Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-10-17 | Page 1 | Rabbi Urges Utah to Give Repeal Okeh

I RABBI URGES UTAH TO GIVE REPEAL OKEH Foresees Utter Calamity If H State Is Only One in West Voting Dry WOMEN PRESENT VIEWS Mrs C C. C L. L Smith Stresses Pr Prohibition Evils I It would be utter c calamity for lor Utah to be the only state in the intermountain tain lain west to refuse to repeal the eighteenth eight amendment and nd its prohibition 1 law 1 So declared Rabbi Samuel H. H Gordon Gordon i Gor-i Gor Gor- don past president of the Salt Lake I Ministerial association and rabbi o othe ot of the T Temple Isra Israel lEvery l. l Every good citizen believes intemperanCe In Intemperance Intemperance temperance he said but temperance temperance temper temper- ance can not be achieved through legislation It can carl however be achieved through gh education ducati ni Repeal of the eighteenth amendment amend amend- ment and state prohibition law is the proper way out in my opinion S The evil effects of prohibition have so o far outweighed the good ones ones- onesI I am forced bread to be for repeal Mrs Charles CharlesL L. L L Smith 66 North Wolcott avenue said aid Prohibition has bred disregard for tor forlaw law aw and has has' given us the thc world of racketeers and bootleggers with disastrous dis dis- dis- dis resul results Temperance which was the aim of prohibition has certainly not been bce under nr regime giffie is' is aVit s' s it has functioned fun during these p pat past st n s slam I lam am in favor of ot repeal said said Mrs James rames H. H Wolfe East Capitol street treet I am taking this stand be- be repeal will a afford rd-b rd better control jf of the liquor situation than prohibition has done Repeal of the eighteenth amendment amend amend- I ment nent is inevitable Mr Mrs James James- A. A ogle Hogle East Enst South Temple street aid said While I think people will regret egret the day they vote for the return of liquor I I am in favor of re repeal al if jf the other states slates surrounding Utah vote wet vet It would be utterly senseless for Utah to remain dry when rhen other states around her had voted rod wet