New Britain herald., 1926-04-20
SWELLING CHORUS
 OF DRY PRAISES
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to conditions among the students.
 students Defended


 to conditions among the students. students Defended "Wo have investigated conditions among the students" he said, "and We have found no dercictionS. If there were any they were SO covered up as not 10 be obvious.
 "The aspersions were particularly unwarrhnted and unfair about young mon and women, many of whom arc working their way through school
 Young people who have the moral courage 10 do that should have the wholeheartcd cooperation of the people.
 "Dr. Church Is the president of thls institute. If the trustees of that institute do not give serious consideration to his statements then the trustees. themselves should be investigated.
 search Is Denied
 Baird explained two cases of kill ings by prohibition agents com plained Of by Dr. Church, and denied that agents searched 800 men and women patrons during raid on Nixon's restaurant in Pittsburgh.
 Senator Walsh, democrat, Mon tana. asked What animus" there might have been behind Dr. Church's testimony.
 "I believe there ls an animus," Baird replied, "The only thing ! can think Of was that one of his cars loaded with liquor was seized on the Canadian border. and 1t cost him $1.o0o to get the car back.
 Was he in the car" asked Scna- tor Golf, republican, West Virginia.
 No sir"
 Was any member of his family in the car?"
 Not that know of"
 Was there anything to connect him with the car?"
 Nothing except that he paid the fines for the man who was running the car"
 Blamcs the BOotlcggcrs
 The propositions to amend the Nolstead act are made in behalf of bootlaggers. booze dealers and booze consumers who 8have steadi- ly broken the laws established by due process. Bishop William F. Mcdowell. of the Methodist Episco- pal church, declared before the prohibition committee. Tn speaking for the Methodist Episcopal church, we come to de- fend the eighteenth amendment and the Volstead act with clean hands" Bishop McDowell said. We have steadily supported these acts since their adoption. We have not disobeyed or sought to dis credit them.
 "We do not think that the diff culties of the enforcement of the law constitute sufficient reason for the restoration of an evil like the liquor business which has steadily disobeyed all laws passed for its restriction.
 Violators Have No Standing "We come also to declare that people who have freely violated the laws and Constitution of the United States, somes Of whom have sworn to defend the laws and Constitu- tion of the United States and have violated these laws as was said here the other day without con- junction of conscience,' have no standin. in this court. Law break CTS area not in position 10 be law makers or to be law menders,
 "We firmly believe that liberty can only be secured under law that anarchy and the utter de- struction Of lawful government would follow the adoption of the principle that whenever laws are found difficult to enforce they should be amended so as 10 per- init milder forms Of evil.
 Tt is our judgment that even under the circumstances that have existed the 18th amendment has been enforced as fully In the United states as the laws against theft and murders and other crimes. For these reasons We or- pose any amendment to the exist ing laws except such amendments as will make them more effective in expressing and enforcing the will of the law-abiding citizens Of the United States"