Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-01-03
Demands "Official Guillotine" for
Government Men Who Use Liquor
Congressman Upshaw Sug-
gests President Cooli.lge
Begin Righteous Crusade
Against Use Of Liquor BY
Government Officials


WASHINGTON, J-n. 3 nsa-sic ar
drinking IN members Of congress an5
other iirh GOV rnmen; officials and ma
prevent leakage ef y diplomatic" ligeof
into hootlrE channels waa dtmnud tp
day ,ly Representative upshaw, i lan
ciat, Georgia. His Il. mand was en ol
led in a resolution and sp.t ch prepared
in support p it.
Mr. Jrshaw sail cong gecss should
clean around is o~n door ty pas. ing NJ
resolution declaring persona non rrata
10 the floor 81 the house amy VI mber
found under the influence Vt liquor in
the capitol or house building q known
to have liquor Illegally acquired III NV
office.
Iie also suggested tha. federal sp
pointees. cabinet offiicals. army and
navy Officers ami diplomatic and consu-
lar representatives abroad ~ required
20 take rlcdrt of total abstinence The
Executive gu.liotine he added. shoula
Dc used cn all government officials
known 70 drink liquor.
In reference to diplomatic" liquo-
Mr. Upshaw said
"The ilagrant abuses If diplomatic
immunity on the part III many II the
attaches of foreign legations puts into
effect the necessity of f,voking priv
Iege that should never have been allow
ed undt our national prohibition law.
Recent Investigations have convinced Z me
that some VI 'hesc diplomats would br
Heartily glad 80 be relieved ~ the cv
pense and all their other tsoublcs and
responsibility for immunity. ! am intro
ducinr bill 70 relieve .kcm of their
baechanalian temptations in our proh-
hition land
The Georgia representative expressed
the opinion that tho state dsr-itm IVY
-hculd' respectfully request ihnf ATT
foreign governments discontinue sendiu9
IN thia country diplomatic and consular
representative who exert q demoraiiz
ia ginf.uence upon our official and SO
=riai life by dispensing from their resi-
aenccs. and offices Intoxicating liquors
prohibited ~ our laws to American cit
liens
II he were president sail Mr. IN
shaw. ~ would declare without delay
or cquivocation that the White House
shall ~ dry. the president stall Be dry.
an his appointecs shall ~ dry. and i
here and now cali for he resignation of
every executive appointce including ar-
my. naval and cabinet officers. who
drinks the liquor that his 81 en- outlaw
"a fy the constitution of eur country.
Il have faith in President Coolidge,
faith III his character. faith IN his cour-
age. continued MI Eashaw. but !
want him 70 r:ve me q larger filth
want hisa II give the whole country q
larger faith ia his dvnstnic initiative
using the executive guillotine on the
head of every drinking official within
his appointive power All the president
has done thus far has hrcn beautiful
and wholesome. but thr friends ~ nA-
iional sohriety are anxious 10 see him
begin the righteous crusade hy sma n
inE every jug and brf skiing every bot
tie in official Washington.
~ believe the president would like to
soc it SO. hut fear Il would cause a
temporary jolt and q new = ar exodus
among many army and navy cfficers and
even a break in the cabinet itself
A ~ r:es of resolutions presented to-
day hy Representative Blanton- demo
crat. Texas. would provide for removal
of AT government officials who violate
the prohibition amendment: return ~
their own count les of II foreign dip
lomats who transport. possess or dis
rcnsc liquor in defiasce Nc law. and the
use Il the srmv. navy and national gna =
IN the enforcement 81 she lS.h amend
mont