Evening star., 1932-01-12
.B0NE-DRY POLICE
FORCE DEMANDED
Dry League Would Weed Out
All Who Violate Pro-
hibitiOn Laws.

While commencing the local Police
Department and district attorneys Of
flee for effective work in the detection
and punishment of violatorS of the pro-
hibition laws, the Anti-Saloon League
of the District of Columbia last night
advocated wedding out" from the po-
lice force those members who violate
the letter and spirit of the prohibition
laws"
Policemen should be required to re-
frain from the use Of Intoxicating
liquors entirely, whether on or off duty,
/! in the interest of the best possible serv-
ice to the city" the organization held,
in adopting series of resolutions clair
flying its stand on the eighteenth
amendment and the Volstead act.
The group expressed its belief, at the
same time, that few such members were
on the present force and lauded the
progress of the District Commissioners
in eliminating them.
Cautions School Authorities.
The league adopted resolution call
ing upon public school authorities and
teachers to be ever mindful "of their
duty and privilege faithfully to instruct
the youth of the city under their care
regarding injurious effects of alcohol
and other forms of narcotics" and
called attention to the law of Congress
requiring such instruction in the public
schools of the District.
The report of the Committee on Reso-
lutionS, submitted by Theodore A.
Hostetler, chairman, also indorsed Sen
ator HoWellS bill proposing a prohibi-
ton enforcement code for the District
of Columbia, claiming it carries much
| needful legislation to supplement the
| national prohibition act
Recognizing the tremendous in
| f1uence of the press" another section of
the report said, I'VE heartily commend
those Washington newspapers which
are outspoken in favor of the observ-
| ance and enforcement of the prohibi-
| tion laws, as we'll as other laws for the
government of a great city"
Pledges Cooperation.
While explaining it is an established
policy of the league not to engage in
| the detection of violations of the law,
leaving such work to the properly con-
stituted authorities, the organization
| renewed its pledge to cooperate with
local and national authorities In main
| tanning the prohibition laws "in their
| highest integrity"
The group declared that during the
| more than II years of national prohi-
| bitlon it has become increasingly ap-
| parent that the total prohibition of the
| beverage liquor traffic has done more
for the general welfare of the people
than any form of regulation or partial
| prohibition ever tried in the United
States or elsewhere
I'VE call upon all good citizens faith
fully TO observe and so far as possible
! assist in the enforcement of the pro-
! hibition laws" the league resolved.
DIR. Andrew Wilson, president of the
| organization, was retained at the an
nual election of officers, held in con-
junction with the meeting in Calvary
Baptist Church.
Other officers elected include Theo-
dore A. Hostetler, president pro tenn,
and the following vice presidents
! Bishop William F. Mcdowell DR. Cloyd
Heck Marvin, DR.. William Knowles
Cooper, DR.. Lucius c. Clark, Leonard
De CAST DR.. Albert J. Mccartney Gen.
| A. S. Daggett and Prof. Kelly Miller
| Rev. G. H. Butler was named chair
man, Charles Williams, secretary;
| Charles S. Easterling, treasurer, and
Albert E. Shoemaker, executive secre-
| tary and attorney.
| / The meeting was addressed by United
| States Commissioner Needham c. Tur-
mage, DR.. Mark Depp, pastor of Calvary
i Methodist Church, and DR.. H. w. Bur-
: gan, pastor of Hamline M. E. Church
| Charges that crime has increased
| under prohibition were branded as false
! by the league, which asserted, on the
! contrary, that wherever prohibition has
been fairly enforced offenseS of all
| kinds have been greatly reduced.