Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-07

people write their own platform ana
pat forth their own candidate.
Prior to the addresses of the eve
ming. W. r. Galliher. chairman of the
Washington committee on arrange
ments, read the following letter from
| President Coolidge:
Your invitation to attend the din
ner given by the Committee of one
! Thousand at the New Willard Hotel
| has been received. ! regret that it is
not possible for me to make an ad-
dress before your gathering on account
OF the press of official business. |
want YOU to know that | regard the
observance and enforcement of the
law as exceedingly important to the
public welfare of the nation, This is
a subject | have often discussed and
desire constantly to emphasize. 1t IS
scarcely too much to say that all our
rights. our liberty, and life itself are
dependent for their protection on pub
lie law. If it fails to be enforced,
government itself fails. If it fails to
be observed the very foundation on
which government rests is weak
ened and destroyed. Anything that
your organization can do to impress
this principle on the public mind will
be a distinct patriotic service. No
country has ever reached a state of
perfect law observance or enforce
ment. Every first-class government
makes an honest and intelligent effort
TO enforce the law, and the standards
of citizenship are very much lowered
when there is any general failure to
observe the law. ! welcome the as
sistance of all organizations eStah-
lished for the purpose of supporting
these principles.
President to Get Resolution.
A resolution embodying the prin
Ciples of law observance and enforce
ment upheld by the COMMITTEES. passed
at the executive session late in the
afternoon, will be presented to Presi-
dent Coolidge this morning.
Guests of honor at the banquet last
night, which was held at the Willard
Hotel were Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur, Gen. Lincoln G. Andrews
prohibition enforcement head, and
William Green, president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor.
Rear Admiral f. G. Billiard, com
mandant of the Coast Guard. was ten
dered an informal ovation, rising to
applause evoked through praise ac-
corded his services by Fred B. Smith,
chairman of the citizens committee,
and Senator Sheppard. who requested
his auditors to rise as a mark OF re
spect for those who gave their lives in
the enforcement of law and preserv-
ance of order.
Those attending the dinner included
leaders of both branches of Congress,
besides prominent business and pro
fessional men and women and leaders
in the religious life of the community
Links Liquor and Crime.
Col Patrick Henry Callahan of
Louisville, who presided as toastmas-
ter, made a brief address, pointing out
that the trail of the liquor interests
had always been tinged with corrup-
ton, even before prohibition.
Although not on the program, Col.
Raymond Robins of Chicago, who
spoke at the luncheon meeting. was
requested to speak again, and he de-
clared that the American people are
ready for presidential candidate in
1928, who will enforce the Constitu-
ton and laws of the United States
and further a program involving the
industrial and social standards of the
country as well as the moral life of
the nation
The invocation was given by Bishop
James F.. Freeman and Rev. Father