New Britain herald., 1930-04-23
SAVINGS INCREASE SINCE DRY ACT IS
 BELOW AVERAGE
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which he said showed that per capi- ta savings in this country following prohibition was 14 per cent less than a similar period preceding prohibi- ton.
 Ut will thus be seen from this table" he said, that the total sav- ings deposit; in the United States in- creased 9S ;per cent from 1910 to 1919, the nine years preceding pro- hibition and only s4 per cent from 1920 to 1929, the nine years fol- lowing prohibition.
 Drop in Savings Increases
 Tn other words. the increase in total savings deposits during the nine years preceding prohibition was 14 per cent greater than during the nine years following prohibition.
 These statistics refute completely the reiterated assertion that prohi. bition has increased saving in the United States
 Du Pont was the next witness
 He said no law 50 thoroughly vio- lated the wishes of the people oi the United States as did prohibition
 Du Pont told the committee tha, arguments that prohibition was re- ponsible for prosperity were open to serious question; that certainly the people still were indulgins iu alcohol ''very freely" and thai many respectable citizens, perhaps including some of those who admin istered and judge the law. were ir the ranks of the drinkers.
 There was 50 much uncertainty about the prohibition question sail Du Pont that no one responsib,. should refuse to submit the question to the people.
 Have Right to Change Law
 ITO refuse submission" he added Ifs to invite reference to that court of last resort referred to in the Declaration of Independence jr these words of unmistakable mean ling
 Whenever any form of govern ment becomes destructive of these ends, (the> security of the rights ot the people, it is the right of tn: people to alter or to abolish it."
 The judiciary committee, he de, clared should report out a bill tc repeal the Eighteenth Amendment in order to give the people an op' portunity to express themselves.
 Representative Yates. republican Illinois, asked Du Pont which bill he favored.
 q favor a bill that would direct ly repeal the 18th Amendment answered the. witness. T stand fol direct repeal"
 Most of the Upright and respect ed citizens are in open revolt against the supposed purpose of tht Eighteenth Amendment, Du Pon said today.
 Many who pretend to uphold tht law and exalt its benefits" he adde! do not hesitate to drink whel liquor is furnished them. It seem! ] a general belief that men in higf government positions, in the legisla l lures, in congress and elsewhere continue to use intoxicating liquo | just as do those in private life. [ would cause no surprise to fine drinking even among those admins tering the law and judging the law breakers"
 Appears For Rebuttal Mir. Du Pont is chairman of tn, executive committee of the Associa ton Against the Prohibition Amend nent and appeared as rebutta witness on measures to repeal tn, Eighteenth Amendment.
 He said that since the Eighteenth Amendment was enacted, a genera ton comprising one-third of tn voting population had reached | majority and was entitled to a vot on the question of prohibition. This with the rapidity with which tn amendment was adopted during th World War, he said, warrante' reporting out the bill now befor this committee so that the will 0 the people may be determined afte ten years experience with law tha can boast little of their support 0 approval either before or after it passage"
 Tells of Liquor Bills
 Speaking on the workingman' side of prohibition, the industrialis said "Today's liquor bill reache s1,600, 100000 but that this was onl two and one-half per cent of tn yearly income of the people of tn United States"
 "Wether or not the efficiency o the working man has been material ly changed through prohibition is question that cannot be definitel proved" Mir. Du Pont asserted. "E dealing with this part of the subjec prohibitionists take the attitude tha a large percentage of working me consumed liquor to such an cxten as to interfere with their dail york;
 He said that the committee . fifty that investigated the ,liquo problem fdt a decade before prohi bition estimated that not more tha five per cent of the total nal population drank enough to caus themselves injury.
 Tt is certain" he continued that under conditions prevailin during the past 1 years they hay been able to indulge themselves i alcohol very freely: Probably n increased efficiency has been arriv cd at through curbing of the eAces sive drinkers
 Mir. Du Pont said claims tha wealth 'has increased and saving! and building and loan insuranc policies have increased. because C prohibition, are founded upon noth ing but the coincidence of these in creases with the existence of tn prohibition law"
 Prohibition Doesn't Exist