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garded as wet should assume the
same attitude as New York-hands
off on the enforcement Of prohibition
the South Dakota senator insisted
that the United states Kovernment
would still he able to deal with the
matter and that the government
would undertake the whole work OF
enforcement If necessary.
Sees L. =. Going Limit.
'rhese people" said Senator S!e'-
lls. referring TO the vets" in New
York and elsewhere, should be given
to understand that tho federal GOV
ort the laws OF Congress. There
should be no hesitating because OF the
attitude OF New York. New Jersey.
or anv other states"
Representative Graham. republican,
Illinois, said in a formal statement
that the action Of the New York legis-
lature would do more TO bring into
contempt the Constitution OF the the
United States than in any other way
they e9ns ,ns naxs Ss SAID he state
has said TO every hoot.egger ana
v:olator OF the fedora, prohibition laws
that in the State OF New YORK ne
may ply his nefarions business s11es IN IN
courts of the state
Makes Enforcement Hard.
Those legislators who look with
different eyes upon the situation and
are at the same time friendly TO prom
hft.on. say that sit will be practicaiiy
Impossible to enforce prohibition IN
New, York state If the state authorities
Tot co-enerate" This they say in
private conversation. ,,
The action of the New York iegls-
lature they predict Will nave the e.
feet Of lowering the morale OF prohi-
b.tion enforcement In other st1tes:
Where the sentiment Of the people Is
against the enforcement or TINS OF any
other law, they say. II Is dlfncuit 10
obtain convictions II case OF Fioia-
tions.
The pendulum was bound to swing
back in the prohibition movement
"as il was sure TO do one senator
ever. that eventually the movement
will go forward again, though per
haps in less drastic form than the
present laws call for
Swing Back Expected.
"The difficulty with all reforms,
3 rule, Is that they start OF IN too
drastic and severe a manner, ne
added. This swing back OF senti-
nent was to be- expected
The administration Is pledsed 70
enforcement. Prohibition Commis-
s,oner Haynes said there would be
no let down in prohibition enforce
ment in New York state. He said
sufficient funds were available to IN.
crease the field force. but indicated
that a survey to determine upon the
extent Of the increase would await
an actual withdrawal OF the state
forces upon tho signing of the re-
peal act by Gov. Smith.
a chief concern OF enforcement
officers was that. with the state bor-
der patrol withdrawn. the rum
feet" which has been active OF the
New York and New Jersey coasts.
might transfer Shetr operations to
Canadian waters in the hope Of find
ing easy access for their carGoes into
New York across the international
bo rder. With the active cooperation
of tho coast guard service. prohibi-
ton officials believed they were in q
fair way ito cut Off the major por-
ton Of New York's present liquor
supply from the sea.
Should the rum feet transfer its
base TO Canadian waters II was Sug
gested that there might be re-
nowal of negotiations with the Brit
ish government looking to its Co
operation in the enforcement of the
prohibition laws.