The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-10
Wisconsin Scion Says Constitu.
ton Has Become Grimm.
al Statute Book
FLAYS FOUR DRY CRUSADERS
Failure Of Prohibition Inherent
In Principle Not to En-
forcement'

sertion that prohibition has ''ushered
In an age Of corruption, intemper-
ance, disrespect for law and contempt
for government such as this nation
never before witnessed" was made to-
day in the house by Representative
Schafer, Republican, Wisconsin.
Making q charge that the 'consti-
tuition has been changed from q
charter Of rights and liberties into q
criminal statute book" the Wisconsin
representative added:
How can people respect a constitu-
ton that makes the act Of temper
ance a crime?"
Granted an hour by consent of the
house. Schafer spoke on the subject
Of Prohibition versus Christianity"
"You must choose between prohibi-
ton and the Christian religion" ne
said. You cannot have both. tor
they are eternal opposites.
AN unbridgable gulf separates one
from the other. with God and Christ
standing on one side and the drys on
the other
Drys Realize Failure
Without mentioning names, scha-
fer said, 1.-The recent h~ysterical out
burst Of the four horsemen Of the
prohibition forces indicates the de-
moralization in their ranks and that
they have reached q realization Of the
failure Of the sumptuary prohibition
laws"
He suggested that the -four horse
men" turn their ~"oratorical guns ane
! attention to the states Of Georgia
idaho, Texas and Nebraska. where .
deplorable condition exists today as Z
result Of prohibition"
Senator Harris lives in Georgia
Borah in Idaho, Sheppard in Texas
and Howell and Norris in Nebraska
All are dry leaders, and have taken q
part in the recent dispute.
Flags State Conditions
I'm these States" Schafer said
under federal prohibition. bootleg.
ging, drunkenness, and drunken ve-
hicle drivers have increased tremend.
ously; fundamental rights guaranteed
to our people under the constitution
are f~lagrantly violated: lives snuffed
out without due process Of law by ir.
responsible and fanatical enforcement
agents; the privacy Of life and the
sanctity Of the home guaranteed under
the constitution ruthlessly violated
Asserting that the "unwholesome
conditions in the country resulting
from prohibition had weakened the
dry" case, he declared that dry
leaders ARE now epdeavoring to open
up an avenue Of escape from their
untenable position by attacking those
charged with enforcing the federal
prohibition laws"
Fear Commission Report
Statements appearing in the
press" he continued, indicate that
the dry crusaders realize the fact
that information obtained by the
federal crime commission would
weaken the position Of those favor
ing . continuation Of the prohibition
laws"
1.-THE failure Of prohibition is In
herent in its principle and not due tc
wrong or faulty methods Of enforce
ment. so long Is the American peo-
pie refuse to recognise the act Of
drinking as evidence Of moral guilt
prohibition will be . failure"
Quoting numerous passage from the
Bible IN the use Of wine, 6chafer said
that to drys who have more respect
for Volstead than for Divine author
ity, these texts mean no more than
their religion means to God"