Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-11-09
THE NATIONAL w. G. T. u,
In Annual Convention at
Chicago.
DIsAFFECrION IN THE RANKS
Great Falling off in Aembership-A
Year Of Defeats-Miss Will
lard's Address.
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CHICAGO, November S.--The sixteenth
annual convention of the National Wo.
mans Christian Temperance Union met
here this morning, with 400 or 500 dele
gates present from all parts Of the coun.
try. The morning session was devoted
to the reading Of scriptures and prayers.
DIsAFFEcTIoN AMONG THE MEMBERSHIP.
The majority of the convention are
strongly in favor of alliance with the
third party, yet cannot conceal their
anxiety as to the attitude of the minority,
who believe ia no partisan action. If
the Iowa union withdraws the breach
will be irreparable. Last year the Ma
tional officers claimed 10, 900 local unions
with a membership Of 200, 900. Today
the official report showed 1000 local
unions with q membership Of 142, 163.
Among the number which have with
drawn are such unions as the Mime
apolis, Cleveland, and Chester county,
Pa, the latter comprising sixty unions.
Such startling figures disturb the equi-
nimity of the organization, and this evil
dent disafection has made strong i'm
preston.
This afternoons session was devoted
to the business Of the union, the usual
committees being appointed and reports
from the Executive Committee, Treasurer
and other officers read.
Brief addresses were made by General
Neal Dow, Mother Stewart, of Ohio, Mrs.
Judge Foster, President of the W. G. T.
U. in Canada, and Miss Minnie Phelps,
Of Toronto.
Mrs. Caroline B. Buell., Corresponding
Secretary of the society, read an extern
sive review of it's work in the past twelve
years.
YEAR OF DEFEATS.
"This has been q year made memor.
able by defeats" added Mrs. Buell..
First New Hampshire refused to make
q permanent prohibitory law; Massa-
chusetts then followed, and by a major
ity of 46, 1926 stepped down from the lofty
pinnacle of reform and gave herself over
to passive obedience to she liquor
oligarchy. But our hopes, if we had
any, centered on Pennsylvania, only to
be met by defeat, and Rhode Island,
brave little Rhody, where the W. G. T.
q. had left no stone dnturned and had
found no task too hard, was stabbed in
the house'of her friends; and Connect
cut, with all her ancient traditions and
her religious history, given over to the
powers of darkness by the tremendous
majority Of 1856.
NRuf IL tba Iau1auo kbaoo 4 .foota
should teach are learned, they will
% no longer defeats but glorious victor.
les. OF course there are conditions to
be obtained; Congress must be met
amorphosed and State Legislatures
changed, and this seems we'll nigh inn
possible, but the victory lie half gained
when, after following wrong methods for
years, We cut entirely loose from them
and make straight for the point desired"
MISS WIZARDS ANNUAL ADDRESS.
Miss Frances E. Willard, President of
the society, delivered her annual address
tonight. In beginning, she said patriot
ism had always been part of her religion,
and continued: "You are in Chicago |;
the Cronin murder trial is in full blast
the National flag was Kissed, and the
red flag OF the commune applauded not
far from here but few weeks ago. That
the experiment of free government in
our large towns and cities is failure, is
loudly confessed by the men themselves /;
nor are the reasons for this monumental
catastrophe mysterious. America has
become the dumping ground of European
cities immigration has steadily deterior-
ated in proportion as its quantity has
grown. Today We have 100000 an.
archists among us. The multiplication
of conventions, the enormous accumula-
ton of capital, corporate combinations,
and the octopus grip of trusts, render
our wage workers uneasy. Note the
sullen look of the grimy faces in the
mino and mandatory, and on the
streets; read the labor organs of the day,
and see If the well-to-do Americans are
not asleep on the edge of volcano"
"THE GOOD SHIP PROHIBITION"
Turning to politics, Miss Willard said !:
"Let 1t never be forgotten that we who
are here represent National Movement,
aud that it is our special prerogative to
note political signs of promise along the
National horizon; and yonder We see two
great old warships battering each other
on the high seas of Presidential cam
paign; we zee that high tariff and free
trade, the spoils of Office and the glitter.
ing prizes of personal ambition engage
them altogether, while into view comes a
cleaning sail that tells us She is
launched on wave, the good ship Pro.
hibition, the wave of humanity, bound
less and free.' Are we afraid to send
our blessings out SITTER that ship across
the stormy water, or to ask Heavens
blessing on the brave men who died in
founding its destiny. Nay, sink or
swim, live or die, survive or perish, we
have sounded forth the trumpet that
shall never call retreat"
''MY PARTNER LEVI" NEEDS REGULATING.
Miss Willard recommended that they
ask Congress to pass an amendment to
the Interstate law, prohibiting the bring
ing Of alcoholic liquors into prohibition
States, and one forDidding the manufac
ture Of cigarettes, and one against smok-
ing in waiting rooms and postofiices. She
said the thanks of the convention were
due President Harrison for directing
that no liquor be sold on the Govern
ment reservations in Washington, to
Secretary Wanamsker for his pronounced
declarations in favor of prohibition and
Sabbath observance, and added "Our
protest should be sent to Vice
President Morton for permitting saloon
under his new hotel. 1t was we'll known
that the Vice. President was the enemy
Of prohibition, but that he would thus
outrage public sentiment by personal
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