Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-05
u SHAW DEMANDS
RES|GNAT Of ALL
T|PPL|NC OFFICIALS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Drastic
action to put stop to alleged liquor
drinking by members of congress
and other high government officials
and to prevent leakage of "diplo-
matte" liquors into bootleg channels
was demanded today by Representa-
tive Upshaw, Democrat, Georgia. His
demand was embodied in a resolu-
ton and a speech prepared in sup
port of it.
Mr.. Upshaw said congress should
"clean around its own door by pass
ing a resolution declaring persona
non grata to the floor of the house
any member found under the influ-
ence Of liquor in the capitol or house
office building, or known to have
liquor illegally acquired in his Of
flee"
He also suggested that all federal
appointees, including cabinet Of
ficials, army and navy officers and
diplomatic and consular representa-
tives abroad, be required to take
a pledge of total abstir ence. The
executive ''guillotine," he added,
should be used on all government
officials known to drink liquor.
Diplomatic Immunity Hit
In reference to diplomatic" liquor,
Mr.. UpshaW said:
1.-THE fragrant abuses of diplomatic
immunity on the part of many of
the attaches of foreign legations and
embassies puts into italics the neces
sity for revoSing a privilege that
should never have been allowed I'M
der our national prohibition law. Re
cent investiga tons have convinced
me that some of these diplomats
would be heartily glad to be relieved
of the expense and all their other
troubles and responsibilities from
liquor immunity. 1 am Introducing
a bill to relieve them of their bac-
chanalian temptations in our pro-
hibition land"
The Georgia representative ex-
pressed the opinion that the state
department should respectfully re-
quest lndL all IOIelSn governments
discontinue sending to this country
diplomatic and consular representa-
tiVes who exert a demOralizing in
fluence upon our official and social
life by dispensing from their resi-
dences and offices intoxicating
liquors prohibited by our laws to
American citizens"
Would Dust Drinking Officials
If he were president, said Mr.. Up
shaw, he would declare without de-
lay or equivocation that the White
House shall be dry, the president
shall be dry, all his appointees shall
be dry, and | here and now call for
the immediate resignation of every
executive appointee, including army,
naval and cabinet officers, who drink
the liquor that has been outlawed
by the constitutions of our country"
81 have faith in President Cool
idge-faith in his character, faith in
his courage" continued Mr.. UpshaW,
but l want him to give me larger
faith want him to give the whole
country a larger faith in his dynamic
initiative by using the executive gull
lotine on the head of every drinking
official within his appointive power.
All that President Coolidge has done
thus far has been beautiful and
wholesome, but the friends of ma
tional sobriety are anxious to see
him begin the righteous crusade by
smashing every jug and breaking
every bottle in official Washington.
II believe the president would like
to see it so, but fear it would cause
iN1 ~,
exodus among many army and navy
| cabinet itself.
A series of resolutions presented
| today by Representative Blanton,
Democrat, Texas, would provide for
removal of all government officials
who violate the prohibition amend
ment; return to their own countries
of all foreign diplomats who trans
port, possess or dispense liquor in de-
| fiance OF law, and the use OF the
army. navy and national guard in
the enforcement Of the eighteenth
| amendment.
Drastic Action Proposed
Under one of the Blanton resolu-
tons. members of the cabinet, fed
| eral judges, senators and represen-
| tatives, government clerks, and Of
| ficers and enlisted men of the army,
navy and marine corps would be dis
| charged from government service for
| disregard of the prohibition law.
| In his resolution providing for the
use of the army and navy for pro-
! hibition enforcement, Mr.. Blanton
| declared that in certain states and
cities like New York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore. the local authorities
are in open rebellion and insubordi-
nation against the eighteenth amend
ment and permit scores of saloons
to run daily unlawfully selling intox-
| icants to thousands of citizens.
| Another of the resolutions referred
! to published charges that members
| of the cabinet and of congress have
| patroniZed Washington bootleggers.
and proposed that the house commit
tee on alcoholic liquor traffic, which
| Mr.. Blanton said had held no meet
| ing in sly wars SbOuId he 71rtboriz