The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-22

135
f.u. -
sp,M ~ Anc1'cS 70 psees ene o1tuo'
lx nS voteo ior c.seow.uo
psonao'taon Dy so,ooo majority, Ne
snuth nsro.. oyO ~, aon non Dy 49,,
nv = iarra y. ,or;,,, 49, 49, a NJ. adnnt.
ed q prohibition CONSTITUTIONS amend
ment by a majority Of 8 to /, after
ten months experience under statu-
tory prohibition. Utah and Florida
have elected Legislatures and Cover
nors pledged to Statewide prohibition.
In Missouri the State outside Of the
city Of St. Louis voted for prohibition;
Kansas City, a city with over 300, 900
population giving a prohibition ma
| jority. Washington, Colorado. Ari-
IONA and Arkansas have defeated at
tempts of the liquor people to secure
the adoption Of proposals which would
/ have crippled their prohibitory Laws.
and Oregon not only did this, but
greatly strengthened her law. Thus,
| twenty-five States out Of forty eight
over half the States in the Union
nave now ADOPTED or declared Ior
~ o!iIp it,o.i' aao Oyer w ~.
ner cent of the area Of the co,,ntrv
are now under nrohihition law
In iess than two wears inst mast
prohibition laws have gone into effect
in states having nonlia,,on of 10
000, 600. The four States which have
iust voted dry haW a incubation of
more than 600 900
srrpHuSsIor or rarroN.r.
oANsA GMnII nv TaT>--r
AA-'
with twenty-five states having de-
ciaTed Tor prom piton- with more than
90 per cent OF the population OF the
united states LIVING In dry territory
congress cannot longer deny the
American people their sacred consul
tutionaI night OF passing upon the
question OF amending their Consttu-
uon IN the manner which II PROVIDES.
We, ws, .es e.oe. cA.s upoa Lons ess a.
.s 10y Oas a h,. ~ ~ 80
ment for national PROHIBITION. Longer
delay would be dtsloyaltv To the prfn-
ciples Of the Government which Con
gress serves and gross Injustice TO the
people who are making a heroic ana
efrcient. though handicapped. efro-t
70 destroy the nations creates. evil
DISTRICT OF COLUSLBlA
PROHIBlIlON DISCUSSED
The nations capital should be the
model city OF the world and should
express the highest and best govern
mental policy in promoting human
welfare. To allow 1t 70 remain. in
its moral Standards, below the aver
age OF the nation. would be inexcus-
able ana olsgraceru!- More than hair
81 go Sr 800 $500 n,sy., W .no peo
ra-,a--~a,a, aeu rs -.
e.. ra-.ar -ar.s
ta,,vs. ~ me $500 sSos,is h. go ~
$500 1no $3.50 s.oa y. ~,
.-s.a 80 ' c ss D" ssu 80 ~. -
its close n-oIi rni.v w. virr.oia VIZ.
~. 1900.
s,aia EepIesealause ano senators
raa,s. S ~ 800, r.. -
-. Nv a.ss. ~ -. I.Ao ~a0 o4p'1Ai o41s ~
tHe HA.to" NiS'
Az Ii-LlQCOh ADNERI1sENENIs
AND UNITED STATES MALL
It IS but common justice that pro-
hihition territory should not be handi-
capped In the enforcement OF prohioi-
tory law II IS highly important that
the national government shall! not aid
and abet the liquor raac IN It's def
ance OF law. The Federal government
80 a. ~. o.a -. niass az aoa
81 aS,,a..4s $50 80 10 o ...eos. ga. go ~
49, 10 r s-' $3.50. u-s.s Ne stos
re'-,,~rssS ssa,+js ~ ~, 49,
5g-. 49, ,,rc - ~. ~,a{fs s1r a S,.a~
ttstr~ ~.,-nnsns ~ ~ $50 -, 49,,
~ 7syS ~ +Sa statas n~nb,h,. s,,cS
es,,s~tisirS
I eeiAA-AA - - r ,.,, IA , w al ar-
AMI AAL- fa11-A1 x IN 1-]'
The native people OF Hawaii and
the Philippines have suffered and are
suffering greatly at the hands OF the
greedy and constituencies liquor trar-
nc or America Iaelr appeal Tor de-
llverance Is strong and pathetic Con-
gress should. without delay. pass
prohlefGon law TOT the Hawaiian
ISLANDS and should pass a law pro-
hioitlng the importation o. lntoncat-
rs liquors INTO the rn4ap pine ts4a.lGs-
we regret 70 note enat a1ter ene sen
ate OF lae United states mad passed
an aneao naens 70 the fniappine Dill.
~hlea protec'ed 70 some extent al
least the haslVes OF ne islands 1SoEa
INC greco Q. AaneslcAn brewers aao
ots.L!eTs, tao SohAe.eho1 SoHl.a4tto
OF 'He r1ooSo oeAealea Inc @1'ieH q iias'l'-
HEARTILY ENDORSE WORK
OF ASi1-SaboON LEAGUE
We esfes- the following resolutions !
for adoption:
!. Resolved. We heartily endorse