The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-05

deprivtng liquor OF its rights to inter-
state commerce. call has been is
sued for q national conference In the
city Of Washington on December
l2-llth. The call has been signed
by the Governors OF North Carolina,
Tennessee. North Dakota South Da-
kota. Kansas Virginia. Oklahoma,
Washington. West Virginia and North
nors OF many States. by judges. ma
tional legislators. ecclesiastical OFF,
cialA editors. bankers. college presi-
dents and other citizens.
1T, therefore. behooves the defen-
ders OF personal liberty to be on their
guard to counterfeit the tremendous
pressure that viii be exerted on po-
litical parties by such an Influential
conference. The W. c. T. U. organ.
the Union-Signal. speaks of the pro-
posed law as "a matter Of vital i'm
portance to the temperance CAUSE. :"
IL this be tho case, as 1t undoubtedly
Is, II 10 equally vital to the cause OF
personal liberty. that It should be de-
feated- This 10 one Of the most
menacing measures that has ever
faced the trade In all its history. and
no effort should be spared to fruS-
tra&e the Vaccinations ct the enemy
In this direction"
Tho liquor journal has rightly ssti-
mated the meaning Of the gathering.
With Characteristic disregard for the
truth. however, tho paper has stated
the object Of the conference to bring
pressure on Congress for the passage
Of law deprivtng liquor OF its rights
70 interstate commerce"
The real purpose OF tho conference
10 TO bring pressure on Congress for
tho passage Of 4 law to compel
liquor TO respect tho right Of people,
living IN prohibition States, to control
their own affairs and prevent the con-
ttnusucn Of it, assaults upon their
lawA II - 70 b. : notable gather;ng.
We viii hope for the largest results
We may b sure that tho liquor u ads
Will leave 10 stone unturned. and no
dollar unspsnt 70 prevent any such
legislation
The list Of delegates from Virginia
Appointed By tho Governor to the
hibernate Conference II: Rev. H. r.
AtkinA Richmond. Va: Mr.. George
W. HAwxhurSt. Fails Church. Va;
Mr.. }. =. Cooper. Winchester. Va;
Mr.. J. D. johnson. Roanoke, Va:
Mr.. Crandai Mackay, Washington, D.
G. Of Alexandria county: Judge n.
II. Newman. Woodstock. Va: Mr.. J.
=. Bellows. Ocran. Va: Rev. Il. I.
Wexford, Newport News. Va: Hon.
Carter Glass L0nchurg. Va. Is Rev. w.
r. watson, Alexandria, Va
Ant-eAl0u0 League Convention.
Preceding he conference = the
fourteenth annual convention Of the
Anu-6aloon League Of America.
The convention meets in Washing
ton city on Decemer II. and runs
through tho 18th. Meetings will b
held in the First Presbyterian church
and in Calvary Baptist church. 1t Il
composed OF delegates from all the
other Temperance organisations AZ
hliated With the Anti-ealoon League.
Tho following are delegates from the
Virginia Anti Saloon Lea%us: J. d.
McAAstsr. J. II. Hght r. J. Richard
SON. D. Hepburn. =. T. Dadmun,
Thomas 6smmea. r p. Dunningtnn.
James Cannon. r. 9. Barbour. Alter
nates-J. n. Pitcher. c. r. Jordan,
+. r. Bennett ). W. Hough. H. p.
iAtkinA !,
II y interesting ana somswha.
startling . note that this II only
the fourtcehth annual meeting Of the
teen years Of age were born 1t the
time ~ the organisation OF this Great
national movement Its record and
achievement make II almost inrsd
lbie that 4 could have bssn organ
4 I'D - GAo8t = TINA
INT the Anti 1AlooA LsasuA built
/ upen the acattersA. VI effective. worh
/ that had oeen done IN the past yeAra
\ Il came Just 81 the proper time q
Eather up ana conserve the work Of
pasf gsnsrations. Il eathersd the