Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-31
Country's Opinion Is Divided
On New Money for Prohibition

through the Treasury Department,
which Is charged with the enforcement
of prohibition, where will he put it?"
Review of lawleSs conditions by the
Santa Barbara Daily News Democratic
is accompanied by the advice: THE
remedy for these conditions Is simply
honest and fearless enforcement Of the
law OF course, this requires money,
but it requires something else more i'm
portant. and that Is will to enforce
the law"
Surprise Is expressed by the Omaha
World-Herald Independently at the at
titude OF prohibition leaders who OPP
I posed the appropriation. The organ
lied prohibition leadership of the coun-
try has had little criticism to offer or
complaint to make. And now, when an
effort Is made to provide needed funds
for enforcement, good half Of that
leadership joins with Andrew Mellon in
opposing it."
Predicting a battle royal" the
Charleston Evening Post Independent
Democratic) feels that ut Is not i'm
probable that the administration present
and the administration prospective will
be brought into It. In short" continues
that paper. 1.-The whole issue Of enforce
ment is open for something warmer
than discussion" The Savannah Press
(Democratic), nevertheless, states: I'VE
are obliged to regard the vote in the
Senate as a step in the direction OF
what many people hold q great moral
reform. The significance does not lie
in the amount given, but in the favor
able sentiment IN the United States
Senate"
1.-THE measure simply plays fast and
loose with the peoples money" insists
the Columbus Ohio State Journal IRE
publican), "for the appropriation Is not
large enough, either to provide any evil
dence as to the impossibility Of enforc-
ing prohibition or to improve present
conditions to any appreciable extent"
The Worcester Telegram independently
agrees that "the $4,000. 900, even when
addc / to the $43,000.000 which Congress
has already appropriated, would repre-
sent only added expense and continued
tnadequacy" The Utica Observer-Dis-
patch independently contends: ~Hc
add $24, 100000 to the fund and maxi
no provision as to how 1t should be
used would be a hazardous thing, for
the money might be FILTERED away In q
most SenselesS manner. First plan the
work and then make necessary appro-
priations for carrying 1t out"
The question OF how much the Gov
eminent Is willing to spend for prohibi-
ton remains puzzle, with the answer
still very much in doubt" remarks the
st. Paul Pioneer Press independently,
but the definite position taken by the
Milwaukee Journal independently is
that 'our whole system of administra-
ton calls for apportioning on a con-
sidered plan such revenues as IL has
been estimated are needed and can be-
properly applied, not simply handing q
lump sum to an oficial to be spent a.
ne sees ut. Moreover, it does not meet
Mr.: Melons objection that there Is Q
lack OF court facilities to try those who
may be arrested because of increased
policing activities. The President cam
not set up additional courts"
Failure to indorse the appropriation
leads US to wonder Just what methods
secretary Mellon and Commissioned
Doran would suggest as the panacea,'
concludes the Asbury Park Press (indae
pendent Democratic).