The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-17
THE FORWARD MARCH OF
THE PROHIBITION ARMY

swept over the c1rN curing EGS pas
autumn. a prohibition bin having beer
gwen unexpected support at previous
sessions OF Congress. The liquor inter
eStS were scared. The wholesalers and
the retailers entered into an agreement
raised : fund. and made ready fol
trouble. Speaker Cannon, too. was
scared. In Organizing House commit
tees. he yanAed every oldriine member
who could Be suspected Of prohibition
leaningS OF the District of Colunois
Committee. packed IL with graduates
os alcoholic wards, and smiled az the
thoroushnsSS with which he had
wrought.
The agitation for prohibition az the
Capitol ceased as soon as Congress
convened. The District COMMITTEES
darss not report a bill for 3 higher
license fee IN Washington, knowing
that an amendment for prohibition
would be tackled On and passed.
Nevertheless WashingtOnians have
hardly peeped in recent months FOR
such 4 measure Three District prohi-
bitior bills have been introduced re-
spsccivsly BY Representative Sims. Of
Tennessee Gambler. Of Mississippi.
ard Lamb. Of Virginia. \ few prohi-
bitio1 petitions have been forwarded
BY local residents. while q food OF pstt-
tons against II has poured in from all
parts Of the country Those were pro-
cured in the main, OF course, by the
liquor interests.
The prediction is now heard occa-
- EzsG--s, fN-.e-
face National prob fbitiou. Uudoubted-
Y that Is coming, for the crusade. es-
peclslIy against open saloons, has been
progressing throughout the country
this winter and 50 large a portion Of
the United States viii De dry that
advocates VIII think the conditions
warrant National prohibition Anti
Saloon League officials expect such
step Individually many Of them hest
tate 70 faSCsn stringent laws upon any
state until the sentiment has develop
ed Many Of them viii be slow about
trying 10 commit Congress TO National
prohibition They doubted the wisdom
Of 2 prohibition law in the District OF
Columbia and the lack OF their aggres-
sive cooperation may have had some
thing 70 do with the slump in the local
agitation There was 4 similar Situa-
ton in West Virginia, where the ether
day the state Senate by one vote de-
featsd 4 home resolution 70 submit 4
prohihiC0ry amendment next November
% the people Under local option 80 Of
the % counties there are already dry"
The movement thus far has caught
Up very few large cities. In Massa-
chuSstts local option has carried NUM-
cipaIities Of from $1,000 to 1900 in
habitanCs and long ago ceased 70 be 4
novel question In the South the adOp-
ton Of prohibition for 4 city Of ap-
prUxfu1teIy 10d.G 600. like Atlanta. was
unusual But Atlanta, as the center OF
4 thriving Jug trade aud Of black and
tan saloons which fuflmed negroes 70
violence, was overcome by state wide
movement Within 4 year, however.
there VIII remain few SOutheru cite.
where 4 drink can De legally purCha sad.
Alabama viii follow Georgia December
81 next as Z prohibition state The
North Carolina legislature, after en-
acting restrictive laws that have drfv-
eu hundreds Of small dfstiIIeries out Of
business. has voted 70 submit 4 pro-
hibitory amendment 70 the voters in
November. Mississippi has done ike
wise II Is conceded that the amend
usnts viii carry by good uai0rit+s ss in
both states Then the prohibition
states and the remaining states where
there Is high license without local op-
ton VIII stand