The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-20
Ban on LegaIized Saloon in
Any Form Emphasized
by Commission.
FRoWN ON U. s. CONTROL
Admit Lack of Observance,
Urge More Money for
Enforcement.
(Other stories on Wickersham
report, Pages 8 and 49,

report, Pages and 49,
By United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. Coon
clusions and recommendations of
the Wickersham commissions report
on prohibition, signed by ten of the
eleven members subject to individual
reservations embodied in separate
reports, follow:
l.. The commission is opposed to
repeal Of the eighteenth amend
ment.
2. The commission is opposed to
restoration in any manner of the
legalized saloon.
3. The commission is opposed to
the federal or state governments, as
such, going into the liquor busi-
ness.
4. The commission is opposed to
the proposal to modify the national
prohibition act SO as to permit man
ufacture and sale of light wines or
beer.
States Cooperation Urged
5. The commission is Of opinion
that the cooperation of the states
is an essential element in the en-
forcen1ent of the eighteenth amend
ment and the national prohibition
act throughout the territory of the
United States; that the support of
public opinion in the several states
is necessary in order to insure such
cooperation.
6. The commission is of opinion
that prior to the enactment of the
bureau OF prohibition act, 1927, the
agencies for enforcement were badly
organized and inadequate: that sub
sequent to that enactment there has
been continued improvement in or
ganization and effort for enforce
ment.
Z. The commission is of opinion
that there is yet no adequate OBJ
servance Or enforcement.
8. The commission is of opinion
that the present organization for
enforcement still is inadequate.
Differ ON Enforcement
9. The commission is of opinion
that the federal appropriations for
enforcement of the eighteenth
amendment be increased substan-
TALLY and that the vigorous and
better organized efforts which have
gone on since the bureau of prohi-
bition act, 1927, should be furthered
by certain improvements in the
statutes and in the organization,
personnel, and equipment of en-
forcement, so as to give to enforce
nlent the greatest practicable eff
cheney.
10. Some of the commission are
not convinced that prohibition under
the eighteenth amendment is un-
enforceable and believe that a fur
ther trial should be made with the
help of the recommended improve
ments, and that if after such trial
effective enforcement is not secured
there should be a revision of the
amendment.
Others of the commission are con-
vinced that 1t has been demon
strated that prohibition under the
eighteenth amendment is unenforce-
able and that the amendment should
be Immediately revised, but recog-
nizing that the process of amend
ment will require some time, they
unite in the recommendations of
conclusion No. for the improve
ment of the enforcement agencies.
Recommendations Are Made
IL. All the commission agree that
if the amendment is revised it
should be made to read substanti-
ally as follows:
Section 1.-The congress shall
have power to regulate or to pro-
hibit the manufacture, traffic in
or transportation of intoxicating
liquors within, the importation
therof into and the expectation
thereof from the United States
and all territory subject to the
Jurisdiction thereof for beverage
purposes.
IL. The recommendations re-
ferred to in conclusion No. are:
l.. Removal of the causes of
irritation, and resentment on the
part of the medical profession by:
(A) Doing away with the
statutory fixing of the amount
which. may be prescribed and
the number of prescriptions.
CD Abolition of the require
ment of specifying the ailment
for which liquor is prescribed
upon a blank to go into the
public files.
(C) Leaving as much as pos
sible to regulations rather than
fixing details by statute.
2. Removal Of the anomalous
provisions in Section 90, national
prohibition act, as to cider and
fruit juices by making some uni
form ruling.
3. Increase Of the number OF
agents, storekeeper- -gaugers, pro-
hibition investigators and special
agents; increase in the personnel
of the customs bureau and in the
equipment of all enforcement or
ganizations.
4. Enactment Of a statute au-
thorizing regulations permitting
access to the premises and records
of wholesale and retail dealers so
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