Evening star., 1900-12-04
OPPOSE THE CANTEEN
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Records Its Views.
PETITIONS PRESIDENT and CONGRESS
Reports From Departments Read
at Sessions Today.
AGAINST MILITARY DRILL

The drenching downpour of rain this
morning had practically no effect on the
attendance of the national convention of
the w. c. T. U. in the Lafayette Square
Opera House. The second day Of the gath
ering found all the delegates present while
the visitors galleries were nearly filed
Decorations of flags and palms have been
added to the stage setting, enhancing the
effect materially. Concealed electric fans
created breezes in which the American en-
signs futtered
Preceding the opening of the convention
there was the usual prayer meeting in
Foundry NJ. F. Church at $50 o'clock this
morning, under the leadership Of Mrs. A.
NJ Hammer national evangelist Of New
Jersey.
At the purity conference held at the same
hour in Luther Place Memorial Church the
addresses of the morning program were by
Mrs. G. NJ JobsOn. assistant superintendent
Of the White Shield branch; Miss Rose
and Mrs. M l.. Welles, superintendent of
purity in the District w. c. T. U.
Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens, national pres
ident called the convention to order at
$50 O'Clock, the opening prayer being Of
fered by Mrs. Florence Randolph, who Is
prominent in work among the colored peo
pie of New Je sey
After the "eading of the minutes of yes
terday the reports of branches and super.
intendents of national departments were
taken up.
ioung WOmen's Work.
The report from the young womens
branch of the W. c. T. u was submitted
by Anne Rothwell Stewart acting secretary
in the place of Clara Parrish the general
secretary. 1t showed the large amount of
work which had been undertaken by the
branch in the various states and the dis
semination of literature The voice of the
"1' branch it was stated, had been heard
throughout the country, special feature of
the work being it's introduction into the col
leges and schools
Mrs. Helen G. Rice of Massachusetts SUBJ
mitted the report of the Loyal Temperance
Legion branch, of which she is general sec
retary Her paper was phrased in the Ian
guage of parable and was highly enjoyed
by all the delegates. This branch deals
with the children who are too young for
even the ''Y' branch Mrs. Rice said the
children We're joining their tiny voices to
the grand chorus Of women against the
liquor traffic.
Mrs. Wilbur F. Crafts, worlds superin-
tendent of Sunday school work, on behalf
OF Miss Irvine O. that department. present.
ed the prize banners. The banner for the
largest percentage of increase of local su-
perlntendents, held by Ohio, was awarded
to Indiana.
The banner for the second largest in
crease in local superintendents held by
California, awarded to Oklahoma The
banner for the best organized department.
held by illinois, was given to Connecticut
The banner FOR the best model report held
by New Jersey, was awarded to Missouri
MRS. Crafts declared that the states hold
ing the banners at present were holding
them so tightly they had not been brought
| to the convention. She said, therefore, that
!, the winning states this year would have to
! capture the tokens.
! The thirteenth annual report of the de-
paftment OF .peace and arbitration was sub
| mltted by Mrs. Hannah ]. Bailey of Maine.
| The aim of this department is to edu-
| cate public opinion to substitute arbitra-
| ton for militarism in the settlement of
dificultles The department is opposed to
military drill in secular and Sabbat h
| schools, and in the higher seats of learn
ing; opposed to capital punishment. prize
lighting, lynchings, and to the supplying
of children with toy firearms Mrs Bailey
| said that no less than $50 disputes between
nations have been settled by arbitration
during the century which Is closing "If
! the cause Of peace advances in the next
half century, said she, "as it has in the
last fifty years, surely men will learn war
| no more and both ancient and modern
prophecy in that respect will be fulfilled
and the song of the angels at the birth of
| Christianity will be taken Up by all peo-
| pies.
| 1t was announced that the reception
which was to have been given the dele
gates by Mrs. John r. Mclean tomorrow
afternoon had been Cancelled on account of
| the illness of Mrs McLean's mother On
motion of Mrs Stuckenberg, a message of
| sympathy was sent to Mrs. Mclean.
Matter of Franchise.
| Miss Marie G. Brehm of Illinois submitted
| the report of the department of franchise
| in which she spoke of the efforts that are
being made in behalf of securing the voting
| privilege for women.
| Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis of New Jersey,
superintendent Of legislation, submitted a
| ha nEn nf
the successful crusade made against the
seating of Brigham Fl. Roberts in the Fifty
| sixth Congress. In this connection she said
a United States senator had remarked that
when the women of America much
| in earnest against the saloon as they were
against Roberts, the saloon will be buried
so deep it will be hard work to ever find it..
Mrs. eauchamp, assistant recording sec
retary, interjected protest against such a
statement by national legislator. She
said the women were as vigorously opposed
to the saloons as they were against Rob-
ertS, and ever would be.
Mrs. Ellis. continuing her report, spoke
of the efforts that were made during the
past year to secure prohibition for Hawaii
and the upholding of the anti-canteen law
Mrs. Ellis closed by offering 4 resolution
petition for the passage of bills and treaties
in Congress and for the worldwide pro-
lection of native races, which was adopted
by rising vote.
Substance of the Appeal.
| Ihe resolution sets forth that 1t has long
been the American policy to forbid the sale
Of intoxicants to the aboriginal tribes of
Indians; and England, the most experienced
of colOniZing powers, after a disastrous
| trial of the contrary policy in Africa and
| elsewhere, has adopted in her new colonies
the policy of prohibition for native races as
to opium and intoxicants.
The great nations Of the world it is stat
ed have twice ndorsed the same general
policy in treaties for the protection Of Cen
trail Africa. The resolutions then proceed :
I'm the name of conscience and of COM
merce. We authorize the presiding officer
| of this meeting to send petitions in our be-
! half that shall ask worldwide appl!ca-
| ton Of this new policy of civilization by
| separate and united action of the great ma
| tions, namely
"A petition to the President of the United
| States. asking that through the War De-
| partment or the Philippine commission he
! will by executive order extend the full pro-
| hibition in force in the Indian territory or
| at least the prohibition for native races
enacted less than two years ago for Alaska
| to the Philippines. with the addition OF
| such an anti-saloon amendment for whites
| the present House of Representatives
| twice voted for Hawaii, and such a pro-
| hibition of opium as is usual in the United
States