Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-26
SEES DRY LAW HIT
BY VETS ATTACKS
Roy A. Haynes Tells W.C.T.U.
More Stringent Enforcement
Legislation Is Needed.

By a new campaign. Roy A. Haynes
nrobibition commissioner. declared to-
day before the national w. {. I. T..
conference meeting at the Maytlower
Hotsl To combat this counter at
tack he urged new and more stringent
legislation, an educational program
and more vigorous enforcement II the
law.
The amazing thing about the nrst
seven years of prohibition, Mr.. haynes
said is not that it is difficult TO EN-
force. but that it has been as success
ful as it has been. "A generation IS
not too long to wait for the results
he declared.
Mr.. HAYNES charac teriZed the eight
zenith amendment as the greatest eI-
fort toward advancement ever at
tempted in history" 1t has attempt
ed Ito change the customs of a whole
people, he said.
Reviews Work of Seven Years.
Seven years of prohibition he
said have taught its advocates that
the task is far greater than was
thought; that it must fight propa-
ganda at every step; that the Ia"
needs more teeth; that too much
emphasis has been placed on en-
forcement and not enough on obserN-
ance: that the opposition is trying 10
nuIlifv the eighteenth amendment
+ba+ GREAT advances have taken
Mace, and that progress must be
measured by its National rather than
its local aspect"
He declared there is less drink
ing better health and more pros
neritv in the country today than
there was seven years ago. DIS
satisfaction" he said lis being arti-
ficially caused by the greatest cam
paign of misleading propaganda ever
carried on to deceive the people tor
q selfish purpose
The question facing prohibition
advocates. he stated, is: Can the
Nation enforce its own laws?" He
declared that the time for debate
on the use of intoxicating liquor for
beverage purposes as a policy has
ended under the Constitution and
observance alone remains as the
principle at stake"
Mr.. Haynes urged support for the
reorganization bill, medicinal spirits
bill and Golf bill as means of putting
teeth in the law.
Hudson Cites Sinister" Foes.
Representative Hudson of Michigan
told the delegates that arousfng the
citizenship to action lis a vital ne
cessity for the curtallment OIL crime
and the solution of law enforcement
Sinister forces opposed to prohlbl-
ton are more active today than at
any time since the adoption OF the
eighteenth amendment, he said. They
have more money at their command
than at any other time"
LIQUOR interests are more openly
contributing to the support of the
various organizations opposed to pro-
hibition than at any time since the
palny DAYS of the United Brewers
Association" Mr. Hudson declared.
He denied that the amendment was
enacted by force or coercion.
IF it can be repealed in like man
ner, well and good he asserted. 1T
might take hundred years to over
throw it that way. Well, what of
It? 1t took hundred years to get
it."
Debutantes Serve as Pages.
Seven Washington debutantes act
ing as pages at the conference were
introduced TO the asemblage yester-
day afternoon as girls who don't
smoke or drink and still can be pop
ular." They were Miss Sallie Hewes
Phillips, Miss Anna Southland Larner,
Miss Olive SherIey, Miss Helen Cat
ley. Miss Harriet Whitford Miss
Fanny Dial and Miss Lucy Larner.
Woman executives of the Federal
Government and representatives of
national womens organizations were
guests of the National W. c. T. L. at
luncheon today at the Mayf1ower.
Of HnlpO1
holding services at the Capitol in
honor of Frances Willard. one of the
organizers of the union. The services
are being held at the Frances Willard
statue in Statuary Hail. Members of
the Illinois delegation in Congress are
guests of honor.
Senator Willis Talks of Dry Law
Senator Willis of Ohio told the con-
ference last night that the eighteenth
amendment was "in the Constitution
to stay" To make il effective, he
said, the W. c. T. u. and similar
orga nizationS who led in the teaching
Of scientific temperance must begin
their work over again, Ito the end
that the law may be enforced and the
Constitution respected"
Senator Willis declared that law
lessness begets lawlessness, and an
archy q the final result" He said
that the business man or the banker
who does business with a bootlegger
has no right to complain when a
bandit walks into his place and shoots
his cashier"
The Senator assailed a "a propa-
ganda of lies" stories that members
Of Congress have to be escorted to
their seats. lie declared that since
he has been at the Capitol he has
known only four members who were
addicted 10 liquor a proposal to re-
peal the prohibition amendment would
not receive five favorable votes in
the Senate, he declared.
Cpshaw Wins Applause.
Representative Upshaw of Georgia
was applauded when he declared that
no candidate would ride to the White
House on a whisky barrel"
Mrs. nellie G.. Burger, head of the
Missouri w. c. r. L.. asserted the
nomination of Gov Smith. Gov
Rttchie or Senator Reed of Missouri
would mean the death of the Demo-
cratic party. I'VE are dry befone we
are partisan" she declared
Mrs. Ida h. Wise Smith, vice presi.
dent of the Union. said prohibition
lis just n 7-year-0ld child and must
be educated and nurtured until il has
reached maturity"
HITS WADSWORTH CHARGE.
Cpshaw Denies Prohibition Creates