Show h r y e x f fi i A A A A AT ACI 11 DENOUNCED BY 2 VES ES All Governors However Agree to Presidents President's Program COOPERATION IS KEY Coolidge Emphasizes Con Constitution Constitution Constitution Must Not Be Snubbed By fly r Kl RENNET I CLARK International lonn I yens Xe Service WASHINGTON Oct 20 A A 8 seeping program ot of federal and state state- opel co-opel co operation and education education- education designed designed to dry up America and stop atop the leakage in the act and the thc eighteenth amendment was Vas wag adopted tonight by Pies Ident Coolidge s s la law Ian and order rence at the White House attended by the governors of 36 states and territories The program ILS Was agreed on only onh after four hours and a q halt half of ot ora orator orator tor during which three ors ora Al Democrat ot of Nea e York k and Albert C Ritchie Demo Democrat Democrat Democrat crat crat of Maryland denounced th the ad act and Informed the thc president nt and their colleagues that in in their opinion the law was not enforceable and should be changed Cameron Morrison Democrat of North Ca olin o alto alpo raised a dissenting voice lIe He ob obJected obJected J to the chall challenge ne of the pres pres- president president ident that responsibility for law enforcement la enforcement rested restel personally per up upon upon upon on state authorities i than th to the law Itself UI rs- rs BRIEF murr The program Mas nos lS presented to the governors bv by President Cool CoolIdge CoolIdge CoolIdge Idge himself All AlI ot of the go ernol I agreed to It It consisted of six sh p r I 1 Co ordination of ot an all federal fral state and ReI municipal forces 2 Call upon the pros pro's to support prohibition Ian latt sen- sen en- en en enforcement stress tl q i lan Ian an flare and arel treat the enforce enforce- enforcement enforcement ment program with the tho graU- graU of I Lulea- Lulea ne ne floss S is Call S-Call 3 Call com of ot mu- mu municipal municipal niu stale and anil federal ell en- enforcement en officials official to adopt a program mm for the tate state the fed fed- fed department every possible support Call 4 4 Call Call upon pro attorneys to confer conter on tit prora program tn pledging crery cel ever sup sup- support port p- p port b G practicable moan n mento to to cause lawless q citizens and ancl aliens to respect the maJeSty t and of the la law and th the a It b national Co G 0 authorities in all nil thc these e alth I tie ties tics This was tho ho program outlined by the president 0 To o It was added II a se seventh point suggested by Go Jacob Preus of Minnesota 7 of children to I the evils eILI of alcohol Thero There was a sharp division ot of i opinion among the executives as fo o enforcement measures S SMITH S 1 LAW W Governor Inor Smith of New ew York id hi hit Ina t n speech sp which drew com com- commendation com com- commendation even from flom the very lery ery dry dry governors go present declared that the law cinno be bo sa as t present constituted and he be modified that It should be modified 1 on Pago Two B ACTIS ACTIs ACT R w DENOUNCED IS I But Governors Agree to I toI Coolidge Enforcement Program Continued From rom p Page One to permit th the manufacture and sale of ot light nines Ines ines and beer Governor RitchIe of Mar Marland Man land charged that responsibility for tor en- en enforcement enforcement en enforcement of ot the law la Is 1 primarily the tho f function of at the national gov- gov eov and he ored fa leaving lea lea vine It to each state a as to the he enforcement me measures It should adopt COOLIDGE REPLIES RespondIng to this sentiment President Coolidge told the govel ora g n- n nors ors that the prohibition law and the tho eighteenth amendment con con- conferred conferred con conferred joint powers po ers upon federal and state so 10 In tho the milt mats mat mat- ter of enforcement Neither the eighteenth amend amend- amendment amendment ment nor the tho prohibition act un- un un undertakes to relieve the tho states state of their responsibility i relative to In- In In Intoxicating liquors the presIdent said ald but on the othor hand the amendment jurisdiction upon them and the prohibition act authorizes tate and local prose prose- prosecuting prosecuting cu 8 s to bring brine Injunction nc- nc tion proceedings proceeding In any court hav hay haying having ing equity powers In the name namo ot of the United Sta States tos The constitution and the laws are are perfectly plain and are bind bind- bindIng bindIng binding ing alike upon all Inhabitants CO OPERATION ESSENTIAL L Mr Coolidge declared there roust must be closest operation co be- be between between be between tween national and ond state officers In enforcing the dry law It In us the constitution which we weha ha hae e given Iven our oaths to support support- support the constitution which requires O or orthe the president that he shall hall take care that the laws are faithfully enforced and the state constitutions constitutions tiona lay a aim similar liar obligation upon the governors There Is and can be no ques ques- ques- ques question tion Uon Ion about the tho duty of executives executive to enforce them Ith such uch instrument instruments ments ment and by such euch means mean as the law pro Ide for tor securing enforce enforce- enforcement enforcement enforcement ment They Whey have no alternative This Is not a political question It cannot be bo made rondo a political ques que- ques- ques question question tion It If there thero be any ony prInciple has been established by time the common consent by the unqualIfied assertion of funda funda- fundamental fundamental fundamental mental and statute law It I Is that the executives are the law enforcing I log ing officers of this nation I Nor NO Nir provision of the eighteenth amendment or the national prohibition prohibition act contemplates any cur sur- surrender render ur-render render of state tate responsibility Un- Un Under Under Un Under der them prohibition becomes ob- ob ob obligatory In all states for tor the con con- constitution con constitution and the laws made In pursuance thereof are specifically declared by the constitution to be bethe bethe bothe the supreme law of the land WET UT 5 r GOVERN ons GOER ORB ASS D With a vehement reply Goer Gover Go Governor er- er nor Pat Neff of Texas Texa assailed the stands advocated by Smith and Ritchie It Is the duty of all agencies federal an and state to uphold law Neff said ald Four ears ers ago the people of America by an overwhelming majority settled for tor all time the question of prohibition The dry law Is here hereto hereto hereto to stay the sentiment of ot the thO countr has bas not and will not change The dry act places joint responsibility upon fed federal ral and tate state governments That Is plain there can be no evasion eaton e ea a lon lonI I CAN BE ENFORCED L The The law must law must and can be en- en en forced enforced Net Nett continued plain to law defilers that they can can- cannot cannot can cannot not exist In our country Exert every energy and power no matter how drastic to run do donand down doain nand and pun pun- pun punish Ish ish law violators Governor of Virginia who as was one of four tour state stille executives tives called upon by Pre President Coolidge to addre the said that the way ay to drive out boot boot- legger bootleggers bootlegger Is to make It known to this lawless element that the sever sever- severest est eat punishment awaits them MARRY IS Governors Hardee Hardeo of Florida Mabey of ot Utah and Groosbeck GrOesbeck of Michigan n also called upon by the president demanded the support of their colleagues cOlleague to the pledge of strictest law enforcement The Isu Issue which was expected to arIse between the president and GovernOr PInchot of Pennsylvania as a a result of Pinchot's charge chorge be- be be for fore before the tho conference of governors that Mr Coolidge personally take takeover 0 oer prohibition er the the direction of tion enforcement was averted Pinchot did not speak at the con con- con ference terence conference but after aCler the meeting ex- ex ex pressed expressed fullest agreement with the fundamental truth so well sot set forth In the address addres |