New Britain herald., 1930-02-12
SWEEPING ATTACK ON PROHIB|TIONI IS
 MADE AT HEARING

MAUI Al HtARINu Continued From First Pagc) of Andrew J. Nolslead whose name the dry law be4rs.
 Takes in Other Cities But he also took in other cities.
 Washington. which President Hoover wants to make a "modcl city" so far as jaw enforcement is concerned, came iii for it's share of adverse criticism as djd*Boston. Wichita Topeka, Minneapolis and other sections
 Li2sctt. who las been writing for the magazine Plain 1alk,' recent Iy was called before the Distric, Of Columbia grand Jury 10 testify on 1 conditions in the capital at about the time that Senator Brookhart, ro- 1 publican, Iowa, Was making his charges oNcr the famous "WaIl l street booze party" which the sena- tor said was held here and attended : by T number Of his colleagues,
 The witness told the committee. i when asked if he could furnish proof of his assertions, that he could. but expressed doubt that he would ever be called upon for it.. He said he had the facts and for i this reason he wei ld not hc asked. hpplauded B> Spectators Liggott was appiaudcd frequently l by spectators who had been drawn
 the committee room with the
 toniso that there would be an cX
 ing hearing. Al one point of the
 Foeeedincs, Kitchener who repre- Escnts q district along the Detroit river which was under fire by Liz gett. admonishcd the audience 10 be quiat.
 Liggctts testimony consumed most O. the days hearings and he was allowed to proceed with but little interruption The drys are rcScrV- ing their fire ana will be given ample opportunity later to present their case.
 Alter hearing Tjggctt the com !nittce recessed unUl tomorrow.
 Endorsement has left q train Of consequences most deplorable ami depressing 10 every patriot Gra- ham declared. Killings amounting 10 over 1860 have resulted in the last ten years from enforcement.
 "Onc hundred and fifty-onc citi- zcnS were killed by prohibition off ccrs and Gi agents killed by citi- zens. In one year there were IT, 35i arrests for violations, alleged or real
 During the first year under pro- hbtion there were 29.000 cases in stituted, and during the last fiscal year there were close to 10.000.
 More Prisons Inadequate
 "Dcmand for more prisons has been made and new ones ordered, which it is said will not give relief from ovcrcrOWdinS except for q period of five years or possibly ten. Prison population has jumped four per cent per lQp.U00 in the last five years
 "Whcn Wc add corruption, brjb- cry. dcmoralization Of the citizcnry, i disrcspcct for law. bootlcgging and | kindred oflcnscs, does not such | . picture call for the fair, dispasson- ate judgment of men and women. to come together and reason over what remedy can be devised 10 &bato this sad condition ?' Chairman Graham said no law could ever be enforced that Nas de structjvc Of right and individual liberty.
 "You may create a guerilla war. fare and conditions rocking with murder, bribery, corruption. viola lions or cvasions and disrcspcct for all laW.' Graham said. Every law to be capable of being enforced without such Il train of conse- qucncoa must not bc inconsistent with the mind of the people Of the country as being right, and must not be destructive Of individual ljbcrty.'-
 seven Bills Presented
 Chairman Graham prcfaccd this statement by saying that seven rcso- lutions, each containing a proposi- t1on 10 amend the constitution, were introduced in the house by seven different members and referred 10 the judiciary committee by the house for consideration
 The purpose also, he said. was bT them mcritorious, 10 have them re- ported back to the house. Thor adoption would nocessitatc a two- thirds vote in each branch of the congress.
 After that he explained. thrcc- iodfths of the states must concur i'll the action of congress.
 Should congress reject 4 rrsolu- ton proposing revision Of the con- 1ltu1on, Graham added. il then would not be submitted to the states, In Inc event an amendment jo the constitution should be sub mjtt"d 10 the states, he said it could b. approved by the state leg isIature or by a convention con- F"ncd in each state if so directed by congress.
 Would Furnish Referendum
 'Ihe convention methods. which would require delegates to be elect ed on the issue Of amendment, would furnish the opportunity for a referendum, so much desired and asked tor,' he said. "Jhat method Of ratification would furnish the only "ay q referendum can ever be had under the law.
 There was widespread requests for hearings from proponents and the friends of the rcsolutious; hence q hearing has been ordered. In the existing state of the public Il t