PROHIBITION ACRIMONY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18533, 18 October 1923, Page 9

PROHIBITION ACRIMONY.

PRESIDENT AND GOVERNOR. A POLITICAL CHALLENGE. A. and N.Z. LONDON. Oct. 16. The Washington correspondent of the Observer anticipates that a political coup ■will develop from the prohibition enforcement conference. Instead of the conference resulting in greater co-operation of the Federal and State Governments, the President's friends fear that it -will be a signal for a general bombardment of the Administration. Considerable* acrimony has developed between the Governor of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pinchot, and the President, Mr. Goolidge, because the former President to take over personally the enforcement of prohibition. It is understood that Mr. Pinchot thereby made a bid for the support of the dry forces on behalf of his aspirations for Presidential nomination, meanwhile injuring President Ccolidge's chances of nomination unless "the latter can clearly and persuasively define his attitude toward prohibition to re-attract the wavering support of the dry party. It" is stated at White House that the President has no intention of assuming personal responsibility for tho enforcement of prohibition.

LIQUOR FROM CANADA.

AMERICAN ORGANISATION. A. and NZ. " TORONTO. Oct. 16. "Americans are deeding , virtually the entire Canadian-American rum-running industry," was the statement of Commissioner Williams, of the Ontario provincial police, in refutation of the charge that Canadian bootleggers : arc* keeping the United States supplied with liquor.