Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-08
COOLIDGE GIVEN
LOYALTY PLEDGE
Citizens Committee Com
mends President for Law
Observance Example.

| At a White House breakfast confer
| ence this morning committee OF
prominent Americans presented to
President Coolidge from the Citizens
Committee of One Thousand resolu-
tions calling upon all officials and
American citizens to obey and to
enforce the law of the land"
The resolutions, presented by Judge
| Ebert H Gary. chairman of the
| board, United States Steel Corpora
ton, commended the attitude of the
President in conscientious obedience
to the provisions of the eighteenth
amendment" They requested the
President and governors of the States
to urge upon "all such officers of
every rank and classification. appoin-
tive or elective. to join them by
precept and personal example, and so
far as they may. by active participa-
ton in all administrative efforts, in
maintaining among the citizens OF
our Republic the high determination
to obey and to enforce the law OF
the land"
Responding to the resolutions and
short addresses of presentation by
Judge Gary and John D. Rockefeller
jr., President Coolidge was understood
The President, it was said, addressed
himself to the subject most cordially
and unqualifiedly.
Luncheon Given Later.
The committeeman who brought TIL
resolutions from the annual meeting
Of the Citizens Committee of One
Thousand, closing yesterday In New
York City, were the guests of honor
at distinguished gathering at lunch
con today at the New Willard Hotel,
attended by figures prominent here
in both Federal and civic life.
Judge Gary, in his capacity as chair
man OF the committee, at the White
House this morning told the Presi-
dent, 1t was understood, that the
organization he represented was not
so much concerned with one law
the prohibition law The nation.
Judge Gary was said to have told the
President, was confronted with the
more serious question of maintain
ing respect for the enforcement of all
law. In his opinion, Judge Gary said,
there were tendencies among all
groups of citizens to ignore the laws
which they personally disliked. This,
he pointed out, was far more serious
than disrespect only for the eight
zenith amendment and the volstead
act. To combat what he thought were
these nationwide tendencies in this
direction, Judge Gary said, the Com
mittee Of One Thousand was organ
lied, and was fighting, for thorough
going law enforcement.
DepIores Class Distinction,
Mr.. Rockefeller, it was understood.
emphasized the necessity of observ-
ance of law by all the people, without
distinction as to class. Should there
enter into the problem of enforce
ment, Mr.. Rockefeller said, the ele-
ment of class distinction, then the
whole structure was in danger Of
breaking down.
The resolutions before the Presi-
dent point out that the American
people expect of their officials an
unwavering loyalty to their oaths of
Office with respect to question SO
vital to the maintenance of our in
situations
The example of the Presidents per-
sonal obedience" to the provisions
of the eighteenth amendment was
commended to the people of the Unit
ed States, 'in the hope that the ex-
country may induce those who are
now wilfully violating the prohibit
tory statute to accept his leadership
in conduct and to indorse in practice
the integrity of his fidelity to the
supremacy of law
In addition to Judge Gary and Mr..
Rockefeller, the committee waiting
upon the President included: S. S.
Kresge Of Detroit, v. Everit Macy Of
New YORK City, George Plimpton OF
New York City, Frederick A Wallis
of New York City, Clifford Barnes of
Chicago, Col. Patrick Henry Callahan
of Louisville, KY; William F. Cochran
of Baltimore, and Fred B. Smith,
chairman Of the Citizens Committee
of One Thousand. The White House
breakfast, it was understood, includ-
ed bacon and eggs and New England
hot cakes and sausage.
The luncheon at the Willard today
was arranged by a Washington COM
mittee consisting Of Charles J. Bell.
Daniel J. Callahan, Edward w.
Eberle, William T. Galliher, Gilbert H.
Grosvenor, John l. Hines, John B.
Larner, John A Lejeune and George
Otis Smith.