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Sir Esme Howard in deciding to forego
in future the diplomatic immunity ex-
tended to foreign representatives, Sena-
tor Brookhart continued:
Il am ready, II the other ambassadors
do not do the same, to compel them by
law to do So"
Senator Brookhart said that the FIRST
first time he came to Washington in
1895 there was a bar in the House
restaurant. In order to show that there
has been a marked improvement since
prohibition, Senator Brookhart de-
clared that he saw more drunk Con-
sressmen In a week" at that time than
could be seen In the whole city OF Wash
ington now.
Senator Brookhart said that when he
arrived in Washington he was invited
to q number OF dinners. but that he
was not invited . second time.
Turning his attention to the bad
effect OF alcohol on the human system,
Senator Brookhart said he noticed re-
Gently q statement that the Presbyterian
Hospital in Chicago has not used as
much as q quart for medicinal purposes
since prohibition has been in effect and
that the Mayo Hospital follows the same
policy.
Belongs Among POisons.''
1T is UNIT for medicine" Senator
Brookhart continued. 1T Is q poison
and belongs among the poisons."
The Senator said his experience as
On instructor OF soldiers on the rife
range had convinced him that a man
cannot do his best with booze"
!. At this point Senator Tydings, Demo-
crat, OF Maryland, asked Senator
Brookhart If he would permit an in
terruption.
Senator Brookhart said he would not
Weld because he wanted to see the tar
in debate continue as rapidly as pos-
sible, and that he would not have taken
the floor at this time except for GER
tain circumstances which had arisen.
Senator Tydings started to say he
wanted to ask question, but Senator
Bfookhart repeated that he would not
yield for an interruption.
Senator Brookhart next stated that
there had been some mention in the
newspapers of a conflict between him.
self and District Attorney Rover. He
said there was no such conflict. The
Senator said ne thought it was per-
fectly proper for Mr.. Rover to delay
sending him a subpoena to appear be-
fore the grand jury, because Of other
matters that were being attended TO in
the district attorneys ONCE. He then
referred TO the recem effort to bring
about more rigid enforcement in Wash
inGton.
Cites Case Of Reporters.
Senator Brookhart turned his atten-
ton next to the three Times reporters
who were sent to jail for declining to
answer certain questions before the
grand jury.
II think the washington Times prop
erly pointed out that there had been
discrimination in not issuing summons
to United States Senators"
Senator Br0Okhart added, however,
that he wanted to say to the Times that
he is going before the grand jury and
answer questions and that in his opin-
ion, it Is up to the Times Ito advise
their reporters to do the same"
Senator Brookhsrt declared that
condolences will not do when 1t comes
to law enforcement"
Il want to give the administratio ton
praise for what 1t has done to enforce
the prohibition laws" said Senator
Brookhart. But there are some big
things that the administration has not
done which intend to mention"
Senator Brookhart said that he had
recently travelled along the Canadian
border from the Thousand Islands to
Vermont and that there was not q sim
gle prohibition agent stationed along
that border. The enforcement of pro-
hibition, he said on that stretch of the
border was intruSted to Stlie immigra-
ton and customs services. He said that
there were not enough immigration and
customs ofncials there to see that liquor
was not smuggled across the Canadian
border: that the enforcement Of prohi-
bitiOn was only incidental to their other
duties.
Senator Describes Place.
81 went out" continued Senator
BrOokhart, ito what was told was the
worst place for smuggling liquor on the
border. Tousaint Twombley Is the
owner"
Senator Brookhart described the barns
and other buildings on the place, which
he said he was told held liquor and
automobiles TO bring 1t across the
border.
THE owner of this place has q patrol
of his own, said Senator Brookhart Ito
watch for the Government immigrat ton
patrol. AS soon as the Government
patrol il gone, in 10 minutes he has
automobiles across the border with
liquor bound into the United Statea.
Three prohibition agents patrolling this
road could put q stop TO this hQuoG
smuggling In q short time
Il am not after the little fellows"
continued Senator Brookhart, II wish
to say that Andrew w. Mellon, the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, is to blame for
this situation on the border. We voted
him $4,000 900 to improve the pro-
nibition force. He said he did not want
it and turned 1t down. Still he mas put
no prohibition agents on this border.
l want to call the attention of the
President to this, too, for he Is on the
top He should remove Secretary Mel
lon TO get q Smedley Butler or some
one else who Is willing to enforce pro-
hibition and put him at the head of the
department which has charge OF en-
forCement."
Discusses 1925 Dinner.
Senator Brookhart then took up {
lnuch discussed dinner which he at
tended In 1926, given by Walter
Fahy. At this dinner, Senator Brook
hart has said, he saw much drinking
Senator BrOokhart said that he hat
lost his invitation to the 1925 dinner
but that he held in his hand an invita-
ton sent two years later to q similar
dinner at the Willard Hotel. The In
vitation, he said, describes it as I
biennial dinner to Republican Sena
! tors given by Walter Fahy. The invi
| tation, he said. contained the list o.
| guests. That dinner Senator Brook
! hart said, ne did not attend, and h
would not give the list of guests.
Il don't know If any booze was
served at this 1928 dinner" said Senator
/ Brookhart, but It was Wall stree
| dinner and the list of guests contained
| the names OF many Wall streeters."
Senator Brookhart raised a laugh
when he said that five members of the
| Senate had come to him and asked hin
II they had attended the Fahy dinner