Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-07-14
GOVT SALOONS
WAYNE B. WHEELER HEDGES
O NJ. S. BOOTLEGGING
Many Contributors to Prohibition En-
iorcement League Have Well
Stocked Cellar at Home

The fact thar many of the rich con-
tr'tutors to the Anti Saloon League
are interested in the merchant marine,
as we'll as having well stocked cellars
of their own, mas kept Wayre h.
Wheeler, general counsel for the
le3gue, from exposing the shipping
board for it's sale of liquor en- nited
Suites ships. This is the charge made
By Oliver T. Remmcrs, attorney for
Ankeuser-Busch, lnc., in a statement
issued in reply to interview with
Wheeler
"Anheuser- -Busch's exposure of the
shipping board liquor scandal has two
main detectives, said Renmers.
"First, to acquaint the American
people with the bootlegging opera
tions of the United States govern
ment, and to pull back the curtain
and let the people look in upon the
Antj-Saloon League as 4 silent part
her in the governments illegal, i'm
moral and outrageous enterprise.
Knew of Bookkeeping
"Mr. Wheeler, IS the official rep
resentative of the Anti-Saloon League
of America, has known all along that
the government had engaged IN the
bootlegging business on the greatest
scale in the world. lie dared not ex-
pose the shipping board because the
rich contributors to the Antl-Saloon
League, most of whom have we'll
stocked cellars, are interested in the
merchant marine, and Mr.. Wheeler
we'll knew that his financial resources
wollo be impaired if he opened his
mouth.
"It was for the same reason that
the Anti-Saloon League made saloon
olt of every rich mans cellar. 1t was
;,ffraid to empty the cellars of the rich
contributors to the league, knowing
that in such event the leagues re-
soul ces would suffer.
Draws Fat Salary
GAS long as the AnSi-Saloon League
can hold up the lack Of law enforce
ment as a scarecrow 10 the American
people, it can continue to collect huge
sums of money from its rich support
ers with well-stocked cellars, who are
eager to have beer and light wines
kept away from their employees.
"And as long as the Anti-Saloon
League can continue 70 collect money
to finance the campaigns of congress
men who become the chattels of the
ltague, it can keep q lot Of of practical
politicians in jobs as superintendent
of the Anti-Saloon eague. ] have
very good friend who was just recent
ly offered a job with Mr.. Wheeler S
organization on a guarantee of an IN
come of $4,000 to ?0,J00 a year.
1t is generally undef3r, I'd in Wash
ington that Mr.. Wheeier's income IS
fl ON $4,000 and $50, 600 u wear, and
] suspect he is more interested in re-
tainjng his job than he is in law en-
fo1cement.
Official Has Cellar
eve have very authoritative in
formation that one of the principal
officers of the National -Anti-Salooa
League has such we'll stocked cellar
thar he wouldn't dare led the public
have look into it, and W, have also
re;ieble information that a certain
other Anti-Saloon easua Official
makes not infrequept trips to Cuba in
order that he may enjoy ll.s.a wine
with his meals, far away from the
people who know him.
"We say without reservation that
the Anti-Saloon Leagues prohibition
law has corrupted more public Off
Gals in two years than we're ever cor
rupted during the entire history Of
| the republic up to the date of the
passage of the Volstead act; that i
has created more vioil.ors of Law in
two years than in the other 1874 years
of the republic up to the date of the
passage of the Volstead act, that is
has made more liars and hypocrites
and sneaks than any other law in the
history of the world, and thai it is
more responsible than anything else
for the economic disaster Of the last
| two years.
What Prohibition Did
"Prohibition set more than 100000
freight cars formerly used in the
brewing industry on the side tracks,
and they are there today with hun
dreds of thousands of others that
were forced into idleness on account
Of the business depression brought on
primarily by prohibition; the Anti
| Saloon League has bankrupted mil
Ions of farmers, by causing the hun
6reds of millions of bushels of grains
formerly used in the manufacture of
light and practically nonintoxicating
beers, to be dumped into the general
grain markets, thus beating down the
price of wheat, corn and oats far be-
low the cost of production, and running
the farmers buying power.
"When the story of the amazing ex-
tent to which great arms Of the fed
eral government have been corrupted
through Anti-Saloon League policies;
when this CHASTITY picture is flashed
upon the screen so that the American
people can see it in all it's hideous-
ness, as it probably will be very soon,