Evening star., 1922-12-23
CAPITAL KEYNOTES
BY PAUL y. COLLINS.

- ANT arrest Congressman.
even if they vote for the
Volstead law with their
vocal chords and guZZle
bootleg liquor with their gullets.
Can't arrest some other folks caught
in the last great raid: arrest their
dummies, but not themselves.
Why is Il millionaire, if he is 10 be
run in, in a patrol wagon. when he
owns u petrol limousine and hires
only big" attorneys? 1t is said
that some of the attorneys went 50
far AS To threaten to telephone To tn.
Department of Justice and see that
something was done about il. Why?
Laws. read IN ancient sage.
Have been LII" cnbw.b- In all age
fnhweh- for little fie> are spread
And laws for little folks are mad.
J.ut If an Insect Of r"n0wn.
Hornet or iH-"tI". wasp or dr"n".
It" "algh' IN search Of sport or r!In'i-'.
The him>y f"tter flies in sander
JAMES BEATTlE.
X ::
President Harding warned Com
, eIesS. in his recent message, that the
great menace "f the country is ih"
grow ing tendency "f di~rr~prct "f TIA.
laws. IL" appealed earnestly 1" TIA"
stat" governors /" ,u-op"rtt- with
I he federal government in .ut"rrinl.
the Nolst-ad law. not upon the basis
Of agreement with TIA" laws merits
but because il i> the Law "f ia" land
But that iS the one law which il
broken. not only with impunitN. but
without shame when th. Vi"lator is
discovered II is assumed /" be Il
law whose obscrVan"" iS optional
and whose defiance is not .n a.t uf
superior to the ''aIirkS and practices
of law" q superior order. whose
right OF heritage is to heC"m. in
toXicated. but never drunk. !" f"ut
til. Volstead law, but never fracture
many of the Ten Ccmmandim"nts-
unless convenient.
=
Tn" situation is not novel y -imi-
lar case happened il '"uld H"nglaud'
some years ago. and was recorded hN
Punch in language diplymaii" hut
frank:
For reform W. feels too lazy
Too fui - beer.
Nurh malt liquor makes H. ha4,
Too frli a. beer.
We don't want 10 alteration
Of III" present Legislation.
'fwon't affect our sitiiwaii"L
Too fun - beer.
W. lie willin' TO be quiet.
Too full % beer.
Not hit inclined 10 riot.
Too fun a. beer
From tn ale thats sound ana happy.
Him a. wants change i sappy:
W'ats III" odds =, longs you LsprS.
Too fun q beer:
We do not pretend to know what
would have happened in case the
irate prisoners Of this city had sue
ceeded in calling mp the United states
Attorney General Indeed. ii is
doubtful if the prisoners themselves
had much clearer idea Of That
SEQUEL than did the little barking dog
plan out in his mind what he would
have done to the railroad train he
was chasing if he had actually
caught il between oarkS.
They do say that Washington Is
oneycnmbed with bootleg liquor anG
narcotics, all in violation OF Ia.
statutes; but we hope that Safety
week has left its lessons. chief of
which is safety first"
Representative lpshur tdemocraD
of Georgia proposes u New Year
r.solutiun--ough I" be a joint res"-
luton. since il rrlars to joints
whereby and Whercunder all MEM
bers of Congress and all members Of
the executive branch of government
shall hold rp their right hands and
swear before high heaven ami take
u new oath of allegiance to III" Wh"le
Constitution ard the American flag.
Let them sacr.dly declare that, r.
gardleSs of what their tastes and
practices have been. they VIII never
again build up "a bootlcggcrs bar
barous business by drinking any
form OF. any amount Of Illicit liquors
AT any dinner. at any junction or III
any ballroom or any back alley.
TIL. oath is spineleSs without a
penalrv. so let him add under no less
IA penalty than having my gnllet
scorched. my stomach hayed and my
converted into I've or lies. II ! ever
he guilty of fracturinG this my Ne"
Year obligation while holding Office
as representative and trusted
servant of the pecpui.
designations are not in order,
The mayor Of New York city. Mr.
Hylan. is told by the Department Of
Justice or the Postmaster General
that the federal government has H."
mower to comply with his demand
that 4 Texas paper should he sup
nressed" because its contents are
offensive to his honor the mayor OF
Gotham. He has his recourse against
libel. if the paper violates lis nrlNliee"
Of daceut criticism "f his official or
private acts: but the right OF trtr
speech and freedom of the press snail
never be abridged" says the coiStl-
tuition. ,.,.;.;,...
II some IMMIGRANT, fresh from f.u-
rome had supposed that our s"N'r
mrnt could suspend the Constitution
nv a roval decree; hut VIII" are tat
advisers of the mayor of New h"ih'
tbat he should write a letter nt com
Iaipt 10 President Harding instead
If appealiug to a court for damages
and proving his case? ,.,,,
~, a Michigan radical liDeIed