The Washington times., 1924-09-24
DRUGGISTS GET
COOLIDGE TAX
PLEDGE
Reduction Coming, 1000 Dele
gates Hear at White
House Gathering
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: . .T
ment methods and plans for the
defeat in the Senate Of the Cram
ton bill, which would remove from
druggists the right Of appeal to
the commissioner Of internal Ieve-
nue. in liquor cases, featured the
morning session in Convention Hall
today.
The charge was made fatty by
Frank T. Stone, chairman of the
national. legislation committee. that
the Cramton bill was really drawn
up by Wayne B. Wheeler, general
counsel for the Anti-S a 10 n
League" This allegation brought
about murmur Of surprise in the
hall.
Mr.. Stones report scored the
forces in charge of the Cramton bill
for representing. the measure as one
primarily intended to promote bet
ter prohibition enforcement.
e. G. Brokmeyer, general counsel
for the association, expanded this
thought in a later speech, telling the
delegates that "the bill was repre-
scented to Senators as one to put the
officers and agents of the prohibit
ton unit under the civil service, to
keep the unit free from the suspi-
cion Of political influence and to al
low better enforcement OF the law"
Chairman Stones report dealt ex-
tensively with the story of how the
I Cramton bill passed the House and
Senate Judiciary committees, and
how it now lay in the Senate await
ing action when that body convenes
in December.
The report stated that the bill will
surely pass in December unless
every member of the Senate between
now and that time is fully advised
as to it's effect OH all users of alco-
hol and other liquor for medicinal
and Industrial purposes"
Drug Trade Aroused.
The reputable drug trade and
other legitimate activities, 1t was
stated, ask only what the law
itself sanctions-the use OF alcohol
and other liquor for medicinal and
industrial purposes"
1.-THE Commissioner of Internal
Revenue" the report said, under
the influence OF fanatical prohibit
tionists, has not seen fit to do so.
Now the Cramton bill eliminates
the Commissioner Of Internal Reve-
nue.. This is why fanatfGal prohi.
bitionists had the Cran1ton bill
introduced, and why they are
moving heaven and earth to have
it passed by Congress"
The committee recommended edu.
cation of the public as to the use
and abuse Of alcohol and narcotics;
education Of the public and Con-
gress in regard to the effect and
meaning Of the Cramton bill; edu-
cation Of the public through drug
gists of the benefit Of a price
standardization bill, and inter-asso-
citation betterment.
Cooperation Offers Futile.
Mr.. Brokmeyer, in his address to
the druggists, recalled to their
minds that they had exhausted
every resource to establish friendly
cooperation with Federal agencies.
"They have accepted our aid" he
said, Tin making regulations to- en-
force the law, and we thought that
we have proved our good faith
thereby. j.
: but our experience has been that
instead Of receiving the respect and
gratitude which our acts have
earned, there seems to be a dispo-
sition to put US in the category Of
outlaws, by making regulations
more arestrictive, more unfair and
more impossible
He urged The delegates to educate
their customers in the needs Of
the druggist who serves them. He
told them to air for the recommit-
ment of the Cramton bill to the
Senate judiciary Committee. by
bombarding Senators with requests
for this action, and by sponsoring
q similar commandment by drug
store patrons.