New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
America Enters New Decade With
 Prospects of Peace Much Better

Washington, Dec. 31 GPl-Ameri- ca, enters new decade at midnight tonight, intent upon perpetuating the international peace that the last has brought, but torn from within by bitter dissension on the ever-contro- Versial subject of enforcement of the prohibition laws.
 Before the first month of the new year has passed into history, rep resentatives of the United States will gather with spokesmen of other great powers to consider the prob lem of competitive naval building and endeavor to abolish that menace to the friendship of the nations.
 Important Moves Seen
 And within that time, important developments arc expected in the prohibition strife. including the first product of President HooVer's law enforcement commission-a report recommending legislative cures for he ills of enforcement as the com- mission has diagnosed them,
 There is disposition among po- litical observers to regard the year just closing as the experimental stage of the Hoover administration and the year that is dawning as a period holding forth the promise of putting to the test several major projects initiated by the chief executive. i'm portant among these his programs for farm relief and the limitation of naval armamcnts.
 The issue of the agricultural de- pression was fought out in the pres idential campaign of 1928, and early in his administration Mr. Hoover called congress into extraordinary session to set up federal machinery for solving the problem. Congress gave him what he asked and the question now is in the hands Of a federal farm board Of twelve mcm- bers whom he selected.
 Farm Board Organizes
 This agency has been ect''"" = self established. creating gigantic farmer-controlled corporate : deal with the problems of surplus crops and making loans to coopera- tive organizations from the hug" revolving fund with which congress equipped it, When the crops Of 19@N are harvested, then, it is predicted, will come the first real test Of it's power and usefulness.
 For many months, Mir. Hoover has been paving the way for the naval conference, with the promulgation Of the Kellogg Briand treaty for the renunciation of war and extensive conversations with Great Britain. The latter have made the conference pos sble. brought these two great naval powers into agreement with respect 10 the objects to be sought and have evoked mutual declaration that tho anti-Tar treaty is to provide a fundamental factor in the formul1 : ton Of their foreign policies,
 The primary object of the coming conference. which is to be held in . London. is the negotiation of an agreement whereby iron bound limits will be set upon the size of the naVies of five great powers the United States Great Britain, Franco, Italy and Japan. In addition, a movement will be launched to cx- tend for five years the holiday in the construction of capital ships agreed upon at the Washington con- ference.
 No Obstacle in French View
 Officials here sec no particular ob- stacle in the French attitude, recent ly expressed, that the Kellogg Bran,l treaty cannot be taken as a basis for naval arms limitation and that the London barley should reach an agreement primarily on "principles and methods"
 Unlike the naval situation, the newest phase of the prohibition con- troversy has developed within a fort- night. Just before congress adjourT- ed for the holidays, Senator Harris of Georgia. a democrat and a veter- ar dry" demanded a report from the law enforcement commission before that agency is given any more funds for it's upkeep.
 HIS pTtClplldLcu "IdL Has co VIZ to be regarded as the most heate l series of exchanges on prohibition since the eighteenth amendment went into force. The personnel of all government enforcement agencits from top to bottom' was attacked by Senator Borah of Idaho, another veteran dry. Spokcsmcn for the agencies criticized, including a mem Der Of the cabinet. Attorney General Mitchell, replied. Numerous other senators entered the verbal fray. rNostly legislators long identified with the "dry" contingent.
 It developed that the commission had prepared a report-recommcn ing the transfer to the justice de- partmcnt of enforcement agencies now in the treasury. the consolidt- ton of all border patrols, a codifi- cation of the prohibition laws an l the relief of congestion in the fed eral courts-Which is to be submit ted to congress as soon as a joint congressional committee on prohili ton Is established.
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