The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
SPEAKERS OUTLINE
FIGHT ON SALOONS
Anti-SalOOnL League HasF Field
Day in Churches.
PROHIBITION NOW ABANDONED
Purpose Of Organization Is to Rally
Friends to Support of Excise Bill
Before Present COnEress-NatiOnaI
superintendent Baker Principal
Speaker Rt Two Meetings

The cause Of temperance in the District
Of Columbia was given new impetus yes
terday. when tle Anti-Saloon League.
represented by its leading officials. rallied
the churches 10 its support.
For the first time prohibition in Wash
ington as an immediate prospect was
abandoned. Il was not abandoned as q
vision or as the ultimate trend. The
Anti-SaIoOn League Is willing TO comprO-
mise It is willing 70 advance step by
step.
Therefore. the excise bill pending be
fore Congress. prepared by Corporation
Counsel z. H Thomas. at the direction
Of the District Commissioners, was given
hearty Endorsement. and steps were taken
20 push the bill before the House OF Rep
resentatives and the Senate The cam
paign VII not be lacking in vigor. Be
sides the support Of the churches and
people Of the District. the Anti-SaIoon
League viii carry the fight into the home
districts Of Congressman and gain addi-
Jional pressure there.
Meaning OF the Bill.
The new excise bill probably means
the extinction OF the saloon from those
sections Of the city where its presence
is most offensive It provides. in effect.
that saloon must gain the consent or
the adjoining property holders every
year at the tine OF the issuance Of the
license. The consent OF the property
owners OF the complete block. facing
four streets, and OF those facing the
saloon on the block opposite, must ba
obtained II is legislation which is
highly satisfactory 10 the temperance
interests Of Washington. and the Anti
Saloon League believes nothing more
could be desired al the present time.
William H Anderson Is the acting
legislative superintendent Of the league
in the District. and a committee com
posed Of Rev. Donald @ Macleod, Of the
First Presbyterian Church: Rev S X
Woodrow, OF the First Congregational
Church. and Rev John " R Sumwalt.
presiding elder Of the Methodist Church.
has been appointed TO advise IN the cam
paign-
The divine method OF dealing with
evils is always in the fullness OF time"
said Rev. ?. A Baker, national super
intendent % the league, with headquar-
teTs IN Columbus. Ohio. in the First Con
gregatiOnaI Church last evening.
In the realm OF Gods economy every
thing moves on schedule time You can
not hope 10 force evolution. OF to bring
about great reforms prematuTeIy.
When we realize that the first organ
lied fight against the HqOUr traffic Oc-
CURED in this country a century ago, and
that fourteen States were IN the pTohibi-
ton roll in the late '43s. We see that the
struggle is long and hard. and that the
END is not yet But the mighty waters
have broken through the mountain Of OBJ
struction and are rushing toward the
sea Nothing can stop their onward
course
The speaker gave a historical review
Of the prohibition movement in the United
States.
DR. Baker said that hitherto the Anti
Saloon League had not invaded the Dis
trict Of Columbia. because the impatience
Of the prohibitiOnists had defeated their
own purpose II was impossible to gain
from Congress a prohibition statute for
Washington. The AnJi-SalOon League
was willing 10 90 forward inch by inch
and he believed the proposed excise law
would prove a most significant and vital
step forward.
Dr.. Baker also spoke in the Dumbarton
Avenue N Z Church a. the morn-
ing service. William H. Anderson. Iegis-
lative superintendent. who has been ap-
pointed 20 represent the Anti-Saloon
League in the District Of Columbia, spoke
at the Hamline II z Church at the
morning service, and ar the lexington
Presbyterian Church in the evening
Besides these speakers, Rev. George ".
Young, assistant general superintendent.
was heard az the Marvin and Emory
Methodist Episcopal churches South:
Rev. Howard H Russell, associate gen
eral superintendent. IN the Ryland and
Union Methodist Episcopal churches;
Wayne B. Wheeler. superintendent Of the
Ohio League and attorney for the League
IN the Sixth Presbyterian and Congress
Heights Methodist Episcopal churches;
Rev Thomas ". Hare. superintendent OF
the West Virginia League, in the Ep-
worth Methodist Episcopal Church
South and Wilson Memorial Methodist
Episcopal> Rev Homer ". Tope. superln-
tendent Of the Philadelphia district. in St
PauTs Lutheran and Memorial United
Brethren churches.
Subscriptions were taken by the speak
ers in support OF the campaign in Wash
ingtOn-
The Prohibition Movement.
Marina 5. Paulson. who in a few weeks
viii become superintendent OF the Anti
Saloon League OF the District. spoke on
the prohibition movement last evening n
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church
South.
Speaking Of the spread Of the move
ment through the South, M Paulson at
tackled the law which prohibited a resi-
dent OF a State to engage in the liquor
traffic, while at the same time an out
slider was justified. under the provisions
OF the interstate commerce laws. IN com
ing into that State and dealing in intoxi-
eating liquors.
This condition Of affairs" he said,
Seems to me 10 be unconstitutional"
Mr. Pau]son took up the question OF
prohibition IN the District. and explained
the bill the Anti-Saloon League hopes 20
have passed by Congress
Two Vigorous Addresses.
Two Of the more vigorous addresses
yesterday were delivered in the Church
Of Our Father and Wesley Memorial VI.
E. Church al the morning services