AMERICAN CABLE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 April 1926, Page 3

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS.

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] CASE FOR. THE WETS. WASHINGTON, April (>. Air. Edge in opening the Wets ease before the Senate sub-committee said that tbo "Volstead law has, firstly, placed human happiness under the irritating, harassing domination of soured, corrosive, narrow-minded puritanism, which <locs not hesitate to avow its enmity even to such innocent recreations as smoking and dancing; secondly, for the first time it has brought the church deeply into politics; thirdly, it has established a settled, commerce between worthier and most unworthy members of the community; fourthly, it has created an underworld almost as thoroughly organised as the respectable world above; fifthly, it has tended to bring all laws, including itself into more or less disrespect; sixthly, it has lowered the prestige of tho Federal Government; seventhly, it has fostered deceit, perfidy, espionage and tyranny in some of their meanest and most hateful aspects : and, lastly, it has lieen responsible for the unprecedented phenomenon oi' thousands and thousands of reputable men and women including /administers of the law itself living in habitual disregard of the constitutional law. THE ARCTIC EXPLORERS. VANCOUVER, April 5. •Somo anxiety is felt at Fairbanks owing to tho silence of Wilkins, who has not been heard from since Friday night. Ho was expected to return to Fairbanks on Easter Sunday, but lias not appeared, although' the flying weather is perfect. The party which left Fairbanks by dog sledge for JJarrow also struck trouble after crossing Endacott mountains and wirelessed they were short of food for the dogs, and unless relief is sent soon must shoot some animals. The leader of the party, Malcolm Smith, set out for help and provisions and has not since been heard of. ANOTHER, EX RED ITfOX. NEW YORK, April 5. Tho polar ship Chanlier carrying tho expedition 'beaded by Commander .Byrd, sailed on Monday for Spitzbergon. Two airplanes are stored in the ' hold of the vessel, The charting of new lands and obtaining meteorological < data, are the scientific objects of the ] expedition, which has tho backing of the United States Government. Their hope is to fly to the pole and hack if • they get a chance.