The Hartford republican., 1922-05-12
PROHIBITION MORE
RICIDLY ENFORCED

Louisville, Ky, May lin an I'D
dress this evening at municipal Au-
ditorium before the Louisville
Churchmen's Federation, Prohibition
Commissioner Haynes voiced warn
ing against propaganda, falsely as
sailing enforcement of the 18th
amendment. Commissioner Haynes
declared there is every reason for
satisfaction. The amendment" he
said, "is being recognized as a car
dinal part of the constitution and the
fact that antagonists are renewing,
with increased force, their well-de-
fined and costly propaganda speaks
for itself. In other words, the en-
forcement shoe is pinching. The
truth IS that the law is being enforc-
ed with greater success than was ev-
er conceived possible in less than thir-
ty months by its closest friends.
Facts which none deny, said the Com
missioner, "are that the gilded. open
saloon is thing of the past and ev-
en- enemies Of prohibition admit 1t is
gone forever; hotels, which before
Prohibition feared ruin, are now CO.
operating in enforcement and many
prominent managers declare they do
not want the bar room back; pur-
chasers Of bootleg liquor themselves
know the law is being enforced, for
the simple reason that the source of
supply is now so restricted that. real
bonded liquor is almost impossible
to obtain, and they are compelled to
drink poisonous, doctored stuff or go
without. The spirit of cooperation
on the part Of all officials, federal,
state and municipal: the country over,
coupled with several sentences by
courts, is further convincing proof of
enforcement" said the Commission
er, "and another striking proof is the
changed attitude of the editors and
cartoonists, who, as everybody knows,
reflect public opinion and are true
index of current events. Scores OF
other glowing facts of successful en-
forcement may be cited, such as help
full cooperation on the part of neigh
boring governments, continued the
Com missioner. Furthermore, most
states have their own enforcement
codes, through which results are be-
ing obtained in addition TO federal
laws and national organization"
Among other things, the Commits
sioner said:
"Twenty-four states are medi cinal-
ly dry. There are approximately 15o,-
900 physicians in the United States
and about 10000 of them reside in
these twenty-four incidentally dry
states. OF the 10, 900 physicians re-
less than $4,000 hold per-
mits to prescribe liquor. II is now
nearly ten months since the renewed
effort began to restrict good liquor
into legitimate channels and / am
happy to report that this result is
perhaps as nearly achievement as
possible.
"The years Immediately preceding |
prohibition showed an annual con-
sumption in the United States OF
abotu 13O,OOO,OO0 gallons of Ameri-
whiskey. During the cal
sndar year 1920 there was withdrawn
on permits approximately 12h mil
lion gallons and in the calendar year
1921 Withdrawals amounted oabout
3 " million gallons. Withdrawals for
his calendar year on the basis of the
asst three or four months will amount
70 about two million gallons, which
S perhaps only about one<half mil
ion gallons in excess of normal medi-
,inal requirements. AT the begin
hing of this fiscal year there were APP
500 breweries engaged In
he manufacture of near-beer. 2S5
II them have been reported for yio-
alton of the law; 95 of these plants
ire now under seizure by the Govern
nent; so breweries have been seiz-
d since July l. Two of these brew
,ries have submitted offers in COM