The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-10-30
CELTIC union and GERMAN AMERICAN league PROTEST AGAINST
Mutual Conference Committee
Adopts Resolution Full of Con-
vincing Arguments Against
Prohibition.

In view fact that labor organizations in California
took the resolving against Statewide Prohouon 1t
will be of interest the Federation of Labor in Washington
to be able to why similar organizations IN
California oppose Statewide Prohibition Hence the follow
ing is reproduced:
IT, HE Committee OF Mutual Conference OF the Celtic Union
aud League. representing the allied
German American and ShAmeoan societies OF san Fran
cisco and the state and empowered for them adopted
AZ their meeting Thursday resolution opposing the
posed statewide prohibition The resolution wheh Is n
81 convincing arguments against the proposed prohibition
amendment is follows:
Whereas There will be submitted the OF Cali
forna at the November 1914 election amendment TO the
Constitution OF this prohibit the manufacture sale
gift transportation within the state OF n'oM9atns q"'
prohibiting the transportation thereof into the state I'M
less II is shown TO be Tor medical scientific mechanics" OF
saeramenta purposes; and. 81
Whereas. California has $4,000 devoted to viii.
ssooooooo yielding annually 100000; supports 75ou
persons The California beweres represent an investment
OF ss0Oo0OOO distribute 100000 TO 1000 employees, con
100000 worth OF California barley $500 worth
of California hops and So00o worth OF other essentials
They pay the general government an annual revenue OF
10000 about the amount TO towns and cites
In the manufacture and distribution OF liquors Zzo per
employed and dependent In the distribution OF
liquors 100000 invested and the annual license tax paid
Is 100000; and.
Whereas The adoption OF the foregoing amendment, would
o only destroy great properties and industries impoycrsh
thousands families and increase the army OF unemployed
would the vles Of poisonous connections Tor
pure beers and brandes and make every taxpayer
pay the Of this industrial eataclysm and
Whereas The industrial. agricuu-. and commercial de-
,eopment California should every be encouraged
Of being retarded and destroyed BY the
.dopuop Of this prohibitory measure; and
Whereas The foregoing considerations should OF them
elves WELD tremendous influence ourselves deter
mining that should toward the pro-
rd amendment there are other considerations
81 personal and political which should WELD even
powerful influence in determining what this a''
tude should be
We are opposed the that the right OF
the people compel the other part do in all things what
first part thinks the latter ought to do for its benefit
We believe that such doctrine is invasion OF the right OF
individual freedom We believe that individual freedom IS the
OF American liberty That the doctrine OF ind
vidua freedom expressed in the wodsthat IT the right
OF the citizen live he thinks best long his
conduct does invade like right the part OF others IL
the doctrine which enthrone individual conscience and ind
vidual responsibility
There is not lacking eminent authority. both medical and
otherwise that the Of the moderate intelligent ndu
gence OF such beverages is beneficial whereas the abuse OF
the unreasonable indulgence OF the is de
rimental Is this not OF everything? Is It not true OF
fire and water, the greatest Of human agencies;
Yet such would be different in principle
from that involved in the proposed constitutional amendment
government represented by the majority has the right to
troll the individual in the matter OF his drink il has the equal
right control him in the OF his diet his dress his
speech his abors his recreation and his therapeutics The
right OF reasonable regulation denied challenged but
the right OF compuon in these matters is The question in
voved in the constitutional amendment under consideration IS
the right regulate abolish the saloon but the right
say what the individual shall drink his home with
without his meals We do not approve OF folly
OF any kind but believe that the correction Of all such dis
That regulation and control should everyone from
himself from within and from the outside We believe
that have been endowed with this right Of free choice
That is birthgh That the surrender Of this hight is
semposed slavery subsection the domination OF others
Trying make by compulsion is OF the avorc
occupations of many so-caed Americans We say to such
look to yourselves and let likewise for alone
equal before the law
Therefore be it resolved by the Committee OF Mutual Con
Of the Celtic Union and American League that
opposed to the adoption OF the proposed prohibition
amendment unfair contrary sound political
principles and direct interference with the OF
perance and infringement OF personal liberty.
Resolved further That this resolution be given the widest
possible circulation among the membership Of the constituent
bodies hereto.
Dated September g. 1914
COMMITTEE OF MUTUAL CONFERENCE OF CELTIC
UNION AND GERMAN-AMERICAN LEAGUE.
GEORGE II. BAHRS President
T. p. ODOWD, Secretary
JOHN DONOHUE. Vice-President.
GUSTAV BERGNER Treasurer
HENRY F. BUDDE
GEORGE J. LOWE.
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