Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-06
PROHIBITION BODY
PLANS 1927 DRIVE
Citizens Committee of 1000
Holds Annual Meeting
Today.

With it's attention directed particu
larly towards the furtherance of an
educational and publicity campaign
which will have for its object the
enforcement and observance of the
prohibition law, the citizens commit
ice Of I 900, formed three years ago
hy prominent men and women
for general law observance and en-
forcement. opened it's annual meeting
today with a luncheon at the Willard
Hotel
Col. Raymond Robins C. Chicago.
e-stwhile Tennessee coal miner and
later winner Of a fortune IN the
Alaska gold rush, delivered the open
ing address of the meeting, declaring
that no national political party
'dares to put o wet plank in its
platform" He sounded the general
sentiment of the committee, which is
composed Of some representative
VETS" as we'll as ''drys" by stating
that TO refuse to obey law because
VIC do not like that law is treason
and ito choose which law we shall
obey and which we shall violate is
selective anarchy
Points TO Canada.
cocktails in rich homes and white
mule in the dens of the underworld
are the only bolshevik propaganda
that we need to fear" he declared.
While not referring directly to the
recent deaths in New York from poi
soned liquor. AIR Robins said that
fatalities from this cause continue in
wet British Columbia and that the
Canadian government liquor sales
program has revived evils of the
liquor traffic in those provinces that
have overthrown prohibition" The
radio and movies of today. he said.
have taken the place in the United
States of drink. which 80 years ago
was the only outlet for change for
many persons"
Fred b. Smith Of New York. chair
man Of the committee. presided at the
luncheon and will preside at an eXecu-
tive session this afternoon. The SEES
sions will close tonight with a ban
quet at which Senator Borah of
Idaho and Senator Sheppard of Texas.
viii speak. both discussing the gen
cral topic of America and the Crisis
in Law Observance and Enforce
ment." Col. p. H. Callahan of Louis
vile. Ky, will be the toastmaster.
Remedy for Violation.
Consideration will be given this aft
ernoon to the recommendation of the
executive committee which has de-
cided that the efforts of the commit
tee during 1927 should be directed to-
wards a remedy of gross and per
Sistent violation of the prohibition
laws
An intensive educational campaign
IS planned, to be carried out through
public meetings throughout the
country; cooperation with State and
Federal enforcement officials; and the
awakening of sentiment for law OBJ
servanceamong the young men and
women of high school, college, and
university age"
stated this morning that, acting on a
suggestion by Gen. Lincoln G..
Andrews, prohibition enforcement
head, the citizens committee had sent
letters TO 1900 business executives
throughout the country asking
whether large corporations permit
their statesmen to entertain customers
with liquor in order to promote sales.
The replies indicated. 1t was stated,
that the great majority of the organ
izations have frowned upon the use
of liquor as a means of promoting
sales and that there is a decided
tendency to eschew liquor at trades
and sales conventions.