The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-27
CALL FOR NATIONAL
Continued from First Page.)

tan Union. the International Young
Mems Christian association. repre-
sentatives Of labor organizations.
prominent public officials. university
and college presidents. editors OF re-
ligious and reform publications, bank
ers, manufacturers, prominent mer-
chants. representatives OF numerous
large business enterprises, various
national and State officials. attorneys.
-seci~l aS4sts~- scientists and -.Aa-es7i@f
special officer of the United States In
dian seryice.
saloons Are Reduced
In the call sent out for tho conven-
ton IL is stated that lat the present
time more than 10 per cent of the
erea OF the United States Ia under no.
license, and moro than 4s. n00,0 Of
thu people are living in no-license ter
ritory. One-fourth Of all the people
in the United States now living IN
license territory I've IN six cities, In
all the sixteen States OF the southland
there are fewer saloons than In the
single city Of Chicago: while there
are thrty-six States OF the Union
where the aggregate number of
saloons Is less than the number exist
irE In New York. In short. the liquor
traffic, driven from the rural sections
NI titN UdfiVA. ihhtNAAsAFA AhE'7AA
In the great centers Of population.
creating thereby a mighty city pro-
hiem. which now challenges the
united forces Of righteousness in
every Commonwealth of this republic.
The cities are the Industrial and
commercial centers Of the nation. The
millions OF bread winners, which make
up one OF the most substantial parts
of our city citizenship. are. in a very
r. &~pn ~
the relation existing between alcohol
and Industrial problems. The business
world Is uniformed as 10 the part al
cohol plays in the accident and waste
column OF the business ledger. This
knowledge In being slowly forced upon
the employers OF labor and the labor
ing men themselves by means of the
insurance liability laws which are
being enacted by the several State
legislatures, together with other State
and federal requirements for the con-
Quoting of Industrial enterprises. but
the necessary information on this
subject must go to these men In q
more direct and specific way II We are
soon to marshal the forces Of the com
mercial and industrial world against
the liquor traffic.
Campaign Held Necessary.
These conditions loudly call for n
campaign OF temperance education
nationwide in it's scope, which shall
have for it's object both the creating
OF more sentiment against the traffic
In these centers of population and the
calling into existence of more intel
ligent and aggressive cooperation
upon the part of the reform forces
In the rural sections.
This campaign should include the
compiling of literature acceptable To
all organised temperance forces. q
selection Of books. pamphlets, leaflets
tracts and other literature best adapt
ed to present needs, and Il general
plan for the systematic distribution
and study of such literature. This
campaign should also include q
genuine revival Of temperance pledge
signing. without prejudice to any
pledge signing movement now in the
field, but rather with view tt
creating conditions whereby the work
OF all such organized movements ma.
be carried on with larger success thar
heretofore.
This campaign should also include
. the holding OF anti-alcohol congresses
purely educational In character. in al
| sections OF the country In order rha
| the truth about the character and EFF
fects of alcohol may become known
| to all classes.
"Moreover, while the campaign con
templated In this call is limited TO odu
cational work. 1t should be prosecuted
with view to making 1t a powerful
i factor in the general movemen
| throughout the nation for constitu
tional prohibition"
The Anti-Saloon leagne convention
lis TO open Monday evening. Novem
| Der 1 9th, with Bishop g. M Mathews
| Of Chicago, presiding. Sessions ar'
! to be held daily until Thursday even
ing. during which prominent publ,
men and women will deliver ad
dressSs.
For Alleged Theft.