The Washington times., 1923-10-23
FORD BEST VOTE
.CETTER, SAYS
/. J. ALLEN
Former Kansas Governor Be-
Iieves Democrats Ought to
Take Magnate in 1924.
BY GEORGE T. HOOK,
international News Service staff
COrreepOndent.

Correspondent
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-Henry J..
Allen, former governor OF Kansas,
and prominently mer tioned as Re-
publican timber for the vice presl-
Dental nomination in 1924, declared
in an interview today that he was
certain Of three things:
That the State and Federal Gov
ernments can coordinate to find a
way to make prohibition effective.
That Henry Ford IL the most
possess forA the next presidential
fight.
That the farmers Of the country
have come to a greater realization
Of the legislative needs than their
professional friends credit them
with.
The failure OF the authorities to
enforce the Volstead Act, attributed
to buck passing"
Coordination Needed.
"This state Of affairs can exist
only to the detriment of enforcement
of the prohibitory act" he said. Go.
ordination OF State and Federal Gov
eminent is essential. Primarily,
localized enforcement devolves upon
the State government. If the police
men Of community fail to enforce
the law, the sheriff should be ap-
pealed to. Should he likewise fail in
his duties, the district attorney
should get busy, and with every re-
source at the governors command
institute proceedings and give the
local communities officials who will
see to the enforcement of the law in
"a -. Ii -
Federal Government"
Although refusing to indulge in
what he termed 'unwise political
prophesying," Governor Allen de.
clared that, taking the States with
which he is politically familiar as
q barometer, Henry Ford and vii.
liam G.. McAdoo are best Presidential
possibilities that the Democrats pos
sess. He acknowledged, however,
that Ford was the most potent OF
the two in the Midwest.
Would Get Most Votes.
Ford appeals to the sort of
Democrat who likes to pick win.
ner," he said. HE is well adxer.
tised, with the best sort Of adver.
tisement--the advertisement Of sue.
cess. And I feel safe in saying
that IL Henry Ford is nominated
for President by the Democratic
party next year he will receive more
votes than any other candidate the
party could name"
Discussing the agricultural situa.
| ton, Allen said.
THE farmers have come to a
greater realization OF the legisla,
tive needs than their professional
friends credit them with. Their
attitude is calmer than It has ever
been. What they want, and they
fully realize it, is relief from the
tragedy Of transportation"
| Aliens solution of the transpor-
tation problem is elimination OF
waste in the personnel Of the rail
roads.
THE trouble is not that the
railroad men are being paid an
exorbitaSlt wage, butt that three
men are employed to do job that
one man could do. There Is a woe
/ full waste in personnel and elimina
ton Of this waste would result in
reduction Of freight rates and save
the farmers enough to make the
difference between profit and loss
and better conditions.
1.-THE public interest is at stake
in the agricultural muddle," Aller
concluded, land there is no reason
why the Government should not
say to the railroads give us trans
portation without unnecessary
| WASTE"