Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-14 | Page 2 | Brown Pleads Of Citizen Aid in Enforcement of Law

Brown Pleads for Citizen Aid in Enforcement of Law Traffic club members were asked to help In enforcement of the state liquor control law and elected new officers during a meeting at t the theau Beau au Brummel cafe Friday eve eve- ning Hugh B. B Brown chairman of the state liquor control commission made a plea for citizen cooperation in the commissions commission's efforts to oust bootleggers from the state The time has come coma when th the citizenship hIp hIp- of the nation should get behind Its laws law and Insist that the they be enforced Mr Br Brown BraWn said E. E F. F BertlIng w was s named club president president- He succeeds Harold G. G R Reynolds Other officers elected were Norman orman R. R Hines s. s first vice pres president dept R. R Q O. O Burkhart second vice president T. T 1 H. H third vice president and A. A J. J Elggren Elggren Elg- Elg gren gov governor rn r. r Briefly revl reviewing history of federal federal federal fed fed- eral prohibition Mr Brown centered centered centered cen cen- his address on asserted citizen citizen citizen citi citi- zen zen indifference to liquor I Jaw vio yb- Prohibition was at one time taken taken taken tak tak- en- en asan excuse to disobey disobey- laws laws- lie he said That era and that excuse is past and the people of the state and the nation should rise up and demand adequate enforcement of ot l laws Jaws ws that are now being violated with I impunity After discussing the inception of the state liquor control law Jaw Mr Brown said Liquor or control is one of ot the most impo Important tant problems entering 1 Into to the lives Jives of ot all citizens and I venture to say it it-is it is on-c on one of the mo most t s serious problems facing facing- the world State control or state monopoly of liquor is the best method of handling handling han han- dung the situation in that It eliminates n nates tes the bootlegger and provides good liquor at a reasonable price However t the e law can only survive survive sur cur vive If people treat it as a social problem and not as a financial problem The rhe money made out of ot this act Is only inci incidental the purpose purpose pur pur- pose of ot the act is a social o ory ore The UThe laws should be in favor of the state and not In favor of f the criminals criminaL In discussing the state supreme court temporary writ of prohibition that has halted for the time the liquor control commissions commission's enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment meat efforts Mr Brown asked Are we coming to a point where no law Jaw needs to be obeyed unless its constitutionality has been passed on by the supreme court Officers of the Traffic club who will serve with the officials elected Friday night are arc E. E L. L Fisher of Ogden B. B W. W Hansen D. D Ray Owen Henry L. L Love and Milton 5 b 4 r I 5 r iI 1 1 4 J 5 5 54 t r 4 J I n Hugh B. B Brown above and E. E F. F Bertling below K Sims Sims- all aU of Salt Lake City members members members mem mem- bers of the board boari of governors Membership in the club was voted to George M. M Beirdneau during during during dur dur- ing the the meeting