The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-19
WEEK DEDICATED
BY M'LENDON TO
LAW EMF ORCEMENT
Conditions Are DepIored by
President of Commission
Proclamation Asking
Improvement

Declaring that there has been de-
cided lowering Of moral standards in
Birmingham. President d. E. Nc
Lendon of the city commission yes
terday issued a proclamation setting
aside the week of October 20 as Law
Enforcement Week" Cooperation
of civic organizations, social clubs.
churches, newspapers and private
citizens is invoked by the president
OF the commission in devising means
for improving the spirit of law OBJ
servance here.
Following is President McLendon's
proclamation:
ITO the Citizens of the City of Bir-
mingham, Greetings: 1t need not be
called to the attention of thoughtful
observers that our moral standards
of community life have been very
much lowered: that we tolerate be-
havior now that once was abhorrent:
that we ignore and wink at immoral
conduct that we formerly would have
detested; larceny flourishes in our
midst, burglary is commonplace
occurrence; bootlegging and other
violations of the eighteenth amend
ment to our national constitution are
boldly and flagrantly committed al
most anywhere without fear of pun
ishment; homicides in our great city
have grown to alarming proportions.
Action Necessary
I'm view of these conditions, it has
occurred to many Of our best people
that some step should be taken to
bring about among our citizenship
more wholesome respect for law and
law observance. After some serious
elaboration 1t has been agreed that
one special week should be set aside
and dedicated by our city for the pur-
pose OF emphasizing the subject of
law observance to all our people in
every possible way.
II, D. e. McLendon, as president of
the commission of the city of Bir-
mingham do therefore make and is
sue this solemn proclamation: That
the week preceding octobeFs29, which
is Worlds Temperance Sunday, shall
be observed as law enforcement
week, and as the head of your city
government do hereby request and
urge all civic organizations. social
clubs and religious bodies to use
every possible legitimate method of
intoxicating in their members a rev.
city, state and nation. 1 further re-
quest and urge that each private
citizen shall dedicate one or more
hours of his time in that week to the
serious contemplation of ways and
means of improving the above men
toned deplorable conditions and help
to set up standards and Ideals that
will be worthy of a great people.
Aid Is Asked
II Furthermore urge our daily pa
pers, who have always taken the side
of law observance, to emphasize the
cause during this special week. May
they vie with each other in devlslng
ways to bring the subject most forci-
bly, to the minds of their readers and
80 fulfill their mission of educating
the common people on this grave
question. With their cooperation the
facts can be brought to the people
and with their influence and power
the people can be convinced that law
observance is the Need OF the Hour
And may the Great Father OF the
Universe lead us into a better day.
ISSUED and proclaimed in the city
of rmingham, this eighteenth day
of October, 1929.
D. e. MLENDoN,