Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
W|CKERSHAM GIVES
DRY ENFORCEMENT
REPORT TO HOOVER
Declared to Contain No Rec
ommendation for Repeal
or Modification.
DOCUMENT DESCRIBED
AS LARGELY FACTUAL
President Expected to Send It to
Congress Along With Brief
Comment Tomorrow.

President Hoover today received the
report on prohibition enforcement pre-
pared by the National Commission on
Law Observance and Enforcement, APP
pointed by him nearly two years ago,
and will in all likelihood transmit 1t to
Congress at noon tomorrow.
The impression is that the President
will attach to this report letter OF
transmission In which it is though he
will make some brief comment regard
ing the recommendations. The Presi-
dent, however, has not determined this
point. At any rate, he will send let
ter to Congress.
This long report, which is expected to
have tremendous affect on the future
of the prohibition question In tnls
country, was delivered to the PRESIDENT
in person by George w. WlcKersham'
chairman of the commission. Mr.
Wickersham took the report 10 tne
President at the White House shortly
after the latter's breakfast, and Tor nail
an hour discussed its contents with the
President as they sat in the Lincoln
study on the second floor. After the
departure of Mr.. Wickersham, the
President went directly to his Office ana
was soon absorbed in the huge docu-
ment.
Engagement List Limited.
His engagement list was held to the
minimum in order that he might oeVote
the entire day to the task.
The printed copies of the report were
delivered at the White House at IL
O'Clock and distributed to the press, 70
be withheld from publication until the
time of the reports receipt at Cne
Capitol. The purpose in giving the
report to the press in advance was 10
permit the newspapers OF the country
to handle it as fully as possible.
No summary of the long document
will be issued The conclusions OF the
majority Of the commission nave oeen
placed at the very beginning OF the
document.
The report as a whole has been
described as largely factual, but en-
bracing recommendations for 1mprov-
ing conditions in connection with Vol
stead enforcement.
The word has been given that no
recommendation for repeal or modifica-
ton is included, in this main report
at least Sources close TO the com :
mission said no effort is made to gloss
over facts, e1tDer IdVOThpIe OK UNA
vorable to the dry laws, however.
Includes individual Opinions.
The report as submitted includes in
dividual opinions from among the IL
commissioners. How many diSsented
from the majority report is expected to
be made known only through publica-
ton of the documents themselves.
From the commissioners themselves
IN recent weeks have come assertions
that unanimity could not be hoped for.
Under the plan upon which the report
finally was drafted the members have
written separate reports or opinions to
take care of these Emergencies.
The task of studying and reporting
on all the Nations laws was put in the
hands Of the commission and George
W. wickersham, the 72-year-old chair
man, exactly 19 months and % days
ago.
Now that the prohibition report is out
of its hands, the commission is to con-
centrate on other phases Of its study.
A final report is expected to be made
in the Spring.