Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-24
STUDENT
DRINKING
CHARGED
Vicious Rioting Breaks
Out In Various Areas
In Interior
BRITISH ARE CALM
Outward Semblance OF
Order r e stored BY
Heavy Forces
BY PAUL r. MALLON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, April "a. U.P)-
College boys and girls are engaged
to an alarming extent in "clandes
tine and vicious drinking" William
Roper, noted Princeton University
football coach, told the house Judi.
ciary committee today.
"The young boys and girls think
it is smart thing to drink now.
adays," said Roper. 81 think this
prohibition has created a general
feeling Of disrespect for law.
81 hesitate to send my boy to col
lege to put him up against tempta-
tions that / did not have to face"
Roper was called by the vets in
rebuttal to dry statements by Alon-
20 A. Stagg and Fielding II. Yost,
equally famous midwestern football
coaches.
Roper said he believed pronibi.
tion was ESQ badly sold to the Am
erican people that it can never be
enforced"
81 am a teetotaler,' he said. az
don't drink and never have. I don't
allow anyone on my team to drink.
i preach temperance"
The coach said he was not a fan
attic, but he thought it foolish for
anyone to drink or smoke.
81 feel the cause of temperance
has not been helped by prohibition, y
he continued, ait is ridiculous te
say there is any increase in drinking
in colleges, but there is more Wei
Gus drinking.
"In the old days. we used to 90
to the Princeton Inn, but man
who got drunk was looked dowr
upon. Now they look down on a
man who doesn't get drunk"
Roper was called after DIR. r. w
Buck, secretary of the federal Dis
pcnsary Tax Reduction League, had
testified briefly, asserting his dis
pcnsary plan had been tried ant
worked in Colorado. Buck. who
admitted he "drinks liquor like a
gentleman" said Henry Ford and
other dry industrialists had made
this a temperance country before
prohibition.
Includes High School
Amplifying his statements con
cerning "vicious drinking, Rope
said, "that goes even for the high
schools"
"What would YOU suggest 7" asked
Representative Summers, Democrat
Texas.
81 would put great restrictions up
on sale Of liquor or beer or what
ever would be common sense"
After telling Roper his leadership
of young men was widely known
Representative Michener. Republi
can, Michigan, a dry, asked:
"Do you want to have il 90 out
to the country you. think it is 3;
smart thing for young men t.
drink!"
"No, l did not say that"
"And you have gained you
knowledge from experience n
Princeton"
"No, l am not here representa-,
Princeton"
"Do those conditions obtain a
Princeton?"
"Not any more than at any othe
college,"
Adoption Of resolution repeal
ing the 18th amendment was urge,
by Representative Clancy, Republi
can, Michigan, wet.
"I consign to you my repeal res
olution," said Clancy, "and ma,
God have mercy on its soul. i know
you stand about 10 to or 18 to
against it.
T know it is quite hopeless t
try to change any of your votes bu
believe that with these hearing
we have changed many votes of tn
people"
Mrs. Jacob A. Riis. New Yor
neighborhodo leader, wrote a lctte
to the committee stating six speak
easies have opened in the block in
mediatcly adjacent to the Ri
neighborhood settlement.
"I personally am convinced tha
prohibition has been a distinct fai
ure, and that it is well on the wa
to ho;pu a yory lanperOus failure