The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-08-03
WAR AGAINST WH|SKEy
WAGES IN ALL STATES
Movement in Minnesota Inspired
BY Recent Favorable Court
Decisions.
Prohibition Bill in Georgia Final
ly Signed by Governor Hoke
Smith.

by recent court decisions in Minne-
sofa, and encouraged by favorable leg
islation in southern states. the Prohi-
bttion forces of the state are about to
1naugurate a campaign for the COM
plete abolition of the saloon in Mime
sofa. They have recently organized
Young Mems Movement.
Mr.. Harley H. Gill, one Of the rep
resentatives of the movement, recently
addressed company of young people
at st. Cloud and found 1853 ready to
join actively in this work. The pur-
pose Of the movement is to redeem the
government from the control of the
trusts and special Interests" and put
to whom it belongs, and the saloon is
at the center Of corruption in politics.
S. S. Mcclure, editor Of McClure's
Magazine, puts the case as follows:
THE greatest. civic problem of the
-ssezt" three or -fuur-years- is the effort
to crush the saloon with the tributary
vicious business. This alliance be-
tween the saloon and it's interests with
the big public service corporations and
their interests has got to go. When
that's destroyed, all the rest is de-
stroyed. Destroy that and you destroy
the disease"
In addition to the 1c2 workers who
:lunteered, those interest in the
movement subscribed S399 for the
prosecution of the work.
Organize Congressional District.
The Prohibition League Of Augs-
hoc o{
devoting their time to the work of agi-
tation and education along prohibition
lines In the Seventh Congressional dis
trict in this state. They are among
the brightest and most capable men of
that institution, several Of them hav-
ing declined more remunerative work
in order to devote their energies to the
reform.
Prohibition in South.
Hoke Smith, governor Of Georgia.
Will probably have signed a bill for
ever prohibiting the manufacture and
sale of Intoxicating liquors in that
state before this reaches the ewes Of
your readers. To quote the Minneapo-
lis Journal, THUS rolls the Prohibi-
ton wave over another southern
state"
1t will cost Governor Smith 100000
In rents to sign the bill, but it will
save the citizens Of the state that he
has sworn to serve tens of millions of
dollars
The Carolina Governors.
1t is bon mot old enough to have
whiskers, that when a governor Of
North Carolina was introduced to a
governor Of South Carolina, his first
remark was, 1T seems to me, COVER
nor, that it's a long time between
drinks" The progress Of the prohibi-
tion sentiment in the south has been
marvellous in the past few years. So
much so, that when Governor Ansel1
OF South Carolina met Governor Glenn
or North Carolina at Jamestown re-
Gently, both declared themselves en-
phatically to be total abstainers and
In favor Of the entire prohibition of
the liquor traffic.
Brewers Are Alarmed,
The beer-makers, in the 47th annual
convention Of the United States Brew
ers' association, despite the increa sing
sales OF beer In report presented bv
their vigilance committee unanimous-
~ adopted by the convention, use more
than 10000 words describing their
trials and tribulations and defeats Of
the past year. The report deals sepa-
rately with the conditions in each
state. The Introduction Of the report.
In part, stated:
1T is only toQo apparent that the
enemies of our Industry have more
than held their own in the struggles
of the past year. Emboldened bv
their victories in the south-victories
conditioned by a wave Of fanaticism-
cheered by their advance in the west
and not discouraged by their setbacks
In the east, they are are planning
greater conquests in the near future.
1eir resources are without limit and
they refuse to admit defeat They are
pledged to a war Of determination.
The friends Of personal liberty, Of the
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