| Show fOR f fIS IS Welfare of Cities Endangered Endangered by Big Question Chicago's Mayor Says ABLE MEN OPPOSED FOR PUBLIC TRUST Expresses Opinion That Enforcement Is Doing World Harm HOUSTON Tex April 23 AP The Texas Federation of Labor today adopted a resolution in favor of modification of t the e act WASHINGTON WASHINGTO April 23 AP AP- AP Declaring It is impossible impossible under p present conditions to elect able men mento mento to to office In the the g great eat cities because se of the prohibition controversy Mayor Deer Dever of Chicago told the senate prohibition committee today that he hoped the da day w. w would uld come come when a different situation would obtain After After- saying that In some Chicago wards men could not be elected to the city council if U they had the t to declare In favor favo of prohibition prohibition pro pro- while in others the op opposite opposite op- op was the case with the result that able men are kept out of public pub pub- lic He office The mayor continued Its a grave rave matter for this committee committee com com- to ponder whether we are going to a s system stem that has this effect on the great cities of the country This Is the first time I have spoken on this subject and I speak now after mature deliberation OTHER PRESSING NEEDS I r am hoping hoping- that the day will come when we can be relieved of this situation There is a crying need to look after other activities of the government go but we must give much time to this prohibition qu question I find my myself elf enmeshed in tn It from morning until l night Shown some statistics on arrests In go the them m mayor Was as untrue that there had been arrests for drunkenness nesB in Chicago I dont don't know where t ose sta- sta Continued on page 11 rE TEST TF 4 FO FOR R R OFFICE OFFICE i IS PROHIBITION DEVERS DECLARES Continued ed from page 1 1 L came from from- he s said ld There i. i are no statistics o on an ests for drunkenness drunkenness' 7 1 in Illinois because drunkenness per se Is not an offense offensen in n the slate state The may mayor r then said the Increase in a the arrests ol ot drunken drunk n automobile automobile automo automo- bile drivers In Chicago had In Increased Increased increased In- In creased 04 per cent But those figures simply simply- lend lead lendus leadus us into a bog he added We Ve Vem m must st r there thero has ras been a great increase In the number of f. f automobiles In operation Between 1918 ana and 1925 1926 he went wenton wenton wenton on the deaths front alcoholism In Increased Increased increased in- in creased 44 per cent This subject requires patient courageous s intelligent and tolerant study he continued There Ther Isn't Isn a man l In America in my Judgment who has any right to co come le here and dogmatically say to you yon O that this I or that is the way ay to cure this his evil Something sh should uld be done but but I Iam am not big enough and I do no not believe any other man Is big enough to give the answer answer at this time INVASION OF LIBERTY Mayor Dever praised those en engaged engaged engaged en- en in the campaign to drive human drunkenness from the land But Dut he said it would be a mistake to lose sight Bight of the tact fact that many good people regard t tl the e eVol Vol tead act as an Invasion of their liberty which they will not surender surrender surrender sur- sur sur su- render to any authority I dont don't doubt that the prohibition law has produced a great deal o of good in many families the mayor hand there said On the other are many many families which house stills and are participating in home homebrewing brewing I know that's the situe- situe tion in Chicago Is rs it true that both sides on this question have paid agents In Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington and the state capitals Suppose that is true returned Chairman Harreld How else are they to educate the public on the question DOING WORLD OF HARM The education of of the public c should be In the presence of the public Dever replied The trouble trouble trouble trou trou- ble with lobbyists is they generally go against public sentiment I I 1 would like to be of help on this question but I know so little about it I think the factors can be obtained dispassionately I think I can say one thing this thi thing Is doing a world of harm The mayor explained that the test tes now no for an officeholder was th the i. i T J- J Pl prohibition l Ique question uon and and not not his his' r f v ability t That Thatis Is la a a. desperate situation he shouted It Is la the situation In Chicago and I dare say In In other great cities He urged that the two sides des on On- the prohibition question sit down r together and make some conces- conces 8 arms arm Why should they stand at length 7 h he asked |
