The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-24
5neelal 10 paIlY leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
Chicago, III. Feb. 2i- Battle IS to-
te offered prohibition in every city
own and count, OF the United stntes
irrongh the medium of a vast national
federation. with executive headquart
ers in Chicago, and composed o. ev
fy association come ted directly or
Indirectly with the liquor trade. This
was the formal announcement made
os John A. McDermott manager Oi
he organlzation bureau OF Che pro
iect
Arrangements for the liquor inter-
| nsts and allied trades and societies TO
| loin hands in n stnpenous campaign
| eainst prohibition have been under
| way for several months, but II has not
lten fclt that the time was ripe for a
| lnblic announ ment Of what, it IS de-
Jared. will be the most remarkable
deht yet undertaken in This country
bv a single industry The general
! ,lans have now boen formulated. how
! syer. and ACCORDINGLY have been made
public.
70 include Many interests.
] The federation. which viii carry on
Is business through an executive COM
1 Mittee composed OF representatives
| rom lae mere Important organiza-
| ions included. Is planned TO take in
| iha brewers and maitsters 2ssocia-
| ioTs the retailers and Wholesalers
| associations. manufacturers and deai-
srs' clubs, liberty leagues of travelling
elesmen. and ali assOciatNns connect
a with the allied trades. In tho term
| allied trades the liquor interests
.roup the glassmakecs, saloon fixture
/ manufacturers, cOoperage works, ci-
gar manufacturers, soda water makers
machinery makers and every other
rade and manutactury when IN any
ray contributes 10 the business car
eied or hy the liqror Nade.
In addition TO these associations II
via be songht 10 Obtain the co-opera-
ton OF labor organizations connected
,ni tae nquor and allied trades and
he active help Of sach general organl-
zations ol citizens as the German Ma
lticnal Alliance and tho United So
eeties OF Chicago
The plan. in short is for Welding in
to a cohesive whole with an parts
pulling together. every species OF so-
| ciety in the couatry which can have a
frect or Indirect interest in seeing
that prohibition Is beaten.
Membership Into Millions.
II is esiimase.y that the organiza-
tions which will give active aid to the
| central executive committee VIII have
total membership of 100000 votes,
| represcnting 7N0OC coo persons. u is
silmatod by the li0nor trade thar the
| Investment represented By the tedera
tlon will be approximately Si.SooVp.
ID. This figure leaves out of consid'
| ration the hotels Il 81 asserted hy
those planning TIE fight that OF the
| 5000 LARGE hCtolg la the country 81
mn would be run az a losa il prohihl.
! son gained "a national footing II is
expected to obtain the active cQ-pefa-
lion of the hotel owners. ln which
event another s25000o0o0 would be
! added to tho total Investment repre-
| sented
Tho campaign 90 De outered upon
| win include the formation Of q publ
city bureau whieh viii send out mass
as 0f booklets. Leaflets statistics and
arguments of an kinds In support Of
iine liquor trade. What IS termed a
| |tunN NNlln on tNNfAiluN ~ AH NN NH'
dertaken Il Is stated that the whol'
question is 20 be thrashed ont with th'
American voter not as q matter o'
politics on personal feeling. bat az .
urohiem of inaustrialism and ecOno
mics The liquor trade, through jas
srokesmen and writer's, is 20 insie'
that If national prohibition occurs il
lwill be "a calamity only equaied by
| the civil war and chat 'eondition.
akin 20 those produced by a revOln
tionr win take place.
To Work With the Farmer.
Hesi3es a general education 81
the public az large, a special campaisI
ie 10 be made for the farmers benefit
llt IS stated that s20oeO0Noo OF al
farm Notwithstanding every knd-
are used annually hy the liqnor trade
and that the agriculiurist faces a tire
me pdous loss Il prohibition continue.
g gain Ia The future As IT has in ths
+ past Il is deelared further that {
( grand total 81 >iG9. .S5t o10 IS paid an
nually lnlc lhe producing sognes o