The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-11
Good Home Example
Suggested by Women
Unofficial Law Enforcement
Commission Presents Views
to President
OPPOSES DRY LAW CHANGES
Wife Of Governor Of Pennsyl-
vania Says Dry Law Tough
Nut to Crack

Washington, April 11.-(R)-A ma
ton wide educational campaign, for
tilted by good example in the home, y
was named Saturday by an unofficial
law enforcement commission of az
women as their chief recommends
ton for improving the present prohi-
bition situation.
This was the conclusion of q COM
posite prohibition report, presented
Friday to President Hoover and de-
scribed as q "woman's postscript" to
the Wickersham study.
It was made public Saturday at a
luncheon by the women's national
committee for law enforcement.
In one of the % individual studies
from which the consensus was drawn,
Mrs. Clement L. Shaver, wife Of the
former chairman of the Democratic
national committee, urged women to
forget they were Democrats or Re-
publicans and vote only Ito overthrow
the liquor traffic" She said Presi-
dent Hoover was In a strong posi-
tion" because Of his prohibition stand.
Tough Nut to Crack
Mrs. Clifford Pinchot, wife of the
Pennsylvania governor. conceded en-
forcement was "a tough nut to crack" !"
adding If the drys did not want it
enough to fight for 1t the amendment
might Just as well be repealed"
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, woman
suffrage leader, said she had never
observed liquor law that was en-
forced, but that prolaaaisaons WAS "a
better law and better enforced" than
any system she had seen.
Mrs. Irving Fisher, wife Of the
Yale university economist, quoted her
husband that prohibition had raised
by at least three billion
dollars a year"
Commander Evangeline Booth of
the Salvation Army used statistics to
suggest the conclusion that a man
has better chance of life IN this
country with her bandits than In
Britain with her brewers"
I'VE believe" said the composite
statement that the report of the
commission has done
much to strengthen opinion favoring
the 18th amendment.
I'VE believe that their conclusions,
arrived at In spite Of the personal
preferences Of at least half Of the
testify more strongly
than anything else could have done
TO the social and economic benefits
already evident as result Of the 18th
Opposes ANY Change
The report stated its authors we're
opposed to the revision of the amend
nent suggested by the Wicxersham
as we'll as to modifica-
ion, repeal, national referendum,
md to the liquor control plan put
by Commissioner Henry w.
Anderson.
I'VE maintain" the report said,
that the question has been referred
% the people in every congressional
election, with the result that after
i've such elections there are more
members Of congress favorable to pro-
,ibition than at the time Of the pass
Ige Of the amendment.
I'VE find the public not only unin-
ormed but largely misinforMed be-
ause many channels of publicity are
'irtually closed to prohibition iactual
I'VE find that the opponents of
'rohibition, while voicing their ap-
)roval Of an educational campaign
nd training for temperance, have
'revented the dissemination of infor-
nation from federal sources by block
ng appropriations OF funds for this
It was suggested that the prohibi-
lon bureau issue semi-monthly state
nents in popular form on subjects re-
ating to the dry law.