The Washington times., 1922-10-22

tion tne same common sense tnat
they apply to other questions,
they would find IL easier, to
acquiesce in a policy that has been
adopted by the American people
and will not be changed. f..
SHOULD CONTROL SUPPLY.
TIE storage Of whiskey In sew
eral hundred distilleries encouraged
leakage and fake robberies. The
law has recently been changed 10
as to concentrate the whiskey on
hand into q few central depositor-
les where II can be more careful
ly guarded. II II only q question
Of time when the Government will
do what II ought to have done
when prohibition --was adopted,
namely, take over all of the intoxi-
cants on hand and distribute them
as they are needed for medical or
mechanical purposes. After that
the Government should itself manu-
facture and distribute all the al
cohol needed for lawful purposes.
The smugsler has caused good
deal of trouble, but the difficulty
is only temporary. Il u inconceiv-
able that friendly nations should
continue to allow their flags to be
used to protect 'conspiracies against
the eighteenth amendment and the
laws which put It into force.
That amendment 10 e. much
part Of our Constitution as any
other provision and the laws based
upon Il are as much Q part Of our
statutes az any other laws. Our
nations right, to enforce that law
win not be- denied by any civilized
nation. Why, then. should. neigh
boring territory of other. nations
be permitted to become the base
Ntor conspiracies against our peo-
Die? Pirates would not be allowed
70 tss other Gags TO protect them
WHEN they preyed upon our com.
mercs: are not our homes as sacred
as our hierchandisef :..t'1s -
NEED l.0ee-MHE LIMIT.
The thrse-mile limit Is not un.
der discussion. Ten years ago not
one American in q hundred knew
what the 'three.mile limit meant.
Now we have some who seem TO
know nothing elset Ask them any
question day or night and they
win answer, Three miles" Itsis
the only thing on their minds An
effort 10 being made TO extend the
three-miIe limit to twelve miles.
That would be. better than three,
but a hundred would be better
than twelve and thousand better
than a hundred. Why should
there be any line drawn In the
ocean beyond which smuggiers can
safely ply their trader. When a
vessel, loaded with liquor and
equipped with guns. starts toward
this country with the intention OF
violating our laws, II Ia not . ship
engaged In peaceful commerce. but
q vessel Of war. Unless the gov
ernment that allows 1t to use It's
nag is a party to the conspiracy.
II cannot object to our nations
action In protecting itself from an
outlaw.
In order to strengthen our pro-
test against smuggling. we should
70 as far as we can to prevent our
people from engaging In SNUG
Cling. Americans have gone abroad
: and used the flags Of other coun.
tries to protect them while they
conspired against their own coun-
try. Why not pass . law with.
drawing citizenship from such7 We
do not admit an alien who has
violated the laws of another coun.
try. why should we permit the
return Of Americans who have de-
liberately violated their own coun.
try's laws?
WET" AGITATION DISHONEST
Notwithstanding the overwhelm-
ing sentiment In favor Of prohibi.
ton and the progress made in It's
enforcement. q number Of societies
have united In an attempt to over.
throw prohibition. and their meth.
DDS are neither open nor honest.
The advocates Of prohibition bold.
ly stated their purpose and carried
on their propaganda.
They worked patiently for near.
ly half century before they Sc
cured the Constitutional Amend
ment which they sought, and all
this time they had to endure the
evils Of the saloon. The vets do
not expect to repeal the prohibi-
ton amendment; they know that
II Ia in the Constitution to stay.
with thirty.three States dry and
with no thought Of reinstating sa-
looms. what chance Is there for the
vets to secure two-thirds Of both
Houses and three-fourths OF the
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