South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-21
300 HEAR ANTI
SALOON SPEAKER
Or. Howard H. Russell Hopes
for National Amend
ment in 1920.

% the Ant-SalOOn league movement,
addressed meeting Of 300 business
and professional men Of south Bend
last night in the basement Of the
boys departm e71t Of the y. ii. O. A.
m which time a banquet was served
by the Y. NJ. c. A.
Everett r. Naftzger, soloist. who
is accompanying Dr. Russell in this
tour OF 200 cities OF the country.
sang a number Of songs appropriate
10 the occasion entitled "A Thou
sand Years OF Prohibition and
The Nations Going Dry"
A resolution was read by Toast
master Rome Stevenson and passed
as follows:
That we. citizens or st. Joseph
county. Indiana. do hereby request
the Honorable John W. Kern and
Thomas Taggart. United States sem
ators OF Indiana, and the Honorable
Henry Barnhart. member of con F
gress from this. the 18th distr
of Indiana. 10 do all I'm their pot
by influence and vote 20 secure the
prompt submission 10 the state legis-
latures OF the Sheppard-Weh Joint
resolutions. prop 0sing an amend
inent 20 the constitution OF the Unit
ed States for nation-wi he prohibition
OF the beverage liquor traffic.
Subscribe TO Fund.
DR.. RusselFs address on the sub
ject Nationwide Prohibition in
which he spoke Of the various rea-
sons why we should have nation
wide prohibition, was followed by
the passing OF subscription cards
throughout the audience which re-
suited in a large subscription TO the
fund for promoting the general tenn
perance movement
In part Dr. Russell said:
"The movement has spread so
widely throughout the country that
manufacturers are refusing TO hire
men that drink. The Dupont Pow
der co. largely weeded from its
payroll all drinking men. The pow
der mill IS no place for an unsteady
hand or a dim eye. Likewise the
railroad companies have keyed up
their restrictions during a series of
years until drink IS forbidden either
on or off duty Efficiency and safe
ty are imperatively demanded to-
day. and 10 both sobriety is the
friend and drink the worst enemy.
Every common observer understands
this if there were no other excuses
for national prohibition, and there
are many other reasons. The aG-
vent Of the automobile upon the
highway is reason enough why every
saloon should be wiped off the map
OF the United States.
Experience Backed ~ Science.
Common experiences" said DIT
Russell. as now cOrroborated by
the finding Of science. The Carnegie
institute within the past few weeks
has declared that Investigations car
ried on by Drs. Dodge and Benedict
settles II finally that there is de-
creased organic efficiency as a re-
suit of even moderate doses of al
cohol The drinking workman is
the first 10 fan and the last 20 get
we'll: the first TO have an accident
and the last to be promoted: the
first 20 die and the last 10 leave his
family in comfort.
MANY facts are present that have
led manufacturers and business men
TO take a greatly increased interest
IN recent months in the abolition Of
the saloon. 1 have had the privilege
of meeting in the last two years i'm
their Offices or I'm the lunch meet
ings similar TO this occasion many
leading captains Of industry through
out the country. a group of ma
tional manufacturers and business
men meeting at Atlantic City last
July decided TO request the ANTI
saloon league To carry forward sim
liar meetings of manufacturers and
professional men in 200 cities OF
the country. The men who sent me
here requested me 20 tell YOU the
plans of the campaign 10 complete
the nation. wide prob L5ition To the
liquor traffic, We cali these meet
ings by the ringing title ,See-this-
thing through recruiting rallies
What is it we propose 20 see
through? The nationwide prohibit
ton of the beverage liquor traffic
The next question is. How are we
10 do this The answer 20 this
is 20 bring up the reserves into the
three battle lines OF the Anti-Saloon
League OF America. What are these
battle lines?
First the congressional campaign
in Washington. BY this campaign
We must secure the enactment by
majority vote Of laws TO weaken and
cripple the liquor traffic such as we
expect to secure from the present
congress. namely. absolute prohibit
ton for the Hawaiian islands. Alas
ka and Porto Rieo. and also for the
District OF Columbia. and our ma
tional capital by q two-thirds vote
In congress. We expect 20 secure
the admission Of an amendment for
constitutional prohibition TO the
states for their ratification.
The second battle line is the CO.
operation OF the National Anti-Sa-
loon league with the state leagues
in the various states as they make
their fights FOR statewide proilbi-
ton.
The third battle line is the Tati-
hcation OF the national amendment
by the state legislatures one which
We hope will meet iu the near future
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