The Kusko times., 1928-08-11
] PROHIBITION PERILS U. S., <. SAYS JOHNRASkOB, FINANCE
 HEAD OF GENERAL MOTORS

.AS Lne Genefal MOCOfS. COFpofhIlon,~ Dll- Z serly. attacked prohibition, demanded
 modification of the Federal, dry laws, <. and expressed the belief that both
 major parties, the issue in the coming
 presidential campaign, in d letter to
 P. H., Callahan; wealthy dry Demo- !, cratic leader of Louisville, Ky. The
 letter was~ma9e public yesterday by Mn., Raskeh.
 sRaskob's. et5ack on conditions aris- ing as 8, resuit of prohibition was stirred hy.a letter from Mir. Callahan, respecting the automobile financier's aeonpectiQn with, the National Associa- .sssfon Against Prohibition. Raskob dis
 closed that~he had received many let a. ters on. this, subject since his return from Europe.
 s.The menace of prohibitory laws is !, the spirit of intolerance underlying their adoption and this is bound to result, in. rebellion" MT. Raskob ,ys wrote:. My whole desire and effort 4a js to try to bring my fellow citizens sh ackinto the atmosphere that gave ', birth to, our constitution-an atmos-
 phere of brotherly love which spells tolerance and keen respect for our
 selves,. for each other, for our laws,
 institutions, and, above all, respect
 for, our God, our liberty and our free ;, dom.
 'No one can survey or study the re-
 suits of the eighteenth amendment <. and. the Volstead law during the past .. nine, years without coming to the
 conclusion, that their administration
 has. been complete failure.
 "Mr. Hoover thinks and many
 others did at one time think prohibi- tion sagreat and noble social experi-
 ence. Blu. it has failed, and cannot
 personally conceive of any experiment 1, ,founded on. intolerance, and not on
 good morals, as noble.
 ""My judgment is that both parties ,s will dodge this whole liquor question l.. by inseting ome innocuous plank in ... theie respective platfoms, and our
 only hope of restoring to our people Z. the kind of government our forefath- {. i, .ees ebuilt and enjoyed is for all of us t.. 70 interest ourselves in. all economic
 questions to the degree necessary to ,s acquire and disseminate honest and intelligent information with respect ;. thereo.
 'I believe the National Associotion Against Prohibition is honestly en- deavoring to discover the proper so- !. Intion of this liquor question along | thoroughly economic lines without ; ;. bringing the. saloon bark into exist :. ence, and therefore it is entitled to . strong support on the part of those , :s part of those of us that believe in the : freedom and libety that our form of constitutional government should guarantee us.
 "A large number of people feel that q majority in this country have no
 more right to curtail their freedom s with respect to drinking bee, wines or
 even spirits than they have to deny religious worship. These people feel they do no wrong in the eyes of God Y when they buy and consume beer, x. wins and liquor, in spite of the law.
 'The great mass of our workmen and poor people feel that prohibition is scheme to deny them something :, which their, more fortunate brothers <, with money can have almost at will. Is it any wonder they rebel"
 ., Mir. Raskob mentioned in his letter | that he was director of corporations employing. over 100000 workmen and the father of twelve children. He ex- pressed the belief that citizens seem :. to be developing thorough lack of re-
 spect for our laws and institutions" ASTQRS SUED FOR MILLIONS
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