The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-28
w. C. 7. U. MEETS
National -Rody Called to Order
at Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
President Stevens Delivers Her
Annual Address to Delegates.
MAKE 1T NATION WIDE
Urges the Enactment of a Ma
tional Prohibitory Law.
Explains Recent Fight on Maine
Constitutional Amendment.

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 2S.-Crgent
recommendations that the Nationdl
Woman's Christian Temperance Union a
Cooperate with other woman's organl-
cations for laws for national prohlDl-
ton were made by Lillian NJ. n. stew
ems. national president at the thirty
seventh annual convention, mere TO-DAY.
Other recommendations by Mrs.
Stevens were:
mat we continue with renewed en-
ergy to appeal to congress Tor law
that will furnish provision for the pro
lection of prohibition territory from
the notification of it's laws through
interstate shipment OF lquor.
That we ask for legislation TO pre-
vent the use of the United States mails
for the purpose of advertising alcohohc
beverages. -.
That we continue to oppose efforts
for the restoration of the SAFE Oh
iquor in the army canteen or IN any
Mace from which its has been ban
That we work for law that will
forbid issuing tax receipts Tor nquor
sold within five miles OF any army posi-
or naval station
That we use our utmost influence 70
secure laws for the suppression OF the
white slave traffic.
That we continue our efforts to Sc
cure an amendment to the OnlteH
states constitution forever prohibiting
polygamy.
Work of Past Year.
The sneech of the president was a
review of all the accomplishment dur
! ing the last year. After commencing
| the German emperor for his temper
ance address to the naval cadets prals--
| ing Professor Wiley for his pure loo
campaign and condemning secretary
Wilson for addressing the international
| brewers, the speaker told in detail tht
fight bv the union to retain the pro-
hibitory law in Maine
From the beginning" she said
| I'VE realized that one OF the chiel
| dangers lay in the fact that the PEG
pie OF Maine did not know the Gan
! gers of the licensed saloon Iney mac
! no conception of what saloon feallS
| is and they underestimatedt the poMel
/ Of the LIQUOR forces in the land. me
| success of prohibition in Maine mac
/ caused many people to fan INTO
4 state of Indifference with little real
ization of the benefits they were en-
joying. nil, an.
dorso the proposition contained II
tho proclamation of Sept 10, and VII
work for it's leading provision-na-
| tionaI constitutional prohibition.
| .I1DOn the converting OF congress
! C.o,pressuan Hobson will introduce {
bill for submitting an amendnaenl To-
national constitutional pronlDltloh any
| will give to the measure, ms near =
active support I trust tnis n es t,l'
! will receive the cO-operatlon OF th'
/ Men and Religion Forward MoVemeh
and and thai they will proclaim nationa
nrobibition a fundamental remedy fol
the political. industrial and social IN
rest of the day. e,.a
that tho Woman's Christian Temper
ance union has changed its attitude
in regard to the anti-canteen law anS
a letter to this effect has been pub
lished. purporting to come from
| q n T. woman. It can be said truth
fn1iv that this report is false. Tn
W. G. T. L. will oppose any and al
efforts for the repeal of the law