The Washington times., 1929-11-05
LIQUOR EXPOSE
. BY BROOKHART
DUE TODAY

discrimination and that Sena-
tors were not being summoned,
while reporters were being sent
to jail.
To Answer All Questions
'I want to say to The Times
that I have now been summoned
and that l will appear before the
grand jury and answer every
question truthfully. It Is UP to
The Times now to advise It's re-
porters to do the same. The
theory Of confidence will not ex'
tend to crimes"
Brookhart's remarks frequently
drew laughter from the crowded
galleries and from his colleagues
on the floor. Order was restored
only after a threat to clear the
galleries. Brookhart seemed to
enjoy the sensation he thought
he was creating and smiled and
laughed through the uproar.
'The trouble with prohibition
enforcement is that there is toe
much feeling that laws are made
for the little man." said the
in opening his address.
"The proper place to begin
enforcing the laws Is with the
big man. A United States Sem
ator has no right to claim ex
empti0n from q summons tn ap-
pear before the Grand Jury.
/ am not here TO assert that
things have not improved. /
congratulate President Hoover
on his personal stand. His ex-
ample has had . good effect.
especially on the big people
who tOady to y higher au-
thority."
Commends Curtis Also
Brookhart also lauded Vice
Curtis for his prohibi
ton example, and spoke highly
Of Sir ESrne Howard. in drying
up the British Embassy.
IF other ambassadors do not
to follow the example
Set by the British Ambassador. -
said Brookhart, IT am ready by
law to compel them to do so."
Brookhart said that he first
came to Washington in 1895,
when the bar in the House of
Representatives was open. and he
said that he saw more drunken
during q brief visit
then than he has seen drunken
people in Washington In the last
seven years.
Rrookhart declared that all
liquor is poisonous and that it is
unfit tor medicine. He cited
hospitals which have given
up the use Of alcohol in work.
Cites Border Conditions
The Senator severely criticized
along the Canadian
border, and declared that no pro-
nibition agents are assigned to
the work, it being left to immi-
grafton and customs agents.
Going into the matter Of the
Eahy dinner, Brookhart produced
IN invitation to q dinner which
vas given two years after the
one he attended. He said that
.he invitation contained a list Of
he invited guests. but he did not
read the list, saying that he did
1ot know If any booze was served
1t this dinner, but it was O
Wall Street dinner. and there
we're a lot Of Wall Streeters in
t."
Brookhart said that after re-
his invitation to the din
aer in 1925 he threw 1t in the
waste basket and later met the
President pro tenn, "
Who asked why he had not an
it,"
Asked Who Fahy Was
"I asked him who Fahy was.
and he replied that he was an
Did friend Of Nye's and Lafollete, I"
continued. II said II
That were the case it seemed
ali right and I would 60 to the
dinner"
"The first man met at the
dinner was Otto Kahn. He was
40 friend of Nye's and Lafollete,
and it looked to me like some
thing was doing. The so-called
senator-elect Ware was also there.
Somebody lifted up a curtain off
q bookcase or table or some
thing like that, and underneath
was a rack of beautiful silver
TASKS. Word went round that
they were full and that we were
10 help ourselves. Several did"
Brookhart took up the fact
hat In previously discussing the
dinner he had mentioned that
Senator Smoot, Of Utah, was
He reiterated this to-
day, but declared that "Smoot
was as much disguised with that
booze party as I was"
steersd Clear of Flasks
Brookhart said that the late
Senator Gooding, Of Idaho, was
with him, and that he did not
axe one of the flaSkS. nor did
ne CBrookhartl.
IF any of the other boys did,
hey better speak for themselves, |"
BFookhart,
Brookhart said that at the din
aer r. e. Loomis, of the Morgan
company, sat on one side OF him.
md otto Kahn on the other. He
Aid that they brought up and
discussed with him q matter
which he had before the Inter
,tate Commerce Committee deal
ng with railroad valuations in
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