New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
MINISTER'S PLAN
 ID DRY UP NATION
Suggestions S.at bg RsI. '. L PhliH in Darlnt Contest

Tho plan for federal prohibition enforcement submitted by Rev. Yer non L. Phillips of Kensington in the Durant prize contest, and which won official recogition has been released for publication by tho Durant prize award committee. The plan offered was as follows:
 IA federal department of pro- hibition:
 There shall be a federal depart ment of prohibition enforcement that shell be under the direct cor- trol of . member of the presidents cabinet who shall be directly respon- sible to the president of the United States for the conduct of such de- partment. This department shall De charged with full responsibility for the enforcement of the national pro- hibition act together with the neces- sary legal departments that shall be necessary for the free working Of tho several agencies concerned in said enforcement.
 II.-A federal monopoly of alco- hol:
 The manufacture. sale, importa- ton and transportation of alcohol in all its forms shall be prohibited to all private individuals. A mon- opoly shall exist in favor of the fed eral government with regard to all forms of alcohol. The traffic in al- cohol shall be rigidly prohibited ex- cept as such traffic shall be con- ducted by the federal government to meet all legal needs for medicin- al, ncramental, industrial and me chanical purposes.
 III.-The concurrent powers of the federal and the state govern ments defined:
 The concurrent powers and res pective duties of the federal gov- ernment and the several state gov ernments shall be more clearly de- fined to show the primary duty of each with regard to prohibition en- forcement- However, in no case shali the assignment of primary sphers of responsibility be inter- preted to prevent either its respec- tive rights and duties within the whole scope of prohibition enforce ment.
 Tho primary duty of the federal government shall be to control all manufacture, importation and trans portation of alcohol in all its forms, together with the supervision of the sale of alcohol for legitimate pur- poses.
 The primary duty of the severa, states shall be to prevent all sale of alcohol by private persons, whether for beverage or other pur- poses.
 Each of the several states shall enact and enforce laws for the sup pression of the traffic in alcoholic liquors that shall be in harmony with the federal law. In the event that any state shall fail to enact and enforce such laws it shall be the duty of the federal department of prohibition to attempt such en- forcement of the federal law as may be possible.
 IV.-Two main interests of the federal department:
 There shall be two main fields of activity for tho federal department of prohibition enforcement. The first shall be the enforcement of the law together with the necessary supervision of the legal manufacture and distribution of alcohol in its various forms. The second field for the activity of the federal de- partment of prohibition enforcement shall be the planning and promotion of . program of scientific education regarding the nature and use of al- cohol. This is clearly within the true sphere of such department be- cause the real enforcement of any law depends upon the support of an informed public opinion.
 Such scientific education by the federal government shall in no way interfere with similar education be- ing done by private individuals or organizations.
 v.-Rigid application of civil