A HORNET'S NEST.

Wairarapa Age, 8 May 1924, Page 5

A HORNET'S NEST.

PROHIBITIONISTS ROUSED. BY EMINENT AMERICAN. (Press Association—Copyright.) (Received 8.10 p.m.) New York, May 6. —The controversy regarding Dr. Butler’s speech attacking prohibition has developed a new turn, it being suggested that Dr. Butler may be angling for nomination for the vice-presidency. While this motive has been authoritatively denied, observers point out that President Coolidge, who is considered a prohibitionist, might benefit by having as a running mate an eminent citizen who is liberal on prohibition matters. This would be especially valuable if the Democratic Convention should be especially valuable if the Democratic Convention should offer consolation to the socalled “wets.” Meantime, the extent of popular feeling on the question may be judged from Dr. Butler’s receipt of over 10,000 communications; one politician angered by Dr. Butler’s stand on prohibition, announced that he was withdrawing his two sons from Columbia. The local Methodist Ministerial Association!, representing nearly 200 ministers adopted a resolution censuring Dr. Butler, saying, “We protest agamst his attitude regarding prohibition, which is not the right kind of a patriotic example- to set before 100 young men and women training for .citizenship at Columbia.” The resolution further requested the trustees to dismiss Dr. Butler. The trustees, however refused. —(A. and N.Z.)