The Washington herald., 1914-06-15
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". 6. |. j. LEADER
/ LAUDS HOBSON
Mrs. Anna M. Gordon Ready
to Work for Ratification
Of Prohibition
CALLS CAUSE GLORIOUS
For Iwcnty-one Years She Was Secre-
tary to Miss Frances E. Willard. .
Pioneer Temperance Worker.
CALLS CAUSE GLORIOUS
Ry ,III.pREp pILLoN.

| III nationwide prohibition is made ar
amendment to the Constitution. the w
c T. U. win not be out of jobs-like the
liquor men. Our work will have just
| begun"
Mrs. Anna NJ Gordon. of Evansville
and Chicago. H., acting president OF
the nationsl organization of the wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union, who
! is In Washington to work for the sue
| cessful passage of the Hobson BILL said
this to me yesterday.
Mrs. Gordon is cheerful and earnest
woman, highly educated and cultured.
For more than an hour she sat and
chatted about the work OF the w. c. T.
U.
Aided Miss willard.
Although still a young woman. she has
devoted the greater part of her life TO
the work of the w. c. T. u. having been
private secretary for twenty-one years to
Miss Frances E. willard. the founder of
the world organization
1T is the highest ambition OF the w.
c. T. L. to see this bill passed and we
have worked valiantly for it." Mrs. Cor
don said. IF by any chance it does
fail, then our campaign two years hence
shall only be renewed with more ardent
vigor.
ut is like suffrage" she declared. ut
will come to pass sometime SO they may
as well give it to US now.
Petitions bearing 100000 names have
been sent by US to Congressmen. We
have literally been peppering those
patient gentlemen 'on the Hill with all
sorts of petitions and reading matter on
the subject and we are making a brave
and earnest and honest campaign.
Our workers are not the moneyed peo-
ple," the visitor continued. What we
have to give for the furtherance of the
cause of prohibition is our energy and
the work of our minds and hands. We
cannot afford elaborately printed petit
tions, or attractive and expensive cards
for our sympathizers to sign, and I be-
heve this should have some weight in our
campaign.
Have Little Money.
I'VE have not much money" Mrs. Cor
don said. 'All we have to give is the
straight goods and we hope not too
dry at that" and she laughed at her
own pun, apologizing also for the tinge
of slang
Capt. Hobson, Representative from
Alabama, has done wonderful work with
his prohibition bill, and if it is success
fully passed the nation will remember
him and honor him as saving 1t from
terrible death.
He studied the liquor traffic with a
scientific interest, more than from any
motive, TO work against it," Mrs. Gordon
aid. He went through the campaign in
Maine a number. of years ago when anti
prohibitionisJs threatened that State, and
he came out confirmed prohibitionist
and has worked for it ever since.
Senator Sheppard. of Texas. who will
take the bill into the Senate. is also
a staunch supporter of prohibition, and
we look to these two warriors to increase
the sentiment in the Capitol and give the
prohibition bill a glorious victory.
TO fight for such a cause is glorious
and fascinating" The little figure of
Mrs. Gordon Strengthened up with energy
Only One Conclusion.
IF any one took the trouble-or pleas
use TO study this problem from scien-
tlfic, religious, economic, or philanthropic
point of view he could come to but one
conclusion-that alcohol has terrifically
injurious effect on the drinker, and that
it not only affects him, but the persons
dependent upon him; that the efficiency
of the people of a whole nation is threat
ened and even the very life of the ma
hon ITSELF
There are thirty-six States to -ratify
the Hobson bill, but we have no fear
that if Congress will give us a chance
We can get the bill ratified and then see
that il is enforced"
Mrs. Gordon will spend a month in