Seward daily gateway., 1928-08-16
LAW RIDDEN AMERICA

Hinder the heading 'Volsead Act Inquities in Alaska O the Juneau Empire WaXeS WrOth A WelknOWn bus mess man and respected American citizen of that town was stopped by prohibition agents recently while driving from his home to his place of business and his search ed presumably for contraband liquor No liquor was found but the search thorough and took some time while the business perfOrCe to suffer the mOg- nifty in outraged silence Incidentally the Searched has
 wife and children and host of friends in Juneau, and many are the prOtestatiOns of indignation at this high handed procedure on the part of the socaed aWenforce ment officers
 The Empire is fair to state that the United States Supreme Court had handed down five to four decision permitting search of automobiles without warrant but if recall this matter raised such storm of protest against invasion of personal rights that General An dreWs then chief of the prohibition enforcement dvision issued general order to all Prohis from the bottom up to lay off the pcayunsh stuff and leave the harassed American citizen alone in the enjoyment of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That was followed for while but it they are drifting back to the old strong methods here in Alaska, maybe because they far from Washington because the chief Of this division is willing to let them their sweet way.
 Ye gods what ghastly joke it all is! America estab- shed on the foundation rock of liberty the most outrag eously lawidden nation earth and the most intoer ant! Governed by huge army of men at great expense many of them former laW-breakers with their palms tended behind them and who take the most vicious kind of revenge if they "dont get theirs All of this vast ganizatiOn working substratum Of lot Of rats stoolpigeons, known "undercOVer men, the most diSpcable company of nearcrmlnals ever employed to dc the dirty work of any government The socaled secret police of Paris and Russia apparently would not stoop to of the rotten practices of the proud U. S. Gov e1mments unprncpled bunch of "under-cover' men.
 And what they trying to enforce? law, that vote after vote has shown not desired and is openly spurned by majority of the people, We all know the law slipped when not looking, in the ysteria of the early days and they trying shove it down throas while respect for all laws rapidly deterorates; while the whole police system of government is being rapidly corrupted and prostituted and the ordinary citizen subjected to the humiliation of the most fragrant violation of personal rights in the his tory of the world In addition to that get rotten booze at exhorbtant prces booteggers get rich and spneess congressman who drink plenty wet and talk dry behind attempted showing of virtue, fearful less honest expression of opinion would ous them out of of flee
 If they stop your automobile without warrant why can't they stop you the sidewalk and go thru your pockets? Why can't they invade your home while you away and your wife into mysteries? And this they have done in many places the States Is there any
 limit to what they can't do if this thing is to continue to be part ofAmerican life Under cover" men indeed! fine breed and rghtfuly named who should stay der and dare to show their faces in the light of day Is it possible that such fostering sore this should be allowed to exist in this land of the free and home of the brave