Show rr DERN DISliKES NEW RUM MOVE WE Utah Governor Voices Opinions on Liquor Questions SALT LAKE June Juno S 5 5 By The Associated 1 The Press Press The preal- preal president's tents lentS order empowering appoint appoint- appointment appointment appointment ment of state city and county of- of officials of officials as federal prohibition of- of officers of officers Is an Invasion of or state rights and should be bo resisted as asan asan asan an arbitrary usurpation of pO lr power In the opinion of ot Gov George II H Dern The Tho governor further de- de de declared dared that the Utah state con con- constitution constitution constitution provides that no person holding a federal position shan shall hold any state office In Utah This This In part Is the reply of Gov Gov- Governor Governor Governor Dern to Inquiries received from the New York ork World and an expression on the rt- rt re recently Issued ordo orde orde- orde of ot President C Coolidge providing tor for the federal federal- federalIzation federalization of local peace officers to assist In enforcing the eighteenth amendment and and- th thi act act act- INVADING IX I flIGhTS The NewYork World orld asked Gov Coy Governor Governor Dern for an expression of his view views on tho the presidential or- or order order or order derIS der IS as as a president In the light of rights and what policy he would pursue In event of an nt- nt attempt at attempt tempt to make malee the order effective In Utah To this the governor replied I regard the presidents president's 1 nt's order con con- constituting local peace officers ex cx- cx ex officio federal prohibition enforce enforce- enforcement ment meat offices as the longest step ever taken toward Invasion of pow pow- powers ers era of states aud and other political subdivisions and towar toward 1 central central- centralization centralization centralization of power In tn federal gov gov- government gov- gov government government It lt such an Invasion Is tolerated In this Instance the prece prece- precedent precedent dent Is i la established for tor subsequent without restraint with the result that local self gov must become seriously ml- ml Impaired Im Impaired paired If It not destroyed It Is la my opinion that each state should re- re resist re resist such arbitrary usurpation or power to the end that some sem Bern semblance semblance blance of self government as itS Con Con- Contemplated con contemplated by our constitution may maybe maybe maybe be preserved NATIONAL IJ BALLOT D BALLOTIn In n reply to the tho Inquiry of the New York Times It if he ho favored a 0 national referendum on prohibition tion and one In Utah similar to the one prepared In New York and his reasons Governor Dern said mid I can see sec no objection to a wide wide nation referendum on pro pro- prohibition pro prohibition but I 1 do 10 not think con con- congress con congress gress gresi has any ony constitutional power to submit the question di- di directly directly di directly to the tha people At best the result would only bo Le advisory and It could only be made effective by amending the constitution or the statutes In the regular n way The The constitution Is not amended by popular majorities but by states and anil the more sparsely poP poP- pop populated states would properly re- re resist re-elal re few centers of elst control by a population In conclusion ho lIe said Utah has hasan hasan hasan an untried referendum law an and 1 It if the people desired to express themselves on 00 the tho liquor question the way i Is already open |