Suggestion that Enforcement!
Should be Divided enn, special, seavict Eastern Point, Canny July 18, Appearing before the Governors Conference here to-day, Mr, Franks lin D, Roosevelt, Governor of New, York, read a letter from George Wy kersham, head of the dential committee on law enforces ment, The governors were holding hearing on a proposal to recommend modification of the Volstend Act! {or prohibition enforcement.
Mr, Wickersham declared ihat the federal government were prevent importation, and interstate shipment toxicants, leaving to state author ties the control and sale of liquor and suppression of saloons and speak-easies, it would make the Volstead Act more easily enforces able and. strike a death blow tootlegging, Thus far, the Federal Government had born the brunt of prohibition enforcement, Int. Wiekersham pointe od out, He Said that every state Governe ment was sworn to support. the Constitution, of which the. 181i (probibition} amendment was now The Governors should consider aec.rding to Mr, Wickersham, how, bast to carry out "this sole tinder raking."
was pointed out that the Wickersham letter must not be cone atvued as advocating repeal, but closer control.
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The State "Governors were silent after the reading of th Wickersham proposals for trans: ferring additional prohibition en. forcement responsibility to th states, Franklin D. Roosevelt said that he is not willing at the pres ent time to commit himself cons jeering the proposal, but he dee jelaved that the public was aroused over recent prohibition enforcement murders and that unless the sta acted drastically to curb generally, Washington would a sume greater control of affair In such event the states would be unable to protest, because thee enforcement activities had been efficient or stupid in many instances, he concluded—United Pre
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