Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-14
N, DEAVER ST|RS
| DRY LAW FRIENDS.
,.y. DR.. Ewing Declares Moth
,nr in Measure Justifies
Surgeons Attack !.
aalNp STATEMENTS FALSE

Prohibition advocates arc stirred By
4. attack upon the volstead act by
= :. Jobn B. Deaver. president Of the
sm.rican College Of Surgeons.
ons Of the most outspoken in re-
AIN, what DR.. Deaver said last night
!. n. Forum in the Academy Of Music
'',b. Rev. DR.. Joseph Lyons Ewing.
%,mer head Of the Anti Saloon League
2 "Tbe ri, prohibition law is a perfect law.
..a there is> nothing that justities the
sss.ck make by DR.. Deaver,' said
I'm. history Of booze Is the history
!, reason, and what DR.. Deaver has
IA h in line with the utterances OF
snsrtb tbists, who want all Law swept
sN.br Deaver seems to think that
A..,use his name is Deaver the people
I'm listen TO him, but he will find that
I. is mistaken. His opinion Is merely
M.t oY an individual who Is known
n be the possessor sof well-hllcd
V'""Another thing that will take weight
ANN DR.. beavers utterances Is that
6e has been known as an opposer OF
Prohibition,
All Need 10 BE Checked
'sThsre is no more reason why men,
h,rs Of a medical association should
h nermitted to disregard the law than
tSst such license should be given TO
sny other sort Of association. A horse
Soctor might insist that he should be
ssrmitted TO disregard the prohibition
INV just as reasonably Is any other
Doctor,
mon all Of us. None Of us are 50 good
tbat We do not need the checking and
restraining Of the law. This includes
pNschers.
,brihery, 1awlessncss and dcbauchery
have increased since the beginning OF
the enforcement of prohibition Is not
hased on truth. Instead of an increase.
there has been a decrease.
"Dr. Deavcr Is barking up tho wrong
trea and has said some foolish things
The Rev. DR.. Homer w. TOpe. State
n,perintendent Of the Pennsylvania
Anti Saloon League and acting super
iutendent of the Philadelphia district,
"Dr. Deaver is a noted surgeon and
what I have to say Is not intended as
attacking him. Every man has the right
10 express his opinions. But there Is
no truth in his statement that crime,
bribery and debauchery have increased.
Propaganda. He Says
Statements Of that sort are frequent
and are a familiar part of the propa.
ssnda of opposers Of prohibition.
'There is no doubt that there has
been an increase in certain kinds OF
crime. but this is not due to prohibition.
Certain crimes have shown an increase
after every war.
Records show that In the United
per cent since prohibition went into ef-
feet. In England. where tho sale OF
liquor is still permitted. drunkenness
has increased 6o per cent in the same
period.
"As to bribery. we have always had
some who were weak and unworthy.
taker were not made by prohibition.
On the contrary. we believe that as
years pass we will see stronger and |
puet hSII anu NUhltu anu Tue ulSdps
pearance Of many evils.
Even in the days OF the open sa.
loon 1t was customary TO close drinking |
places In time OF disorder. riOting and |
similar troubles. That fact tcstifies to !
tho value Of prohibition and needs lit
tls comment.
"Dr. Deaver's reference to the needs
o. medicine and surgery recalls to mind
net ffhnat not more than % 900 Of tho 1872
wv physicians OF the country took out
permits under the Volstead Act. allow
,nS tnem TO use alcohol in their pro.
lesnonal work. That indicates there, is
nothing in the Nolstead Act to work
hardship upon physicians.
Question Now Of Law
. The question is now not really pro-
hlbltion. 1t IL whether we will or will
nos uphold the Constitution"
William r. Nicholson, Jr,. nresid.nt
" t5e Law enforcement League. said:
Statements are not made true inst
because DR.. Deaver makes them. and
10 will certainly make a repIv r. whst
% mas said. But before replyInr We
'nh ,, TO 60 over his address caref,1ilv'
Ills reference TO the onr.bo;r:d
man and the short haired woman did
10y aot amount to much. What does it mat.
@ whether a man has long hair or
SSns whiskers? They arc not Tho th,rss
nat count. 10 "'' '"' 'n'hss
Il. honesty and sincerity Of purpose ;s
"I :, Important thing. And if the lonr.
'srsd 's man and the short. haired vomnn
": .nf; nn1nesf; that is all we can ask :"
da.aco alcohol. said DR.. Dcaver in hi.
r.eah ,rsn,, iast night, "is essential 70 ths
s''.ce IL or medicine. II is indispensns
m.,s IN 10 surgery. If the prohibition
DImument !, Ia.nn is to stand. that phase Of Il
ou"s. requires immediate and drastic
Dr. Issues mD attacking the Volstead act.
ieatment !. for all school children IN Tho
,s 10 itSt their likelihood of infection
rv,n ,n% dlphthcria. defended vivisection
'na urged the creation Of . Ee5o,.i