The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-07
Country Is Headed
 Toward Prohibition
W.C.T. U President Says Repeaists Are Already Pre- dieting Present Conditions Will Be Corrected Shortly

tioned her lady assistant out of the room, and dlved deeper into the problem which has become her life's work.
 Correct Conditions 'T don't know how long 1t will take to bring the country back to it's senses" she said, "but already even repealists are predicting pres- ent conditions will be corrected within two years.'
 Since the flash was buzzed from Salt Lake City, Utah, a year ago to-day, announcing to the nation that the wet cause had swept over America to majority, dry leaders working through the W. c. T. U., have made definite strides In the direction of a return to prohibition Mrs Smith said.
 "The purpose of our organiza- l tion," she explained, lis the aboli- | ton of liquor traffic and until this is accomplished to the letter we cannot expect to have sane, sober people.
 Liquor Permit While she spoke, Mrs Smith toyed with Q Canadian liquor per init, made out in her own name. Do you see this slip of paper ?" she said. "I paid two dollars to the King of England to learn that Canada was no less lax in enforce ment of her liquor laws than we are now. I am a practical woman and believe in finding things out for myself rather than let some busy body tell me about them."
 She went back to the eighteenth amendment, dubbing it splendid document which never was proper ly enforced. If officials had been bent on enforcement of the eigh- teenth amendment as they are in collecting revenue now, our coun- try might be sober minded, she said.
 Brewers Journal
 Mrs Smiths assistant knocked and entered, tossing q copy of the Brewers Journal" on the desk.
 The brewers keep closer watch on our activities than we do," she chuckled and pointed to a complete account of the recent national w. c. T. U. convention written up in detail in the magA- zine. More than we got in most newspapers" she said.
 Three Point Program
 During the last year the w. c. T. U. began three point program which they hope ultimately will lead to absolute repeal: 1-Opposal of liquor by a dual program including 'an improved system of alcohol education in the schools and the abolition of liquor traffic through law.
 "A campaign of character building by demonstrating the ap- peal of religion, science and health for clean living and by working for abolishment or restraint of character destroying agencies by law.
 3-Education of citizens in an enlarged program of understand ing of mechanics of government and regulation of the voter to the functions of government. Distinguished Looking
 Mrs Smith, look ing, outspoken woman of 63, has been interested in the prohibition question all of her life. Since 1923 she has been a minister in the Christian church.
 When she was a young school teacher in Iowa, back in 1910, she made a personal investigation of vice in the capitol, Des Moines, and was responsible for the first state law prohibiting legal brothels Since that time A other states have stepped in line.
 BoOtlegger Question "Bootleggers? Mrs Smith zipped a pair of nose glasses from gold button on her modest maroon dress and suddenly dropped the Cana dian liquor permit which she had by this time folded into a neat square. What are we going to do about them? Do you know when the first white man delivered the first pint? It wasn't Al Ga pone. The first prohibition law was passed just 100 years ago when Congress ruled that no liquor was to be peddled into the Indian prov inces.
 "Bootleggers, so named because they concealed their forbidden booze in the tops of their high boots, have a pretty firm grip on a weak backed public by this time, she sighed.
 "Weaknes5 in our governmental system lies with the executive de- partment, rather than with the ad- ministrative or judicial depart ments," she declared.