The Washington times., 1923-09-22

PROGRAM READY
FOR MEET Or
GOVERNORS
Complete Survey sof the Mar
cotlc, a. Well a. Liquor Trai-
fic, Expected at conference.

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The national narcotic menace, as
well as the liquor problem and IL
licit immigration win Be taken up
at the conference cf governors of
the forty.eight States. which win
Be calied ii washington by the.
President following the western
conference 81 the governors next
month, It was learned today.
The original plan for the con-
terence, as advocated by Federal
Prohibition Commission Roy A.
Haynes, was FOR meeting ofl
state executives to consider plans
Tor curbing illicit manufacture and
dintrihutiCn 81 Intoxicating liquors
The President, however, wishes
that the narcotic and immig grafton
smuggling problems. which ara III
some ways closely related 90 the
LIQUOR traffic problem. Be taken W
1T the Same time.
The consideration of the narcOtie
question Will be Of special import
ance, III view of the visit of the
American narcotics comrniesion tol
the recent conference 1T Geneva. ItI
II, hoped that this commission viii
return to washington ID time tol
participate In the conferences and
that It's report I'll the President
may be Incorporated Ia, the pro-
gram.
C0GapHeteD Survey.
The dope question win bs con-
sidered from the tltet.Sta4e. ua-l
tionaI and international angles, ac.|
c0rdins % plans which are now said
"a be Iii process of formation.
There aFe 4 areat many problems
connected with the nationwide on
forcement Of the prohibition laws
which Commissioners Haynes IS anxisI
Gus to have the governors consider
Among the liquor problems which
have not yet been satisfactorily
solved and which will probably be
brought up before the State execal-l
tives are the following:
The removal Of enforcement Oe.
ficials Tor dereliction Of duty.
Uniformity oE State and Federal
laws for suppressing the traffic and
manufacture ok liquors.
Enactment Of laws making the
buyer as well as the seller amen
able.
Forfeiture of citizenship papera1
81 deportation of foreign violatOrs,
Prison sentences of nnore nearly
uniform severity.
Penalties FOR iEnpersonatiOn of
FEDERAL officers
Penalties Tor the sale Of intoxicat-
ing liquors causing death.
.NOnguspensicn. Of sentences Inn
posed upon viOlAtOra.
Heavier bonds.
Increased application Of the pad
lock injunction.
Penalties for the destruction Of
evidence.
Laws Against Stills.
Laws against the manufacture,
sale and possession Of apparatus
for notwithstanding liquor.
Definition OF the term home.
Laws against the advertising Of
apparatus or ingredients Tor MAKE.
featuring liquor.
The carrying Of deadly weapons
by liquor law violatOrs.
The specification Of authority con-
ferred upon local, county and mus.
nicipal officers.
Abolition Of licensed saloons.
Legislation providing q means OF
motor transportation for agents.
A clearer definition Of the term
search and seizure" !"
Uniform extladition laws for VIC
lator0.
A program Of coordination be-
tween Federal officials and the
court for minimizing time and ex.I
pense now wasted on the trial list.
Standardization Of essential evil
dence.
Penalties for soliciting the sale
Of intoxicating beverages.
Legislation to forbid the sale OF
liquor under false labels.
Provision for the chemical analy.
sis OF all seized liquor.
Coordination Of the press, pulpit.
platform, clubs and civic organiza~
tions in campaign for law observ-
ance