Show FEDERAl DRY ARMY TO FIGHT B OlE SEllERS Government Prepares to Put Down Liquor Rebellion Rebellion Rebel Rebel- Rebellion lion in N. N Y If Governors Governor's Governors Governor's Governors Governor's Govern Govern- ors or's Act Ac Causes Strife POLICE TO CEASE DRY ACTIVITIES Despite Smiths Smith's Warning on V Law Venders Vend Vend- ers Believed Ready for forI I Orgy of Liquor Sales SalesI I NEW YORK June 2 By U. U P. P P.- P. An army of federal federa prohibition agents was vas mobilized toda today ready to be thrown Into New York If Governor Governor Gov Gov- Smiths Smith's action in approving repeal of the enforcement act results re- re suits in a booze rebellion in this state Although Smith In signing the warned the wets that th the law was still in effect and that ev every ty citizen should obey it goods of liquor vendors are believed ready to take advantage of ot the situation situation situation sit sit- and begin wide open booze selling President Harding in a recent letter Jetter to a citizen of Newburgh N N. N Y stated that the consequences consequence would bo be vel very serious If any stale state permitted violations of the prohIbItion prohibition law Jaw and strongly hinted that the federal government would intercede in tn in- in any such state and take takeover takeover over co control of ot dry law enforcement enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment if necessary SALOONS NUMEROUS Police Poke who have participated participated to some slight extent In enforcing ng the dry Jaw law are now expected to de desist desist desist de- de from alt all such activities There here are area already y in New York City scores of ot saloons and safes sates where liquor is sold over the bar or or over the table They will wUl probably Increase Increase in increase In- In crease in number and boldness if the police maintain a IL hands off attitude d as as' as i th the d deral ral to re Inadequate equate Hence th n y of f bringing in f federal dera re reserve re- re serves serve Palmer Canfield federal prohibition tion director here has already called a conference of sheriffs sheriff and police pollee chiefs to arrange arrange cooperation cooperation tion in enforcement of ot the law Jaw The date has not yet et been fixed Canfield said it wa was Imperative imperative Imper imper- that the small smaIl number of the federal agents be reinforced by the state police officials DENIES DEFIANCE Smith In signing the repeal made it clear that he was not a act acting acting act act- tIng t- t ing in defiance of the constitutional amendment ment He He- emphasized that with two prohibition laws in New NewYork NewYork NewYork York one state and one national citizens were subject to double jeopardy and were liable to be punished twice for Jor the same of of- of tense The state law was unnecessary unnecessary essary asean and should be repealed in inthe Inthe inthe the interests of the rights of the citizens he said Jn In a long statement statement statement state state- ment explaining his action He ro- ro plied pIled to the letter o of ot President Harding to Dr Waite Walte or ot of by pointing out in courteous words that the chief executive had bad no right to interfere with a sovereign state Smith also gave an opinion that the law should be modified modi modi- tied fled so as to permit each state to fix the alcoholic content of Intoxicating intoxicating intoxicating cating beverage within its tion HARDING TO DECIDE POLICY ON NEW YORK WASHINGTON June rune 2 The 2 The rhe administrations administration's policy on 01 prohibition prohibition prohibition tion enforcement in New York state will wUl be decided by President Harding personally other officials of ot the government said today Prohibition Commissioner Haynes and Secretary of Treasury Mellon under whose jurisdiction lIa Haynes nes comes Conies will put it directly up to the president to decide how to to I i I meet the added burden on federal enforcers put there by Governor Smiths Smith's signing of the repeal of ot the state enforcement code Until the president makes that decision Haynes and Mellon will refuse to discuss discus tho the situation They could not discuss it without indicating what they Intend to do It was pointed out today ILLINOIS NEXT FIELD LD FOR BOOZE BATTLE CHICAGO Juno June 2 Repeal Repeal of ot the Gage Mullan-Gage prohibition en enforcement enforcement enforcement en- en law Jaw in New York has definitely drawn drown the battle battlo line between between be between be- be tween the tho Association the Prohibition Amendment and the I league and tho the next combat between the two organization organizations tion will take place paco in Illinois F. F Scott McBride state superintendent dent of the lu league e. e said toda today The league of Illinois McBride said is strengthening its it trees throughout the entire state Including Chicago for that battle I It Is III now the purpose of the Supporters Sup Lou porters of the tho Association Against the Prohibition Amendment Me- Me Brido Bride att to go 10 into the tho legislative legis legIs- aUve districts of ot the state in the primary of or April 8 8 1924 and win In enough members In the legislature to repeal the Illinois prohibition act ul PENNSYLVANIA PENNSYLVA STANDS ANDS PAT PINCHOT SAYS UnG Pa 11 June 2 E Every bootlegger and nd eve every red will be encouraged b by the action of ot Continued on page S S. S 8 u Il SA FEDERAL DRY LAW IM Continued from tram page 1 Governor Go Smith of or New York In signing the bill repealing NewYork NewYork New New- NewYork York states state's tate prohibition enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment measure Governor GO r Pinchot declared today in a statement in which he promised that whatever any other state has done or may do Pennsylvania will stand by the constitution constitution con con- and the laws of ot the United States The Tho governor asserted that the action of ot Governor Smith will make every ery loyal loal American doubly de determined determined determined de- de to see that the constitution constitution constitution tion and laws of ot the tho union are re respected respected re- re and that this th action will undoubtedly draw lines Unes more nore clearly and hasten our our- final victory vic vic- vic vic- tory BRITTON TO HAVE MEASURE V WASHINGTON June 2 Representative se Britten Republican of ot Illinois said today that on the first day of ot the next session of congress he ho would Introduce a bill to legalize tho the manufacture and sale of oC light wines and beer with with the resulting federal taxes applied to a soldier bonus lie He said he regarded Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Smith Smiths Smith's s course in signing the New York enforcement repeal as splendid Most of ot the members of ot the senate senate sen lIen ate and house refused to comment GOVERNOR SWEET PREDICTS DEMOCRATIC BATTLE DENVER June 2 The The action of at Governor Al Smith of at New v York Jr In itt signing the for the state prohibition law will precipitate one of oC tho the most heated battles ever known In the ranks of at the tho Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic party at tho the next convention in the tho opinion of ot Governor William WilliamE E. E Sweet Democrat and Y M. M C C. A A. leader here The Democrats of at the Empire state cannot put the Democratic party on a a. wet basis he lie said In commenting on the action In New York Four years ears ago this question was debated when an an attempt was was made to put a wet plank in the In-the the Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic platform The Th wet plank did not go in I SMITH KILLS KILL CHANCES FOR PRESIDENCY CLAIM NEW YORK June 2 Governor Smiths Smith's signature in the repeal of the Mullan Gage act has killed his chances of at being nominated for tor the tho presidency but has strengthened his political standing in the state William H. H Anderson state superintendent superintendent of ot the league of at New York declared today Governor Smith be bo said Is done so far as the presidency Is concerned He lIe has not a chance in ina ina a a. hundred of nomination nor nor one ono one in ina a thousand nd of ot election If it nominated But In a race for governor of ot New NewYork NewYork NewYork York state today or in the fall faU of 1924 he ha would defeat any wet so to be pathetic Ander Anderson AnderOn On declared that as at as a re result result re- re sult suit of ot the gubernatorial action the reactionary young young- leaders of ot the Republican party in includIng including in- in eluding such eminent beer wets as Speaker Machold United States Senator Wadsworth Theodore Roosevelt the Little and Ogden Mills found fauna themselves caught In a jam lam The governors governor's action Anderson asserted put him i In itt control of ot the tho wet element In New York leaving the he wet Republicans powerless In their own state POLICE AND STATE OFFICERS MAKE ARRESTS NE NEW V YORK June Juno 2 Despite Despite the he repeal of ot the Mullan-Gage Mullan state prohibition enforcement act made effective by Governor Smiths Smith's signature signature signature sig sig- sig- sig nature last night police and state officials today continued to arrest offenders of ot the dry l laws ws and state courts proceeded with prosecutions ns of offenders arrested up until 1 last last- as night The only apparent effect of at the repeal was the transfer of ot prosecutions prosecutions prosecutions prose prose- In cases of ot new offenders from rom the state to the federal courts Predicted withdrawal from the enforcement en- en ranks of ot city and state police authorities with consequent laxity In the tho enforcement of ot the f federal eral dry laws failed to materi materi- alize Instead t Police oli e Commissioner Enright Enright Enright En- En right announced that the police department would continue to en enforce enforce enforce en- en force the act and District Attorneys Banton and Dodd declared de dc- dared their offices would continue to o prosecute cases already before them While Mayor Hylan Rylan refused to discuss the situation CommIssioner Commissioner Commis CommIs- stoner Enright declared that a conference conference conference con con- ference would be held next week with legal representatives of ot the city state and nation attending to determine the best method of ot pro pro- In the meantime he said aId the police department must go back to the he procedure followed under the act before the Mullan- Mullan Gage law was enacted At that time police enforcement was more effective throughout tho the city than was possible on the part of ot the united limited number of federal agents assigned here Palmer Canfield federal prohibition prohibition director of the state said he ho would go to Washington Monday to confer with with Federal Commissioner Haynes H He said he did not know whether he lie would ask for tor more agents or whether Washington would take the tho initiative In augmenting augmenting augmenting aug aug- the force here hero Assistant Federal Prosecutor Cohen Hohen asserted that th the federal au authorities authorities authorities au- au here would have o to rely on a greater use of or the injunction and padlock provisions of at the Vol Vol- stead act to check violations Federal Federal Fed- Fed eral prohibition enforcement chiefs and officials of ot the federal court took steps looking forward to a considerable Increase In their ac ac- ac U District Attorneys Banton and Dodd declared that pending cases of ot liquor law violations would be prosecuted In the state courts but that hat future cases would ha have hare e to go goto goto goto to the ted federal ral courts I |