Apr 16, 'Mr, Henry Curran, widely known as lawyer and. former newspaper' correspondent, told members of the Senate "lobby committee" to-day that the Association Against Pro-Hibition employed only persons. favouring modification or repeal of the national prohibition Inw.
"T_would like to employ Senator Brookhart of Towa because of letter I have here, and also because every time he speaks in favour of prohibition he turns thousands gainst ti" declared the witness, it. Curran was not allowed to) fad the letter mentioned.
Mr. Curran said that the Association Againat Prohibition had spent: $427,000 on behalf of repeal of the prohibition law, Tt had assisted Net Congressmen but had spent, nothing for lobbying, he declared, Replying to Senator Caraway's inquiry as to whether it was doing anything to destroy liberty, Mr. Curran denied that this was the ease but insisted that the pro Aibitionists had tried for 20 years to destroy liberty, and had finally] een successful, Apr 17, Continuing his testimony before the Senate "lobby committee" today, Henry Curran of the Assoation Against Prohibition submitted a group of letters on the request of members of the committee.
One showed that the association plans to spend a total of G.$1,000,000 during the present year to conduct referenda on prohibition in various states, to show that the country is "wet" in sentiment, Another letter, from Mr, Curran to Dr. Nicholas Murray" Butler, president of Columbia University in New York City, suggested that Dr. Butler write a "strong letter" to the New York legislature regarding prohibition, Responding to questions, Me. Curran said:
"L don't write such letters to Congressmen, because it would represent wasted effort."
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