Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-03
LIQUOR V|OLATORS
SCORED BY JONES
Senator Lauds Presidents
Attitude in Radio Forum
Address.

he believed that imbibing among the
socially, financially and politically
prominent presents one of prohibition S
most battling problems.
Senator Jones expressed this view in
discussing prohibition in the National
Radio Forum arranged by The Evening
Star and sponsored by the Columbia
Broadcasting System. OF President
Hoover he said: He practices what he
breaches"
In the address, which was broadcast
locally by Station WMAL, the dry Sem
ator added that he had no knowledge of
Mr.. Hoover's attitude toward prohibi-
ton before it became law, but that
the Chief Executives attitude since that
time was "a personal example" that
should be followed by every good clti-
zen in his home, at social gatherings
and in business affairs"
In his radio speech, Senator Jones
said that lone of the hardest problems
to meet" was that men in high stand
ing socially, financially and officially
do not obey the law. Instead of en-
couraging good citizenship" he con-
tinued, they breed the very poorest
contempt and the most dangerous type"
So far as members of Congress are
concerned, Senator Jones regretted"
that there are some who drink" but
he added that their failure does not
excuse any citizen for violating the
laws of his country.
In my judgment" he added. "a
far fewer number of Senators and Rep
resentatives drink now than they did
20 or 80 years ago. I have seen far
fewer Senators under the influence of
liquor during the last 10 years than I
did during the preceding 10 years. They
will get fewer and fewer as the years
go by"
Greeting to Grandchildren.
Senator Jones address follows:
Hello, Joanne-Happy New Year!
Hello Junior, Bruce and Roger-Happy
New Yearl These are my grandchildren,
5000 miles away. I haven't seen them
for more than a year. think I have
the right to greet them. Is there any
one in my radio audience who would
deny me that privilege? assume not
anyhow, cannot hear you.
1 want to tell my radio audience I
am lucky. You are not. A cabinet
officer was to speak to you. He had a
fine speech ready. Something came up
that prevented his speaking and 1 was
asked day before yesterday to do so.
accepted promptly even If 1t gave me
no time to prepare-that may be your
loss, but it is my gain. I really like
to do this. All you have to do, how
ever, to cut me of is to turn a button
and will not know the difference.
I was asked to talk on various phases
Of prohibition. No more important sub
ject can engage our attention and there
is no better time to consider it.
At the beginning of the new year
We make our good resolutions. Some
are kept. some may not be. We are
net
during the time we stand by them.
Prohibition is a part of our funda-
mental law. 1t was made so by the
deliberate judgment of our people
registered in the way provided by our
Constitution and arrived at after more
than half century of study and dis
cuSSion. 1t ought to be the pride of
every good citizen to observe and up
hold 1t, even though he may not believe
in its wisdom. The essence of good
citizenship in a republic is observance
of law.
That, Of course, does not mean that
a citizen cannot point out the objections
to 1t and give reasons for its change or
repeal. That is also a fundamental
right in a republic. This can be done
in such a way, however, as not to
encourage and, in effect, urge its
violation or non-observance. 1 have
no fault to find with the citizen who
points out his objections to prohibition,
but who earnestly and patriotically
urges its observance until repealed in a
legal way. fear that many are afraid
that general and individual observance
would prove so wonderfully beneficial
they would have no hope of repeal.
Duty Of Citizenship.
This is a good time to look within
ones self and see what the duty of a
good citizen really is and then resolve
to do 1t. Our acts do not end with
ourselves. They are observed by others.
The higher our station in life, whether
financial or official, the more far
reaching is the example we set for good
or bad, and the greater is our duty.
One of the hardest propositions to meet
Is the charge that men in high stand
ing, socially, financially and officially,
do not observe the law. Instead of
encouraging good citizenship, they breed
the very poorest and most dangerous
type. received a letter the other day
from fine citizen in my State, in which
he says, among other similar things:
I attended a very swell private club
about five months ago, in which there
were three bankers present. They were
serving the best brand of Scotch whisky
ana apparently as unconcerned as
though they were serving ginger ale"
He further says:
Now in my mind the press of this
country evidently referring to the met
ropolltan press is responsible for this
condition. You cannot have a law>that
applies to one class Of people and not
10 another. If YOU are to
have prohibition, the rich banker, the
rich newspaper man and the rich club
man have got to obey that law Just as
much and just as honestly as the
humblest worker on the docks and in
the mines and on the streets"
l do not know what the attitude of
our President was before prohibition
became the law of the land. He sets an
example now that every good citizen
should be proud to emulate. What he
said In his inaugural address cannot be
repeated too often:
The duty OF citizens to support the
laws OF the land is coeuual with the
duty OF their Government to enforce the
laws which exist. No greater national
service can be given by men and women
OF good will-who, know. are not un-
mlnd1ul OF the responsibilities of citi-
zehShlp-than that they should, by their
example, assist in stamping out crime
and outlawry by refusing participation
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illegal liquor. Our whole system of self
government will crumble either il off,
Gals elect what laws they will enforce
or citizens elect what laws they will
support. The worst evil of disregard foI
some law is that it destroys respect for
all law. For our citizens to patronize
the violation Of particular law on the
ground that they are opposed to it /,
destructive Of the very basis of all thai
protection OF life, OF homes and prop.
erty which they rightly claim under
other laws. II citizens do not like law
their duty as honest men and women is
to discourage its violation: their rioht
is openly to work for its repeal"
Patience and HeIpfuIness.
He practices what he breaches HI