The Washington times., 1929-07-18
GOVERNORS
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/. tFt,a about BaitimSre Should n5t
6k true about other sites. Their
people are not worse than our
H9bfi6 afia their coHfrs ehould So
abie To faake, records Just 4s ES0d
a 6i1rS IL trey are free to give
tlaeiF Attention To crime.
Must stoEi Rafn 6Fime
stVFhat IL needea is find sonig way
of st0pDliik the eIaks 81 cEifneS which
Hs saissa difeefiS ST Indirectly by
FeaeFai pF8Elibiti5fl tifidef the V6i:
stead act. If there is any crime
wave. there it is. There Il fiU tise
SlsssisRg sss shIS a e rying n'sF tS fss ssfs 4
y sse6a pasSfei SEs h ess GENESIS osI snd sIs
Whols st6ry:
aThis eiass .of GFimes fntst b6
eliminated II isw afa ordsr are Is
Bb sscurg. F6a eaFa do this ~
compelling the States to take over
the irtrastate part Of the Volstead
'SThe 61iy way is to strike III the
root 81 fiiIs trotiblg and Substitute
something better foE the present sys:
tenn Of Federal pEohibiti0n- soihe::
thing which the bG6bls as a ~fi0le
viii respect and obey and which can
- "ff this caR Sc dSng, thsF / be.
fieya that Such criths waves as may
seem t6 exist will disappear and
crime I can Sc adequately handlea; as
It is In Maryland, By efficiefit admin
istratiofi II jhstiee:"
Richards Pledges Aid
GOV: John &: RlchSfds, of South
CaEolifiA, q dfY, ffiadS 1t plaifi that ne
R6fs caffi6t ses thgir Way clear t8r
adopt b resolution he has introduced
biedEifiE to President H6oVer; not
only the sympathy 0f the con3ereree
But its aRearty COOPERATION" IN his
efforts toward law endorsement: ~
soma Quarters the. Richards .res0lu;
ton was interpreted as an indirect
Endorsement 81 the Wickershafn
proposal, although no reference to
Wickersham's suggestion is made in
the. resolution:
Tf6SiSg President H66vgF's law eh:
IdSsp,Sai pafed S5ifitly Wv By & Gov. 8. MAJ aafd.
ner of North Carolina and Gov.
Harry F. Byrd Of Virginia. and in.
troduced at the conference:
Both Go t6 E6nimittee
Both resolutions have been re-
ferEed to the executive eoniihittee
ST tlig. c6fifefence. and there were
indications that no further action
on them was Contemplate: This
DtUeedurS IA unsatisfactory !. % both
Governor Richatds, and Governor
Gardner. who introduced themi. and
f0tf 3lan to stage a figft I'd bring
the resolution to a vote and force
the conference to go on record on
The gcTeFnots, at previous con:
Ierences, have had policy OF not
adopting any resolution that might
be construed as Uf q controversial
Governor Richards said this Morn
aaE tliat Ia his 6pinioti there, ~
S;nOthing political nor controversial
about his resolution which he main:
fai6S c0f1taiiis seftimehts tl1at all
Americans should be willing to sub
scribe to. His resolution is as
'iRsS6ivga that IL il the sense 81
fhk g0verfiors Of the United States in
convention assembled that the posi:
fi6n taken by the Pfesident 81 the
United States fOr law enforcement
and civic Righteousness generally de-
serves commendation OF all those
who have their c6untry's good Ut
heart.
Pledge Sympathy
i;Res61ved; {Grthef; tFlat We, the
governors Of the severM States;
pledge to the President not only
our sympathy but our hearty CO
E3rgfafl0n Iii Ills eff6Fts to pfom6te
8 krsatef respect for law and to
establish these principles through'
out the nation. ~ 80,
'Rss5ivgd. further, that q copy
Of these resolutions be spread
iip6n the minutes 81 this, the
twenty-first, conference Of the gov
srf0rs 6f the United States:"
Governor gardner, WHO Intro
ducsd the Gardfler:Byfd Fes6latl6hI
is sdualiy inslsteht that this resolIi.
fl66 be votea uP6a. ne said ne
ca3il6t see why the g6vernors
Sf63id ree6ii from taking actioh on
Il az IL advocates not merely ap'
nroVal 81 the enforcement Of the
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