The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-12-11
u. 5. WILL BE DRY
Within ) YEARS
President of the Anti-Saloon
League Makes Pre-
diction.
ONLY NEED FINANCES
Members Of Congress Assure Gather
ing They viii Do All in
Their Power.

In exultant speeches, pioneer leaders of
the prohibition movement from all parts
Of the country made promises last night
that fve years hence no alcoholic bever-
| age may be had in any community es-
| tablished between the Atlantic and Pa
clhc oceans, the Canadian border, and
the Panama Canal, before an audience
which filed every seat of the auditorium
OF Memorial Continental Hall.
DR.. Purley A. Baker. president of the
National Anti-Saloon League, made the
prediction, and he asked for pledges from
his hearers for the next five years. He
/ told them that II money was Forthcoming
to properly finance the national campaign
Just started, that, within three years,
the cause, Of prohibition would be finally
| won.
Makes Good Citizens.
As Senator Borah. OF idaho. mounted
the platform the people rose In O tumultu-
GUS demonstration, which they repeated
when he told that the cause of prohibi-
ton was the cause Of good government
and Of good citizenship.
Two other members Of Congress were
present to assure the gathering that
they would do all within their power to
obtain the passage of the resolution call
Ing for dry" amendment, which was
| introduced in the morning into both
| Houses Of Congress. They were Repre-
sentatives Richmond Pearson Hobson.
| Of Alabama, and Melville C. Kelly. of
Pennsylvania
Samuel Small, Of Georgia, stirred his
he promised them that the South was
going to make a campaign to drive the
liquor traffic out Of existence.
John G. wooley reminded the gather
ing that their amendment can only be
won by consistent political endeavor.
The trouble with many OF the good peo-
pie is that they lack decision of charac-
ter. he said.
DIR. Baker. in taking pledges for the
next five years, said that money must
be furnished Ito push the liquor trafiic to
its native hell"
The announcement was made at the
close of the meeting that a committee
had been appointed to call upon Presi-
dent Wilson today to enlist him in the
fight for the prohibition amendment
The officers of the National Anti-Saloon
League will head the committee. Further.
Ii was announced that the delegates Of
the league would meet at Rauscher's this
morning for breakfast.
Gather at Capitol.
National prohibition of the manufacture
and sale OF intoxicating liquors by
constitutional amendment was sought at
the hands of Congress yesterday by 1000
representatives Of the nations prohibit
ton forces, who gathered at the Capitol
from all parts OF the country to petition
submission OF such amendment TO the
States. Before they disbanded, resolu-
tions demanding their amendment had
been introduced in both Houses of Con-
gress.
There were two committees Of the anti
liquor crusaders who made the descent
upon Congress. One was a committee Of
Loo women of the woman's Christian
Temperance Union organizations OF the |
country, and the other loo men repre-
senting the National Anti-Saloon League |
The men formed at the Hotel Raleigh |
and marched down Pennsylvania avenue
to Peace Monument, where they were
met by the women who had marched from :
the Bliss Building.
Lillian Flower, a four-year-old girl Of |
Massachusetts,. walked in advance OF the |
column Of women. while the committee |
of the Anti-Saloon League was led by a |
six-year-old boy. John Good. jr.. OF Mas |
that State. For God and Home and |
Native Land" was the legend of banner |
borne by the W. c T. U.
Senator Morris Sheppard, of Texas, and |
Richmond Pearson Hob |
son, Of Alabama, met the CRUSADERS at /
the steps of the east front Of the Capitol |
and received the petitions asking that the |
United States be made dry" Purley |
Baker. president of the National Anti |
Saloon League, and Mrs. Lillian NJ n.
Stevens. national president of the W. C. |
L. u, led the CRUSADERS"
Mount Soap-box Platform.
When the audience had assembled at /
the Capitol. Bishop Earl Cranston, of |
the Methodist Episcopal Church, pro-
nounced an invocation. The leaders then
upon a soap box. which had |
been produced by the property man at
movement that they were representing.
America" Onward Christian Soldiers"
and other hymns were sung.
Those who spoke were Ernest W. Cher
rington. of Westville, Ohio; former Gov
NJ. r. Patterson, of Tennessee; Mrs |
Stevens, Mrs. Ella A. Bode, of Brook
yn. n. Y, and Mrs. Mary Harris Armor,
the Georgia Cyclone" Senator Shep-
pard made a brief address, in which he
said that he knew Of no higher duty
before Congress than that of promoting
prohibition by constitutional
Members of the District of Columbia
League are planning to hold
/ big rally at Wesley Chapel tomorrow
hight. The rally will be preceded by
he annual business meeting. at which
ulcers will be chosen for the coming
-ear.
Crusade Day will be celebrated by
members OF the W. c. T. u. of the Dis
riot at a mass meeting at McKendree
Methodist Episcopal Church, December
4, at m. Miss Jennie Smith will
make the principal address,