Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-11
A PROCLAMATION.

Iai AldHui ME- sept 1o.--A pfoGl5Dld-
ton that a campaign was to be start
ed at once 10 place prohibition in the
organic law of all nations and To place
prohibition in the constitution of the
United States within a decade was
read tonight at the Jefferson theatre
in this city by Mrs Lillian NJ. \.
Stevens, national president Of the
Weman's Christian Temperance Union
The proclamation read on the eve of
the day ON which Maine will vote Oh
the question of removing prohibition
from the State constitution, after re-
citing the reasons why the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union opposes
the sale of liquor says in part.
In the name of the Worlds ana
National Woman's Christian Temper
qnce Union. we hereby make this
proclamation for Il great crusade u
carry the vital truth to the peoples
themselves in all lands, and through
them To place prohibition in the or
game law of all nations and ultimate
~ in the organic law Of The worll
nun Ii LiIt tflt iAiiiiEf ann ~ ttAin lASis
and we invoke the blessing and guild
ance of Almighty God and the coop
Grafton of the men and women Of all
lands whe lo.e tier fellow men, and
TO America we hereby
proclaim amid the smoke Of the sec
opd great battle of Maine :
that within a decade prohibition shall
ne LACED in the constitution of TIN.
United States; and to this end VIZ
call 10 active corporation all tenn
perance, prohibition, religious and
philanthropic bodies; all patriotic.
fraternal, civic association and all
Americans who love their country"
It was announced that a eepy Of
the proclamation had hetn cablcd IL
the International Congresses. The
proclamation in full follows
Whereas. modern science has def
initely established for all time that al
hocol is toxin, the worst product OF
the ferment germ: a poison 70 every
living tissue. destructive and degen-
trdtlng to the human organism. stris-
ing at the health. character and life
.f the individual, blasting the lives Of
children unborn and undermining the
integrity of the family:
Whereas, wine is Il moekcr' and the
maintenance of alcohol as a beverage
in The channels of trade always Gauges
their widespread use among the peo-
pie, entailinE inealculable. economic
loss in prBduetjveHess and heavy bur
len of taxation; turning out multi
tudes of slaves and solons Of drink.
lowering in an appalling degree the
dVeraEc standard of character of cti-
Iensbip. upon which the nations insti
tutions and liberties must rest; bring
ing about the untimcly death Of thou
sands OF citizens. exceeding in NUM-
Ders all those destroyed by war. pesti
lence and famine combined;
Whereas. this terrible disease has
been running for long centuries and is
now gnawing at the vitals of the ma
TONS and civilization Of today, grip
ping the governments Of the world,
and interviewer into the political COM
mercial and social life of the peoples,
constituting thus the deepest seated,
most chronic. organic disease known to
the body polite and the body social
Whereas, such disease for u per-
nanent cure requires of necessity
deep, continued, organic treatment for
the whole body for which partial SUI
perfieial devices like legalization and
local regulation have always proved
and from their own nature must al
ways prove utterly inadequate:
Therefore, in the name of the
worlds and National Woman's Chris
tan Union, we hereby make this
proclamation for q great crusade to
carry the vital truth to the peoples
! themselves in all lands and through
them TO place prohibition in the or
ganlc law of all nations and ultimately
in the organic law of the world now
in the forming; and TO this high end
we invoke the blessing and guidance
of Almighty God and the cooperation
of the men and women of all lands who
love their felw men. and
To America, the birthplace OF the
local, state, national and worlds Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union, we
hereby proclaim, amide the smoke of
| the second great battle OF Maine, IN
| the home of Neal Dow and in the state
which longer than any other has had
a prohibitory law, that within de-
cade. prohibition shall be placed in the
Constitution of the United States; and
to this end we call to active co-epera
ton all temperance. prohibition, re-
ligious, and philanthropie bodies; all
patriotic fraternal, civic associations
land all Americans who love their
, country
And now, men and women of Maine,
with the thunders of our own great
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