Show EGIN it i 1 DRI bRivE YE ON VI W TS S Si I t 8 1 Sa B A T i IV x f t Throughout Nation Instructed to fer Enforce the Terms o of x Prohibition Bill f ASHINGTON Oct 29 29 f Armed with th the drastic I ions ons of the tho prohibition I i o forcemeat cement act which became I Ie I II lye to wartime I e ve as with ith passage Massage by the senate of Measure over the tho presidents president's veto of ot the bureau of internal today took up the tho task ta k of icing frig Ing absolute the ban on the and sale sate of or liquor i h he S few remaining saloons In hi the ilea ed edt States were legally open to- to f for pr r the sale only of ot beverages Taming t ping less than one half of or 1 c nt alcohol Sale as well well as of or beverages of or mort more mor t that tat hat at amount of ot alcoholic conla conla con- con la ad d the saloon keeper as well as br brewer Ver or distiller liable Hable to hea heavy A a I is e eis s. s But nut despite its drastic is ons the the tho law could not touch m n who hl had stored up a supply s own home homo for his own Use tase OID DELAY I prevent delay collectors and ts i ts have been instructed to confer United States district attorneys h b r regard gard to cooperation In in obtain obtain- and pre presenting evidence he national prohibition act is ia now Daw law of or tho land said Commis- Commis or er Roper It makes the bureau in internal e ernal nal revenue the directing JW in Jn the enforcement of ot both Prop prohibition and prohibition 4 r the constitutional amendment i Secretary secretary and the commissioner paternal revenue rc expressed J 5 th committees of ot congress the thethis that this important responsibility idiot be Imposed on the treasury burdened as It is with Ii end nd revenue rC matters Congress e C otherwise and the depart- depart proposes to respond in the thet I t f degree to the duty placed upon j BE DE ENFORCED ii t t to o enforce prohibition thorand thorand thor- thor I and effectively would reflect our form of government and andI bring into disrepute tho the C lithe American people as law I g gr citizens No law can be efe eti ef- ef e jy enforced except with the thenice ince nce nice and coo cooperation of ot the i ding element Wo We have ac- ac 1 put into operation the eary sary y organization to cooperate the he public in the rigid enforce enforce- o of the prohibition law and as enforcement officer I appeal to v Jia laW laty abiding citizen to give met mer me I t r support J se se cooperation between federal ate fae county counts and md municipal of- of ili 1st of or the utmost Importance s Lots tors ors have been boon instructed to get f ct c h with governors and mayors h hastate and request their co co- co fOltin ion in urging urging- upon sheriffs and andI I th hir r local officers th the vital ita 1 t of ot their immediately as as- Continued 4 on page pase 2 U. U S. S AGENT Continued from page 1 ii suming their responsibilities und under r the new act EXPECTS COOPERATION We expect unreserved cooperation from those moral agencies which are areso areso areso so vitally interested In the proper administration of ot this law Such agencies Include churches civic or organizations organizations organizations or- or educational societies charitable and philanthropic societies and other welfare bodies We Ve undertake the task to us with a sense of ot assurance prompted by the same abiding faith in the American people that enabled us to appeal to them successfully in fn inthe inthe the enforcement of ot the war revenue laws The public has supported us so nobly in fn tax matters that we are confident it will not fail to respond in the enforcement of ot a measure which like the income tax now Is a II apart apart part of ot the constitution of ot the United States Look forward to such enforcement enforcement en en- of ot prohibition as will su suI sue sue- i tain tamn the majesty of ot the law and the e honor of ot American an citizens ns an i I American institutions 1 |