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Show ENFORCEMENT LAW EPEAL OF ENFORCEMENT LAW 1 REGARDED AS SIGNAL VIC 1 TORY FOR 'WEJT' FORCE8 II Prosecutions Under Dry Law Will Go to Federal Courts,' Causing 1 Hopless Congestion; Fed. eral Fight Lone Battle Washington. Difficulties, both for. t gn and domestic, grow npac'o Satur- iy In tho fedoral government's of- j rts to ontorco prohlbtlon. ( To cope with tho situation brought tout by tho repeal of the New York j nto prohibition enforcement act by o leglsWuro at Albany, Friday, tho f ivernment will have to rush rein- , rcements to Now York nt once to d tho fedoral authorities there. Coming in tho midst ot a renewed G fort to cut olt Now York's liquor t pply by son, tho action of tho New j irk legislature In repealing the state g iforcemont law, which horotoforo c ts aided toward federal enforcement s thin tho borders of tho state, is i okod up in as increasing many fold fi o difficulties of tho federal prohlbl- B m force assigned to thnt torrltory. r Speaking for tho Antl-Snloon league fi ayno H. Wheeler characterized tho - iforcement law repeal as the "only i glslatlvo consolation prize tho wets y ivo won this year," and added that p ow York is In n class by Itself and 0 rnlshos no criterion for law abiding n atos on tho question ot prohibiten." , Prohibition Commissioner Hnynos iclnred thero would bo no lot down prohibition enforcement In Now Jrk as a result of the withdrawal ot h o state forces. One effect of the repeal of tho Now 0 irk law which officials hero are v ost anxious about is that It will be r throw all prosecutions of dry lnw i, olatlon.lnto federal courts. In sov- n al other states not having state dry v dos the federal enforcing corps 0 ivo encountered Jammed court doc- ), its, with consequent delays In prose- . itlon. Some treasury officials ut , nst, fear n similar condition will do- |