Speech #720042979

I was surprised to find that not a speaker who spoke for what we term the wet cause had read the hearings. because they are men who would not intentionally misquote the record. and their failure to read the record. to read the report. led to inaccuracies in some of their statements. like my friend. the gentleman from Maryland. who made bold to declare that we had reduced all law enforcement measures but one. namely. the prohibition amendment. We made no reduction in the antitrust appropriation. as recommended by the Budget. even though it appeared there would be an unexpended balance at the end of the year of from twenty to thirty thousand dollars. We made no reduction in the enforcement of the immigration law. and yet were told that at the end of the present fiscal year there would be an unexpended balance of $60.000 or more. The committee felt that here were three outstanding laws--prohibition. antitrust. and immigrationand even though there might be some few who did not want to see these laws enforced and might favor no appropriation whatever therefor. yet the people of America. my friends. we knew stood for the enforcement of all three of those laws. Your committee was but voicing the sentiment of America in carrying full funds for the enforcement of these laws. It is my belief they will be efficiently enforced.