Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-25
VETS AND ANARCHY
LINKED BY CANNON
Methodist Bishop DenounCes
Opponents and LaudS Com
mission Report.

In a formal statement prepared on
the eve of his departure for Africa,
Bishop James Cannon, jr., of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South lauded
the recommendations of the Wicker
sham Commission and strongly de-
nounced DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler
and others for their stand against pro-
hibition.
Characterizing the president of Co
umbia University as "the apostle Of
selfish individualism as opposer TO the
general welfare" Bishop Cannon said In
his statement that DR.. Butler, with the
egotistical arrogance which character
ICES his utterances, rushed into the
arena and denounced the wicker
Washington, like the Emperor Nero,
flddles while Rome is burning
What condemnation Is severe
enough" Bishop Cannon asked, "for
the president of a great university who
deliberately miSrepresents and perverts
the attitude of patriotic Congressman
who declare their intention to support
the officers and men of the Coast
Guard in the performance Of their
duty, rather than to make martyrs Of
duty, rather than to make martyrs of
port "is the first time that any Presi-
dent since the prohibition amendment
was ratified has made a direct recon-
mendation to Congress" for better en-
forcement legislation, Bishop Cannon
declared that support Of the President
should be "the battle cry Of every low
er Of constitutional government, for
the issue today is broader than prohi-
bition," he said. 1T is the Govern
ment or anarchy"
Mrs. Charles II. Sabin of New York.
the leader Of group Of women opposed
to prohibition; Cardinal O'Connen of
Boston and Archbishop Curley of Bal
timore were attacked by the Methodist
churchman in his statement. Refer
ring to Mrs. Sabin's statement on the
Wickersham report, he said It fails
to recognize that there is morally no
distinction between those whom she
CONTEMPORARY brands as prohibitions
criminal offspring, the bootlegger,
smuggler and the racketeer' and those
who, she declares, lin their resentment
Of the laws invasion of their personal
liberties will continue in their every
day lives deliberately and completely
to disregard the laws very existence.
ut Is these people represented by
Mrs. Sabin," said Bishop Cannon's
statement, with their SNUG assumption
VI ouPCIIOIlJy W pLOIllDlOIUuS CIlIugla1
offspring who are giving the greatest
support to liquor lawlessness, and it is
to brand these people properly as part
of prohibitions criminal offspring as
partners in the crime Of the bootleg
ger, the smuggler and the racketeer'
that the Sheppard bill should be passed,
making the purchaser equally guilty
with the seller. PSychologically and
actually, the Sheppard bill would be
the most effective piece of new legisla-
ton which could be passed."
Criticizing the Catholic leaders, Cardi-
nal O'Connell and Archbishop Curley,
for statements attributed to them,
Bishop Cannon said 1t was not his pur-
pose or desire Ito raise q sectarian issue
in reference to prohibition" There
are splendid, outstanding Roman Cath
Ole friends of prohibition" he said,
adding that this openly declared hos
tility to the prohibition law by Roman
Catholic leaders and newspapers should
not be ignored or minimized."