PROHIBITION LAW

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 110, 3 February 1930, Page 11

PROHIBITION LAW

HOT DEBATE IN AMERICAN SENATE ALLEGATIONS REGARDING PROMINENT CLUB Washington, January 0L A sensation was caused to-day when, during a recrudescence of the prohibition dispute in the Senate, Senator Brookhart read a letter asking for an Investigation into the alleged drinking of gin cocktails at the Century Club, New York. As the club Includes in its membership most of America’s leading citizens, and the former United States Attorney, General Wickersham, head of the President’s Law Enforcement Commission, is a vice-president of the club, there was an immediate flare-up. Senator Brcokhart expressed the hope that General Wickersham would be able to advise how such violations in the club could be stopped. Senator Tydings said scenes such as alleged in the letter could be seen to other clubs in other cities. Senator Copeland, speaking for his own State, New York, declared that there was more drinking than ever before. - Senator Tydings, continuing, said that 813 persons died from alcoholism in the United States in 1929. The Government had seized 250,000 illicit stills and twenty-seven million gallons of ferment mash. Outside people apparently do not drink, Inside they have all they want EVIDENCE CONCERNING AMENDMENT Washington, January 30. For the first time since Prohibition became effective a Congressional Committee has consented to hold Hearings on measures seeking outright repeal or modification of the dry laws. The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will open such hearings on February 12. Following administrative orders prohibiting drinking on the part of members of the army, navy, and marines abroad as well as in the United States, and an order to appoint only men who do not drink as prosecutors in the United States Courts, it is now learned that all officials of the Diplomatic and Consular services are included in the orders prohibiting drinking or serving liquors, and, as far as possible, all official vacancies will be filled by men known to be sympathetic to the “dry” laws.