Evening star., 1925-08-03
HAYNES IS SHORN
Of AUTHORITY IN
NEW DRY PROGRAM
Whole Enforcement Scheme
DecentraIized in Sweeping
Change by Andrews.
ADMINISTRATORS GIVEN
WIDE POWER IN PLAN
Commissioner, Favoring Concen'
trated Control Here, Overruled
by Treasury Official.

Orders issued today by the Treasury
putting in effect reorganization of the
prohibition unit September l give
broad authority to the "a new admin
:strators and sharply curtail the pow
ers of Prohibition Commissioner Roy
A. Haynes.
Under the policy adopted by Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury An
drews, the new car of prohibition, the
whole general scheme of prohibition
enforcement is decentralized by the
orders, laying responsibility heavily
upon the administrators now being
appointed.
In the new regulations it is pro-
Vided that the authority delegated to
the prohibition commissioner and State
directors relating to Intoxicating
liquor shall now be vested in the new
administrators, and that, whereas in
the past directors could act only with
the advice. concurrence or approval of
the commissioner, this is no longer re-
Quired.
Haynes Wanted Power.
The official document is known as
Treasury Decision 3737, issued from
the officer of Commissioner Internal
by c. 5. Dewey, who temporarily is
Acting Secretary of the Treasury.
The document is being sent ito
the prohibition commissioner, prohi-
bltlon directors and others concerned"
While the new regulations do not
supplant all the former ones regard
ing the authority of Prohibition Com
missioner Haynes, they go far enough
TO indicate that much of the vital
haS Srrin
from 1t, and handed down under the
scheme of decentralization to the ad-
ministrators.
Mr.. Haynes. it is known always has
been in favor of a strongly centralized
prohibition unit, with much authority
at the head here in Washington. When
the military genius of Gen. Andrews
stepped into the prohibition problem,
however, he brought the new idea of
a decentralized authority, not unlike
that prevailing in military command,
in which much power is delegated and
the person to whom il is delegated Is
held responsible.
Haynes to Travel.
Authority is to De left to Mr..
Haynes in several matters He is to
have supervision, it is said over the
prohibition unit. He will probably
travel much on tours of inspection,
according to the best indications from
high sources in the prohibition reor-
ganiZation. But he will not have the
authority, by far, that he has held
since appointment several years ago.
There has been no manifest differ
ence of opinion between Gen. And
rews and Commissioner Blair, accord
ing to all indications, and 50 far as
known the new orders carry out the
plan for reorganiZa ton agreed to by
all concerned. even MIR. Haynes.
Gen. Andrews has repeatedly denied
reports that Commissioner Haynes
would be let out of the prohibition
outfit, either by dismissal, polite
resignation, or shunting him off into
the Ohio gubernatorial campaign as a
candidate for governor. Gen. An
drews has said that Mr.. Haynes would
be his right-hand man in the enforce
ment of prohibition.
Directors Given Authority.
But the great change which is TO be
made in Mr. Haynes duties are set
forth, in part in the cold language Of
an official Treasury decision with un-
mistakable clarity.
Where any. authority is delegated
TO, or the performance of any duty is
required of, the prohibition commits
sioner, or of prohibition directors,
created" said the order, either by
regulations or the terms of any bond
permit or other authority Whatsoever
relating to Intoxicating liquors, such
authority shall be vested in. and the
duty shall be performed by. prohibi-
tion administrators, and where the
authority is required to be exercised
or the duty performed. by the prohibi-
tion directors, with the advice. concur.
renee q
commissioner, such advice. concur
renee or approval shall not be re-
quired."
Alcohol Question i'm Air
The new regulations today also pro-
vide for handling the situation in re-
gard to Industrial alcohol, which was
left hanging tiguratively in the air, 4
because of the delay from August /
to September l, in the installation of
the new administrators. 1t had first
been planned to put the entire new
scheme in effect, beginning August l.
placing the administrators in office and
transferring the control of Industrial
alcohol from the collectors of inter-
nal revenue to the administrators.
An order was issued making this
change effective August l, but as the
new administrators were not on the
job. on account of the many troubles
that sprang up TO complicate their ap-
pointment, the new regulations today
provide for transfer of the industrial
alcohol problem, except for taxation
from the collectors of internal reve
nue. 10 the present Federal prohibition
directors of the States. This is
temporary expedien~> (which will re-
main in force until th>1ew admins
traitors will take over industrial alco-
hOl along with their ot har raSnonSi-