The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-23

the proposed amendment by the Senate
COMMITTEES on the Judiciary. The plan
ia 20 let tho purpose of tina Join, rss-
oiution soak In the country. Tho
same program Will be followed In tina
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The resolution for constitutional
amendment sets out through pre-
asnpie short argument In favor of
! + cdernl action.
Whereas, exnct scientific research
mas demonstrated that alcohol is q
narcotic poison, destructive and de-.
generating 10 the human organism
! says the preamble. land that It's dis
trloutton as y beverage or contained
IN 1oods iays . staggering economic
burden upon the shoulders OF tho peo
pie lovers TO an appalling degree the
average standard OF character OF our
citizenship, thereby undermining tho
pnbhc morals and the Foundation or
iree institutions, produces widespread
| ct'nee, panpertsm and Insanity lnficta
disease and untimeiy death upon hun,
dreds or thousands OF our citizens.
and bliGhts with degeneraoy their chill
dren unborn. threatening tho future in
.egrity and very life OF our nat,on.
therefore, be II resolved" stc
Wrong Imprcssion Prevails.
Rhe petitions that arc pouring IN in5
oicate that good many persons arc oa
me Impression that tho proposed coni
u|'oii@i aH'cndment would simply
authorize Congress to pass a prohibi
ton law. This 10 no: the case Th,
JOINT resolution would OF itself ~ a.
should be passed by tho Congress. ana
then ratified by the requisite number
Oh States' give the country Federal
prohibition. The drst section OF tht
resolution Is the .mportan, ono. Ic
| reads as follows:
The sale. manufacture for sale,
transportation for sale, Importation
LOT 'aie and expectation for sale OF In.
toNlcating liquorn for beverage mr..
| poses in the United States and All ter.
rltoSy subject TO the Jurisdiction thar.
"i are forever prohibited"
me SECOND section OF the Joint reso-
iuton provides that tho Congress-
~, Sa' .',,,, nave power TO provide for tho
.iahutacture, sale, importation and
transportation of Intoxicating lio,orr
LOT shcramentnl. medicinal mechanical
pharmaceutical or scientific nurnoses'
or Tor use In the arts, and shall have
power to enforce this article bv au
needful leEislation."
mo nation wido prohibition cam
paiSn is now being organized in ever,
| section OF the country. III most local,
Yves ~ VIII be conducted under the di.
, ,t,,'' OF mo Anti-Saloon League. but
we general program il that organiza-
uohs or every kind in favor OF tha
proposed amendment to tho Constitu.
ZION snail cooperate In the movement
a. '"hs now are under way for q num-
per OF demonstrations" in various SO
/ tons OF the country in the present v.or
me central committee that Will have
charge OF tho nationwide campairr,
VIII eventually, so 1t is announced
open headquarters hero ut tho national
| capital j. Frank Hanly, cx-Goyernor
or Indiana, has been chosen as sorr
OF malor-gcncrnl In the approachine.
campaign. The plan IL for him TO have
general direction of the movement
Prohibition Sentiment Growa
The proposed joint resolution for a
constitutional amendment would NOT Ia
epte 10 command tho two-thirds ma.
Jority in either branch OF the Congress-
nj this time If il should be- submitted
20 y vote, put every well-informed per.
son here Is aware OF the growth OF the,
prohibition sentiment I'm tn. nationoI
legislative body. The plan OF campaign
~ 10 bring pressure from tho rear ThI.
means that in each state the advocates
or the proposed constitutional amend
mont viii undertake to convince tina
Senators and Representatives from, Than
state thnt they ought to vote for the,
amendment Tho petitions that ara
coming in every day do not of COURSE
nave tho slightest influence on the les-
lsiators. except as they tend 20 keen
| the subject alive. Those petitions ur,
10 TINS time arc from the churches or,
the one side, favorinG the proposed
amendment. OF course, and from lio,1os,
dealers organizations and the brewery
interests, on the other side, opposing
the proposed amendment
The old question OF States rights III
raised b., the proposed amendment Ira
this connection. II is interesting to note
that Senator from the South and o.
REPRESENTATIVE from the South are
sponsors for the proposed amendment,
senator Sheppard said to-day that he,
was inclined to believe that tho South
would very generally support the
amendment. =