Evening star., 1925-12-05

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! forcement of prohibition. including
! funds for the prohibition unit. the
Coast Guard, the Department of Jus
I tice. any other depa artment having to
do with prohibition enforcement. and
for Government posters urging observ-
/ a nee of the prohibition law
support Of the Governments pro
posal for normal tax on cereal hev-
erages for the purpose Of securing
supervision of the pla ants manufacture
ing them.
Restatement of the position in favor
OF the Government purchase OF liquors
in stock in bonded warehouses: in
favor Of divestins intoxicating liquors
of their legal status-property rights.
whether manufactured or possessed
before or after the eighteenth amend
ment went into effect.
The executive committee o; the
Anti-Saloon League. in announcing
last night the adoption of its own leg
islative program, took occa asion to
commend President Coolidge and the
Justice Department for setting Alright
the controversy about the responsible
ity of the Federal Government to
prohibition law
More Laws Urged.
We urge the Federal courts and
the United States district attorneys.
the statement said. Ito use full power
of the law to suppress liquor lawless-
ness. and that Congress provide such
! additional judicial machinery as Is
needed to speed up law enforce
| ment.'
! The Anti.Sa loon Leagues Iegisla =
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! hibition agents under civil service:
| deporta ton of aliens violating dry
| laws: punishment for forging, use or
| knowing possession Of forged prohibi-
| ton permits: designation by the Pres
! ident of certain ships of the Navy to
prevent liquor smuggling: a tax on
| cereal beverages and industrial alco-
hol to cover cost of inspecting their
| ma nufa cture: continuation of appro-
| pria ton for posters for law observ
ance and enforcement: teaching the
| Constitution in public schools: addi-
| tional discretionary power for en-
| forcement officers to reject permits:
| extension of powers relative to search
! and seizure. and any "other legisla-
! ton necessary to enforce the eigh-
| teenth amendment"
The banquet last night at the Cos
mos Club OF the executive committees
~
ans Christian Tempera nee Union took
the form of a marshaling of many of
| the dry force Of Congress- when opti.
| mistic short speeches were made by
| Senators and Representatives, mum.
! herring more than 20.
See Law frightened.
| Prediction WAS made by members
of Congress that the Volstead act
would not only remain as dry as ever,
but II changed might he tishtened
! Congress was at least Is per cent
| dry. ii was estimated by severa
! speakers.
! On behalf of the Anti.Saloon
! League and the Woman's Christia n
| Tempera Union. 1t was said these
: organizations were behind the dry
! members Of Congress. looking out
! for the situation at home" to pre-.
vent the "wets" from undermining
| dry support while the members were
at Washington keeping up the fight
| on the firing line"
F. Scott Mcbride of Westerville, Ohio.
ma tional superintendent of the Anti.
| Saloon League. this orga nization was
| intrenched in every local community
ito make it impossible for any man
who is not right with the Constitution
OF the United States to remain long
in public life
/ Mrs. Ella A. Boole. national presi-
| dent of the w. c. T. t., declared her
oraa nization was out to mobilize for
| law observance and law enforcement -
| to demonstrate to all the world that
on American soil American laws rule
| throughout the land"
| Expressions Of confidence in and
| support Of Gen. Lincoln G. Andrews
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury,