Evening star., 1926-04-05

serted many times tat the great
prosperity in the Uni,ed Sta.es Is due
20 p. ohibitIou. He insisted that there
was moaning, ~ prove ms and .lnued.
! Prohib.t.on does not exist in Can
ada outside ot some of It's maritime
provinces in ontario, which, however,
! 40 not lack per cen. beer. Yet the
| economic welfare of Canada during
lhe last few years, as evidenced In its
| building ana other acC.vi,les, Is so
| amazing that at times the Canadian
dollar has cCmmanaed a premium
oVe4' our doliar"
Senator Bruce recommended as
! emed.es for the present situltion
LAT here be frank recognition of the
! human appeu,es of dri.lk as being as
.ta'ural as tLat for food.
Asks Canadian System.
| He recommended that the Volstead
act be amended 30 as to permit 2.75
per cent beer anu ma, .ue . euS, al
| constitution be amended SO that the
! Government shall take over the entire
manaS mont and control OF the liquor
/ traffic, but still permit StaLe local
4
he Canadian governm ,nt control OF
! liquor in the p.ovince of Quebec and
So ID That WILam =. E4iO OF Nasn-
ington in 1873. a.,cl' ca. "a al .,.u4. ~
Glazed that al. ests fJr drum enness
PSI 100000 population were eight
lines as many in dry Bosom as they
We're in Montreal.
Senator Edga insisted that III the
Judgment ''Ol a large ma jor.ty of the
peop.e OF this country prohibition has
not onIy JAILED to prohibit, but has
c.'ea,ed an atmosphere of protest an6
challenge, Almost defiance, VIII ch de-
mands congressional considera,Ion
Any law that brings in it's wake
such wide corruption IN its pubic
service, sad Senator Edge. in.
creased alcoholic insanity, reRsed
arrests tor drunkenness, home bar
rooms and deN elopment among young
ooys anu young women OF the use OF
The flask. never heard of before pro
hlbition. cannot be successfully de-
tended"
Net Drive for Int0x!cants.
Senator Edge said this was not
campa gn to bring back intoxicating
..quUr. as is so otten claimed by the
fanatical dry.
IulUA4caL4nG liquor is with US TO-
day and practically is as acceSSib4s
- il ever was, said Senator Duge
senator Edge in support OF his bill,
winch he believes would IeSaIiZe
.4Sht wines and beer, said he believed
a. would greatly reduce The numoeI
Of law violations.
This country was not whisky
drinking country before prohibition"
said Senator Edge. This contention
Is Uorn out by statements OF repre-
sentatives of the Anti-Saloon League
sen. Senator Di44 w tstl.., ,.O.t
in a radio speech in February, stated
that 80 per cent OF me SA.oon Dusl-
ness in the United States before pro-
-ibilion was beer business.
Senator Edge insisted that there
WAS no intention ever to bring back
the saloon.
The New Jersey Senator recon-
menued % the committee that 1t re-
peal the limitation now placed by
law regarding the amount of liquor
which may be PRESCRIBED by physl-
clans, saying Perhaps one OF he
most indefensible provisions of th3
Eolsteau ACT IS the dee 4llinat4on OF
Congress to write prescriptions for
tae meuical fraternity of the coun.
try"
Believes Referendum Possible.
After Senator Edge had recon-
menued thai uIS resolution proVluluS
.ur a national referendum on prom
uILlon Ue Lavorauly reported by the
committee and passed by Congress
chairman Means demanded under
wnal authorlly of Lne Constitution
Congress could pass law tor such
referendum.
senator Edge replied that he did
not THINK that Congress could torce
States to include on their official bal
lot a referendum of this kind. But
as a practical thing, he said. he be-
lieVed that II Congress puL through
his resolution tor a referendum the
States would carry it out. Senator
Means suggested that a proper pro-
cedure would be Tor the states lndl-
vidually to hold a referendum.
MIR. Goldman was closely questioned
by Senator Walsh of Montana as to
whom he repre- sented. Mr.. Goldman
said that h was under retainer py
The Constitutional Liberty League of
Boston. but that he receive no pay
from any one else for his appearance
in Washington. The compensation
designated, ne said, was only to pay
his exp, nses when away from Boston
Mr. Goldman gave notice that ht
would ask The committee to recon
slider It's action in declining tC
subpoena witnesses whom Senator
Edge had requested the committee
summon. Some of them, he said,
would be necessary for the antipro
h.bition case
Questions Andrews.
When Assistant Secretary Andrews
took tho stand Mr.. Goldman ssked
him If he had made an investigation
of the prohibition unit after he took
office, April l, 1925.
"I made a study of it," said
Gen. Andrews. "and l came To the
conclusion that reorganization was
NJ cessary, particularly of he field
forces, and the adoption Of definite
policv as 70 procedure"
What defects did you find?" asked
Mr. Goldman.
1.-THE responsibility for enforcement
cf the law was not definitely enough
found in emplo"es in the field and
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