The Arvada enterprise., 1922-12-28

These were cited a. the chief de-
fects In prohibition enforcement:
!. Federal prohibition Officers. num-
bering 1000. are not suficiently nu.
merous to cope with evasion Of the
law.
2. In many instances federal officers
are political henchmen who wink At
violations.
8. Until the national oyernment
stamps out Interstate arum running"
state enforcement will be diGicult.
4. State enforcement laws In many
states are too lax.
5. Federal Judges are too lenlent.
q The metropolitan press 10 too
prone to treat prohibition enforcement
with levity.
President Harding said he would
call another conference next year, to
include new governors, and that pro-
gram Of federal and state cooperation
would be mapped out.
g ENATORS opposed to the ship sub
~ sidy measure continued the hght
In the senate. some trying to force It
aside for. consideration Of the Norris
agricultural financing bfil and others
endeavoring to kill II entirely. Among
the latter were McKellar Of Tennes-
zee, who Introduced an amendment to
eliminate the entire government aid
ssctiqe; and King Of Utah, yho intro
dRSs& 1 ejli prop9eipg Sboiiioo Of the
shlpplnt board and transfer OF its
functions to the Department Of Com
u ths house further coosidsratioa
Of the Green resolution for an amend
ment to the Constitution prohibiting
the issuance Of tax-exempt securities,
% urged By Tie Preadeat and Secre-
tary Mellon, was postponed until after
the holidaya Oppoaeats Of the reso-
lutioo said II was boaten. 4.
g ENATOR LADQ -sf lfssth Dakota.
~ Republican, 8as yntrodsced .
sesoiutsoa caliing for an Investigation
by tie senate foreign affairs commit.
tee to ascsrtain the true state Of af.
fairs In Nicaragua. the facts coacera-
ing American occupation Of that re-
public. In 1910: why American forces
still are quartered thsrs. and 'the
connsction between certain New York
comnsecial houses and the Chamorro
Clan government Of Nicaragua" The
rs6oautioa set forth various criticisms
Of the American policy IN Nicaragua.
declaring that no state OF war exists
between the Unitsd States and Mica
rasua which would Justify the pef-
manent Quartefing Of our military
forces upoo territory Of friendly.
neishboriy natioa"; that ''the execu.
tive department has no constitutional
pOwers to maintain such Invasion
without the couseat Of coagress."
THE naval appropriation bill. car.
I rying q total Of eS2S .O0O.O 900, and
providing for an enlisted personnel Of
$4,000 men. was passed BY the house
on Monday. II includes request
that the President negotiate with for
eisn powers relative to limiting con.
struction Of warcraft under 10000
tons. though Representative Mondeil
told the house Mr.. Harding needed no
urging and would start the negotia.
tiOns 'when he deems II wise md
practicable"
A AMBASSADOR HARVEY Is on his
"A way home from England. having
been called for a conference with the
President and his advisers concerning
the possibility Of the United States
bringing about a settlement of the
repxrations question and thus helping
to relieve the financial distress Of Eu-
rope. The administration. Il II under.
stood. insists the reparatiOns settle
inent must be made without u can.
collation. Of the allied debts tn this
country. England and France appear
to think this cannot or should not
he done. Mr.. Harvey'a advice In the
matter In regarded A. valuable and
necessary. tf
The European nations are skepticai
concerning an American loan. and the
Frsoch especially dislike the idea
that II aaid to he under consideration.
deciarin9 II bears the stamp "Made
10 Germany" Thomas w. Lamont Of
J. r. Aorsan 4 Co. asserted In New
York that the American people have
no intention Of making q loan to Ger.
many because that country 10 NOT In
. position at the preseas time ITO In
sptrs cur people with eoaAdeace to
buy ~ boada." AZ the sams time Nr.
Lament stated eeadiuoas u16ee wAieA
- bsltsved q German Ieaa might b