The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-21
TEXAS IMPORTANT
N NATIONS VAR
FOR PROHIBITION
Captain Hobson Says Entire
Country Soon VIII Put Ban
on Liquor Traffic.
AGGRESSIVE WORK
TOWARD THE GOAL
Hero of Merrimac and Former
Alabama @ ongressm a n
Shows Dangers and Great
Cost of Use of Intoxicants.

| Dallas. Tex, March 20.--The daily
| coat of alcohol to the United states
I IL more than enough to meet the daily
| com bined war expense Of the Eu'
ropean nations. Captain Richmond
| Pea rson Hobson, of Alabama, said al
the Fair Park Coliseum to an audi
ence of 1900 people. He spoke under
the auspices Of the Anti-Saloon Lea.
cue of Texas, having come here fol-
the State convention.
Captain Hobson spoke very effec-
lively and the audience was appar-
entity with him from the very begin
ming. The forceful manner in which
J he brought out his points and his
powerful delivery brought forth re-
| peated cheers He devoted a great
| part of his time TO q scientific analysis
| Of the effects OF alcohol upon the
body. brain and character. He also
spoke on the national constitutional
amendment At some length. and upon
the economic aspects OF the liquor
traffic.
He said in part:
Texas 10 one of the pivotal States
in the national prohibition war. Its
delegation In Congress voted over
to / against the adoption OF the reso-
luton to submit to the States for rat
ification an amendment to the con-
stitution for nationwide prohibition
People for Prohibition.
.sThsre 10 little doubt AZ to the real
prohibition sentiment of the great
bulk OF the people OF Texas When
those people are properly reached
with information showing that pro-
hibition as provided in the proposed
amendment does net invade Any
way the individual liberty OF the citi-
zen nor the sancity of the home nor
the rights OF the States, but on the
contrary would simply withdraw the
channels Of trade from traffic which
injuries society, and the adoption OF
the resolution by Congress would
really comply with the fundamentals
right Of the States to change the or
kanic law II they 30 desire. Then in
these circumstances there can be but
little question as to the outcome OF
next years election making Texas by
q good majority an additional mum
Der In the Statewide prohibition coll
umns and assuring practically the
whole of the delegation, the two SEN
Ators and all members of Congress
favorable for the prohibition resoju-
tion In ths sixty-sixth Congress.
TT Ia important that this years
elections and the elections next year
and In 1919 should be aggressiveis
conducted all over the county. with
the now census OF 1920 and the ap.
portionment that will follow, the
large growth OF population In big
wet cities Will rand forty or fifty aa-
ditional members to the House OF
d. 49, fuAs and aaripnH.
ly the difficulty of securing a two
thirds majority. The congressional
method o; securing an amendment to
the constitution must succeed be-
| fore the election of 1922. BY that time
| IL not sooner. n II should appear that
| the hold that liquor has upon the
cities 10 able seriously to endangeI
| the success of the congressional
method. then we will proceed indie.
psndeptly OF Congress by recourse te
the -LA9isl1.nres- of the se9era
States. Two-thirds of these Legisia'
lures. thirty-two In number, can call 6
constitutional convention without re.
course to Congress. The delegations
| from thirty states gave us a majority
in the vote IN the Sixty-thtrd Congress
The delegation in one State was tied
Now, there arc really forty States
4
tire grsAt objAc+, so that the liquor In
| tsrssts have only few years to live
at best.
Nothing on earth can prevent tn,
sdnption with n a short time of tn,
amendment to the constitution of th'
Jrited StAtes This convention ant
all similar state conventions and al
| national conventions OF prohibiticr
forces should marshal our forces with
| thu greatest speed and momentum
and hasten the coming OF thi!
happy day. Almost two-thirds O.
American people, today have votet
| for prohibition by a majority vote
About sB per cent Of our area Is un
der prohibition. The movement FOL
| national prohibition in America Il
part Of a worldwide movement. Rus
sia has adopted the definite policy o
nationwide prohibition. from which
II IL announced the nation Will nevel
recede. Germany. France and Eng
| land are taking drastic measures look
Ing to the same end. America shoult
prepare In q short time to take the
| leadership and organise the nation Il
abolish international commerce In in
| toxicAting liquors.
'"rhe great world-war has brough
home to the governments of tbs
world ana the thoughtful citizens OF
all lines the truth recently estab'
lished concerning that real nature o.
alcohol; that 1t not only seriously re.
duces efficiency, but causes desener.
acy which entails the shortening 81
life, the biighting OF the offspring
| In the light Of these recent discov.
cries 1t Ia clear that the great nations
! OF the past went down under dissi
patton and acknowledgements under
the blight of war The insurance
companies state that the Russian
government by making the countr,
dry 10 savtyg more adult lives thar
can possibly be killed off in war. rhs
scourge OF the liquor traffic exceedi
war, pestilence. famine. fire. floot
volcano. earthquake and all the othei
sccurses Of history combined. It i,
manifsstly written In the book 81
i fate that the present generation 1,
10 make prohibition worldwide. and
ultimately insure not only sobrIety
4 within individual nations, but also a
sober race.
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I MISSION PROPERTY
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