The New York herald., 1922-01-09
ASSAILS APPOINTEES
Links S10.0O0,O00 Plot of
BOOtleggers With Party
Activities.
CALDER MAKES DENIAL
Advises Anti-SalOOn Leader to
Take His Complaints to
District Attorney.

The charge that United States
Senator Calder is endeavoring to get
control of the State Republican or
ganization lin the interests of boot
leggers and liquor criminals gener-
ally was made by William III. Ander-
son, State superintendent Of the Anti
Saloon League. in an address by him
last night at the Bay Ridge Presby-
terian Church in Brooklyn. Senator
Calder made fiat denial of Mr.. An
derson's charge in a statement issued
at his home in Brooklyn.
Mr.. Anderson discussed the Federal
seal last week, charging a $4,000, 900
liquor conspiracy involving ex-Judge
Harold l., Hart. former State Prohibi-
ton Director, and declared the league
asked the Department of Justice to
make an investigation three weeks
before E. c. Yellowley was sent here
from Washington.
Whether the Government has suf-
ficient evidence to warrant the convic-
tion of these particular men. who have
been indicted. is for the courts to de-
termine." said Mr.. Anderson.
However. men who have unquestion-
ably committed crime or promoted the
commission Of crime. whether or not
that fact is ever judicially established.
have not been content with bootlegging
liquor. They have even aspired to
control the affairs and machinery of
the Republican party also in this State,
in order to create a condition where
the public would be helpless.
Calls Situation Shocking.
ut is a shocking thing that the United
States Senator from New York. who
lives in Brooklyn. is also working to get
control of the party in the interests Of
the bootleggers and liquor criminals gem
orally. and of the politicians of the baser
sort who fatten on that kind of situ-
alton. We have discovered evidence Of
work being done in his behalf through
out the State at the present time to
influence local leaders TO insist that
the Republican party in this, State aban-
don its own attitude and enforcement
record, and repudiate the attitude of the
National Republication Administration in
behalf of honest. efficient enforcement
"If Senator Calder in his capacity as
an active piehunter and patronage dts
penser did not know that some of the
men whom he has recommended for Off
cial position in connection with prohibi-
ton enforcement were utterly unfit and
that there was a presumption that they
would use their positions to aid and abe;
the violation of the prohibition law, 1t
is because his proverbial astuteness was
at that time upon a temporary vacation.
1--WE have been informed from sources
that we consider absolutely reliable tha;
Senator Calder has recommended boot
leggers for appointment as prohibition
agents. And / now call upon Senator
Calder to secure first the consent of the
Secretary of the Treasury and the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, who have
Jurisdiction and control OF the prohibi-
ton enforcement officers and then to
give me a letter to the Federal Prohibit
ton Commissioner and the State Prohib-
ton Director, asking them TO tell me for
publication whether this information
which l have received from others is
true or false
Calder Asks for Names.
In his statement Senator Calder said
"If Mr.. Anderson knows the name of
any one that i have recommended for
appointment as prohibition officer Of
this State who has an interest In boot
logging or who has failed to perform his
duty in any respect would ask him to
present all of the facts to the District
Attorney in the county where the vio-
lator of the law resides.
II have not knowingly recommended
any one who has been or Is now inter-
ested in bootlegging, and If any man
whom | have recommended has failed
fully to perform his duty the head of the
prohibition department should dismiss
him at once