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Last week President Hoover sent to Congress the Commission's first-born-a preliminary report on Prohibition with recommendations for improved enforcement -for a legislative christening. At once it was disclosed that the "birth" of this report had occurred two months ago (Nov. 21), when Chairman George Woodward Wickersham forwarded it to the White House...
...long report, devoid of major surprises. The enforceability of Prohibition, as everyone expected, was not discussed. For opinions on Prohibition's observance, its social and economic effects. Chairman Wickersham asked more time to study "the views and habits of the American people as to statutes affecting their conduct . . . the attitude of the pioneer . . . the conception of natural rights, classical in our policy . . . the tradition of a 'right of revolution'. . . the many historical examples of large-scale public disregard of laws in our past...
President Hoover in sending the Wickersham report to Congress with a special message of his own echoed the Commission's thoughts, generalized about Crime, used the word "Prohibition" twice and made this remark...
...Wickersham report's reception at the Capitol was not exactly as the President had wished. He had asked for a Joint Committee of Congress to study changes in the administration of Prohibition enforcement. The Senate had voted him what he wanted. Last week the House got the studs, refused to authorize a Joint Committee. Speaker Longworth explained: "The leaders decided they did not believe in a Joint Committee which would take preliminary jurisdiction away from the Committees of the house. ... It is our purpose to take up each legislative measure and have it acted on by independent committees...
...whole vexing question to a head in one bold stroke, the Commission has responded so far only with temporizing and obvious recommendations. If there is to be a Prohibition law of any kind effectively enforced, this issue must be faced sooner or later and the investigation of the Wickersham Commission offers an excellent way to begin...