Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-08
HObsON WANTS
PROHIBITION BILL
SUBMITTED AGAIN
HERO OF THE MERRIMAC BE-
IEVES CONGRESS- SH0UD BE
FORCED TO CONSIDER BILL AT
NEXT SESSION
(By Associated Press.)

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., July s.
Richmond Pearson Hobson, of Ala
bama, one Of the authors of the point
resolution on national prohibition
which gave rise to a stirring debate
and a close vote at the last session of
congress, proposed in a stirring ad
dress before the national Saloon
League convention today that the res
olution should be brought up again
on December 81 next, just a year,
lacking one day, from its previous con-
sideration. The former Alabama con-
| gresham outlined in this connection
'The Grand Strategy of the Fight the
anti-saloon forces should follow in
the Great Liquor War"
AS part of an educational campaign,
Mr. Hobson publicly urged that Pres
ident Wilson "be formally requested
to practice total abstinence, as an ex-
ample and to Danish all intoxicating IL
quors from the white house, and to
establish temperance in the civil SER
vice like that practiced by the rail-
roads and other businesses"
That the scope of the war might be
worldwide, he suggested a petition to
congress for special appropriation
for an international anti-alcohol con-
gress as soon as peace in Europe is
restored.
Among the numerous points he
raised in questions of strategy, he
urged "the enfranchisement Of women
everywhere incorporation of the
churches and all varieties of Christian
organizations bodily into the anti-sa-
loon campaign; special effort to Sc
cure the full cooperation of the bust
ness world, and the incorporation of
a joint national association for con-
stitutional prohibition.
He suggested that the mentioned as
ISOLATION should be specially author
lied to issue a national prohibition
war loan of $5,0OO,OOO, to be under
written by friends of temperance and
to be guaranteed with provision for
interest and sinking fund by the va
rious churches"
Further, Mr.. Hobson would author
ize the association ito make overtures
for liquors capitulation., inquiring as
to liquors terms for complete sur
render and reporting to general con-
vention, to be called by them if any
reasonable grounds of surrender are
reached. This effort Will, thereafter,
eliminate all pleas of any desire for
confscation or for injustice to individ-
uals. If liquor refuses to capitulate
on reasonable terms, the joint board
to proceed with the plans for it's an
Inhalation without mercy, granting no
quarter"
In conclusion he referred to the
program that might be adopted in
case the joint resolution for a ma
tional amendment should be defeated
upon its temperance next winter.
He said:
IF the vote is unfavorable, proce-
dure to be as follows:
THE question of the inherent and
constitutional right of the sisterhood
of states to pass upon this amendment
and the plain constitutional duty of
congress to submit it, is to be the
paramount issue in all future national
elections for congress, the senate and
the presidency, and no member of con-
gress who voted against the resolution
to be considered qualified for election,
nor any candidate for the house or
senate who fails to give in advance
solemn public pledge of his endorse
ment of this paramount issue
mo candidate for any county or