Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-02
HOOVER SINCERITY
AS DRY ATTACKED
Lobby Committee Hears Let
tiers From AUTHORIZATION
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| (COuCIlueQ from f1TSC fdRe.)
said q friend of Mr.. Davis had called
| attention to an apparent inconsistency
| in Staytons testimony yesterday, when
, he expressed the opinion that six MEM
berS OF the Hoover cabinet believed
| prohibition a failure.
| Caraway then read testimony by
Stayton which said he classified Davis
as a wet" and later said he was mot
| wet hardly"
other members of the cabinet men,
| toned were Secretaries Stimson,
Adams Mellon, Lamont and PostmaS-
! ter General Brown.
Three Deny Statements Authoritative.
Stimson, Adams and Lamont said
yesterday Stayton had not spoken for
! them, while Davis, Mellon and Brown
did not comment.
After the mention Of Secretary Davis.
Caraway turned to some correspondence
Gen. Lincoln @. Andrews, then Assist
| ant Secretary Of the Treasury In charge
of prohibition enforcement.
The letters showed that Gen. Andrews
had drawn up some proposed medicinal
spirits legislation and had asked Stay
ton to aid in obtaining its passage
through Congress.
In a letter to Andrews, the witness
said he would cooperate. Later, letters
showed, he had discussed the legislation
with members Of Congress.
and 81. c."
Caraway then read letter written by
Stayton to former Senator Wadsworth
of New York on April 6, 1923, which
discussed speech Wadsworth was to
deliver.
Letter Slips Mention Wine.
The chairman also read a number of
slips he said were attached to the let
ter. The notations mentioned cham
payne, gin, vermuth and Scotch and
gave what purported to be their price.
The total Caraway said, was $76.50.
Stayton said he was unable to explain
the rotations. The correspondence in
dicated the speech was to have been de-
livered at the University Club at Balti-
more.
Caraway read . memorandum pur-
porting to have been prepared for
Irenee du Pont Of Wilmington, Del, by
@. T. Barnhill, jr, Delaware manager
of the association, on July 81, 1929.
The memorandum said, in part:
1T seems to me that our association
should endeavor to help select a new
appointee, In order to establish contact
with the school system in Wilmington
and thereby prevent the teaching of dry
propaganda originating with the Anti
Saloon League and kindred organiza-
tions.
81 have discussed this matter with
Capt. Stayton over the telephone and he
apparently Is in full accord with the
idea, and, with this thought in mind, I
wa. instrumental in having Prof. G. w.
w. Schantz. now superintendent OF the
Smyrna special school district, make
application for the position.
with the exception Of yourself and a
few other people, no one knows that I
have any connection with the Schantz
application"
Another letter written by Stayton on
March Is, 1929. to Henry Alan john
ston of New York discussing the Su-
preme Court said:
Taft Administration Hit.
"In the days of Mr.. Taft, we have one
that is quite as wishy-washy as was his
administration Of the presidential office. y
III we do not give the present court
an opportunity to hand down an
opinion prepared under dry dictations
we will, I think, be better of one, two
or five years from now, when we come
to present the matter to a court with
q changed personnel"
A pamphlet, prepared by Arthur W.
Machen, jr., former Maryland manager
Of the association. said:
eff the dry tyranny is not over
thrown by ballots now (January ~,
1890 it is bound to be destroyed by
be up and stirring while peaceful means
ora eth YaoScih1e
A letter from Thomas J. Ankettell,
who was not identified, to Henry B.
Joy of Detroit, read by Senator
Robinson, said it quoted from letter
from Jouett Shouse, chairman OF the
Democratic executive committee. as
follows:
II think told you in our converse
ton that the recent testimony OF Mr..
Joy Of the Packard Motor Co. before
the judiciary committee OF the House
at Washington was to my mind the
most convir cling and the most construc-
tive statement made during the hearing
of those who believe that there must
be some change in the existing condi-
tons relative to prohibition.
II read Mr.. joys testimony with q
great deal Of interest and called Mr..
Raskob's specific attention to It,"
Party ..idicuIe Unfortunate"
Robinson read q letter from Emory
w. Clark of Detroit TO Stayton on
April II, 1880, which said:
1.-THE dinner for men only in New
York the other evening, where the
Statue of liberty was made the butt,
and Uncle Sam ridiculed, was, to say
the least, an unfortunte affair.
eff there Is to be revolution in this
country, let US approach it with calm
and sane mind"
stayton said the letter did not refer
to q meeting Of his association.
Declares Hoover Insincere.
Stayton said he knew that President
Hoover ise not at heart dry" in
letter to Herbert L. Clark of Phila-
delphia.
It read:
prom what I hear, Mr.. Hoover has
made UP his mind that the drys are
of that temperament which impels
them to somewhat fanatically regard
the wet and dry issue as being superior
to all questions Of government and OF
morals, and that, consequently, q dry
will always scratch from the ticket a
man who does not do lip service to
the dry cause.
"At the same time, Mr.. Hoover,
learn, believes that the vets are OF q
different temperament and he thinks
that he can get votes from the vets
without espousing their cause, and
that, therefore, as q matter of vote
getting, he had better take the dry side.
IF he were sincerely dry, one might
hope to convince him by argument or
statement Of facts, but, as know that
he is not at heart dry, fear that ]
must approach the conclusion that he Is
q dry because of the prospective profit