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Show HOOVES SPEECH DELIGHTS DRYS I " Leaders of Prohibition Forces Make Enthusiastic Comments Com-ments On Talk WASHINGTON, April 23. (I'.I!) Leading drys we're enthusiastic today to-day in their comment on President Hoover's law enforcement speech in New York. They were particularly pleased the president selected this topic for his address in New York, because of the widespread disregard for the prohibition law in that state. Sen. Jones, Repn., Wash., author of the "five and ten" law said: "I am delighted that he made the speech in New York and I hope it will do a great deal of good. I have not read the text, but from what I have heard of it second hand it expresses ex-presses my seniments exactly." Son. Borah, Repn., Idaho, made , the following comment: "We must, if we are to continue a government of law, realize that the way to get rid of laws we do not like is to repeal them. That every j citizen has a right to advocate. But ; while the law is there, we must respect re-spect and enforce it." Borah declared the situation regarding re-garding nforcement of laws today is such "that )i becomes necessary to organize the nation for their preservation and enforcement." Other comment included: Sen. King, Dem., Utah: "Constitutional "Constitu-tional laws should be obeyed and the executive departments of the government should be supported in their efforts to execute the laws enacted en-acted by the national and state legislatures." |