The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-05-29
More Newspaper Hysteria

N1OIc newspaper I1yStSTld
The newspapers attached columns and columns of
significance a simple statement by Senator Watson
in connection with investigation of prohibition
forcement by committee OF which Senator Couzens
of Michigan is the head. Senator Watson who is
administration leader was quoted as follows:
From the president down, the administration has
determined to make tremendous effort enforce the
prohibition laws. And they going to all agen-
ceS at their command to enforce it to the limit.
Then after the law is enforced to the limit and the
people find they do prohibition it is for them
to say Then it be modified"
The comment made this declaration in the Chicago
American, typical of comment in other papers, was,
THE Coolidge administration will make the greatest
drive in history to enforce the prohibition laws and
them if public opinion found to be opposed enforce
ment will consider proposals for modification of the
Volstead Act"
This is good example of newspaper hystera the
question of prohibition The suggestion intended be
conveyed is plainly to the effect that last desperate
effort will be made enforce the law and that then beer
and wine proposals will be welcomed by the admins
tration.
In his acceptance address President Coolidge de-
that it he duty of the citizen to obey the
and the duty of the executive enforce the law and
concluded, II propose to do my duty best | can"
There is probability that the administration will dis
continue its steady efforts in support of prohibition
forcement There is every indication that federal
forcement work is becoming steadily effective.
Gorgeous booze cafes in New York being padocked.
Rum row pirates departing for safer waters. In
Illinois, we'll practically everywhere else conviction
of violations of the Xolstead secured in 90
per of the The federal field forces
effective than Graft and ine6ciency such
is suggested in attributed those who speak
for the Couzens committee should be attributed the
ha1f-hearted wet-hearted attitude of United
States Senators rather than any inherent fault of pro-
hbition. United States Senators recommend federal
prohibition enforcement appoinees The Senators
directly responsible than anyone else for any de-
ciency that may exist in federal enforcement machinery
Probably declarations crcizing prohibition and sug
costing beer and wine given to the press for the
same reason that occasionally officials in sympathy
with enforcement recommended for appointment to
prohibition enforcement Offices
1t is preposterous for the newspapers suggest that
the United States government will surrender if its
forcen1ent efforts are immediately and completely
successful 1t just silly to suggest that the law
will be weakened by modification if liquor awlessness
does not cease The operations of the federal govern
ments enforcement machinery will be increased rather
than diminished and the law will be modified to make it
stronger instead of modified make it weaker long
as liquor law breakers persist in their defiance of the
government
Uncle Sam will not be blufed and will not be stopped
by the comparatively insignificant number OF booteggers
and rum runners whose operations are reported SO