Evening star., 1923-10-13

The citizenship conference, con-
ceived in the interest of law versus
lawlessness," attended by more than
a thousand men and women of prom
inence from all parts of the country,
today declared for a stand-up fight
against violations of the prohibition
amendment and the Volstead enforce
ment act.
Meeting in the Raleigh Hotel, the
delegates We're addressed at the open
ing session by Roy E. Haynes, federal
prohibition commissioner, and by
Bishop William F. Mcdowell of the
Methodist Episcopal Church at the
morning session.
Commissioner Haynes declared that
President Coolidge and the entire ad-
ministration are four square in favor
of enforcement of the law.
Bishop Mcdowell warned candidates
for the presidency in the coming ma
tional campaigns must declare them
selves unequivocally on the question
of the enforcement OF the prohibition
law.
Recalling Lincoln's declaration of
more than half century ago that
the country could not exist half free
and half slave, Bishop Mcdowell said:
The country cannot today exist
half drunk and half sober; half wet
and half dry; half obedient to the law
and half in defiance of the law.
No Class Exempt.
mo class in the United States is ex-
he Jor ~
States. In the next election for Presi-
dent, there must be no doubt about
our leaders. If they are for the Con-
stitution, let them be for it. and
not halfway for it and halfway
against it"
Commissioner Haynes described In
detail the work of the federal pro-
hibition enforcement service, and
, gave great praise to the service as a
whole. No more loyal, patriotic group
of public servants are to be found, he
said, and they are deserving of the
support of all citizens.
The federal prohibition service, he
said, has only 1922 members, all told.
including the civil service employees
in Washington, with which to cover
the entire United States.
There is a great potential army
250,0 strong-consisting of the state
and municipal police. sheriffs, etc,
which should be used effectively in
suppressing all violations of the pro-
hibition law, Mr.. Haynes said. 1t is
the duty of the people of the coun-
that this army of guardians of the
law aid in the enforcement of pro-
hibition.
Shows Startling Advance.
Commissioner Haynes presented
startling figures to show to what an
extent drinking has been cut down in
this country since prohibition went
into effect.
The available sources of liquor
supply, he pointed out, have been
reduced tremendously. Before pro-
hibitIon became effective, he said,
there was produced and consumed IN
this country annually 130,000,00o gal
Ions of whisky and between S00.000,-
600 and 90O,O00,0O0 gallons OF beer.
In the last year the whisky released
from bond for medicinal purposes
was approximately 100000 gallons
The total amount of whisky exported
from Great Britain and Ireland in the
same time was 100000 gallons-to
go to all nations, but some of which
may have found its way to this coun-
! try, and total amount of whisky ex-
ported from this country in accord
ance with the law. under permits is
sued in the last six months was only
10000 gallons. Adding them all to-
gether, it made only 100000 gallons
as possible sources of supply of prop
! erly manufactured whisky for use in
| this country, if all of it were used
for beverage purposes.
I Mr.. Haynes said that another
source of supply was the liquor made
| from alcohol-from which the dena-
1 turing matter had hsen extracted by
hootleggers. This. he declared was
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