Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-06
CAPpER, IN FORUM,
DEFENDS DRY LAW
Kansas Senator in Favor of
continuing the Expert
ment Nationally"

Admitting national prohibition 'has
not been entirely successful to date,
Senator Arthur Capper, Republican, of
Kansas, nevertheless opposes return of
the saloon and repeal of the eight
zenith amendment, and declared last
night that the most authentic statls-
tics we have all indicate that prohibit
ton is doing more good than harm-H
1t is doing harm"
Speaking in the National Radio
Forum, arranged by The Washington
Star and broadcast over the coast-to-
coast network of the National Broad
casting Co.. Senator Capper said he
favored continuing the experiment ma
tionally."
wet claims of better farm prices, he
charged, were based on false pretenses,"
adding that farm organizations know
better than this and are much opposed
to The move to destroy national pro-
hibition" The Senator said he would
insist on consideration of real farm re-
lief ahead of any prohibition legislation.
Declaring he was willing to face the
facts the speaker said, however, the
next Congress presumably will be wet
by large majorities in both houses"
The vote yesterday whereby the House
refused to be Stampeded into submit
ting the absolute repeal of the eight
zenith amendment" was so close, the
Senator said, that this vote does in
dicate pretty plainly that the next Con-
gress will submit a repeal amendment
that will guarantee Federal protection
to dry States against importations from
WEI States
Assails Liquor Traffic.
Charging the liquor traffic always
he. been lawlesS and always will be
law!ess." the speaker said experience
Shows that THE saloon, gambling den
and brothel go hand in hand
And the three, led by the saloon,
he charged. mot only debauch young
and OLD, but pollute the body polite, es-
pecially in cities, and breed corruption
and racketeering."
Among the benefits he cited as at
least partly attributable to prohibition,
Senator Capper referred to a reduction
in the alcoholic death rate. death rate
from cirrhosis of the liver and Bright's
disease, a remarkable drop in arrests
fer drunkenness" and more students in
American colleges.
Millionaires are supporting the Asso-
ciation Against the Prohibition Amend
ment, the Senator charged. because
"they hope to shift their tax burdens to
the wives and children of the working
man-these are the ones that ultimately
pay the bulk of the beer and whisky
bills of the country"
Text of Address.
The text of Senator Cappers speech
follows:
Friends in the radio audience:
II wish to thank The Washington
Star for this opportunity afforded
native born Kansan, representing Kan
sas in the Senate of the United States
for the past IA years, to state his views
ON the proposed repeal of the eight
zenith amendment.
II am opposed to the repeal of the
eighteenth amendment. So Is the
State of Kansas, which represent. So
are the people of Kansas, whom
represent.
Il am opposed to the return of the
saloon. The saloon brought untold
misery and suffering in its wake, par
ticularly to innocent women and chill
dren, who had to pay the price for
the appetites of husbands and fathers.
THE presence of the saloon is con-
slant temptation to many men. 1t is
a constant menace to the home and to
the economic welfare of the women
and children. I am unalterably OPP
posed to its return.
Right at this time, in spite of the
hue and cry, the tumult and the shout
ing, this Congress has more important
things to consider than the proposed
legalization of the liquor traffic.
'Legalization Of the liquor traffic will
not make the liquor traffic law abid-
ing. Whether legal or illegal, those
who deal in the manufacture and sale
of intoxicating liquor will be lawless.
The liquor traffic has been essentially
lawless, whether the traffic is recog-
nized as legal and under regulation, or
has been banned as illegal. 1t always
has been lawless; always viii be law
less.
Right now bread is more important
than beer. have just received tele-
gram from the executive board of the
Rawlins County Farm Bureau-Raw-
Inns County is in northwest Kansas.
The telegram symbolizes the sentiment
not only of Kansas, but of practically
the entire agricultural section of the
great West. That telegram asks that
you use your influence in insisting that
q farm relief bill be given first consid-
Grafton in this session of Congress, and
over any legislation affecting the eight
zenith amendment.
THAT is exactly the stand propose
to take.
House Vote Indication.
"The House of Representative this
afternoon refused to be stampeded into
submitting the absolute repeal of the
AiChtaprth amendment h1lt the vote