Evening star., 1928-11-04

/ that have beset labor in the last seven
and half years.
Take the coal strike BY appointment
| at the hands OF President Harding Mr..
| Hoover himself was member of a COM
mission to inquire into the causes of
| the unrest in the coal industry and to
suggest remedies for their cure. What
happened to the proposed remedies? 1t
is 4 matter of history that they went
down to defeat, although Democratic
| Senators introduced legislation to carry
them into effect.
The whole problem of unemployment
has been sidetracked. Again, we have
| MIR. Hoover as. chairman of a commits
sion to inquire into and suggest reme-
dies by law to meet this important prob
lem What happened to them? The
record shows they went down to defeat,
although these proposals were intro
duced and urged in the Senate by DEM
ocratic members of that body. When the
business depression of 1927 again
brought to light the question of unem
ployment, the Republican administra-
ton was unable to meet 1t constructively
becauS., they had failed to do anything
about the remedies suggested as far back
as 1921.
The Republican candidate In his
speeches in this campaign spoke about
progressing public improvements in
times of unemployment This is exact
ly what the Republican party did not do
The Republican party in its platform
promises an end to the abuses of unjust
injunctions restraining labor. How they
can make that promise in the face OF
the history of the last eight years is be-
yond me, in view of the fact that
Republican Attorney General himself
sued out some of the injunctions most
bitterly complained of. A constructive
program for the trouble in the mining
sections. forward-looking policy with
regard to unemployment and legislation
against unjust iniunctions can only
come from the constructive solutions
suggested by the Democratic party.
Talks on Prohibition.
There is no public question that the
people are facing today that is of
greater Importance to the future well
fare of this country than a sensible,
reasonable, proper handling of the pro-
hibition amendment to the Constitu-
tion and the legislation sustaining it.
There can be no question that 10 years
ago a great many well-intentioned and
proper thinking people In this country
believed that the temperance and the
eradication of the evil of over r-indul-
gence in intoxicating liquors could be
brought about by amendment to the
Constitution.
After eight-and-a-half years of ex-
perience it is time that the American
people took stock, looked around them
and Consulted the record to And out if
these desirable objects are actually be-
ing attained by the operation of these
laws
l hold that the eighteenth amend
ment has not promoted temperance. 1t
has not cured overindulgence in alco-
holic beverages. I hold, on the other
hand, that there is more hard liquor
being consumed in this country today
than there was prior to the adoption
of the eighteenth amendment / am
satisfied that the prohibition laws have
brought about disregard and a dis
respect for law on the part of other
extent than was ever created by any
attempt to regulate the personal habits
and customs of the people.
The illegal manufacture, sale and
transportation of liquor is going on in
every State of the Union. To help
bring it about public officials charged
with law enforcement have been cor
rupted. Bootlegging has become an in
dustry followed by countless thousands.
ALI that / nave stated is matter OF
public record and can be found in the
files of the United States Senate as
part of the sworn testimony of public
officials charged with the enforcement
of prohibition.
Would Define IntOxicatiOn.
The term 'bootlegger," its meaning
and significance are known to the chill
dren in our public schools. It is i'm
possible for the American people to
escape the question of what should
be done about it. / have frankly met
this issue. l have suggested that it