Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-11
Foes of Saloon Prepare to
Fight for Action by Pres
ent Congress.
VICTORY IN FIVE YEARS.
SLOGAN OF THE CAMPAIGN
All Efforts to Be Bended to Securing
Adoption Of Constitutional
Amendment.

Flushed with the success Of their dem.
onstration yesterday at the east front
OF the Capitol. when they demanded y
constitutional amendment prohibiting the
. liquor traffic in the United States. more
than LOCO members of the Antf-Saloon
League, who have gathered here from
al over the country. participated this
morning in breakfast at Rauscher,s
In preparation for a full DAYS work.
which will culminate. according to their
plans, at O'Clock this afternoon on the
moor of the House OF Representatives
At that hour it is the intention of Rep
resentatve Hobson of Alabama to bring
up the petition for constitutional
amendment submitted to him for the
iouse. as il was to Senator Sheppard of
Texas for the Senate. by the Anti-Saloon
League and the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union. The anti-liquop forces
look for the first test vote i'm the House
on the question. and are today visiting
members OF the House to make sure they
will be I'm their seats at the time set
Women Guests at Breakfast.
morning was preliminary organiza-
ton gathering for the campaign to be
made against the members of the
House who are opposed to anti-Iiquor
legislation. Both of the bathrooms
were filled with the anti-saIoon men,
and among the tables there were lib
eraiiy sprinkled members of the WON
ems Christian Temperance Union, as
guests and fellow-workers for the
Lillian NJ. n. Stevens of Portland. Me.
national president of the w. C. L. L.:
Mrs Emma A. Boole of Brooklyn. pres
ident of the New York state W. C. r
u; Mrs. Mary Harris Armor of Georgia.
known as the Georgia cyclone: Mrs
Emma Sanford Shelton. president OF
| the w. c. T. Z. of the District and
other woman leaders of yesterdays
demonstration at the Capitol
| DR.. Howard H. Russell. founder of the
Antf-Saloon League Of America. presided
| at the breakfast. and addresses were
made by Senator Sheppard of Texas.
Senator Ashhurst of ARIZONA. T.. N.
Wheeler of Ohio. state superintendent OF
torney; Wesley 4prague o. slgew Zealand.
| president Of the New Zealand Temper
| ance Alliance; Representative Hobson or
Alabama, DIR. Purley A. Baker, presi-
dent Of the Anti-Saloon League OF
| America: former Senator Samuel Webb
of Tennessee, Dr. Clarence A. Finson, a
minister of the Congregational Church OF
Boston. and president OF the New Eng
land Congregational Club: former Sch
ator Newell Saunders OF Tennessee and
others
Put Candidates on Record.
Senator Sheppard pointed out that
thirty-two senators or candidates for
the Senate must come before the people
for direct election next year, and urged
the anti-liquor forces to see that il is
xyb
spective candidates stand on the liquor
question. Senator Ashurst declared that
he is not ..'teetotaler'' and called at
tention to that fact SO that he may not
be accused OF hypocrisy. but he said he
had had the honor Of bringing into the
Senate woman suffrage amendment
and believed in social Justice leaving
| it to be inferred that he may vote for
nationwide prohibition when the time
comes.
| a keynote speech" declaring:
1T has all been. said We have got
to go home and do it. We must create
at home a sentiment to make IL safe
for every senator and every representa-
tive to vote for constitutional amend
ment. and. more than that, We must
make it safer for him TO do that than
anything else"
Dr. Vinson told his hearers: The in
tellectual thought of the nation is leading
us toward this thing. Education and
science of modern days are on our side.
and there is, above ali. i'm our favor the
tendency in modern political life 10 take
steps for the welfare of all the people,
SO that before many years il will ccr-
tainly be necessary for men in political
life, IT, they wish to stay there, to de-
stroy whatever is injurious to the people.
Sympathy for the President.
1t was announced that President Wilson
~.-.N.
was appointed yesterday to call on him
and urge his assistance in the fight the
anti-liquor forces are waging He is i'll.
confined to his room with heavy cold.
One enthusiastic delegate. William D. Up
shaw of Georgia. moving for vote OF
sympathy for the President. which was
unanimously adopted. declared the dele
gates wished to send the President -
handshake wrapped up in prohibition
God bless you.
Last night at Continental Memorial
Hall men and women from the Ant-Ss-
loon League and the Womans Christian
Temperance Union all over the United
States filled the auditorium TO hear
speeches which predicted that IN nv.
years il will not be possible TO buy a
drop of liquor anywhere IN the United
States Dr. Baker. president of the Anti
Saioon League. presided ana asked Tor
contributions for the fight the anti-liquor
forces are waging. He introduced Sena-
tor Borah of Idaho. who was enthusias-
tically applauded when he said that tn.
cause of prohibition is the cause OF good
government and good citizenship. lie
promised to do ali in his power to bring
about the passage of the proposed con-
stitutional amendment. as did Represent
atiye Hobson and Representative Kelly
of Pennsylvania
Rev. Sam Small of Georgia told of
the fight that has been won I'm many
IN drfy
and John G.. Woolley, one of the pioneer
leaders OF the anti-liquor movement. told
the audience that the proposed constitu-
tional amendment can only be won by
consistent political fighting.
Liquor Trades Foes Storm
House Judiciary Committee
and Aro Ciunn q lna RIM