"DRY’” AMERICA FAKS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXI, Issue 9845, 25 October 1924, Page 5

"DRY’” AMERICA FAKS

CORRUPT POLITICS DEFEAT

ENFORCEMENT

OFFICIAL ADMISSION. ADMINISTRATION. IN EMDARASSING POSITION. United Press Association—Copyright. (Received Oct. 21, 8.3 d p.ni.) NEW ioßiv, Cvt. 22. An official- admission that corrupt polities defeat, tiie enforcement of Prohibition is contained in a remarkable letter from Mis Mabel Wiliebrandt, Federal Assistant Attorney. She refers to" Senators and minor politicians who- declined, to dislodge unworthy officials, adding, “There are nine or ten Federal attorneys whom if 1 had power I would summarily remove because of their inactivity or political.' evasiveness in enacting prohibition statutes.” Mrs Willo bra nut is' generally responsible for the enforcement of the statutes.

The letter'was a reply to a charge by the Philadelphia Law Enforcement 'League, which laid the failure of enforcement at Airs WiUebrandt’s door..

The latter's reply points out that she is unable to enforce the law because of influence. The letter is causing ih political sensation and it furthermore; embarrasses the Administration because it contradicts Monday’s report by the Prohibition Commissioner, Mr Haynes, wlio reviewing the three years’ enforcement, declared that prohibition offences were declining and announced that the total seizures were 39,000,000 gallons of liquors, and 177,01i0 arrests resulting in 91.330 convictions and fines totalling (18.000,000 dolThe letter was written on the stationery of the Department of -Justice, yet, in conclusion classes itself as "‘personal'. This has caused wide Democratic attacks upon the Administration.—A. and N.Z.C.A.

BOOTLEGGERS’ WAR. NEARLY ONE HUNDRED DEATHS IN FOUR YEARS. . WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. . According to official figures fiftyeight bootleggers hare been killed during the past four years. The liquor war has also cost* the lives of thirty-seven Government officials, and the expenditure cf more than fifty million dollars.—Sun.