The Washington times., 1925-07-24
EVEN NE "
IS TAKING
HAND
Postmaster General and G. o.
p. Committee Officers See
Andrews-More Changes

By ROBERT S. THORNBURGH
With the situation charged
with political static, General L.
C. Andrews, prohibition car,
marshalled his war council today
and prepared to complete enforce
ment reorganization.
Appointment of prohibition adj
ministrators, shifting of a number
of originally announced districts,
and reports to the Department of
Justice indicating widespread cor
ruption in enforcement through
out the country, were the chief
topics for the general staff.
. The Governments effort to di-
vorce reorganization of prohibi-
ton from politics has been tossed
aside as hopeless. One official
indicated that organizing any Gov
eminent activity sans politics is
about as possible as perpetual mo-
ton.
National Committee Active
The Republican national com
mittee, it was learned, is taking an
active interest in the new prohibit
fion machinery, both from the stand
point of personnel and politically
equitable boundaries for districts.
One Cabinet officer-Postmaste
General New-James G. White, Of
Boston, secretary Of the Republican
committee, and right hand man to
Senator Butler (Rep.) of Massa-
chusetts beside numerous lesser
lights in the political world have
seen Andrews within the last twen-
ty-fouf hours.
The visitors were so numerous
that Andrews finally Cancelled all
engagements in order to make prep
arations for the board of strategy"
meeting when he will see Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue ID. II.
Blair, Prohibition Commissioner 4.
A. Haynes and other brigade and
battalion commanders.
Attitude of Board
Virtually every member of An
drews war council have a careful
regard for political influence. While
Andrews himself has borne the
brunt of the political attack, Con-
gressional and safe leaders have
been active in putting their claims
before Blair and Haynes.
While Andrews has minated
that he may stand pat" on the
present district lines, it was under
stood today that number Of i'm
portant changes are under consid-
Grafton.
c- -...Is,, ,f a. sa1r,ar oo,,v,
ciI'' feel that Virginia should not
be in the same district with Mary
land. the District of Columbia and
Delaware, but should be allied with
West Virginia. In this respect
they agree with Bascom Slemp of
Virginia, former secretary to the
President.
Changes in Districts
District No. II. comprising In
diana and Michigan. will be
going to Illinois or a part of Illi-
nois and Wisconsin, if the recon-
mendations of Senator Watson
CR) of Indiana, are followed.
Considerable influence has been
brought to bear to make changes
in District Is, consisting of Mis-
souri,, eastern and southern Illinois,
and District Is, comprising Ne
braska, Iowa and Kansas. Okla
homa may be removed from the
Texas district.
Information from Southampton,
r. l., where Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon is spending the
summer, indicated that Mellon is
satisfied with the progress Of pro-
hibition reorganization.
Acting Secretary Winston said
that progress is as rapid as can be
expected, in view of the magnitude
of the problem The new system
officially will go into effect August
l, Winston said, although he
POINTED out that actually the trans
formation cannot be accomplished
N one day.