New Britain herald., 1926-04-22
Opposes All ProposaIs

opposing all the proposals for wine or beer. he argued that any beverage that would satisfy those with an appetite for intoxicants would be repugnant to the eighteenth amendment.
 Prohibition is entitled to a flair trial" the witness continued includ- ing ample time to make it effective by bringing enforcement and judicial machinery into real force. He de- clared the moral sense of the people revolted at any Idea of returning to legalized liquor traffic.
 Dr. Dinwiddie said the spectacle of the vets urging referendum on beer and wine was & peculiar one since before prohibition they had fought with every weapon at their command" to prevent votes on the question of saloon or no saloon.
 We challenge tho wets." said Dinwiddie, "to have this question made a major issue by any large DO. litical party"
 The witness sought to file & state ment by William $. Bennett of Chi cago, head of the temperance bureau criticising United States District At torney Buckner of New York city. but the committee refused to accept it. The standing rule against writ ten testimony also was applied to keep out resolutions of several church bodies on the prohibition question.
 Replying to Senator Reed, Dr. Dinwiddie said the temperance bureau was composed of several large organizations and that 1t look. ed after temperance legislation for those organizations. Among them he named the International Order of Good Templars, the Flying Squadron Foundation, and the committe on Promotion of Temperance legislation in congress.
 Money Paid In
 The witness estimated that the committee on Promotion of Temper ance legislation had not turned over more than $25,000 to the temperance bureau In 16 years. This money came from voluntary contri- buttons. he said.
 How much has the Good Temp lars turned in during the 16 years of the life of your bureau?" asked Reed.
 q should estimate 1t at about s15,o00.
 How much have you collected al- together?"
 T can give it to you for the past two years. It has been about $16, 900 year"
 You keep books, don't you?"
 "Oh yes, but not regularly"
 "Dinwiddie agreed to furnish a statement of the income for 16 years"
 "Who fixes your salary?"
 "The officers of the various af- filiated organizations"
 "Who organized your bureau?"
 'I did"
 And your business was to stay here In Washington and look out for legislation? ?"
 Part of the time. I began here 37 years ago as the legislative repre- sentative of the Anti-Saloon league"
 What salary do you get now?"
 EptS cG0n a Month
 My salary is about $500 8 month"
 Do you get anything on the side?"
 Any money I make in temperance lectures and the like turn into the bureau"
 Then for 27 years you have been making your living in this business?
 Yes, but I gave up a good busi' ness connection to go into it."
 What was it?"
 1T was stenographer and clerk to a good business concern. l got more salary than I did at the start in this work"
 Have you gone into political cam paigns in states in which congress- men were to be elected?"
 "I did when I was with the Anti Saloon league"
 You came into my state, didn't you?"
 "No sir, I don't think so, but l don't know how I missed it."
 Chairman Harrols objected to this line of questioning, declaring he could not see the relevancy.
 T want 10 show the kind of work this man does," said Reed.
 You are bully-gaggng the wit ness" Herreld returned.
 "I have been more polite to this witness than you are to me now, '" snapped Reed.
 If the word bully gagging' is of tonsive, I withdraw it, Harreld said, and Reed went ahead with the qucs- tioninG.