Evening star., 1925-08-21

asks dismissal of the rule.
whether Harry NJ. Luckett, chief of
the force division here. would be re-
tanned in the new organization. Il
do know, however" said Gen. An
drews, that he is very highly es-
teemed'
e. c. Yellowley, who for a long
time has been chief of general pro-
hibltlon agents, with headquarters
here, directing the mobile force
throughout the country, has been
named administrator at San Fran
cisco.
Haynes Will Remain.
Roy A. Haynes, prohibition COM
missioner, Gen. Andrews said. would
remain in the organization with his
present title. The personnel at
headquarters here is expected to be
reduced. Gen. Andrews predicting
that here, as well as throughout the
country, the new prohibition plan
will be more effective with a smaller
personnel. A reduction at head
quarters, however, probably will be
gradual.
Analysis" Is Issued.
An official analysis of the situa-
tion,' made public at the Treasury
as a memorandum for the new ad-
minfstrators, follows in full:
THE national prohibition laws make
it unlawful TO supply alcoholic bev-
erages to those who want to buy
them. The big demand for these bev-
erages creates a ready market, and
under the economic law of supply and
demand the business Of selling to this
market has been established. This
outlaw business. in all its manifesto
tions, is the real enemy of govern
ment and society. It's elimination is
the main objective for the Federal
forces.
This booleg business may be elm
mated by depriving it of its sources
Of supply, or by depriving II of it's
market. II may be seriously impeded
by the arrest and punishment of those
who direct It's operations. who furnish
1t protection, banking facilities. tech
nical assistance, etc; and by making
it's operations more expensive than the
market will bear. The Federal forces
have been reorganized for, and will be
concentrated upon, the task of elm
mating the bootleg industry; and their
energies will be directed primarily to
that end, working along these three
lines Of attack.
a.. Sources Of supply to be reached
and wiped out as rapidly as possible
are importation, manufacture, diver
sion and transportation. The various
agencies OF Government are being
organized to make 1t possible to ac-
complish this end.
Buyers Chief Problem.
90 The market is our most difficult
problem, because of it's Indifference TO
consequences, ignorance and colossal
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price and swallow any bootlegger's
fairy tale as to quality. But one by
one intelligent citizens will realize the
danger to Government and society
which they are creating by enriching
this bootleg class of community mem
bers, and feeding fat business which
exists only through corrupting the
very agents of Government and busi-
ness whose honesty is essential to the
stability of society. One by one, they
will learn that their imported whisky
etc, are being made in Canal street
from industrial alcohol and thus will
refrain from buying them.
"3. The bootleg industry, in one form
or another, extends over the whole
country; but 1t operates mostly in the
centers of population. It's business is
collecting supplies and distributing
them. and its operations vary in size
from the small operator. who sells To-
cally the product of local stills, up to
the big operators whose lines extend
into foreign sources of supply and into
broad fields of distribution. None of
these operations that are big enough
to be more than matters for local po-
lice control can be carried OH except
through conspiracies to violate the
laws. These conspiracies involve many
persons in various walks of life All
are guilty. Among these persons the
final distributor is of least Importance.
In fact, he Is of no Importance TO
the Federal Government except as he
furnishes a line of approach to the
bootleg operator whom he represents.
VIII Aid Local Officials.
THE secondary objective for the
E,ader,l forres Ia "to assist and de.