Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-15
UPSHAW STILL
RAVES ON RUM
Says He Believes He is to I'm
earth Great Conspiracy in
Law Breaking
(By Isaac Gregg.)

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! Georgia descended upon the pro-
ihibition unit last week. Mr.. Up
shaw has been proclaiming in the
House that he had names, dates
and other facts which would con-
meet prominent government Off
cials, diplomats and others high in
public Office with the rum trade
When he called at the Office of
Assistant Prohibition Commission
er Jones Saturday, Upshaw de-
clared that he had not any in
tention of making a bulletin
board" out of Congress but mere
lily wanted to deposit his startling
information" with the proper au-
thorities. He refused most posi-
lively to give any means of these
when he suspects of violating the
prohibition law. He charged IL n
speech on the floor Of the House
that a prominent government Of
ficial had brought back to the
United States various kinds Of Ii
quor, evading the prohibition and
customs officials by claiming inn
munity from search and seizures,
but Mr.. Upshaw refused TO give
the name of this official 10 the
newspaper men.
Il am sincere in this matter
said the Georgia Congressman. Il
have placed ir the hands Of the
prohibition enforcement unit evid-
ence which ! believe will result
in unearthing . conspiracy among
high officials Of the United States
government to violate the Vol
stead act. do not care at this
time to give any names to the
press as this would defeat the very
purpose of my crusade against
this devilish practice"
Despite the fact that Mr.. Up
shaw was pounded and bounded
by questions from the newspaper
men who had gathered at the Of
fec of Commissioner Jones, he did
not disclose any names or facts TO
substantiate his charges which ne
has been making for more than a
week on the floor of the House
that high government officials
were guilty of violating the pro-
hibition law. Upshaw declared that
he could not make public the
startling evidence" which he said
he laid before the prohibition unit
Assistant Commissioner Jones
after reviewing the evidence
submitted By Upshaw stated that
there was nothing submitted by
the Georgia Congressman which
was not already known to the pro
hibition enforcement Office.
There is nothing to get excited
about over the visit of Mr.. Up
shaw to my office" said Mr.. Jones
I'VE have had before US for many
weeks the same sort of evidence
against violations of the Nolstead
act which he submitted. There
NAV be some cause for investiga-
ton resulting from the visit OF
| Mr.. Upshaw to my office but
don't believe that he has added
to our fund of information respect
ing violations of the prohibition
law by high government officials
Mr.. Upshaw was especially pro-
voked over the charges that have
been made against certain embas-
sizes in Washington that there rep
resentatives have been engaged II
bootlegging.
II declare before God and the
flag of the United States" The
Georgia Congressman said, that
any foreign embassy or legation
that condenes or connives in this
outrageous practice upon oul
Constitution and the laws Of this
country ought to be declared per
sonal non grata by the Unltec
States and their offices vacated
Proudly displaying the emblem
of the Woman's Christian Temp
erance Union, Upshaw declared
81 have worn this badge of honor
lin nv efforts to saye the youth oi
the nation from the effects Of this
devilish practice and in my de
bates in and out Of Congress dur
ing the past twelve years against
the 'Plumned Knights of Rum
refused to be dislodged from my
purpose to make the American
youth clean and wholesome. Pres
/, ent conditions among the youth o.
the land give me greater effort
in my campaign against Demor
Rum.
Police running through the cor.
ridors of the Prohibition Building
Yesterday at noon gave cause tt
suspect that a raid" was beini
conducted or at least some "startl
ing evidence" vas being removed
from the files If the enforcement
unit. but invest yation showed tha
REPRESENTATIVE William D. Upsnav
Of Georgia, who is supposed 10 b.
an ardent SUPP orter of the Vol