Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-11
HILL AND CRAMTON
DEBATE DRY LAW.
National Prohibition Issue
Occupies Institute of
Public Affairs.
BY THOMAS II. HENRY,
Sat CNrrAXnAnHnnt OF The Star

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. AuguS
iI.-Fornler Representative John philip
Hin Of Baltimore ard Representative
Louis z. Cramton Of Michigan debated
or the issue of national prohibition a
the Institute Of Public Affairs here las
night before a colorful and equally
divided audience.
REPRESENTATIVE Cramton, declaring
that repeal Of The eighteenth amend
ment was impossible during the life
time Of this generation. warned against
the election of President with obvious
wet SyInpathieS who would throw the
weight al las oIIlca toward notification
Of the law Mr. Hill insisted that the
Law was violation Of the rights Of
states and Of human liberty.
NO law should b repealed because
Il cannot be enforced" shouted Mr.,
Crartcn. The answer cannot be that
We will remodel our laws To accommo~
date the laWaveakerS. The election Of
President pledged 20 such a program
and determined on the performance OF
his pledce would have tremendous M
auence through the prestige Of ms
Office for the passage Of nullliylng
law. II is idle 10 say that the PreSi-
dent cannot effect the situation. Wnen
q candidate makes the modification OF
ths Volstead act an outstanding issue
in his campaign his election Is boona
70 be accepted as expressing the Seflu-
r1pnt OF the Nation in that direction
Mr.. Hill declared that the eighteenth
amendment is IN Violation o. every
vital theory Of the American ConStltu--
tjnv m 10 the time Of the passage OF
Il Is XIX
only amendment not due 70 changes IN
conditions existing at the time the
Constitution was adopted
FYn,hsSig}ng that The farmer Is 81
lowed rns5cr the law TO make cloer LOT
his own use containing II per gen.
s1rnho} while beer with 0ne-halt 81 /
r,el-- cent is considered Intoxicating, Col
Eiu declared that the discrimination
against beer was due to the war pref
uTjice against the Germans, trainers
az the Volstead act thinking that beer
was 4 typlcally German drink
Mr.. Hill proposed an enforcing SCe
under the eighteenth amendment uI!oeI
v,,jch each State would be allowed to
define for itself the meaning o. we
words intoxicating liquors, but pro-
yi1inc severe penslties for transporta-
ton az liquor into any State prohibit
Ea said that the Volstead act had
nj accomplished its purpose, citing the
W shjngton. police records, which Sho"
8 steady increase in arrests for drunk
enness since 1920.
Advertising on the public highways
TODAY is an outrage. Mrs, W D. Law
tor. Chairman OF the national commit
tes for destruction Of outdoor adVer-
Using. told an opsn-forum meeting Of
the institute early this afternoon.
The round table Oh political parties
by Prof, A. H Hatton OF
Northwestern University, developed
suirited discussion Of the voter without
nertv allegiance. Prof James K. Pol
ices of the University of Michigan said
that the number of independent voters
is on the increase and that this is
sign @. increasing political Intelligence
Dr.. Albert H. Putney of American Uni
versity. washington. asserted, however,
that elections are never decided by in
dependent voters. but by the shifting
vote which is controlled first by one
machine and then the other