Show CONTROL FOR UTAH course s shall shah Utah t take now that repeal re reo re- re W WHAT peal of federal and state constitutional prohibition has lias bc become ome a recorded fact 7 The question is an important one which h hmay may not be answered in haste Three prin prin- were held before the people of this state during the vigorous campaign One which beyond qu question stio was was' effective in gainIng gaining gain gain- ing jug 8 part of the huge v vote te poll polled poUd d fo for repeal re re- rc- rc peal was th that t a means S to forward th the cause of true t temperance m was sought A second perhaps per per- haps no no l less gg potent was that underworld liquor traffic must be hO uprooted by oy substituting substituting substituting ing strong statutory control for ineffective pro prohibition A third was that with repeal o only only- y manufacture ture and sale of 32 beer would be l lawful lawful law law- w- w ful in iii Utah and that the bars bars' would woul l not be bc belet let dow f or the return of pre prohibition con on- on s sIt i It follows t that at the tIle determination of the thc future fu Lu- ture lure permanent policy of this state must be approached deliberately and nd thoughtfully The moral issues outweigh many times the e eco economic o- o considerations involved In these moral issues are bound up among other things theer the er erection of a structure of law that shall gain and foster respect and compliance that shall provide an effective weapon to destroy underworld underworld underworld under under- world racketeering and all the evils that follow follow fol fol- follow fol- fol low in iii its train and that shall set up a plan f for r sn sales cs and distribution effective in eradicating eradicating ing lug pernicious pernicious' habits which have gr grown wn up in inthe inthe inthe the era of bootlegging and the speakeasy with special safeguards for mi minors ors and a workable protection to society against the ce certain tain peril that will follow if l liquor q is made too readily avail available le for reckless automobile drivers The prospect of large public revenue from the liquor traffic regardless of the thc pressing need for it must receive secondary tion In Iti the thc closing hours of pf the Ule ca campaign the leaders of both organized forces and prohibitionists pledged their best bes efforts effort to ob obtain t tain in compliance with and strict t enforcement IP nt of of law Inv in ip i Utah regardless of the out outcome of the election As s th the hc outcome e stands that means a 8 a united effort is ik called for to make the control legislation becoming operative Jannary Jan Jan- nary 1 I 1934 thoroughly effective affective until further further further fur fur- ther legislative action is is' had Looking ing ahead to su such h legislation whether it be by y a special l session or the regular session ses ses- ses- ses sion Sian to convene in 1935 i. i is not the logical approach approach approach ap ap- ap- ap t to tb a 8 legislative program which will evoke general support rt and approval the appointment ap ap- appointment ap- ap poin ent b by GoY Governor Blood of a commission commission commission commis commis- sion sion representative of both wet and dry sentiment to give due study to the whole situation sit sit- Practical capable and conscientious members rs of the legislature composing such a commission working devotedly toward oward the draft of necessary a and d desirable e laws would enable the legislature to attack the problem far 1 effectively than than- if it more were left to come before it without advance survey and atud study Adequate public discussion of the commis commis- recommendations in advance of the thc convening o of the lawmakers would be a wholesome method of plumbing opinion in the It would pave the way for expeditious handling g of the matter in the legislature and minimize factional contention and needlessly prolonged debate We Ve have had our with law unsupported by public senti- senti men What we needs must do is to consult every advantage looking to the formulation of st statutes which will fairly interpret the will willo o of t tU c people If we wedo do not we shall con- con to face many o of the obstacles which bro brought ht repudiation of constitutional We have hav a vital problem and it is is' to tobe tobe tobe be attacked with due regard to major objectives objectives tives and with the thc measure of deliberation necessary sary to produce a satisfactory and acceptable ac ac- solution |