Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-24

tention to the control act, but the
opposition. concentrated on IL.
The Conservatives (the party IN
power at that time), he added, obtained
81 seats and the other parties a total
of 81 seats. That did not mean, how
ever, he went on, that the people were
in favor of liquor. !, He asserted they
had supported the Conservative Gov
eminent because they felt that the con-
troll system constituted the best plan
of dealing with 'intoxicants and had
rid the country Of the big bootlegger. ,
At this point the committe recessed
until 2 o'clock arranging for the W.T.
ness to continue at that time.
Sir Henry was the fourth witness
called today.
Roper Tells Of Open Drinking.
w. w. Roper, head foot ball coach
at Princeton, told the committeeman
that the present regime had instflled
false psychology into the young and that
he feared to send his own children 10
college.
A teetotaler himself, Roper said, he
had found that many young men and
women in college circles were drinking
openly. He said he feared the cause OF
temperance was being hurt.
The committee members also heard
more about the proposals OF the Fed
eral Dispensary Tax Reduction League,
an organization favoring control sys-
tenn somewhat akin to that In eject
in Canada.
DR.. w. F. Buck, executive secretary
of the league, under cross examination,
said that when Colorado had dispen-
sary law the statute was enforced. NOW,
he said, the prohibition law was not
enforced in that State.
Replying to question, Buck SAID ne
took drink now and then, but never
had been intoxicated.
Representative La Guardia, Repub-
lican, New York, asked whether, under
a dispensary law, people would not m
form on those who attempted to vlo-
late it.
The witness said that was true, add
ing that under prohibition there was
hesitancy to give such information.
Representative Clancy, Republican,
Michigan, the next witness, called at
tention to recent votes on prohibition at
the University of Michigan and Detroit
University. He urged repeal OF the
eighteenth amendment.
Coach Roper started his testimony by
telling the committee he was alarmed
over drinking among young men and
women. In this, he said, he spoke as
the father of boy and girl.
He added he hesitated to SEND MS boy
ut seems now that to drink IS the
smart thing to do" he went on. "A boy
will think he's not in the swim II ne
doesn't drink.
am wondering whether the break
down of this prohibition has not caused
disrespect for laws"
Roper said he felt the breakdown
had originated with the older people.
He himself, he said, was teetotaler.
just before and just after the war,
said the witness, there had been less
drinking in colleges.
1T think that any one is foolish to
either drink or smoke" he said. But
young people are impressionable. II
you don't give them right ideals, they
will get wrong ones"
Girls Drink Openly.
1.-THE most alarming part is drinking
by girls In the days gone by If a girl
was asked to a college function and
some one offered her drink her escort
would have felt that she had been in
suited.
Nov girls drink openly. They seem
to think it big thing to do.
There also is drinking In high
schools. I could give you. the names of
SeVeldl youAAS ihCA 1AoAA ~ onAiie.as L"ah
| lilies who have been expelled from
schools for drinking. do not, however,
propose to give the names"
AS chairman Of the Foot Ball Coaches
Association Roper said he had observed
conditions at many schools.
Representative Moore, Republican
Ohio, asked II, under dispensary sys-
tenn, the youth would not be able to OBJ
| tain liquor. Roper answered he assumed
a dispensary plan would be operated
with some judgment.
Representative Summers, Democrat
Texas, asked Roper what he would sub.
stitute for prohibition. He replied he
| was here to give information and not
to tell you gentlemen" what to do
Asked by Representative Kitchener. Re-
publican, Michigan, II the condition
described prevailed at Princeton. thu
witness said he would not be put in thu