BY Frederic j, Haskin

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WASHINGTON, d. c.. May iS.--Is
prohibition temporary thing. from
which public opinion will swing away
strongly in a few years or few
decades? viii public and official
s,lpport Of the Volstead law in the
United States fall away SO that the
law becomes dead letter. and boot
Logging be tolerated without much
interference from the police or from
federal officials.
The state of mind of the American
public will be we'll shown in many
of the congressional elections TINS
autumn. The wet and dry issue is
foremost in many of the campaigns.
Straight-out party issues do not
amount to very much. The same old
hue and cry about extravaganza ana
taxes voiced by the outs and point
ing with pride to accomplishments
by the ''ins" doesn't arouse any
transcendent enthusiasm among the
great common people so frequently
referred to by campaign orators.
But the question of liquor seems
to remain a very live one with nearly
everybody The interest keeps up,
whether person be wet or dry IN
sentiment. In the elections this +ali
there will be some effort to organize
on the part of citizens who believe
prohibition failure and o bad thing.
Just as the Anti Saloon league ana
other similar so-called reform organ
izations have organized their follow
ers and the dry voters with consld-
cradle success.
In the coming elections the history
OF the Volstead law will be revived
Anti -prohibitionists win recall the
charge that the Volstead law was
passed over President Wilson's veto
in violation of an agreement WhlcQ
had been made with several oppo-
nents of the measure. When the
measure had gone to the White
House, several Pennsylvania, New
York and other congressman who
were opposed to the Volstead meas
ure secured promises. so they said
then. that they could go home in
safety. and that there would not be
a vote on passage of the measure
again if it was vetoed by Mr.. Will
son, until they had chance to be
present and cast their ballots.
Bad Faith Charged
However, according to certain anti
drys, when it was found that there
was sufficiently large dry vote IN
the house, with the wet" New york
and Pennsylvania members absent,
the bill was called up for passage
over the veto of the President ana
among those present and voting the
sufficient two-thirds affirmative vote
was secured.
Interest in the matter of prohibit
ton, however, is spreading through
out the world, partly due to the ell
forts OF the agents OF the Anti-S
loon league. England was made the
first objective OF this purely Ameri-
can organization. The first emissary
of any prominence who was sent TO
the tight little island was mobbeo
when he started his campaign. and in
the excitement one of his eyes was
knocked out However he took this
loss so phiiosophically, seeming to
think that it was well lost in his
cause. that there was a revulsion OF
feeling toward him personally. and
those who had mobbed him looked
upon him later as good sport"
This man, judging by the present
situation, did not make much head
way. and was later reported to be
attempting to ameliorate the condi-
ton of the Indian subjects OF the
British crown In the excitement
there of a political nature, however,
he has not succeeded in getting much
ana 'iC - -
gagged in doing now is not particu-
larly we'll known here except TO his
immediate friends and associates IN
the uplift organization for which he
works.
For many months past nti-dry So
cieties have been quietly at work
organizing. The first object of these
organizations has been merely to en-
roll members. One OF them with
headquarters in Washington has de-
clared that it is not seeking to change
any opinions, or proselyte in ans
way--that at present no members
were wanted except those who be-
lieved the present supposedly dry
regime bad thing. with the boot
Logging evil rampant, and who want
a modification of the Volstead law
or eventual repeal of the dry amend
ment to the constitution.
The efforts of the dry organiza-
tions will be spread to other coun-
tries. Some of the agents of those
associations have dreams of dry
world. They are particularly desir-
Gus Of making countries within stIik-
ing distance of the United States
abolish the legal sale and manufac-
ture Of liquor and beer, believing teat
this will be step toward making
prohibition effective in the United
States. Parts of Canada are some
what dry now but Mexico and the
West Indian islands other than those