Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-21
Individuals Interpret Wick
ershdm Report According
to Personal Opinions.
BY the Associated Press.

WHhAam Alien WnIJe, EmpOrla, haHS..
To Wickersham means to go around and
around, honestly, earnestly and no
where.
Mrs. Ella BOOIe, president of w. C..
T. u, Chicago: We are gratif1ed that
the report justifies our faith in prohibit
ton as the best method of dealing with
the liquor traffic.
william Hale Thompson, Mayor of
Chicago: More hooey, more delay-no
action. Great Britain Is getting rich
selling the Americans rotten booze at
three times its worth.
Gov. Joseph b. Ely, Massachusetts,:
1t would seem to me that Congress must
now recognize the demands of the sew
eral States that this question be re-
submitted to the people.
Edwin G. Dinwiddie, superintendent
National Temperance Bureau, Washing
ton: Its plea for fair play and an hon.
est trial under favorable conditions cam
not fail to impress the great body of
sober-minded people.
Clarence DarrOw, lawyer and prohibit
ton foe: The report doesn't mean
thing. We are just where we were be-
fore.
F. Scott Mcbride, national superin-
tendent of Anti-Saloon League: 1t is a
good report for us and what We had a
right to expect.
Andrew J. VOlStead, author of the
Volstead act: Most Of the recon-
mendations made by the commission
have my cordial approval.
Bishop Nicholson of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, president OF the Anti
Saloon League of America, Detroit 1t
emphasized the need Of larger appro-
priationS and more efficient forces OF law
enforcement All that I steadfastly be-
lieve is wise.
Nicholas Murray Butler, president OF
Columbia University, New York: My
comment was expressed to perfection
nearly 1000 years ago by the Roman
poet, Horace, in a famous line which
may be translated: THE mountains are
in labor and a funny little mouse Is
born to make us laugh"
cambridge Colby, former Secretary OF
State, New York: My opinion, I think
it was expressed by Milton-"chaoS,
umpire sits. and by decision more en-
broils the fray"
Rev. James X. Shields, Superintend-
ent of the Anti-Saloon League of New
Jersey: I do not think that the report
as a whole is a very strong document.
They appear to have taken a middle
ground.
Mrs. Charles H. Sabin, president. the
Prohibition Reform: Several members
of the commission were of the opinion
that 10 years trial was not SUFFICIENT
to NAVE this law effective. / agree with
them. One hundred years will not be
long enough.
Emory p. Buckner, former United
States attorney. New York: The public
would have been better served without
this procrustean bed, where some men,
bers are sawed of and others pulled
out.
John Haynes Holmes, pastor of the
Community Church, New York: The re-
port sounds very satisfactory to me as
dry.
Ernest H. Cherrington, secretary of
the World Alliance Against Alcoholism:
Division of public opinion regarding
some of the commissions recommended
tons is inevitable.
Samuel Untermyer, New York at
torney: The reports make a good cross
word puzzle They are cross between
a straddle and a wiggle and leave us
just where we were before-between the
devil and the deep sea.
Bishop James Cannon, IT,, head OF
the Methodist Board Of Temperance
and Social Service: 1t Is impossible TO
make satisfactory comment without the
full report, but from the summary pre-
sented would say the core Of the
report Is that Federal appropriations
be substantially increased, and that the
vigorous better organized efforts since
1927 should be furthered to give en-
forcement the greatest practical EN-
cheney is eminently sound.
Senator Jones, Republican, Of wash
ington, prohibitionist: like the def
mite, clear-cut stand the President
takes. There is no question about his
position.
Chairman Simeon ID. Tess of the Re-
publican National Committee, prohibit
ton advocate, Washington: The report
in the main is sound and satisfactory.
Senator walsh, Democrat. Of MaSsa-
chusetts, ti-prohibitionist Mr.. Hoo
yer takes his stand with the prohibition
wing of his party and nails his own and
party's banner to the dry masthead.
Senator Blaine, Republican, Wtscon-
sin: The first 100 pages demonstrate
concluSively that prohibition Is o fall
ure.
Representative Tinkham, Republican,
Massachusetts,, -prohibitionist The
recommendations of the report, taken
as q whole, are an insult to the intelh-
gence of the American people.
Senator Howell, Republican, Nebras-
ka, prohibitionist: II am gratifled that
1t isn't worse than it is.
Republican Leader TilsOn of the
House 1T shows that prohibition Is
not working out the solution of the
problem as It's friends had hoped"
Chairman Smell of the House Rules
Committee: ut leaves the situation as
confused as ever"
Representative CelleF, Democrat, New
York: The handwriting is on the wall.
II were the owner Of securities in q
brewery or distillery, would hold onto
them"
Representative Dyer, Republican,
Missouri: There's some hokus- pokus
somewhere. The report is of no bene-
At to Congress or anyone else"
mr. " Ruck executjve Sacretarv
Federal Dispensary Tax Reduction.
Inc: I'VE must give them (the COM
mission) credit for the thought they
have given the subject, which has led
them to the same conclusion as prac-
tically all thinking citizens"
Albert ]. Hummer, president Con-
gressional Districts Modification
League: THE report Is a mares nest
and simply demonstrates that proIi-
bition laws are not enforced today and
never have BEEN"
Among those who refused 10 COM
ment were
Chairman Wickersham of the COM
mission, Federal Judge William Clark
Of Newark, who recently held the
amendment invalid. and the AssociaT
ton Against the Prohibition Amend
ment.