Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-01
CAMPBELL CLAIMS
DRY LAW POLITICS
Former Administrator for
New York Comes Out for
Repeal of Amendment.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July Mai. Maurice
Campbell, until today prohibition ad-
ministrator for New York, advocates
the repeal of the eighteenth amend
ment.
He resigned when ordered to Boston
to take charge of alcohol permits under
the Treasury Department in the re-
organization of the prohibition forces
which transferred enforcement to the
Department of Justice.
His declaration for repeal Of the
eighteenth amendment was part of a
statement published today, in which he
charged that his transfer to Boston re-
suited from refusal to grant or restore
brewery. whisky and alcohol permits
which local politicians and certain ad-
miniStration officials in Washington feel
must be restored to secure necessary
support for the Republican ticket In
New York this Fall"
Cautions New AppOintee.
Referring to William B. Moss. who
has been transferred from the post OF
prohibition administrator at Albany
N. Y. to take charge of alcohol permits
in New York, Campbell said:
Possibly officials in Washington
think he can be more easily swayed
than myself. 1 do not know. But 1 now
publicly admonish him to gather to-
gether all his strength to withstand the
onslaught, for 1 am sure he will have
need for all the ability and courage
he can command.
And now, after four years as one
of the highest field officials in prohibit
ton enforcement, with three years OF
that time as administrator in New York
l publicly declare that certain Treasury
officials, who have been charged with
enforcement of the national prohibit
ION act, and who are still to remain in
charge of kindred activities, have not
been sincere in their efforts to enforce
this law.
Further, in New York and other
areas in which the sentiment of the
people is predominantly wet, this trans
fer of enforcement activities to the De-
partment of Justice will mean nothing
so long as prohibition prosecutions are
left to United States attorneys who pos
sess political aspirations, the success OF
which must depend upon their ability
to win the approval of local politicians
and their community for their proSecut-
ing activities.
Denies Problem Solved.
Finally, after my years of service in
the Prohibition Bureau, after watching
closely the results of prohibition from
the inside and after the most thought
full and serious consideration of the
matter, I have reached the following
conclusion:
Prohibition Is not the logical solu-
ton for temperance in our form of gov
eminent, and I now publicly advocate
the repeal of the eighteenth amendment
before the Nation is consumed in the
fires Of its consequences"
After issuing his statement Campbell
learned that Federal grand jury had
handed up preSentment charging
laxity in the issuance of permits In the
office Of the prohibition administrator
and accusing him Of nonfeasance.
Campbell said the presentment had
been melted by United States Attorney
Charles H. Tuttle.
Mr.. Tuttle is playing politics." he
said. Above all things futile desires
to be the candidate for Governor of this
State"
Tuttle replied by denying that his
office had anything to do with the
grand jury prcN5entment, and said that
Campbell was mistaken regarding his
candidacy for Governor.