The New York herald., 1922-11-13
Haynes DISTURBED
BY WET OPPOSITION
Tells w. c. L. i. Convention
Prohibition Situation
Causes Concern.
POINTS TO TWO PERILS
PeSsimiSm and Optimism
Both May Be Harmful,
He Says.
WARNING OF ANARCHY
. Contends Every Citizen Is I'm
der Contr to Enforce
Dry Law.
WARNING OF ANARCHY

Special Dispatch 10 THE NEW York. HERALD.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 12.-The chief
event of to-day's program Of the In
ternational Convention Of the w. C. T.
L. was an address tonight by Roy A.
Haynes, Federal Prohibition Commits
sioner on "The Signs of the Times"
1T is only the man who knows the
far reaching influence of the former
liquor traffic. legalized and protected,
who knows something of the debauch-
ing and prostitutng effects of the
former brewery and distilling interests
in politics, who knows the foreign un-
American element that champions the
liquor business, who can to-day inter
pref the significance Of the struggle
that wages about the Volstead act"
said Mr.. Haynes.
"The man who understands the tenn
perance reform. who visualizes its far
reaching influences upon the life Of our
nation. who contemplates the benefits it
must confer upon the rising and unborn
generations. must be thrilled with the
events that are daily staged If he is
not blind TO the determined opposition
that this reform daily meets the i'm
portance of his hour must give him
great concern. with this insight into
the contest he must surely be led to
feel with Kathleen Norris. who recently
said: The Eighteenth Amendment has
given us one of the greatest opportuni-
ties of our lives. Wars will come and
wars will go, administrations will rise
and fall. but the work we may do now
TO build up this cleansing and strength
ening and constructive law into our life
will never be undone.
There are those who see only one
side of this conflict. Like the young
man in his morning vision, they see
only the forces that are arrayed against
them. Before them range the united
forces that are opposed to law enforce
ment. and. seeing but this side. they
become pessimists, saying that the law
can't be enforced or there Is no use in
trying to make the Eighteenth Amend
ment effective; that prohibition is fall
ure. If an election in some part of the
country chances to reflect wet con-
stituency. probably because the friends
OF the dry cause have not been aroused.
there is more pessimism. This pessi-
mism is always a dangerous thing, for
pessimism cats the heart out of honest
effort Then there is another class,
who. like the young man. sees only the
charioteers of fire. To them the fight
is won. They cry out They that are
for US are more than they that are
against u.s.. and this class OF optimists
does nothing because their optimism de-
stroys the necessary effort and palsies
the nerve of action.
Every good American citizen. whether
he be native born or adopted, recog-
nizes that he has entered into a con-
tract with the Government Of which
ne is a part to observe the law of the
land and to contribute TO the best of
his ability to the support of tho funda
mentals of the Government. Only so
may the objects Of the founders. the
hope of the world and the general good
Of the people obtain. In the firal analy-
sis regard, for the sacredness OF con-
tract is the basis of all stability in all
relationships.
Breaking Contract Means Anarchy
"If the sacredness of contract is not
observed In business. In numerical and
in Industrial relationships at once busi-
ness. commerce and industry become
chaotic. II the eacredness of contract
OF capital with labor or labor with capt.
tai is not observed with sincerity at
once there is chaos. II the sacredness
OF contract Is not observed in the fam
ry at once domestic tranquility dsap-
pears II there should be general
disregard for the sacredness OF contract
by our citizenship with the Govern
ment nothing but anarchy could result.
I. In other worde stable civilization Ia
built upon the foundation of covenants
and the keeping OF them.
by the Eighteenth Amendment the
people OF the United States made a radi-
cal and revolutionary change In the do.
inestic and economic policy of the nation.
relative 10 the liquor trafic. The amend
ment was proposed, considered and rati-
Ned at time OF profound devotion by
the people 10 public duty. Its purpose. Of
deep concern at n time when their hearts
were consecrated to high and noble en-
deavor. was brought forward and rat-
fed with an expedition and unanimity
that carries unmistakable evidence Of
a deep determination and far-reaching
moral purpose. II was no less than q
firm resolve 60 place upon themselves
certain definite and binding restraints.
Their object was manifest. their
course well chosen ard their action swift
and. emphatic. IL cannot be maintained
that the people had not the right TO
order their domestic affairs. that they
did not have the power 70 lay restraints
upon themselves. nor can Il be ques-
toned that Congress had plenary power
20 make an article Of domestic produc-
tion. deemed physically hurtful or NOR
niy Injurious, an outlaw. and donv 20
90 the status and dignity OF property
There resulted the establishment OF n
new Constitutional order. The old re-
rimo had now run It's course. and that
which had before been thing suscepti-
BILE OF lawful possession, was denounced
Jas an outlaw.
American ideals Involved.
1T Is perfectly obvious, my friends
that every fundamental Of American
Government is Involved IN prohibition
enforcement Prohibition is the develop