The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-10


| Can an American house withstand
the ravages of sobriety?
| Can we expect wifebeaters to be
content beating carpets? What would
we do in a great national crisis II
scrofula were totally unavailable?
| How dare you deprive a man of
the passion for getting into Jail?
Labor Lceder Speaks.
At the morning session Mr.. Charles
Stilzle spoke on the question of labor
and prohibition. Mr.. Stilzle is one of
the leading labor workers in the coun-
! try. He denounced the efforts of liqour
to control by fear that employment
will be lost by many workers He
declared that every labor member of
Parliament in England Is o total abb
stainer.
| DIR. f. c. Dinwiddie spoke on the
national legislative work OF the
league. Hhe showed how the league
is doing great constructive work by
supplying recreation duties in the
| army when the canteen has been
abolished. He was followed by Rev
Josiah Stansfieid on THE New Day"
Other speakers were D. David. James
Buneli and Mrs. Cora Frances Stod-
dard.
i In the afternoon DIR. Fl. NJ, Dubore
I of Atlanta, spoke on Southern Prohl-
bition"; DIR. Wilbur r. Craft. on The
Work of the International Reform
Bureau; Rev. r.. Howard Taylor on
"TheWork OF the Andrew and Philip
Brotherhood
Executive Committee Organized.
! "a
met and organized for the next two
years Fillmore Condit. New Jersey.
was elected chairman A. B. Care,
Tennessee, vice-chafrman; Ernest H.
Cherrington, Ohio. secretary. The
standing committees were appointed.
The national legislative committee.
which will have general supervision
of the work for the passage of the
nationa Unconstitutional amendment, is
as follows:
James Cannon, Jr.. Virginia, chair
man; A. J. Barton. Texas. and Wayne
B. Wheeler, Ohio. Committee on fl
/ nancial plans: P A. Baker. e. II.
Cherrington and Howard Fl, RUSSELL;
subcommittee for Southern division,
III. B. Carrie, Tennessee; A. J. Barton
land James Cannon, Jr., Virginia.
Resolution OF Thanks.
Resolution of thanks to the press for
generous reports of the meetings. to
the hotels of Atlantic City for courte-
sizes, and of congratulations from the
National Potters Association were
read
DR.. benjamin F. Mills spoke on Rum
on the Run He declared that the
success of temperance sis Gods work.
and IL Is the greatest work yet. The
church is the agent, but Is Joined by
all classes. II Is essential that the
work be thoroughly done. The speak
ers were DR.. ira Landith. DR.. p A.
Baker. DR.. Sam Small and Bishop Will
son. who declared the meeting the
most notable in the history of the
league. and in no respect more so than
the changed attitude of the public. He
declared the league win always stick
to it's platform of non-partisan plat
form. which constitutes "a solemn
covenant"
The league. he said. will not take
! part In any parties, old or new, formed
or uniformed. Bishop Wilson's utter
ance Is an oficial statement of the
leagues firm determination to stick to
the principles enunciated In the reso-
buttons adopted today.
Il II was announced that Captain
Richmond P. Hobson and DR. c. 7.
paign for the Anti-Saioon League for
the next three years. Among those
present at the meeting tonight was
Senator Hoke Smith. OF Georgia.
Sam Small Heard From.
Dr. Small declared that so long as
America licenses the liquor business
she cannot claim to be a Christian
nation, and certainly not the greatest
Christian nation. The only thing left
to do Is TO put an amendment in the
Constitution that will kill the liquor
traffic. Is the Constitution the per-
sonal property of some political
party? No. 1t belongs to the Ameri-
can people. They can change or alter
| 1t as they see At 1t IL this right we
demand, From the hour Of the vote
In Congress there has been a differ
ent atmosphere over the country. Ma
/ tional prohibition has become a ma
4 tional issue. The politicians realize
that we are not the minority of the
country.
He said: We've got the men. the
women and the money and the money
/ is to buy coffins for bum liquor poll
4 ticians."
/ The right TO. amend the constitn-
ton belong to the States and not to
any members of Congress
r. Sam Small was the last of the CON-
vention speakers
/ kilograms were read from the
4 General Sunday School Convention In
California and from D. A. Polling In
behalf Of the Christian Endeayor Con-
vention at Chicago.