The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-30

Major Roy "A. f1ayneS is 10 DC one Vi
the speakers at the national conven-
ton Of the Anti-Saloon League OF
America in Washington brings atten-
ton to the remarkable book which he
has recently issued on Prohibition In
side Out" Major Haynes quite likely
will bring out in his Washington
speech some of the facts which he has
printed in his book, yet the volume is
of such size and Importance that what
is contained in a speech of ordinary
length would be only small fraction
of the information in the book. AS a
matter OF fact, it would be hard to con-
ceive how so much information regard
ing the prohibition situation could be
put. into one place as Major Haynes
has succeeded in getting into his book.
Barring foreword by the late Presi-
dent Harding, who declares that the
prohibition department should receive
the support of all American people, the
book recites some of the progress that
has been made by the prohibition de-
partment, tells Of the difficulties that
beset successful enforcement, places
responsibilities where they belong, ap-
peals to whole-hearted citizens and Of
fcials to do their duty, and concludes
with chapter on the signs of the
times, which is not only optimistic but
which forecasts that not only will
America come to complete enforcement
of its prohibition laws, but the whole
world eventually will become dry
Major Haynes book tells of the
hazards which attend the trailing and
apprehension OF moonshiners, bootleg
gers, and other offenders, of the
desperate character of criminals en-
gagged in the liquor business, of the
bartering that goes on constantly for
the honor of enforcement agents, with
large rewards for them if they will but
close their eyes to duty, the running of
the rum blockade, the liquor leagues
OF the borders, conspiracies which he
declares are international in scope, un-
American propaganda which is con-
stantly being circulated, and joint re-
sponsibility of federal and state off
cials for enforcement.
Wet Propaganda Most Dangerous
Major Haynes with his opening sem
tence declares that prohibition is here
to stay, and that the Eighteenth
Amendment will never be repealed. He
also declares that the illegal traffic,
though large and varied, is under con-
troll. With each passing day, he as
serts that violations are becoming
more and more completely under con-
troll of the federal and state govern
ments. The un-American propaganda,
- declares, comes through triple
a.ente The parts of this entente, he
declares, hold daggers between their
teeth for one another, but they make
common cause against the law by
every foul means known. These parts
Major Haynes calls "The Dreibund of
Dehance-The League for Belittlng
the Constitution of the United
States
The first Of these, the commissioner
declares, is the remnant of the old or
ganization of liquor manufacturers and
dealers of prohibition days. which
has in its heart the hope of return to
the throne of debaucherv "fronl which
it was hurled by the wrath OF the
American people"
The second par. in the Dreibund he
declares to be the organization of the
liquor trade in all its siiuous, Shiny
branches.
The third he says is the organi2a-
.tcn for propaganda agains: The law
and the Constitution.
Major Haynes says this is trinity
CT tremendous power, and of the three
organizations the most dangerous and
powerful is the organization tor crop
agar da, because j, wears the robes OF
responsibility and goes under the
guise of honored names.
Major Haynes goes into detail con-
corning the crooked, nefarious and
criminal practices of those who for
merly were in the liquor business, and
those who still hope to get back in it,
and of the bootleggers, rum-runners,
high-jackers and others. He finds
they are dangerous, but that they can
be and are being put out of business.
The thing that is mostly to be feared
is the campaign of lying propaganda
which sometimes goes out with the
names of respectable men attached to
lit He speaks in particular of the As
ISOLATION Against the Prohibition
Amendment, and says there are forty
organizations which are issuing prop
uganda against prohibition. The three
purposes of this organization, he says,
are to repeal the Volstead law, then