The Omaha morning bee., 1925-02-15
Fern for Enf forcement

Union. Neb.-To the Editor of The
Omaha Bee: Almost every day somt
letter from a Reader" rouses my
indignation, but tha> one In todays or
How to Make Prohibition Work wa'
the straw that broke the dromedary'
vertebrae. Many have written fool
ishly, but to date this is the worst
He boasts: Everyone except the dry:
violate the laws and think the law {
joke" Well, II 1t is, 1t Is a good one
and one that will continue long after
he and his law-violating friends have
ceased to exist. His plan is not to en-
force the law, but to have the gov
ernment pass a sane (?) liquor law
allowing everyone a certain amount o.
| liquor. Then he and his friends vii
"help enforce" that law and shelI
corner bootleggers.' L haven't any
doubt they would do both: Enforce
the law" by drinking their share, and
that of ones who do not use the vile
stuff; then corner bootleggers," fol-
more.
Bootleggers existed during the time
of open saloons, and probably will as
long as the world remains. Drunken
ness has been since before the flood
and there may still be some drunk
ards at the time this world ceases
to exist, but there will be Law vio
lators" then as now, or. to be more
definite, "outlaws," for prohibition
has come to stay" He calls the
Eighteenth amendment Joke
Wonder II he considers the Nineteenth
a Joke" also, and would like to have
| 1t set aside? It was the Christian
and temperance women of our nation
who worked so years to help secure
the Eighteenth, and now that they
have the right to vote. are determined
Why change only one amendment
to the Constitution? Why not have
the whole set aside and every man
be law ,unto himself? Men have
tried for thousands of years to set
aside the moral law. given by God
Himself, but It cannot be done. Every
transgression brings punishment and
will to the end of time. Jesus de
clared. Not one jot or title of the
law shall pass" but lie also said tc
love God and our neighbors was the
fulfilling or the law. II all fulfilled
the law in this there would be nc
need for other. laws.
II "Reader" will get his Bible from
where II has lain unread Tor. II he has
none. borrow one), and open TO Isaiah
%. he will find there complete pic
ture OF the drunkard and his horrible
condition. also the punishment prom
ised him and the judges who ERR In
Judgment as many Omaha judges
nre doing. For example in the case
Of Krug. arrested a short time ago for
manufacturing and possessing liquor
but whom the Judge set free. and con
demned the officers who arrested him
Such Is the power Of money!
Read also in Proverbs. Wine Il a
mocker. and strong drink Is raging
and whosoever Is deceived thereby Is
not wise" For proof OF this let him
look into his own life and those ot
his friends. then read Proverbs 23:2e
rs. Many more references might be
given in both Old and New Testa
ment. but space forhids. II he feels
sure enforcement is failure
fear he reads and hears only the
wet" side OF the question. II he will
secure the Anti Saloon League Year
Book and read that. as we'll as reports
Of even local prohibition officers. he
will find II is not failure. oh yes
The law IL violated. but SO are all
laws. The laws against robbery and
rihrder are violated every hour in the
day. Is that any reason for setting
them aside and having no opportunity
IN punish the violators? lie gave his
plan" for enforcement. hut 7 thinl;
mine better. Place all liquor law vio-
lators on an island in an ocean. and
with them ALL the liquor In our land
and let them have all they want and
nothing else. even water to drink
Then let them reform or drink them.
selves to death" The world VIII be
much better without them.
A short time ago there was much
excitement I'm Omaha over the dance
hall and It's attendant evils, but that
seems to have died. 7 wish all, but
especially mothers and daughters
would secure and read n booklet. "The
First Drink: Dance Hall and Saloon. -
The writer. a victim of white
slavery" knows the truth of what
she wrote. and truthfuliy says
Many young people learn 10
drink and gamble IN their
own home" What thought
for parents, God hasten the day when
al women shall realize the danger
and sinh IN card PARTIES with or
without wine or intoxicating liouor
for or without prizes II they will
only consider tho matter honestly,
they viii realize playing for prize
n Just as wrong as playing for the
money which bought II, and no moth.
er who docs has no right to be
shocked. or condemn them. whom
their own children become gamblers
and drinkards. or even worse. for
these habits lead 10 worse. Kine
Solomon. who gave manv warnings
| alone this line. wrote; "Woe 10 him
that putteth tho bottle to his neigh
| boris Inns"
Righteousness exalteth natlor
but ain II reproach TO anv people. .