Evening star., 1922-10-22
"IMPERIAL WASHINGTON" WONDER CITY OF AMERICA

sored such legislation the national budget,
Federal Reserve Board. Federal Trade Commits
sion. transportation act Permanent Tariff Com
mission and bureau Of legislative reference and
bill drafting
Here is q great organ of super-government,
not bad but exceedingly helpful to government:
functionng within government. yet above gov
ernment: controlling government rather than be-
Ing controlled In this organization every busi-
ness has a vote. not every man. as in a political
democracy. It follows the soviet idea and based
upon the fact that mere numbers. mere men. mere
human beings counted and divided in piles don't
mean much. National elections are Of no con-
sequence to these super-governmental organiza-
tions They 60 right on. above parties and out
side Of politics, making sentiment. dominating
legislation. They are the real government
Organized for Prohibition
Consider for the moment another great Arneri-
can organization. the Anti-Saloon League 1t is
organized somewhat the chamber of COM
merce and the Federation Of Labor and the League
OF Women Voters. and the bankers' association
are organised. It has its own membership. little
leagues under state and district leagues all over
the land The leagues hold conventions and pass
resolutions. and the resolutions gathered into
state conventions make state platforms. and the
sentiments Of the state platforms are garnered at
the national conventions to make national pro-
grams. The national program Of the Anti-Saloon
League this year. briefly. is:
First To extend the three mile limit to twelve
miles Rum-smuggling ships Of foreign regis
try are lowering along the coats Of the United
States supplying liquor for illegal purposes. The
Anti-Saloon League feels that America cannot
successfully cope with this illicit traic under the
present three-mile limit law. Liquor-smuggling
ships. the most elusive and dangerous law-break-
to apprehend. the greatest source of
liquor supply for illegal purposes.
Freedom to Enforce Law.
Second item In the league program is the civil
service bill introduced in the Senate by Senator
Ernest of Kentucky and Representative Wood Of
Indiana In the House II will concentrate the
law enforcement activities in bureau
and give Il larger freedom in the enforce
ment Of the law. The commissioner OF pro-
hibition will have control over distilled spirits
from the time they manufactured until their
fnal disposition. He will supervise the collection
Of taxes and all moneys received by directors. who
will be required to give bond as collection agents
similar to the bond required Of collectors OF
internal It will concentrate in one officer
direct and full responsibility for the enforcement
Of these laws under the immediate supervision Of
the chief executive. The measure will promote
efficiency because the officer who Is best acquainted
with the problems Of enforcement will have au-
thority to make final decision
Third bill to mako 1t a felony to forge per-
mits for the withdrawal OF liquors.
Fourth. A bill to deport aliens who have been
convicted Of violating the prohibition and mar
cotic laws. There are approximately 100000
aliens in the United States. 1t Is estimated that
about $4,000 Of them are violating either the mar
cotic law the prohibition law. In many places
the majority of the liquor law violators aliens.
They fll jails and burden taxpayers. 1t is
hard enough for 1aw-abiding citizens to take care
Of American criminals without this additional bur-
den. The United States has provided for years
for the deportation Of alien criminals violating
laws involving moral turpitude. Up to the present,
the laws relating to the prohibition Of narcotics
and the liquor traffic have not been construed as
involving moral turpitude.
Fifth. A federal corrupt practices act to make
on{zp f6ate nd fca1
tees report the amounts received and expended for
the election defeat for Congress. The Anti
Saloon League feels that this Is made necessary
by the decision in the Newberry case. The dry
forces will back a fair, honest bill to reach the
vets well as the drys in giving publicity to
election and primary expenditures.
Sixth. A bill to prohibit "peyste." known as
dry whisky. from being shipped through interstate
commerce. This drug is used chiefly among the
Indians
Seventh. civil service bill to put all federal
prohibition agents under civil service Today these
appointments political. and where the senators
and political leaders wet or dry the appoint
ments wet or dry.
Others All Have Progrsms.
Tho League Of Women Voters has it's program:
Among other things to provide law that will give