New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-02
FIGHT ON TO END
LIQUOR SALE HERE
Baltimore Champion Plans
Big Battle for Anti
Saloon League.
FIRST ATTACK WILL
BE ON LEGISLATURE
Local Prohibition Bill TO BE
Offered-Churches Join the
Statewide Crusade.

Scenes Of reyery such as were WIZ
messed in many New York restaurants
and cafes on New Years Eve may be-
CANA a thing of the past new OPP
moment to such forms OF celebrating the
odvont Of the new year arrived in the
off,. Yesterday i'm the person of William
r. Anderson, Of Baltimore. He has re-
s;ored the position OF Superintendent oil
,ho A,t-Saloon League of Maryland 10
conduct campaign against the sale Of
Intoxicating liouor in New York state
Mr. Anderson has been made genera
superiatendent of the league in TINS STATE
Progressive efforts TO regulate the SAFE
Of llouor. with the ultimate hope OF stop
ming it altogether. are 10 be started I'M
rnediatelv by the new champion
Mr. Anderson comes from triumpns III
MARYLAND and is eager to enter the ird'
&, Nav York. At the Hotel McAlpin yes
terdav he outlined briefly his coh'ei"
Mated plans against the "whlskey IN
terests.
The opening wedge in the reform move
ment will be driven during the sesSio''
NJ the present State Legislature "heh ="
measure will be introduced calling loi
local prohibition. - vo-,,
This may not mean that Ne" io' n
Citv will become, Immediately Desc
oe Sahara 10 users of alcohol. In tac''
Nt- Anderson could look down lalil'
long vista of months and, perhaps years
before this condition could be arrived Az
hut the goal IS in sight, ne believes INC
irportant State OF New YORK must nv
lorrer linger i'm the rear of the procession
NJ states which are becoming retorii'eO
nv the abolition of liquor, he said
with my appointment as leader OF 'ne
reform forces in this state, the EFFORTS "a
the entire National Anti-Saloon League
with the assistance Of the local ora"che''
are 70 he directed toward New YORK. as
serted Mr.. Anderson. This state ha
Jagged behind other centres ana must &c
brought UP to the standard. CohuiOio"S
here are deplorable. We do not looA ioi
ward lust at present 20 a situation oil TO-
tal abstinence, but We believe II Will come
ultimately.
"Our energies will be centred upon the
formation and introduction or Dill u
be considered by the present State Legs
lature. This will be our first move. Inc
hill will call for local option, to perml'
the voters a chance to express their opin-
ion whether liquor should be solu III
certain communities or not. oelle'e
there is a strong sentiment in New forh
fo,. nrohibition or regulation of some sort
and we mean to let the people show What
they think about it at the polls. me
Legislative measure will be single Dill
allowing all to vote on the question: III
stead Of cities, counties and election dis
tricts separately"
Mr.. Anderson explained that the pro-
posed bill was not intended to amend the
Raines law. but to provide for its sus-
pension during the operation of the new
excise act.
"The liquor interests and their political
allies are afraid to allow the people 70
vote" continued the temperance adVo-
cate. "They deny and repudiate the prln-
to apply il TO the liquor question. Inc
league intends to force this issue, ana II
the liquor question becomes an acute
political issue I'm New York the politicians
who refuse to let the question be settled
free from partisan complications VIII
have only themselves to blame. We may
expect that political organizations such
as Tammany will bitterly oppose any
thing that may deprive them of the pres
ent life and death power over the liquor
traffic. with its financial possibilities.
Allied with the Antl-Saloon League IN
its plan TO purge New York OF its saloons
are the combined forces OF many churcf
organizations in the state. Their consre-
cations will be exhorted by clergymer
from the pulpit to assist in the work OF
the league Literature In different IAN
euages Is to be distributed in the VIDE
spread campaign OF education.
The new league superintendent VIII
enter upon his new field Of work with
several years OF experience in Baltimore
and in Chicago. For the present he Will
establish his headquarters In Albany,