| Show D RAST I ACTON C-ACTON PLANNED AGAINST LIQUOR RUNNERS Federal Government to Make Sweeping Cleanup of Bootleggers Is Report WASHINGTON WASHINGTO- April 28 By U. U P. P The P.-The The r. federal government to tonight tonight tonight to- to 1 night prepared to concentrate Its might In a finishing blow at violators violators viola viola- tors of the prohibition law on vIola vIola-I land and sea seat to drive them forever r out of ot business and drive drivA Into th the s public public pub pub- lic lie conscience the tho knowledge g that prohibition 1 is fact not a Joke If It the government succeeds In Its ambitious plan of ot drastic law on- on within thIn a a. afew few months whisky V no now sold illegally aIly by thousands thousands thousands thou thou- thou thou- sands of barrels will be as scarce as opium and those who ped He it will be classed with drug vendors and other social outcasts If the public can be taught so to regard them hem half haIt th the battle of enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- I ment will be won officials here to tonight tonight to- to night declared A A. A manifold program drafted by n officials may Include the he declaration that ruz rum running and bootlegging constitute an Insurrection insurrection In and liquor law violators are rebels Such a step would enable the president to order the whole military military mili mill tary and naval na forces of ot the government government gov gay into action If it necessary A Administration officials believe that r a Ii show of determination by the fed federal ral government in enforcing the law would speedily sober the public mind and end the prevalent disposition tion to take the act as a a. Joke SWIFT MOVE The administrations administration's program contemplates contemplate mo in moving swiftly against bootleggers and rum runners run runners ners as soon as the Justice department department department depart depart- ment returns a favorable ruling on the power of ot the president to use the arm army and ad navy in hi prohibition enforcement Prohibition Commissioner Haynes Haynes' policy of relying on the cooperation of local officials official in suppressing liquor liquor- law violations has f failed to produce results high officials said The daily dally re record ord of booze holdups holdups- deaths from om wood alcohol revelations revelations revelations of corruption among prohibition tion officials and Jh the apparently limitless supply of available In any large city cit lt Jr e this they sa say Once entered upon the clean cean up campaign against bo booze ze It loW Ill will go goon goon goon on until the government has demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated dem dem- its mastery of ot this problem problem problem lem a a. high official promised to tonight to- to night While plans are as yet tentative tentative tentative ten ten- and dependent upon the findIngs findings find find- Ings of the department of ot Justice after a careful search of the law as asto asto to how far tar the administration can cango 1 go the campaign as sketched hed by I officials will consist of ot 1 Building up a a. clean prohibition proM proM- I enforcement force by means means of a vigorous us weeding out of corrupt and Inefficient agents This Is now in progress 2 Centralization of ot enforcement agents agent at plague centers or cities where bootleggers and smugglers Join forces to distribute their contraband contraband contraband con con- liquor I I I I I VESSELS I 3 Creation of a line Une of ot naval vessels vessels ves yes sels fast tast heavily armed between the 3 mlle limit and the short with orders orders' to prevent by any means mean necessary the landing of from rum runners 4 Possible use of marine corps or regular army units ashore to re- re enforce the navy Such units would be stationed at strategic points with big army searchlights and probably with aircraft to watch the surrounding waters for evidence ot of smugglers smugglers' craft 6 5 Use of the army and navy forces in connection with th the regular secret service of ot the prohibition enforcement service in ferreting out operations In the the- Bahama and other West Indian islands and in Mexico l and Canada I of ot the presence of ot smugglers with cargoes from abroad so that these cargoes can bo be headed off when brought to the shores or boundaries of the United States 6 Making of or arrangements with the British government that will re reI result re- re suit sult in reducing the amount of ot liquor brought to th the United States or to adjacent points In British ships These negotiations have been going on for some time HARDING DIRECTS President Harding Is personally directing the mapping out of ot the campaign which he e Intends intends- shall be bethe betho betho tho the crushing blow against booze runners While neither the president prest- prest dent nor por any other government go of- of fi lal hopes in a a. few months to toI tomake tomake make the country absolutely dry orto orto or orto to stamp out bootlegging the reelIng reeling reel- reel I Ing prevails In administration cirI circles cir cir- I cles des that great progress towards that end can be made and that In inan an any even the event the government can dem I hat it is not helpless b be before before be- be fore those who now oP openly defy ety It |
