Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-01
Andrews Successor Opposed
to Radical Activities OF
Vets and Drys.
PUNISHMENT PROMISED
FOR DISL0YAL AGENTS
New Official Says He Has No
Policy Except Carry
ing Out of Law.

"Our greatest job is to hold down
the activities of the radical vets and
the radical drys.''
With this declaration Seymour Low
man, former lieutenant governor of
New York State, was sworn in to.
day as Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury. succeeding Lincoln c. An.
drews, in charge of co-ordinated prohi.
bition enforcement activities.
Mr.. Lowman's statement came as
a surprise.
Temperance and sobriety are COM
mendable virtues" continued the new
Assistant Secretary. 1--WE want a
sober America"
Praises Organization.
Gen. Andrews is turning over to
me a splendid organization for effec-
tive work." the statement said. "The
Coast Guard and the Customs Service.
both have been greatly augmented and
are making it very difficult to smuggle
liquor into the United States.
1.-THE recently established prohibi-
ton bureau is being put on an effec-
tive basis by DIR. James NJ. Doran.
practical men.
II am looking for honest. efficient
enforcement of the prohibition law
Just the same as other United States
laws are enforced.
"Disloyalty will not be tolerated in
the prohibition service. I have no
policy except an orderly businesslike
carrying out of the mandates of Con-
gress."
Mr.. Lowman later amplified his ref
erence to radical vets and radical
drys.
Advice to Radicals"
"By radical vets refer to those in.
dividuals who are unwilling to accept
the Constitution of the United States
and the mandates Of Congress and who
advocate ignoring and multiplying the
prohibition law. We have an adequate
remedy in changing the Constitution
in the regular way by repeating the
eighteenth amendment.
"By radical drys l refer to those
well meaning but i'll advised people
who are criticizing the efforts of pub.
lie officials who are honestly trying to
carry out the laws of Congress. Con.
structive criticism is always helpful,
but fault-findings by overzealous advo-
Gates Of prohibition are very harmful
to the cause of temperance"
The pronouncements by Mr.. Low.
man as he took up the reins of office
were interpreted today as meaning
that he intends to pursue a construc-
tive, but non-sensa tional course in
the enforcement of prohibition. A
safe and sane program seems to
have been laid down by the new AS
sistant Secretary. who appears to he
n,1 -ar.ir1 TO tt,n -
enforcement machinery strictly ac.
cording to the law. but without con-
cedng advantage to the two radical
wings of thought on prohibition, to
which he so pointedly referred.
Andrews on Vacation.
The passing of Gen. Andrews, the
soldier. who had introduced not only
military methods. but many military
men as we'll into the Federal pro-
gram. was marked by the generals
absence from the scene this morning.
He was said to be in New England,
where he has heen on vacation from
the arduous duties which he has car
ried since April I, 1925.
Gen. Andrews resignation. which
became effective today officially with
the swearing in of the new Assistant
Secretary, was submitted more than
a month ago before Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon sailed for Europe on
his vacation cruise of the Mediter-
ranean. At that time announcement
was made of the appointment of Mr..
Lowman, who has been on the scene
in Washington more or less consist
emily since, getting acquainted with
the new duties which he officially as
sumed today. Mr.. Lowman has virtu-
n JINr t0I hA
since Andrews left on his leave OF
absence for vacation.
The administration of Gen. AndrewS
which came to a close today wa4
marked by a complete turnover i1
the system of prohibition enforce
ment by enactment Of new laws, re-
organizing the machinery to set up
the new Bureau of Prohibition and
Bureau of Customs and by the pass
ing of that spectacular figure, Roy A.
Haynes, former prohibition commits
sioner.