The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-22
WILL fight Fur LAW.
Anti-Saloon Forces Line Up for Bill
Prohibiting Interstate Shipments.

The Anti-Saloon League of America
is rounding up its forces for another
big fight in congress this winter. 1t is
backing the Miller-Curtis bill, now
pending, which gives the states juris-
diction over liquor shipments at the
state line. Congressman Miller OF
Kansas introduced the bill in the house
and Senator Curtis of Kansas in the
senate.
we shall put up a determined fight
for the passage of that bill,'' said S.
+. Nicholson OF Washington, legislative
superintendent of the league. That
bill places liquor in a special class as
commerce and provides that Interstate
commerce protection shall cease when
it strikes the line of the state to which
it is consigned. 1t then will be up to
the state to determine their own liquor
policy. The question as to whether
liquor shall be admitted into the
homes or come into the state for any
purpose will be question for the
states to SETTLE"
Mr.. Nicholson spent an hour with
Attorney General Fred Jackson dis
cussing the liquor question from ma
tional standpoint. Mr.. Jackson has
Congressman Miller. whose bill the
league is pushing so vigorously. The
fact tnat MIR. Nicholson spent so much
time with Mr.. jackson indicates that
Tie IGdS Q6 ISL certain that II Will get
the Miner bill passed the coming ses-
sion, as new members do not sit at this
session. AS a matter OF TACT the league
expects to fight more than one more
session of congress before it wins and
that is why Its otncials now are round
ing up the new members.
We Will have almost the solid sup
port of the southern Democrats in
congress- said Mr.. Nicholson. Their
states are dry. Beside, they believe in
state rights. Now and then there is
one from the south who will be against
US, but it is the exception and not the
rule
Mr.. Nicholson says that the anti
liquor advocates won more by lar than
they lost in the recent elections over
the country.
ResubmiSsion in Maine.
How ABOUT Manner was asked
"ResuDmisslon merely was an Incl
dental issue in Maine he said, but it
was in the Democratic platform and
the Democrats won, so l presume they
viii reSubmit the liquor question. But
we are not alarmed. We rather LOOK
forward to that election with pleasure
because we feel that prohibition viii
carry by 10000 majority or more, and
it will give the movement new impetus
the country over.
while l am not a politician, I be-
Iieve that the Republicans must do
something to win back a lot of people
anu III my JuuSHl6AL I1AS ISSUE lhdl
they could reach them with is prohibit
ton. It was2 the independent think
ing men, the best class of citizens, that
went against the Republicans this time,
but they would all come back to the
Republican party if it would take up
and advocate a great moral question
like prohibition"
Scents Danger in Referendum.
Mr. Nicholson said he scented dan
ger to prohibition in Kansas by the
adoption of the initiative and referen-
dunn.
Il am not talking now as an official
of the league" he said. Il am talking
simply as Nicholson the individual.
The trouble with the referendum IS
| that so many Questions are submitted
at one election that the people haven't
the time nor the inclination to study all
| of them. If the liquor question could
| be submitted in Kansas at a special
election, where it would be the sole
| issue, then the referendum wouldn't De
| so bad. But the trouble under the
| referendum is it will be submitted
along with a lot of other questions and
| it will not receive the consideration t
my opinions as an individual. They
do not represent the attitude of the
! league. 1t is taking no sides on the
/ question, whatever. 1t consistently
cannot oppose the referendum be-
| cause 1t has all along striven to have
the liquor question submitted to a vote
| in the various states. And while 4
recognizes some danger from 1t in
prohibition states, it will keep hands
| off,