Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-11-18

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club. II was a beautiful place. lhs
walls were draped in silver and
the ceiling TO match. There was a
good orchestra and several good
good entertainers. There was also
fully equipped bar. where one
could buy any drink they desired
from plain beer. to the most Ella
borate cocktail In fact there was
everything 10 make IL perfect
night club. Nearly every table was
filed with men and women I'm
perfect evening attire drinking all
kinds Of drinks. including cham
paigne. with a foreign label ON the
bottle. at fifteen dollars a bottle.
The owner OF the club was there.
with look Of Monarch OF all |
survey" on his face. Every once
in a while "A cop in uniform came
in and ordered drink at the bar
he would stand there and laugh
and Joke with the bar tender while
he drank. then he would go out and
soon another cop would take his
place. Now ! am not finding fault
with night clubs. AS matter OF
face ] enjoy them. But ! know the
owner OF that place has fhre other
places equally swanky. lie has "A
summer home az the shore where
his wife can enjoy all OF The
comforts OF life with his children.
They have several ears. A chat
feur and everything that goes
with money. But still il is against
the law to sell anything stronger
than 3.2 beer and wine. While |
like cock tail once in while
| still know that when m
drinking IL ] am violating the law.
I have in mind married couple;
friends mine. They have neither
OF them been able to obtain work
IN over two years. And so i'm des-
peratiOn the man bought a few
plnts OF liquor and sod il out at 20
cents "A half pint. Making about
five cents per bottle. The little
profit just enabled them TO keep
rom starving and from asking Tor
'harity. The last ! heard OF them
some one had reported them to the
law and the man was doing Jail
term | do not know how the wife
aud child are making out in his
absence
A few years ago the honorable
mayor of Philadelphia hired Gen
sral Butler of Marine Corps fame
10 be the director Of public safety
in that city. lie ordered the gener-
al to clean up the city. Every one
knew OF General Butler and knew
Df his bull dog tenaoiiy.
Gen Butler. true to his charge.
started TO clean house. In less than
a week he had &osed dozens of
speakeasies. Every thing was go
ing fine. The city was in fair way
becoming the cleanest town In
he country And then came the
big blow. He raided one OF tho
biggest hotels in the city. One with
a world wide reputation. Now this
hotel happened to be the place
whore the honorable mayor enter
tanned his friends He liked n
swell place where he could go 10
take party Of friends. and have
a nice quiet little dinner. with all
of the drinks which go with II. A
cocktainl 10 start out with. the
various kinds of wine all through
the courses, down to the creme de
menthe nj the last. And it just
wOuldn't do for that hotel, or any
OF the other swell places TO be
raidcd. The mayor demonstrated
the general. but the general was
adamant. II It was the law that no
liquor could be sold. then II was a
law for the rich man as well as the
poor man. lie would not listen To
The mayors reasoning. And so be
cause the mayor was all supreme.
the general was fired without. fur r
Their ceremony. II was the topic
for general conversation all over
the country for weeks Every town
| suppose. let's the men who can
pay off, run on undisturbed. and
the little man. who needs every
cent of the profit he can make "a
buy the autual necessities OF life
for their families, must go to Jail
Because they can not give the law
a cut on their profit What | would
like To know, Is. what Is the us,
of a law? If you have money you
break them with inipunity. And 4
you haven't we'll then IT'S just too
bad for you. wonder how II would
seem, to live whore law was
law, for both you and for me? MAJ
be II we had less laws, and II those
few enforced by all. the countr!
would be better off.
Something is wrong with the
country. That is sure. But so ia
no one has been found who l
smart enough to find out what
Is. Or having found out, be able L
remedy Il.
Thisis Ivan the Prophet