New Britain herald., 1930-06-19
Drys Insist Morrow Nomination
 Meaningless In Prohibition Cause;
 Michaelson Submits Repeal Law
Claim Drys Supported

ed for his place and his election Is practically certain.
 Claim Drys Supported
 Drys. scanning these primary re- suits. are convinced that supporters of prohibition are being sent back to congress regardless of signs which vets claim to have discerned that the country is turning against pro- hibition.
 If Morrow is elected to the senate in November he will bring great per sonal prestige to the anti prohibition cause It has been lacking in leader ship and has no one of the caliber and strength of Morrow 10 fight its battle in congress.
 However, repeal of the 18th amendment can come about only in two ways One is by legislatures of two-thirds of the states calling up on congress to summon a constItu- tional convention to consider amend ments. The other is by wo-thirds of each house voting to submit a pro- posed repeal amendment which would have to be ratified by three fourths Of the states.
 With primaries m one-fourth of the states already over, there is no sign Of a harvest of wet nominees for the house and senate which would change the complexion of congress sufficiently 10 make pos sble the submission of proposed amendment.
 AS to modification of the Eolstead act sentiment in congress at the moment appears still opposed 10 it. The effort Of Chairman Wickersham of the presidents law enforcement commission 10 soften the penalties of the Jones act has not been sue cessful in the senate thus far, though the house has approved it.
 Plans Enforcement Effort
 The administration is preparing to make a supreme effort at enforce ment with the transfer of the ma chinery from the treasury 10 the justice department July 1. If that does not improve conditions some proposals might be made late next year. possibly. But whether these would be in the direction of seeking to increase the alcoholic content above The present one-half of one per cent or be confined to trying again to perfect enforcement ma chinery would depend upon the re- suits of the impending transfer, after at least q years observation.
 Commenting on his changed views Micha elson. who voted for the se- were penalties of the Jones five and ten" law. said in q statement printed in the congressional record;
 T believed. as did the people gen erally throughout the country, that a more severe penalty for commer- cialized law violators might produce a deterrent effect on those and thell kind who were responsible for the terrible St. Valentines s day massacre in Chicago. I have had numberless appeals for relief from a long-suf. fering people, thoroughly fed up or crime. lawlessness and law bre eaking
 Whatever hopes anyone had ir this regard have since been dashed to the ground. Crime is on the in crease. respect for law and order are noticeably on the decline, and the emphasis that was put on the stone piles IS deterrents is meeting witf contempt and seems not to have had
 
 Text of Amendment Michaelsons amendment would read;
 The exclusive power to tax, Ii. cense, regulate or suppress the man ufacture. sale, transportation, expor. tation and importation of intoxicat ] ing liquors shall be vested in con i gress
 Under this resolution, Michaelsor said. the states might be authorized by congress 10 exercise the right 0 local option under such condition! as to protect other states: 10 sup press bootlegging. and to ellminat' the enormous expense, corruption