New Britain herald., 1930-12-22
Sees No Advantages


 ''Now. however. looking back over q period Of tune in which a- l,.s- the tendencies developed by the amendment can be shown, ! cannot, see, in the large, that advantage has accrued 10 anybody except possibly TO industrial efficiency, -D the cn- actmert Of the amendment and ln the mass Of legislation which has followed in is trail. l do not believe that it Is q proper function Of the constitution Of great federal gov ernment like the United States 10 devise sUmptuary provisions for per- eOnal conduct
 As lttl. do I believe thai ls's.- cd provisions for laeraa=la- Inc ia- dustrlaI efficiency Of rorhmca ua- long in national charter Q. p.E government except ot one rrore frankly utIljt4rLan than I am w!.lla5 to see the United States become.
 Personally. I believe that v.,'a- er from the social the eauraHoaaI or the religious point CT view, the greatest weakness iu American so- ciety at the present day Is tho dlspo- stion Of individuals 10 avoid rasaoa- sbilty and to delegate this 10 outside agencies. and particularly 10 tae ra- tional government. The effectiveness Of attempted control sEFjaEs rap.d- Iy to the vanishing point or another far distant from rho I0oat.-E whore in it is needed. \ complimentary weakness Of almost as Erfa, iWnor- tance is not only ,ne N.lIa---ss but the desire of fa5aralIz.d and bureaucratic goverr- aut to take over this responsibility.
 Sees no Chance of success
 II feel so strongly Iu rrE5rJ 70 tha desirabiIitv Of temperance il ta" Use Of alcoholic liquors aa jn all othor things. that dospi-. Gr" on5'0''on- 70 the whole theory Of inc 18th ano.a- ment, I would support ]. if ' .tser had seen or was seeinI at tne pres ent day ali" evidence 10 -.S'.ty q belief that IeeisiatIou enacted 'H- der the amendment had worked or that it could be made rn work. ir- stead Of seeing this. my oH5. rE#'.on in trayclinE auou- rU" IuHeI states is that great areas which used 10 te wholly dry ara now saturated. not only with alcoholic llquors but with 9 spirit of complete abandon in re- gard to the control or use Of these. Likewise. the o~tgiual attitude of resentment against the Use Of law for the support of this am maldn.ent has given place 10 8 complete i0- difference to the raauirome1,s of law, which 70 me Is q more dau- gerous situation.
 Meanwhile, money which was or iginally collected in excise on liquor and paid to the national govern ment, plus the swollen profits Of in- fated prices on liquor and the fur ther profits Of cutting and caeapau- ing liquor, has been made available to the extent Of hundreds Of mil lions Of dollars for corruption, Thus the law has subsidized the building Up of an underworld empire of enor- nous power backed by enormous financial resources.
 Says Drys Are Earnest
 T can see how men whose whole lives have been devoted 10 the single end Of eliminating alcoholic liquors from national life may have become so fixed in their opinions as 10 make it impossible for them to modify these even for the sake of securing a national attitude Of temperance l can see how hosts numbered in the membership of Protestant churches, who believe that religious asplra- ton and the guardianship of public morals are synonymous, can con- scientiously refuse to consider any compromise with convictions 10 which they have come to give great CT allegiance than to social welfare or to public morals or even to the stability of government. Most of all, l can see how the official corps es-