The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-06-01
The Government Should Educate tor
Prohibition

Tt is entirely proper the government itself should
promote vast program of national education on the
whole subject of prohibition and the desrabilty of
making it complete This would be no more
radical departure from established precedent than
the adoption of the prohibition amendment itself That
its purpose the elevation of national morality,
the protection and publication of American home life
and the removal of the greatest obstacle from our eco
nomic progress and prosperity.
Probably greatest single of misery and
nomic weakness in the past has been poverty. The
adoption of the prohibition policy has started the great
drive against poverty that the world has known
and has brought our country to degree of general
physical comfort heretofore unknown In the history OF
mankind.
Since the government has entered upon such policy
inspection the results already achieved and
since it admitted by the enemies of prohibition that
there is no chance whatever for the repeal of the
Amendment it certainly is entirely proper Tor the gov
eminent to undertake the education of the general pub
lie and the rising generation in thoroughly Systema
tized and wide spread We have ample prec-
eden undertaking. 1t recognized by the
founders of the Republic that democracy could only be
sustained by an educated people and the great system
public schools instituted for the purpose Thus the
people educated by the government and by organ
lied society to maintain and enjoy the form of govern
ment they had adopted by law and constitution 1t is
proper that the government should do the
thing and for the reasons that the people may
maintain and enjoy the freedom conferred upon
them by the adoption and enforcement of national pro-
hibiton
The new policy OF the President in creating a great
commission to study the crime situation and the enforce
ment of prohibition law looks sright in his direction
They directed to ascertain why our people disregard
the laws, why they Indifferent to law violations,
why crime is prevalent and to seek remedies for the
conditions they find The VT press have been quick to
suggest that the commission would eventually recon-
mend modification repeal of the prohibition laws but
Arthur Brisbane in his column in the Herald Examiner
has analysed the situation humorously but correctly in
recent of the Herald Examiner in saying "Pres
dent Hoover tells his national law enforcement commits
to make courageous report He wants the truth
told if it hurts the feelings of the vets dryS
IF truth hurts the vets that be attended to by
hiring enforcement officers.
But if the truth hurts the feelings of drys by report
ing that prohibition not be enforced then nothing
can be done about it.
Congress will not pass any law not acceptable to
hbition."
Mr. Brisbane is right in saying that Congress will not
oppose prohibition and it is But it is be-
cause is right and the American people will not aban
don it. They will eventually enforce it.
FROM SUPERINTENDENrs ANNUAL REPoRr
Along the great river of prohibition progress, the
vets emphasize the eddes and ignore the main
current. An officer shoots Mrs. de<ing and the wet
hullaballoo is deafening Did you ever hear wet
quote the United States Census figure about the