Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-23
VETS CONTRADICT
OPPONENTS CLAIMS
Conditions Under Present
Laws Depicted to Com
mittee as DepIorabIe.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The drys' claims of benefits from pro-
hibition were contradicted today with
testimony from an industrialist, an
Army officer and a representative of
women, who depicted conditions under
the dry law as deplorable.
Appearing in the House judiciary
committee hearings as rebuttal wit
neSSes to answer contentious made by
the prohibitionists, the opponents of the
eighteenth amendment included Pierre
S. DUPONT of the DUPONT interests of
Delaware. Maj. Gen. Clarence Edwards
of Boston, World War commander of
the 26th (Yankee) Division; Represent
alive Tinkham, Republican, Massa-
chusetts, and Miss Elizabeth Harris of
the Women's Organization for National
Prohibition Reform.
DUPONT said many most upright cit
liens were ain open revolt"
AS did Representative Tinkham, the
industrialist leader disputed claims of
increased wealth and savings because of
prohibition.
BIames Lack of knowledge.
Gen. Edwards said testimony by drys
in the committee hearings, which are
due to end tomorrow, indicated their
lack of knowledge of what is going on
in this country more particularly
their failure to realize what is happen
ing to our youth"
The veteran Army officer said crisis
had been created which was another
call to the colors for liberty and COM
mon sense"
Two witnesses of the vets remaining
to be heard were Tad Jones and Bill
Roper, foot ball coaches OF Yale and
Princeton.
They were slated to answer testi-
mony by Alonzo Stagg, University OF
Illinois coach, that prohibition had been
of benefit.
During the noon recess of the COM
mittee Chairman Graham announced
that Sir Henry Drayton, chairman of
the liquor control board of Toronto
Canada, had asked that he be heard in
reply to E. G. Drury, former premier Of
the Province of Ontario, who was
witness recently for the drys. Drury de-
clared that the Ontario liquor control
system was not successful.
Graham said that if Sir Henry ap-
peared tomorrow he would be heard.
Most of the upright and respected
citizens are in open revolt against the
supposed purpose of the eighteenth
amendment" du Pont said, in pre-
pared statement at the outset of the
hearing.
MANY who pretend to uphold the law
and exalt It's benefits" he added, do
not hesitate to drink when liquor Is fur
nished them. 1t seems general belief
that men in high Government positions,
in the Legislatures, in Congress and
elsewhere, continue to use intoxicating
liquor just as do those in private life.
It would cause no surprise to find drink
ing even among those administering the
law and judging the lawbreakers."
He said that since the eighteenth
amendment was enacted a generation
comprising one-third of the voting pop
ulation had reached a majority and was
entitled to vote on the question of pro-
hibition. This, with the rapidity with
which the amendment was adopted dur
ing the World War, he said, warranted
reporting out the bill now before this
committee so that the will of the people
may be determined after 10 years ex-
perience with a law that can boast little
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