The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-23

ixhe children or drinking parents die
loff at the rate. of from fonr 70 nve
parents in the ages where they ought
lto he protected.
Actually Stays 100000 a Year.
alcohol actually kills seven hun
dred thousand American children
every year. This resolution places
squarelv before Congress the greatest
question and the most difficult pro-
I hlern that has confronted Congress
( and the American people since slavery.
I This ia the greatest question In the
I life history of the human species,
actually determining more than All
other questions combined the per
petuity OF any civilization. To-Day
fourteen sovereign States are state
wide dry and five more are expected
to become Statewide dry In 1918, To-
day sc per cent Of all the people or
the United States live under prohibit
ton law enacted by their own ma
joritv votes.
OF all the area of continental United
States, "a per cent now is dry terri
tory No ono need talk about
minority Of the people trying TO dis
tate to "a majority. A majority of the
people OF the United States are dry
todax. This majority on the whole
represents, though not exclusively.
the conscience. the religion, moral
uplift forces Of the whole nation"
Underwood's Economic View.
Representative Underwood dis
cHssed the question from an economic
standpoint. He said prohibition would
cost the American people "a total or
1895. GOO. 600 a year In the way OF lost
reVene.
II there was anything to be gained
by sacrificing ali this revenue II would
he cne question" said Mr.. Under
wood. ITO sacrifice all of Il for
shadow IL another question"
Mr. Underwood pointed out that just
as much Iiquer was consumed in dry
Georgia as in wet Alabama.
"Bootlegging. they say. liz the great
est evil OF the liquor traffic" declared
Mr. Underwood In prohibition
Georgia there were eight hundred
cases of Bookkeeping last year; in nom
prohibition Alabama three hundred
cases. Prohibition does not prohibit
srann's Viewpoint
IF this resolution should become
the law OF the land liquor woum We
made free. easily manufactured in the
home. and probably result In moro
abuses and misery than under present
conditions" said Mr.. Mann, the Re
publican leader. You would take
from the state the penal power to
make and enforce laws You cannot
have Federal and State control at the
same time, There la nothing In this
measure that prohibits the manufac-
ture OF Hauor. The way to restrict
g.. h~~ 41,a
local aut horities. not by depending on
a central government far rkmoved
from many sections of the country
Speaking Cor prohibition Repre-
sentative Campbell declared the men
ace of the evil sought to lie corrected
was generally recognized. He re-
ferred to n speech made by Emperor
William to his troops In 1907, in
which he adjured them to avoid the
use of Intoxicating liquors. He also
recalled that at the beginning of the
present war the Ear of Russia issued
ukase prohibiting traffic in alcoholic
! liquors He said that most of the
poverty. pauperism, insanity. divorces
and murders were traceahle 10 the
use of alcoholic sttmulants
/ Representative Hefiin. OF Alabama,
spoke in opposition. He declared
( siiAFNAa w w ol aofotatN w tNhlPSA~
ance. but asserted that all regulation
Of the traffic should be entrusted to
the States. Mr.. Helm brought down
the House as he told of his missionary
work In the temperance field.
Guess He Ought To Know.
II helped to down whiskey in many
counties OF Alabama" shouted W.T.
Hefln. as gales of laughter swept the
chamber. Heflin refused TO see any
thing funny about his statement, and
giared at those who did.
! Representative Bartholdt, of Mis-
souri,, German-American implac.
able foe OF prohibition and defende,
OF the decent saloon" denied thai
poverty. murders and other evils wer,
traceabie to the use OF alcohol Jeal.
ousy had more TO do with murders
committed than strong drink. accord
ing to Mr.. Bartholdt
4 Would you try to cure jealousy b,
law" he cried. "You could no mors
do that than you could cure intemper'
ance by prohibition"
4 PToclaiming his opposition to th,
Hobson resolution, Representative
11enroot, OF wisconsin, said that Con.
eress should not submit constitutions
amendments to tho States until 4
was convinced that there was a vel
SelfieG, GeHDerateiy formed pObilt
opinion favorable 10 the reforms
sought.
Kelly Bats can One.
/ A bitter attack was made on ths
liquor interests by Representative
Kelly, OF Pennsylvania, a Progressive
Congress he said should pass thi!
resolution. because II places the liquor
question where 1t belongB-squarell
before the people. Personal liberty
Is the law OF the junRle--the strong
est overcomes the weak"
The destructive wars OF Europe
could never wreck the future progress
of the nation as can the curse which
we are fighting here today" SAID
representative Lindquist. of Michigan
Republican.
I Representative Garrett, of Texas
who was one of the few members from
that state to argue for prohibition
scoffed at the argument that the Hob
son resolution in operation would con
fiscate millions Of dollars worth o.
property.
Liquor never brought a smile O
JOY to the face Of woman or glad.
dened the heart of child" exclaimed
nanrauar}a tive packar ~ MiSsouri