Milford chronicle., 1926-07-02
DRY Law NOT CAUSE OF CRIME
WAVE CLUBWOMEN ARE TOLD
Mrs. Edward F. White Jurst Gives Opinion 100000 Female
Voters To State Federation Members Hitting Courts Attorney
And Purchasers Of Liquor For Neglect Governor Says Women
Probably Best In State Affairs

what three million women think
of law enforcement" was the subject
of a forceful address at the twenty
ninth annual meeting of the Della
ware State Federation of Women's
clubs, delivered by Mrs. Edward
FRANKLIN White, of Indiana, first
vice president of the General FEEDER
alton of WOmens Clubs, and mem
her of the State Judiciary.
In opening her address AlTs.
White declared she intended to bring
attention not only to what 100000
women think about law enforcement
but also what they were going TO DO
~ bring it about. She declared the
women were interested, not only in
the enforcement of the prohibition
law but in the enforcement OF all
nenal statutes and in the punishment
Of such violations. That the prohibi-
tion law was responsible for the
"crime wave" she characterized as a
gross mis-statement and blamed the
purchaser of liquor as much lot
crime as the bootlegger.
That liquor was cause OF crime
she declared was certain, always had
been and is now. Women, she said,
have three contacts with the law in
common with other citizens since
they have the vote and the eligibility
to office. The contacts she stated
were in the enactment of laws, both
State and Federal; observance OF the
law. and enforcement of the law.
Indiana's Law Best, Opinion
Following out the first thought
she told of the enactment of state
laws to cooperate with the Federal
laws and cited the law in Indiana,
which she helped to codify, as being
one of the most complete in the
country.
In speaking of the observance OF
the law she cited the enormous cost
of suppression of the liquor traffic.
II costs S3O,O00,000 annually to the
Federal government and an equal or
larger amount by state governments
she said. She pointed out that this
comes from the pockets OF the TAX
payer, the profits of business and IS
therefore paid by the consumer OF
nurchaser. She queried her audience
If that appealed to them as an argu-
ment for repeating the prohibltlon
law. A.
AS a means of observance OF the
law she cautioned against serving
the interests of "wet minority" by
repeating phrases coined by the law
breaker and glibly put into clrcula-
ton. She cautioned against repeat
ing statements regarding school cnll-
dren or other groups violating the
law unless it is found to be really
+rue. She admonished them thaC
when they heard others make state
ments in regard to the common sale
of intoxicants they should at once
request them to accompany them TO
the prosecuting attorney and give
him the evidence.
Relieved Prohibition Proved Itself
"It is my strong conviction" she
declared. that the writing OF the
Eighteenth Amendment into the Con-
s+itution of the United States OF Am
erica has already proved itself the
greatest humanitarian piece OF Ies-
is lation in the history of govern
ments." l.,
The third contact she said was In
enforcement of the law and she salo
all laws must be enforced. Personal
liberty she characterized as a fetlsh'
and referred to the hampering OF en-
forcement by the denial OF the courts
in some instances-of the proper
use of a search warrant. While II
may be admitted that a mans nome
is his CASTLE" she declared, this is d
maxim. but like other maxims, only
half a truth. She declared the same
law that originated the maxim denl-
ed the castle as a refuge from arrest
for crime and declared that mo man
can have a castle against the king.
Constitutional protection IS only
against unreasonable searches, sne
declared. 1--WE have glorious neII-
tage in our Constitution-the oIuest
in the world, the finest document
ever struck off by the hand OF man
We have the heritage Of a hag-tne
oldest flag in the world, flag tnat
none dares defy. If we would keep
that Constitution from contempt
that flag from trailing in the dust,
we must raise our hands in loyalty
to that Constitution, that flag anu
swear to uphold those laws winch
in turn, uphold the Constitution. Ihe
distiny of America awaits your re-
sponse to that duty, even the destl-
ny of the world, for the eyes OF tne
world are upon you"
Records For Study
Mrs. White begged the Delaware
club women to band together for law
enforcement. She distributed blanks
for the recording of court RECORDS
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