The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-27
STATE WON'T
SHIFT DRYLA
TO US HANDS
NestOs Tells Enforcement
Conference That Full Co.
operation will be Given
ATTORNEYS MEET
Attorney General Calls
States Att0rneys-Law
Officers Conference to
Order


North, Dakota will not follow New
York and shoulder the responsibility
Of enforcing the prohibition laws up
on the federal government alone.
Governor r. A. Nestos, in an address
opening conference of states attor-
neys and other law enforcement Of
ficers here this afternoon, declared
that 'the enforcement Of the prohi.
bitory laws is the joint responsible
ty Of the states and the nation"
Neither the executive nor the
people Of North Dakota have any
sympathy or patience with the eiews
expressed by the officials Of some
of the eastern states, some of whom
have given voice to doctrines and
political theories that have scarcely
been raised in these United States
during the past half century and
which l believe to have been buried
by the sanguinary conflict Of six
decades ago. North Dakota has no
disposition to shirk its responsible
ty, or to fail to do its share in the
great work of maintaining the su-
premacy of the constitution and in
enforcing respect for and obedience
to the laws of the land aAa
The executive, after calling atten-
tion to President Coolidge's demand
before the Governors conference for
law enforcement, set out a platform
for law enforcement officers of the
state. He urged: :. :.
Those charged. with enforcement Of
laws should declare that persons who
fail to yield obediance to law are
striking vicious blow at the very
foundation of the government.
That cooperation should be given
federal prohibition forces.
That officials should set an exam
pie for others in obeying laws.
That a good example might be set
in signing total abstinence pledge.
Civic organizations and patriotic
organizations should be asked to sup
! port law enforcement.
f, The states attorneys subpoena and
injunctional processes should be
used against public nuisances to
close them.
The Governor, in his talk, told
the conference that while he had
| been a. total abstainer nearly al! Of
' his life he had never thought much
Of signing pledge until recently and
because of the challenge to prohibi-
tion law enforcement he had since
done SO.
Tells Of Purpose
Attorney-Ge General George Shafer,
who called the states attorneys in
conference, presided at the opening
OF the meeting in the house chamber
in the statchouse. Governor sNestos
had supplemented his call with
request for all law enforcement Of
ficers to be present.
| Mr.. Shafer told the states attor.
neys that two beneficial objects
might be. attained through a confer.
ence-the benefits of mutual ex-
change of views and the study Of
problems confronting the state prose-
cutors; second, the formation of
permanent State Prosecutors Asso-
ciation. through which states attor-
neys might cooperate in seeking i'm.
provement in the laws affecting the
office and functions of the states at
| torneys.
The program included an address
by Judge A. M. Christianson on
Thoughts from the Bench" an ad-
dress by o. B. Herigstad, states at
torney of Ward county on 'The
Function Of Search Warrants in Law,
Enforcement" and an address by J.
B. Wineman, states attorney Of
Grand Forks county, on Needed
changes in laws affecting states at
torneys office" States Attorney H.
F. Horner Of Cass county and States
Attorney Iver A. Acker had notified
Mr.. Shafer they could not appear on
the program. and Henry L. Reade,
state fire marshal. and Henrietta ].
Lund, director Of the state children's
bureau, were to speak.
C. A. Pollock of Fargo will speak
tonight on procedure in Prohibition
Enforcement"
| Governor Nestos, in his speech,
struck hard at violators of the pro-
hibition laws.
I'm a representative democracy
like ours, where minority rights are
safe-guafded by constitutional pro-
visions against arbitrary aggressions
| by inconsiderate majorities, there 10
no escape from the obligation, to obey
the will Of the majority as express
ed in constitutional provisions and
laws solemnly enacted" the Cover
nor said. when any person refuses
to yield obedience and to aid in the
endorsement Of any law; except those
| Of which such person may personal-
| ~ have approved, he is striking ! vi
cious blow at the very, Foundation 81
our government. Such I person de-
| Meg the sovereignty Of the law and
seeks to substitute for it the arbi-
i trary caprice and within Of an indivi-
dual. The claim Of personal liberty
is 2 specious, sham. There II no such
thing as personal liberty "a xiG;at1
(Contihued on pare tWo)