New Britain herald., 1926-02-06
Modified Prohibition System Is
 ToBe Recommended At Conference
Face the Facts Meeting Washington's Birthday Will Seek to Map Out Happy Medium Between Evils" of Volsteadism and the Saloon.

Washington Feb. PI-A modi- fled prohibition system as q happy medium between the evils" of Vol stcadism and of the saloon era will De proposed at the second "face the facts conference called by the as sociation against the prohibition amendment to meet here on George Washington's birthday,
 The definite plan for govern mental control under q modified form Of prohibition, designed to end the reign Of the bootlegger and abol- islr he other evils which the asso- ciation's statement charged to the Volstead law will be proposed by William Phelps Enc of Washington. The call for the conference comes as new impetus for the perennial de- 1 bate on prohibition and it follows closely the declaration of the church temperance society of the Protestant Episcopal church for modification.
 Called To Washington
 With the temperance society's pro uouncement being attacked and de- tended from many quarters, the Rev James Empringham. secretary of the society, has left New York fol Washington, supposedly in connec' ton with the statement. The result. ing controversy will be the subjec' of a sermon tomorrow by Bishop William T. Manning in New York.
 Describing the coming conference as a 'major offensive against Vol steadism," the association announced that many prominent persons would participate as members of its va rious committees. The speakers vii be Senator Edge, republican, Nep Jersey; Senator Broussard, demo crat, Louisiana; Mrs Mary T. Nor ton, democratic representative iron New Jersey; William II. Stayton chairman of the association and pos sibly representative of the Ameri can Federation of Labor.
 Failure of Prohibition
 The general topic of the confer
 ence is to be "the complete failur
 of prohibition in the United State
 after six years of the Nolstead aC |. as the enforcing agency of the 1St |. amendment"
 Statistics bearing on the subiet will be presented and Canada's e> perience with modified prohibitio will be discussed by representative of that government.
 The first 'face the facts" confer cnce was held a year ago and sine that time. the statement said, "ther has been an alarming increase ( . evidence against Nolsteadism as breeder of 8. host of evils thereto fore but little known in America . life, including among youths of bot s sexes, and almost universal disrt Q spect for law
 . "Comforting instanCes' of great 1 increased recognition of these facts | are found, it said, in the recent r = ports of the federal council . churches and the Protestant Ept = copal church temperance society. r both reports, 1t added, "the prese O methods of legislative enforceme = were weighed in the balance al Q found wanting"
 Washingtons birthday was selec i. cd for the meeting as Significant /, return to the spirit of true al s tried Americanism eXemplified in u j. life of the father of his countl k who was opposed to the evils !. drink and 10 every other form of i e temperance. yet was a distiller , whiskey and left behind an excelle |. recipe for making excellent beer V