The Washington times., 1932-04-21
Rich and Open
1t was, for instar


note that at least one Dry in the city of New York is
rich enough to own acar-it was big, and am sure,
expensive limousine pleasure, Also to note that the
Drys have given up their almost too fastidou retcence
and that at last they coming out with their side
of the case It years since Dry has said
single thing in defense of the prohibition law 1t seems
years, but | suppose it is only matter of hours.
Help How2
have not been able to eject the little sign from my
mind, which is naturally a worrying mind. 1t worries
me to think that the President disposng of the Depart
ment of Justice free to call upon the service
empowered, in pinch, to appeal to governors, and
desperate last resort the Army and the Navy
should be in such narrow place that we have to be
begged to help him. Perhaps | am wrong in thinking
that the little sign alluded to prohibition,
Which Law9
Perhaps it appeal to not to shoot
neghbors, not to falsify income tax returns not
to accept rebates from railroads, give them if
happen to be railroads ourselves not to aduterate foods
and not to rob the Treasury. Yet it to that
for these and for ten thousand other laws there is such
a measure of common respect as to make an appeal
unnecessary. 1t to me- also, that there must be
law somewhere the statute books obnoxious to
many people that after all the forces of government
have proved incompetent the force of propaganda has to
be brought in.
"Jan1ais rAudace"
I still worrying. I worry the thought that
the President of the United States is always the de-
fensve. The Constitution not only allows but compes
the President to recommend to the consideration of Con-
gress such he shall judge necessary and
expedient President, therefore, who recognized the
appalling injustice and the shameful failure of law
would be under obligation to recommend that that law
be eXpunged from the books. Sworn uphold the laws
of the country, he could only enforce law he himself
held despicable if he pressing for it's repeal
A Sovereign Duty
1t appears that the President has no such thoughts
about the Eighteenth Amendment. And it also appears
much more forcefuly, that if he did have such
thoughts the AntSaoon League would not for minute
tolerate his saying so.
Help the President to Law Enforcement is not as
respectable and honorable it seems If the Pres-
dent is compelled to enforce tyrannica laws the duty
of every citizen is not to help him. but to fight des
peratey for the repeal of those laws The President is
not only the defender of the way things are his greatest
duty is to be the creator of the way things will be-
Act of God"
asked lawyer the other day whether the phrase so
often used in insurance policies and other contracts can
Act of Cod" referred to anything pleasant and
ne was unable to recall single instance Acts of God
he told me, were only those strange movements of the
forces of nature which brought calamity upon us and
against which we poWerless 1t made me think that
when people successful they may throw in the words
Ihank Cod! propitiatory phrase but that really
they ascrbe to Themselves whereas they are in
clned to blame the Divinity the disasters thew have
suffered George Santayana used to say that people
are much more firmly convinced that God is powerful
than that He is good.