Evening star., 1933-08-27
FARLEY DESCRIBES
REPEAL AS VITAL
FelEs Vermont Audience 1t Is
"InseparabIe Part of
Recovery Program"
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RUTLAND, VT, August 26.-PoSt-
master General James A. Farley tonight
described repeal of the eighteenth
amendment as vital and inseparable"
part of the Presidents national recov-
cry program and urged voters. without
respect to party, to help strike the
amendment from the Federal Constitu-
ton at this States special election
September 5.
THE question no longer is Shall the
eighteenth amendment be repealed?' "
he asserted. but How soon will repeal
be Accomplishment There is every moral
and economic reason that it should be
achieved before the end Of the current
year. I am certain that it will be-"
Pointing out that four New England
States already had turned down the
pleas of supporters of the amendment,
Farley said: There still may be some
who are doubtful how Vermont will
vote on September 5, but I am not one
of them. I am confident Vermonts S
banner will be in the big parade for
repeal"
Farley spoke under the auspices of
the Vermont Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment.
Cites Ratification Need.
The Postmaster General declared
ratification before the end of the year
was highly important if the special
taxes levied by Congress to retire the
bonds fioated to finance the vast ma
tional public works program were not
to run for another Il months
These special taxes amount to S227,-
00n q
written into the national recovery act
that the President shall have the power
to repeal them once the repeal of the
eighteenth amendment shall have been
accomplished" he explained. There
is further provision, however. that II
the fight for repeal Of the amendment
should not be successful until after the
beginning of new year, then the taxes
would have to remain for the full IL
months of that year
The sensible thing, the urgently
necessary thing is to accomplish repeal
at the earliest possible date now that
nearly half Of the States, representative
of all sections and all classes have in
dicated that the American people desire
to have the eighteenth amendment
taken from the Constitution.
Revenues for Recovery.
'It would seem to be SO sound
as not to admit of any dispute unless,
of course, some Of US really enjoy pay
ing taxes"
Farley secuted the idea which he said
some held that the taxes on liquor
would be in effect to transfer the
burden of taxation from the millionaire
to the poor man.
The American people have been pay
Ing something close TO billion collars
a year in tribute to the underworld
gangsters and racketeers who have con-
trolled the Illicit liquor traffic" he said.
Every one knows that"
What We propose to do is that under
proper control and taxation some part
of those revenues shall go to the ma
tional and State governments to carry
forward the program Of national re-
covery, to balance State and Federal
budgets and to promote the processes
Of education and social welfare through
out this Nation"
About 800 persons from all parts
Of the State heard Farley speak and
the gathering had an excited moment
after the Postmaster General had COM
pleted his speech when Edwin Dingman
OF Snydertown, Pa. field secretary of
the International Reform Federation,
hurried up to the platform and de-
manded Of Farley: rs this move for
repeal essential to the fundamentals of
American liberty?"
Before Farley could reply, Col John
Tompklns told Dingman that time was
too short for the Postmaster General
to reply and asked that he withdraw.
Farley then left the platform.