The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27
WILL FIGHT FOR WHISKY.
Gigantic National Federation Form
ing TO Champion Liqour In
terests.

Battle is to be offered prohibition
in every city, town and county of the
United States through the medium
OF a vast national federation, with
executive headquarters in Chicago
and composed of every association
connected directly or indirectly with
the liquor trade. This is the formal
announcement made by John A. Nc
Dermott. manager OF the organiza-
ton bureau of the project.
Arrangements for the liquor inter
ests and allied trades and societies
to join hands in a Stupendous cam
paign against prohibition have been
under way for several months, but it
has not been felt that the time was
ripe for a public announcement OF
what, is declared, will be the most
this country by a single industry. The
general plans have now been formu-
lated, however, and accordingly have
been made public.
The federation, which will carry on
its business through an executive
committee composed OF representa-
I~tives from the more important organ
izations included, is planned to take
lin the brewers and maltsters associ-
atoms, manufacturers and dealers
clubs. liberty leagues OF travelling
statesmen, and all associations CON
nected with the allied trades. In the
term allied trades" the liquor inter
ests group the glassmakers, saloon
fixture manufacturers, cooperage
works, cigar manufacturers, soda wat
er makers, machinery makers and
every other trade and mandatory
which in any way contributes to the
business carried on by the liquor
trade.
In addition to these associations 1t
will be sought to obtain the cooper
alton of labor organizations connect
ed with the liquor and allied trades
and the active help of such general
organizations of citizens as the Ger
man National Alliance and the United
Societies of Chicago.
The plan, in short, Is for welding
into 4 cohesive whole, with all parts
pulling together, every species OF So
ciety in the country which can have
a direct or indirect interest in seeing
| that prohibition is beaten.
1t is estimated that the %organiza-
ltions which will give active aid to the
lcentral executive committee will have
a total membership OF 100000 vot-
ers, representing 100000 persons. 1t
is estimated by the liquor trade that
the investment represented by the
federation will be approximately 50,
a5O. 600, 900. This figure leaves out of
| consideration the hotels. 1T is assert
ed by those planning the fight that OF
the 5000 large hotels in the country
1000 would be Il at a loss If pro
hibition gained a national foothold.
IL IS expected to obtain the active CO.
operation Of the hotel owners, i'll
which event another $250.0 900 900
would be added to the total invest
ment represented.
The campaign to be entered upon
will include the formation of a pub
licity bureau, which will send ont
masses of booklets, leaflets, stats
tics and arguments of all kinds in
support OF the liquor trade. What j.
termed a campaign OF education il.
to be undertaken. 1t is stated that
the whole question is to be thrashed
out with the American voter, not as
a matter OF politics or personal feel
ing, but as a problem OF ndustrialism
and economics. The liquor trade,
through its Spokesman and writers,
is to insist that If national prohibition
occurs it will be a calamity only
equaled by the civil war and that
"conditions akin to those produced by
a revolution" will take place.