The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-15

n tcwr IN the hands Of dTluk-Crazsd
fereagners, burning. piliagins, shoot
1ng. That's ar object lesson for the
nation, isn't it, and fer tiose respousi-
Die for carrying oh!o wet in 1914 anu
again in 1919?
But the State or Ohio At large is not
~ blame Ohio, the Ohio Of value,
N<he Ohio whicA 2cunts in the summing
m Of national achievement. the worth
while Ohio, voted dry IN 1915.
II was srewery-ridden, hoss-ruled,
i1nar-hisghted Cincinnati which denied
hexeedom 10 a great and glorious Aneri-
can Commonwealth. continuing :he
AGhAckles of the saloon by virtue of
h ma tority achieved by all the devious
Nxyr known tn WEIRD politics z4-4t4 f'rra+-
s14cians.
In the burning Of East Young,t ov-r.
~ drunken strikers, Ohio gets wEat
~ ~wetsr voted II. On their heads
RESTS the blame. on their hands tn.
hlccd. Of the East Youngstown series
u OF tragedies and incendtary acts --
IRichmcnd vtrginian,
This editorial article appeared n
The Richmond Nlrginian of sunday
hut in The virginian's news columns o.
Monday. The following statement was
sfuAde By a Youngstown correspondent.
ssThe ,ncuisition by both Federal and
q 1fAfnoning County authorities into mon
4 violence at the plant OF the foungs-
4uwn Sheet and Tube Company last
Hriday. when two persons were killed.
many wounded and million dollars
worth OF property destroyed. took "a
oensatinal turn tonight, when County
E43&tective Kane said Two Austrians In
the county jail here have made con
E4exSions in which they are quoted as
kMayIng that they were sent here from
E&28iMmU vnylr IN start the STRIKE q n
s1eeYent the manufacture Of war mu-
Nie1one for the Allies. Tho men are
#79AA EiAck and John Brisky."
IN the editorial columns the caus'
~ me riot f. attributed TO Nhiskey
III 9ne news columns il is attributed
&afo fND conspirators who went 4
oungstown from New York. Tn
s33ets Accordine to The Virginian's owl
nnconnt.- 1t was only All incident Il
110 6Gy'x disorder. our prohibition
makes il appear that
2hi0 had gone dry, there had bcei
- Riot at youngstown But ~hn
d does 1t say Of dry Georgia, where mol
Evidence has been the rule since tn
trial OF Leo Frank In Atlanta?
It is as logical to say that prohibit
Il don was the cause Of iawiessneag &
Georgia as to say that license WAS tn
cause of lawlessness In ohio. In fact
MI SFa nave no 1oGbt III our hlhd ina
the Migrant violations Of the prohibi
1son law In Georgia has had much 1
do with the many other acts OF law
11kxness which have disgraced tina
state for contempt of one law breed
#contempt for all law. OF. ss the prov
1t orb has it. Hlawiessnsss 6eeets law
ss4eesnese.-
OF course these observations are no
f4ntended to be defense OF the llquo
Saara45ic, nor an argument against pro
Ia ADDITION. We merely pojut out tn
S3Angerness with which plohibitionist
x3ne3Ee upon every t-.s-@tt,t-- ffrritiput r
9Gnake believe that Nhskev ~ the roo
of All evil, and prohibitina penacea-
There is a writer of some reputation
lin one Of our Virginia towns the pro
duct Of whose pen we nave been ab]
u "a trace for many wears ny the use o
the word "strabtsmus He has mad
Ma term his own 50 completely that
oArinG to trespass on his rights, ~
MaAnNo never ventured - use the word
~ are. however. tempted TO trospass
$Io to speak, en- his copyrighted e>
eeesion and apply IN" term ia TIA
nAlirtion or disease. or whatever
ay be. which ia evidenced ~heneye
or good friend Of the Newport New