| Show STATES SHIES BOUND ONLY TO HELP PROHIBITION STRICTLY FEDER FEDERAL AL AFFAIR NO VIOLATION RIGHTS IN ENFORCING Governors Conference In Cheyenne Deplores Paternal Hand At Capi Capi- Capital Capital Capital tal No Backward Steps Can Be Taken Cheyenne Wyo Wyo governors representing ever every section of oC the nation na nation tion agreed that prohibition enforce enforce- enforcement enforcement ment mant by the time federal government was no violation of state rights and was nn an extremely necessary part of the day present day governmental activities two western governors assailed feder federal al governmental interference in agri agri- agriculture agriculture culture and Industry of their sections at the second days day's session of the an- an an nual governors conference here I It H Is distinctly the tho province of oC the fe federal eral government to enforce prohibition prohibition and state governments should len lend their support and own police for for- forces forces forces ces for tor the upholding of oC the dry law lawso so Governors 0 O Brewster of Maine John H Ii Trumbull of Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut cut Walter Valter M 1 Pierce of ot Oregon A Adam am McMullen of Nebraska and W J Fields of Kentucky went on record In conference addresses That the extension of ot the federal government police pollee powers to enter time the field of local government was the tho remedy of Governor Brewster to curb the increasing crime wave Intimately allied with prohibition the scent of oC liquor r running across the trail ot of every crime No backward step In national pro pro- prohibition prohibition should or can be taken was Governor Pierces Pierce's view Governor Trumbull advocated that officials to enforce the dry law be selected se- se selected se selected with every ery absolute consideration tion as to their absolute consideration consideration tion ion as to their Integrity and attitude towards prohibition The cooperation cooperation between federal and state slate governments go was supported In regard to prohibition by Governor Fields who upset the traditional stand of the south with a strong advocacy of tho ho operations of the federal gov gov- government government government in state activities which con con- contained contained contained some national aspect |
