The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-02
BRANDS VETS
LIARS ON RUM
LAW failure
Mcbride HurlS Charge at
Finale of Dry'S Case
Before House.
LEADERS OFFER BRIEFS
Statutes Can Be Enforced
Is Tenor of Plea Made
at Hearing.
BY PAUL MALLON
United Press stan Correspondent


United Press stan Correspondent
WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE dry
side of the prohibition case abruptly
was closed before the house judi
ciary committee today with the FL
ing of statements by all the promi-
nent prohibition leaders here, In
GLIDING F. Scott Mcbride, supertn-
tendent of the Anti-Saloon League.
Wet members of the COMMITTEES
who stoutly have defended their
right to cross examine all the dry
witnesses. finally capitulated to an
arrangement, "in the interest OF
time" whereby Mcbride and the
others we're permitted to testify
through written statements
The vets will be given a day for
rebuttal of the dry testimony two
weeks from today Chairman Graz
ham announced after the hearing
closed.
Statements Read
Statements from Mcbride, DeetS
Pickett, research secretary Of the
Methodist Episcopal board of tenn
perance, prohibition and public
morals, and other dry leaders were
read after J. Watson Allen of BoS-
ton, former attorney general Of
Massachusetts. testified before the
committee today.
Allen told the committee. lwh;ciFf
for several weeks has been hsaring
dry arguments against PROPOSALS to
repeal or modify the prohibition
amendment, that the courts never
have held that a citizen has legal
right to manufacture food or drink
for himself.
Allen quoted nineteenth century
court decisions arguing against the
vets contention that prohih ton is
"a. invasion of personal Lilo ~. He
pleaoed against repeal of state en-
forcement acts which he said would
lead to notification"
In his statement Mcbride. who
never has faced a congressional
committee, but who may next week
be called before the senate lobby
committee, urged the judiciary COM
mittee not to run up the white flag
and trail Old Glory in the dust be-
cause a defeated minority falsely
says Uncle Sam can not enforce his
laws.
Being Better Enforced
prohibition can be enforced" he
said. and is being better enforced
as time goes on"
Others who filed statements were
E. c. Dinwiddie, superintendent Of
the National Temperance Bureau;
Eugene L. Crawford. secretary Of
the Methodist Episcopal church,
South. Board on Temperance and
Social Service; the Rev. william
Sheafe Chase, superintendent Of the
International Reform Federations
and Ernest Cherrington of the In
ternational League Against Alco~
holism.
The vets were blamed by Pickett
for the failure to enforce prohi-
bition.
I'VE believe that most of the diff
f1cultieS attending the enforcement
of the prohibition laws are due
directly to the character of much Of
the opposition to it, he said.
IF these enemies viii cease TO adj
vocate selectiye disloyalty and to
incite the unthinking and the un-
informed to violation of the law,
the government will be able to effect
q solution of the problem which will
be satisfactory to every reasonable
man and woman"
Proposals to permit states to
legalize liquor traffic if they desired
would work serious injustice to the
whole population Of the country.
Picketts statement continued.
Built by Blood
Metropolitan cities have been
built by the blood and money Of
every section Of the United States.
The sons and daughters Of the rural
districts seek opportunity in the
metropolitan environment and the
parents of the rural districts have a
legitimate interest in what the en-
yironrnent shall be.
with good roads covering the
country, with interstate commerce
yearly becoming Of greater conse-
quence, with the very air itself
filled with means of transportation,
there is no reason TO believe the
liquor traffic could be confined with
in the bounds of any single state.
Our whole history proves the con-
trary"
Pickett criticised all proposals Of
the vets, especially government
control schemes.
Mcbride declared in his state
ment that the answer Of congress
to this vet frenzy" should be
speedy enactment into law Of the
administrations program with such
appropriations as will give prohibi-
ton a chance"
The dry leader, successor 70
Wayne 3. Wheeler as generalissimo
of the prohibition forces. charged
the vets with lack of craftsmanship
and said the agitation for a change
emanated mostly from the large
cities. He asserted that the anti
@ohibitionists have not offered any
constructive program and that
their real aim is a return 70 the
old saloon.