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Show UTAH CITIZENS WARMLY APPROVE COURT DECISION t'tah prohibitionists are mucTi elated over the opinion of the supreme court on the Weob-Kenvon act and the West ir-ginla ir-ginla amendment. Thev say .that the fed- , oral oovernment has at last recognized the rights of the states to regulate the liquor traffic In their own way and that it will hereafter bp comparatively easy to enforce en-force the laws against the manufacture and sale of intoxicants. Nephi L. Morris, president of the Salt lake stake of the Mormon ciuircn, lifelong life-long piohibitionlst and recent candidate for governor on the Republican ' ticket, said last night: "The action of the supreme court of the United States comes as good news to the prohibitionists of this state and especially espe-cially so in view of the action which our legislature Is about to take. The great drawback in the past has been that the states could not enforce their laws. In other words, their hands have been tied bv the action of the federal government In the matter of interstate commerce. But now that our highest judicial tribunal has spoken the matter appears to be settled, set-tled, and the sovereign rights of the various vari-ous states are recognized as they have not been recognized before. "The action of the supreme court of the United -States will stop the leaks that have been of so much detriment to prohibition pro-hibition action and allow the states to put into force any drastic dry legislation that they may desire. It certainly clears the atmosphere in Utah and we can now pass a bill that will prevent the importation of liquor into the state by the former recognized channels." State Senator C. L. Olson said: "The opinion of the supreme court of the United States will make easier the work of the Utah legislature along- the line mapped out for its prohibition law. The tentative bill in this slate is along the same lines as the West Virginia law and we can now pass a prohibition measure mea-sure with the assurance that we can en- force it without difficulty, such as has i heretofore been encountered in many states as the result of rulings on Interstate Inter-state commerce." President Heber J. Grant of the quorum of twelve apostles of the Mormon church was overjoyed when told of the decision. He added: "Say for me that T am heart and soul with the United States supreme court in, its view of rights of the states to con-trol con-trol the liquor question in their own way. The decision will make It easier for Utah to enact a measure that will take the curse of liquor from this state for all time." J. M. Whitaker. for many years an ardent prohibitionist, also expressed satis- ; faction over the opinion. He said: "As I view it, tli is opinion recognizes the rights of the various states to regu- i late the liquor traffic within their borders i in their own way. It is good news to prohibitionists and is another big step toward to-ward nation-wide regulation of the liquor evil." |