The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-24
Refers to Their Censure as Intimidation" and Sticks to His Position T h a t Dry Law Is Breeding A arch y and Disrespect;.

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 Rockville, March 24.-Judge John E. Fisk of the local court, and we'll known banker, has been subjected to a heavy
 attack of pulpit oratory since his recent | utterance i'll the courtroom to the effect
 that he agreed with MT. Justice Clark
 of the United States Supreme Court | that the Volstead act was creating disre- spect for all law, was wicked legislation, but must be enforced. The judge decid-
 ed that he would reply to the ministers | who have attacked him in sermons, and he gives statement of his attitude to- | ward the dry law and the reasons why | he is imposing heavy penalties on viola- | tions in spite of his belief that the law is vicious one.
 On Tuesday, March l2, Rev. V. V. | Sawyer of the Methodist church spoke
 as follows, scoring Judge Fisk If
 these people in high places, scoff at the 1 law, they are promoting mob violence
 robbery and homicide. They are sow
 ing the dragons teeth, and they need
 not be surprised when they find that
 no judicial or police authorities can
 save our country from reaping the | harvest. It is time for the righttssnk- 1 ing people of Rockville to organize and
 put themselves squarely behind law en- l forCement in Rockville"
 This was followed up with Civic
 Sunday at the Methodist church At the
 morning service Rev. V V. Sawyer took for his topic Are the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Law Wicked Acts?" and at the evening serv-
 ice he took for his topic, What Can
 Rockville Do for Enforcement ?" Judqe Fisk's Statement
 To the Public of Rockville and Vicinity
 A great many laws are having read into them by precept and example a
 criminal offense of what respectable people generally do not regard as sin full or wrong lessens a regard for all law And i'll this 1 fully agree with Mir. Justice Clark of the United States
 Supreme Court in his recent statement concerning the Volstead Act. Jazz is in the so-called paintings, poetry, music and some preaching of today, and 1t seems to be the rule; peo- they realize that many laws have been
 enacted abridging their rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
 which were fought for and cherished by
 our fathers. Let "nornalcy'' dare come forth; let "a decent respect to the poin- ions of mankind" allow people to ex- press their honest opinions, even about the Volstead Act and this without in- tirnidation and abuse usually indulged in by extremists, organized and existing, with the idea that might makes right, no matter what chaos results; no mat ter to what extent illicit, impure, unripe and poisonous liquors are everywhere rampant; no matter if the rising gener-
 ation has instlled grams, and telephone messages in disregard for the observ ance of law and order; regardless that
 our necessary and fundamental liberty of speech" Is more important than the Volstead Act
 The March number of the "Connecti-
 cut Citizen" has this paragraph:
 If the good men and women of this
 grams, and telephone messages of pro- test to offending officials it will not be long before they will assume different
 attitude towards prohibition. We must approve those who work for and with
 us and oppose those who are against our | cause. And the time to do this is right
 now"
 Whatl Intirnidate? And this in America.
 And does the above quotation sound
 more like passage from Holy Writ, 1 than :-
 Be no longer a drinker of water but
 use a little wine for they stonach's
 sake and thine often inhrmities." What a flood of intirnidations St.
 Paul and poor Timothy would have re-
 ceived in this modern age of Jazz. Again: And the trees said unto the
 vine, Come thou and reign over us. And
 the vine said unto them, Should 1 leave
 my wine, which cheereth God and man,
 and go to wave to and fro over the | trees?" | Was a strom of protest caused at the
 marriage feast when extra wine was
 made for the guests, and was it not fer
 mented juice which was used and blessed
 at the first Lords Supper?" Was 1t lawful to pluck corn or heal
 the sick or do good on the Sabbath Day,
 in Jesus time? He was cruci1ed and
 paid the penalty willingly. Father
 forgive them, for they know not what i they do."
 Most clergymen preach Christ and follow Him, but a few strive for notori