Willebrandt’s Prohibition Critique and Policy Proposals
The article reviews Mable Willebrandt’s syndicated writings on prohibition enforcement noting her critique of federal and local officials, corruption, and money in the traffic. It endorses a drastic remedy tying penalties to all who profit from liquor and calls for decisive legal reform, while reflecting on current politics, judiciary appointments, and labor events.
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Daily Register
Condemned All, Death's Certainty Shapes Human View
The piece discusses death’s inevitability as Victor Hugo noted and ponders how audiences react to executions. It cites Shakespeare and Kantian reflections, then shifts to org activity noting Vickery’s report: over 11 years, 1.5 million rescued from starvation, 500k+ children cared for, $100 million raised by American aid, with 82,000 children currently cared for and funds raised for remaking orphans. It also mentions Russia, Brine, and 16,000 automobiles sold in Japan, plus 5,000,000 free lines cut yearly for poles.
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Relief Work Continues On Antioch Plains For Armenian Orphans
Near East Relief has established three refugee villages on the Antioch plains to house Armenian families under American care for eleven years. Private philanthropies joined in the effort to demonstrate how emergency relief can become constructive long term aid.
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Laws Grow Faster Than Crime Says The Record
A newspaper discusses the proliferation of laws, arguing that lawmakers enact about 1,500 statutes annually while crime rises faster than population. It contends many violate laws they do not know or do not respect and notes a historic surge in legal codes since the United States Constitution.
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