Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-10-15

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s:15-superintendents and Presi
dents meeting perfecting plans o.
work.
9:1a---Conventio called to order
BY president. Devotionals conducted
by Mrs. Bradgeley.
The minutes read and approved.
The building resolutions presented
by Mrs. Brown were unanimously
adopted as whole:
PREAMBLE.
1st. Recognizing Almighty God
as the Ruler and Judge of the
Universe; the source of all good and
the defender of righteousness VIC
acknowledge with sincere gratitude
the evidences of Divine favor which
have attended the efforts Of our
organization, world wide, the past
year and rejoice over the increase
and capitalization Of prohibition
sentiment, North, South, East and
West.
We reaffirm our belief in the
fundamental principals of Prohibi-
tion and adopt the following resolu-
tons:
Total Abstinance.
1st. Recognizing that alcohol is
a poison, we stand uncompromising-
iy for total abstinance.
Cd. We declare against license in
any form.
Sd. We believe that women
should vote on equal terms with men
and that It Is our duty to work to
that end.
4th. We view with satisfaction
and gratitude the increasing favor
OF the press OF the country toward
the Temperance Cause, and We urge
every member of the w. C. T. U. to
meet the sophiftry of the liquor
press and the so-called educational
campaign of the Protective Bureau
OF the Wholesale Liquor Dealers
Association, with the wider distribu-
ton OF temperance literature.
Child Labor.
5th. We declare our opposition
10 child labor In the organized in
dustries of the country. such as fac
tories. mines, mills or the sweat
shops, because OF the physical and
mental deterioration such employ
ment almost universally brings, but
we advocate system of Industrial
education which will prepare the
youth OF our land for self support
and intelligent citizenship.
Liquor Advertisement.
9Th. We protest against the
sending OF liquor advertisements
through the U. s. mail and we urge
upon the Temperance forces of the
nation concerted action against
such use OF the mails.
We earnestly ask the United States
to prohibit the importation. sale and
use of opium save for medical pur-
poses in ill territory under United
stPtes jurisdiction.
,h- White Slave Traffic.
- 7th. We rejoice that inquiry is
being made by our government into
the dIsgraceful traffic in women and
girls, whereby innocent young women
are brought from foreign lands and
from our own several districts, under
pretense OF securing honorable em-
l...k lp tnEnn
into dens OF infamy. We appeal to
the civilized nations OF earth to
unite in bringing this iniquitous
traffic to a speedy termination. We
reaffirm our position of one standard
OF purity for both man and woman.
We deprecate tho weakness OF our
divorce laws and consequent laxity
concerning the sanctity OF the mar
rage vow and urge the passage OF
more stringent marriage and divorce
laws.
T. Membership Contests.
sth. We believe that membership
contests promote our work not only
In adding TO our members, but In
giving publicity to our organization,
therefore we recommend member
ship contests and that superintend-
snt be appointed who shall Instruct
the unions In the necessary arrange
ments for these contests.
Thanks.
We do most heartily thank the
women Of the Salem local Unions for
their great care and thoushttulness
In planning for our coming and wish
to assure all the friends who SO kind
ly opened their homes TO us Of our
deep sense OF Indebtedness. We
thank tho Trustees OF the NJ. D..
church for the use OF their beautiful
and convenient building and the
ladies OF the churches who served us
such wholesome dinners.
To the respective representatives
Of Willamette University, the CITY
schools, the Churches, and the Ore
eon Free Press. We are grateful for
their words of welcome, chiyalrous
...,.,, ,,andation and announcement.