New Britain herald., 1930-03-12

resolution of the Massachusetts Fed eration of Women's clubs, was pre- sented in, statement . from Mrs. Robert Jam Culbert, 7. chairman of the. federation council. Lad ..s
 The American people will not repeal the eighteenth amendment" said Mrs. Fred E. Crawford, chair. man of the Massachusetts commit tee for law enforcement, reaffirmins "our loyalty and our support to the observance of the law of this land, '' and asking flor continued and bet ter enforcement of the eighteenth amendment
 Support of the eighteenth amend ment by the women of Rhode Islan was voiced by Mrs. Walter A. Peck chairman of the state committee for law enforcement. She favors mak- ing purchasers of liquor equally guilty with manufacturers and sellers. =. Mrs. Gertrude M. Pattangall, Au- gusta, Maine, declared her state ninety per cent dry" ,.,.. -..
 Mrs. Charles H. Greenlcaf of New Hampshire, questioned the ability ot the government to regulate the sale of liquor under modification pro- posals. :.-5
 Connecticut Loyal"
 Connecticut was described by Mrs Frank O. Porter of. New Haven, as Ia loyal, law-abiding state" in which there had been marked Improvement as to health and public welfare since prohibition. :.,
 In all.,@some three dozen women presented their statements.
 Mrs. Vic Donahey, wife of the governor of Ohio, said her state is "squarely for prohibition and law enforcement" and will support and honor with high office only those who are willing to do their duty in these important matters" .t .-.-
 Mrs. James l.. 'Laidlaw of the New York committee for law en- forcement expressed the opinion that young people, are drinking less than they ever did in the history of the world.
 Representative Ruth Bryan Owen of Florida, reaffirmed the platform on which she was elected to the house, pledging herself to s'uphold the constitution of the United States and the amendments thereto"
 . Missions Stand Outlined
 r Representing the Federation ot Foreign Mission Board of North America, Mrs. F. l. Johnson said:
 We are not church lobby We are compelled, however, to combat the persistent intending lobby of men pledged to the liquor traffic for their own gain or their own de struction." t a-
 The president of the council ol women for home missions, Mrs. Orrin R. Judd, emphasized the ne- cessity of preserving the sacredness of the constitution and laws, par ticularly as an example to aliens, Indians and negroes.
 While not perfectly enforced Mrs. Jesse W.vNicholson of Chevy Chase, Maryland, president of the National Democratic Law Enforce ment League, said of prohibition We believe it is being enforced as we'll as the narcotics, burglary and gambling laws" ..,..=
 =. Y.; w. CA. Favors Law
 Mrs. Robert E. Speer, president of the national board of the Young Women's Christian association, call ed the committees attention to. res. olutions adopted by that. organiza- tion in 1924, 1926 and 1928 pledg- ing support of Jaw enforcement and emphasizing prohibition.
 Mrs. Henry Marshall kendrick of Washington. D. C., representing the national council of Federated Church Women, declared for en- forcement of the 18th amendment with no repeal and for the Volstead act without modification"
 Strict and impartial enforcement Of the 18th amendment was de- scribed as a-"child welfare measure" :" by Mrs. William Triton, national chairman of legislation for the Ma tional Congress of Parents and Teachers.
 Mrs. William H. Alexander, of Ohio. discredited charges that the 18th amendment is responsible for crime and lawlessness and said We believe that the success already attained in the short space of 10 years in prohibition enforcement Is the greatest moral miracle of the age"
 ff Former Mayor Speaks
 From Seattle, Washington, came the statement of Bertha K. Landes, former mayor of that city, holding that the prohibition law can be en- forced reasonably" in the same proportion as other restricted laws. This, she said, she knew from her own experience, adding that the failure of those in power to carry on honestly and efficiently is the cause of a great deal of our present difficulties"
 The organized women of Southern California are definitely opposed to repeal or modification of the 18th amendment. Mrs. Manard F. Thayer, vice chairman of the, woman's com mittee for Southern California, re- ported, adding that dry sentiment was growing also in social and un- organized groups
 Resolutions in support of prohi- bition observance and enforcement adopted-by women's organizations of California were presented by Mrs. Paul Raymond, :. chairman of the woman's committee of i've thousand San Francisco. One said that "fol- lowing in the footsteps of the first lady of the land. we refuse invita- tions where we are reasonably sure that the hostess will violate the pro, hibition law"
 Explains Her Reasons