Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09

Discussion Of Roy A. Haynes ap-
pointment to head the Federal prohi.
bition enforcement staff discloses
views as varied as the differing
opinions on prohibition itself. Friends
of prohibition generally are pleased,
others have open minds and await de.
yelopments, while some critics of the
| whole prohibition policy question the
capacity of Mr.. Haynes and see only
another blunder in what the st. Paul
| Pioneer Press calls 'the prohibition
farce"
Whether the resurgence of Mr.
Haynes means a new deal or only
factory to politicians, the event may
show" suggests the Milwaukee Jour.
nal independently. "It is fairly ap-
parent that no administration so far
| has felt like getting down into the
| trenches to enforce the prohibition
| law. DIR. Butler says that the party
should be wet; Senator Borah says it
should be dry. Something in between
and more flexible has SO far been
found more practical
| Pointing out that possibly the act.
| ing pinned on his appointment indi-
Gates a probationary appointment"
I the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
independent Republican, suggests:
Possibly Mr.. Haynes is to have a
| permanent appointment only If he
| makes good Secretary Mellon is off
on trip to Europe. When he comes
| back he may have something more TO
| say"
III he succeeds he shows that pro.
| hibition can prohibit and that the so.
4 nol al r.
| right in its contentious" says the
| Worcester Telegram Republican,, with
the further statement that IF he fails
! he leaves us no worse off than we are
| now, and perhaps eases the way to-
ward the rendition of a popular YER
dict on the success or failure OF seven
years in a great experiment" The
Grand Rapids Press independently re-
marks: Possibly we shall see a
change. in which the man of words
will become a man of action and a
| new Haynes will emerge, administer.
ling like Andrews but playing politics
| when necessary with the superior
| shrewdness born of his Ohio back
ground. Let us hope so. for it would
be no gain for prohibition to have the
| old Haynes back"
| X x y
| Mai. Haynes is a sincere friend q
dry-law enforcement" declares the
| Raleigh News and Observer Demo
| cratic), land will make an earnes
effort to enforce the law. 1t remain,
| to be seen how well he will succeed
| with the handicaps that he faces, bu'
! he will have the well wishes OF the
leaders IN the fight for real prohibi
| ton" The Rochester Times-U nior
independently states that the appoint
ment means that man fully in sym
| pathy with the legislation will con
troll the enforcement machinery; thai
1t means undoubtedly more efficiency
enthusiasm and vigorous action ir
this work
Whatever success he may have
1t can no longer be charged that
prohibition enforcement is not in the
hands of a friend of the dry cause,
! according TO the Lynchburg Advance
(DemocraticD. which describes MIR
| Haynes as "a man who is sincere in
his dry views and who Is anxious Il
make America bone dry" The
Christian Science Monitor (inde-
pendent) feels that Gen. Andrews
has accomplished much, fact which
is somewhat emphasized by the bit.
ter attacks of the i-prohibition.
lists" and concludes that III they are
now going to divert their fire to th'
head of the new Prohibition Bureau
II seems reasonable to conclude thai
this latter official is regretfully eX'
pected to make good"
Haynes is an avowed dry and one
who cannot be swayed in hi:
determination to enforce the law,
contends the Salt Lake Deseret News
independently, while the Wichits
Beacon independent Republican
considers it possible that sit has
flnally been determined that prohibit
ton can be enforced and that tht