PROHIBITION

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 15, 18 January 1930, Page 9

PROHIBITION

TENTH ANNIVEESAKY

CELEBRATION IN AMERICA

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WASHINGTON, 16th January.

The tenth anniversary of Prohibition, which came into force on 16th January, 1920, was celebrated to-day throughout the nation, and in Congress Senator Blame offered a resolution for the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, declaring that it could not be enforced except with sheriffs and a Federal Judge in every township. "Experience demonstrates that Prohibition is a failure," Senator Blaino declared. "It is bound to be a failure. Any law to regulato the purely personal habits and customs *f people has always boon a failure. Nowhere and in no time has Prohibition been enforced, or is it able to be-enforced."

. Senator Sheppard rose to review the achievements "of the noble experiment." lie said: ''Prohibition continues its triumphant trend, and is necessary in this age of machinery."

Representative Cooper, speaking in tho House of Bepresentativcs on the question, said: "Tho history of the liquor traffic reveals it as a foe to orderly government and a breeder of lawlessness, and on no other terms can the law-abiding people of our country meet it except upon that of unconditional surrender."

"DRIER EVERY DAY."

The Prohibition anniversary was celebrated with remarkable vigour and in various ways in a number of cities throughout the United States. Boston saw tho Liberal Civic League, which opposes Prohibition, hold a meeting, "In memoriam of the death of liberty and tho 1363 who had boen killed in tho civil war of Prohibition."

Organised drys, represented by the W.C.T.U., heard tho United States Commissioner of Prohibition, Mr. Doran, outline progressively the more successful work of his unit, and declare: "America is becoming gradually drier every day."

How public sentiment was divided is indicated by the wearing of white rosettes by tho Prohibitionists and black by the anti-Prohibitionists. Tho Chicago W.C.T.U. had a birthday party with a cake and ten candles. The cn-ko was cut and the guests served. "It is in tho constitution, and it is there to stay," it was declared.

Detroit saw a meeting of representatives of tho National Anti-saloon League, at which a reaffirmation of its policy was read. The meeting declared: "Tho need of such an organisation as tho Anti-saloon Lcaguo was never more imperative , than to-day." The task to which tho laeguo is committed has not been fully accomplished. Besolutely and devotedly wo set outselves lo tho completion of the task. We stand for adequate* appropriations to meet tho demand for making the Eightoenth Amendment fully effective."

LIQUOR TREATY WITH JAPAN.

Other interesting developments during the day were the exchange of liquor treaties between Japan and tho Unite*! States, whereby tho former extends to America tho right to board, search, ani scizo Japanese vessels illegally carrying liquor within an hour's sailing distance of tho United States shoros.

It ia announced that a Canadian and American conference to examine the question of border control for the purpose of the better controlling of the flow of liquor across tho Canadian lino will shortly bo held. It is understood that no effort will bo made to conclude a treaty on the question, but unofficial agreements would be worked out for mutual co-operation.