Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-20
RUNS FOES TO FIGHT
FOR DRY WASHINGTON
Prohibition Gains Will Force
Congress to Act, Says Anti
Saloon Chief
ENCOURAGED BY BRYAN
Commoner's Determination to Convert
Democrats Pleases-Twenty-fve
States Have Excluded Alcohol

WASHINGTON. Nov 20.-"with twenty
Ave states having declared for prohibition.
with more than sixty per cent. OF the popu-
taton OF the United States LIVING In dry
territory, Congress cannot longer deny the
American people their right TO pass upon the
o,,estlon OF amending their constitution"
That declaration WAS made today by Ed.
ain C. Dinwiddie. superintendent OF the
AntiSaloon League OF America. who is
manning the drive on Congress for nation.
. Wide prohibition.
The fact that william Jennings Bryan
has announced his Intention TO work for n
nationwide prohibition plank In the next
pstnocratic platform has given the dry
forces great hopes
congress should pass at the approaching
short session the resolution to submit the
amendment for national prohibition" Din.
s,iddIe continued. Longer delay would be
dIsloyal to the principles OF the Govern.
ment which Congress serves"
II is apparent that the curtain raiser
battle which the prohibltlonists intend to
hght in Congress will be for n dry" Dis
trict Of Columbia II has boen realized for
nsveral years that Congress would vote tho
District dry IL II was brought face to face
with the Issue A rider" on the last Dis
trct of Columbia appropriation bill which
would have made the capital dry was re-
moved in the last session on technicality.
The nations capital" said Superln-
tendent Dinwiddie, should be the model
city Of the world and should express the
highest and best governmental policy in
promoting human welfare, To allow II to
remain in its moral standards below tho
average OF the nation would be lnexcusable
and dIsgraceful. More than half the States
and majority of the people have adopted
prohibition as their governmental policy.
Congress should pass at once the District of
Columbia prohibition bill"
Impetus has been given the move to make
the District dry by Statewide prohibition
IN Virginia. just across the Potomac River
from Washington, and by the constantly in
creasing number of. dry counties in Mary
land in the north, east and west OF the
capital.
Michigan" said the Anti-Saloon League
effclal, has voted for Statewide prohib-
ton by $4,000 majority: Nebraska, by
$4,000; Montana, by 10000; South Dakota,
by 10000. and Alaska by large majority.
Idaho has adopted constitutional amend
ment for prohibition by majority of three
10 one, after ten months experience with
statutory prohibition. Utah and Florida
have elected Legislatures and Governors
pledged to Statewide prohibition.
OTHER STATES FIRM
Washington. Colorado, Arizona and Ar
kansas have defeated attempts of the liquor
people TO secure the adoption OF proposals
which would have crippled their prohlbI-
tory law, and Oregon not only did this but
strengthened her laws Thus twenty-f
States out of fOrty-eight, more than half
the States in the Union. have now adopted
or declared for Statewide prohibition and
more than sixty per cent of the population
and more than elghty-fve per cent of the
area OF the country are now under prohibi-
dion laws.
IN less than two years prohibition laws
have gone into effect In States having n
population of 10000 900. Four States which
have just voted dry have n population of
more than 100000. The liquor traffic Is
dooped TO speedy destruction"