Evening star., 1935-12-09
FAILURE TO BAN
SALOONS CHARGED
Lack of Protection to Dry
States Laid to Roosevelt
at Rally.

President Roosevelt was denounced
for failure to protect dry States and
to prevent the return of the saloon
as pledged in the last Democrats plat
form. as the United Dry Forces yes
terday ended an eight-day campaign
for the return of prohibition to the
District of Columbia.
The closing meeting was held in
the National City Christian Church
on Thomas Circle, and, in spite Of
the rain, the auditorium was filled.
Nearly 500 persons heard DR.. Harry
e. Woolever, editor of the National
Methodist Press, charge national re-
peal was accomplished by misrepre-
sentation and deception and through
pledges made, but never kept. DR..
Woolever's criticism Of President Roose-
veIt met with a spontaneous response
from the audience.
His address was the principal talk
of the rally that climaxed a series Of
more than Is meetings held in various
churches of the city yesterday.
Prohibition Return Seen.
Earlier Mrs. D. Leigh Colvin. vice
president at large of the National
Women's Christian Temperance Union,
forecast the return of prohibition, this
time to stay permanently"
The return of prohibition" she said,
may not be accomplished by the
united dry forces and the organized
opponents of the liquor traffic. 1t will
be accomplished by the liquor interests
themselves"
She, too, turned her fire upon the
Roosevelt administration and the
methods used to bring about the repeal
of the eighteenth amendment.
| IF ever d test case can be made be-
fore the Supreme Court" Mrs. Colvin
declared, with a mastery marShaling
of the facts about the methods by
which the eighteenth amendment was
killed, the court that overruled the
N. R. A. would likewise overrule the
ConStitution-perverting tactics used to
bring about repeal. Never before was
it conceived that the administration
would offer bribes to secure support for
changing the Constitution.
Mrs. Colvin also warned against ad-
vertised pleas by distillers and brewers
for moderation.
Revenue and Moderation.
The New York State w. C. T. o.,
she said, has begun series of adver-
tisements urging total abstinence to
be published along with liquor adver-
| ktefr, he u ,f,Yo
will be extended to other States.
Inspector L. !. H. Edwards Of the
Washington Police Department pre-
sented statistics on arrests for intoxi-
cation and for driving while intoxi-
Gated, showing an increase since repeal
in both classes Of arrests.
Arrests for drunkenness from 1881
to 1885 jumped from 16,4o8 to 22,589.
In 1885 there were 422 arrests of boys
and girls under 81 and under II.
For driving while intoxicated the
number increased from 224 in 1888 to
351 in 1885. He also cited an increase
In the number of automobile accidents.
Liquor Advertising Hit.
The meeting was concluded with the
adoption Of five resolutions presented
by a committee of which Col. William
o. Tufts was chairman. Others on
the committee were Miss Laura Lind
ley and William P. Mahoney.
The resolutions, in brief. asked:
That foes of alcohol decline to
patronize periodicals or other adver-
tiSing media carrying liquor adver-
tising.
That teachers instruct young people
fully on the evil effects of alcohol.
That the argument that liquor reve-
nue. has been source Of relief to
taxpayers sis a delusion and beneath
the consideration Of sensible people"
That all automobile drivers be given
immediate tests of their sobriety II
they are involved in an automobile
accident and that they be taught the
dangers of taking even single drink
Of liquor.
And that Congress pass the Guyer
bill calling for prohibition In the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
DR.. e. M. Ellison, chairman, pre-
sided and outlined the two purposes |
of the United Dry Forces. The first,
he said, Is the education Of young |
people In the dangers Of drink and
the second is the permanent return Of |
prohibition to the District.