New Britain herald., 1926-04-12
Senate Liquor Commit tee Hears Fair Sex Argue Against Mod- ihcation And Some Urge It Be Made More Drastic.
Conditions Pictured in
 New England as Better Than Before Advent of Dry Law-Pot Shots
 Taken at "Wet" Senators

Washington, April 1c Pl---From many walks of life and from many states of the union feminine voices today called upon the senate liauor committee to stand firmly behind the Volstead act.
 More than three score women witnesses, gathered here for a meet ing of the womans national com- mittee for law enforcement. either testified against modification of the dry law or filed statements arguing for it's preservation. They said they spoke for more than 12,000,00o of their sisters.
 Many of the women were officials of. outstanding womens organiza- tions, and their leader. Mrs. Henry w. Peabody of Massachusetts, said they voiced the sentiment of the homes, the church and the school" Senators Butt of Jokes Two of them took pot shots at wet senators who have been at the forefront of the modification catu- paign. Mrs. Nell c. Burger of Mis- soudi, speaking for the Women's l Christian Temperance union, told Senator Reed of that state, that pro 1 jhibition had been of immeasurable 1 benefit in Missouri, and later Mrs. Eiaines Lippincott. presenting a droy petition on behalf O. residents ot i New Jershy said That Souator F.dg.
 had secured reelection the last time by being wet ir some counties and dry in others.'
 Mrs. William Hilton, head Of the parent-teachers' movement, suggest od to the committee that in last weeks presentation of the wet side Of the controversy, there had been some important silence" Neither the women, the churches, the farm CTS. nor the south or far west, she said, had contributed to the outpour- ing of wet testimony which was in- terrupted today to permit the wo- men to open the case for tho drys. Try to Onset Others With many references to the
 wet east" other witnesses urged the committee to draw no nasty con- Cusions for the testimony Of those demanding qualification. Mrs. Chauncey Hamilin of Erie county. New York, said that Nicholas Mur- ray Butler, docs not represent all the respectable people of the state Of New York, but only a group Of financial interests" and Mrs. Helen Bruce, of Kentucky. pointed out that instead of former Senator Stanley, a wet. her state now had in the senate MT, Sackett, representing the drys,"
 There was much cross-questioning of the witnesses and after the hear ling concluded. Mrs. Peabody made this statement to newspaper men:
 q wish you would make it clear that our time was taken up with Iuseless questioning"
 The vets will resume their pre- sentation tomorrow and the drys will resume their drive about mid- week after their opponents have fin-
 shed.
 Against Modification "Wr represent the homes, the church and the school" was the Slo- gan contained in the testimony Of the first witness. Mrs Henry w. Pea body Of Beverly, Mass, chairman of the woman's national conference for law enforcement, which is meeting here.
 "We stand for enforcement and no modification. We have strong feeling that th" women ought to be represented by the mon who hold our views"
 Mrs. Peabody was questioned by Senator Reed, democrat. Missouri, and she told him in reply 10 his first interrogation that the only change in the Nolstnad art to which the women would agree would be move to give il more power.
 Would Strengthen Law
 We stand for the strengthening of the Nolctead ac, rather than It's modification" she said. We want it enforced by officials who are in ISy,lpathy with it."
 Are you satisfied with section sS of the Volstcad act?" asked Senator Reed.
 That is ;he section about fruit juices" put in Senator Hnrreld. re- publican, Oklahoma.
 "We stand for the strongest thing in enforcement and the weakest thing in hquor.T Mrs. Peabody re- piled. and the crowded committee room broke into applause.
 Mrs. E. H. Silvtrthorn, president Of the federation Of women's boards of foreign missions. said she ap- peared for prohibition on behalf of 5.00o.00o women members of for eiEn mission boards.
 World Watching America "All the world Is looking 10 America on this great question of prohibition. she said. 'they ara