Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-05
RESOLUTIONS PASSED AcAINsT
 THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC

TFS Li0uoR TRAFFIC Leeal Prphibitienists Want State As sembIy to Further Their Move nnent-
 Law is protective to liquor trade, said Hon. James H. Wortendyke of California at a mass meeting held Sunday afternoon in Steiner hall Mir. Woertendyke has made careful study of the liquor traffic and is work ing in the interest of the great state and national prohibition movement At the conclusion of his address, Mr. Woertendyke presented two resolu- tions which were readily adopted The resolutions will be sent to Senators r. B. Brandegee and G. P. Mclean, Senator John H. Barnes and Repre- sentatiyes A. J. Bailey and Joseph H. Henderson.
 MT. Woertendyke pictured a scene where a mothers heart was broken when her son came home drunk. After the son had promised never to repeat the act he came home again in a drunken state. Soon after the moth of another incident when he was called upon to take the case of a father who went home drunk one night and murdered his son. Mir. that these incident brought forcibly to him the need of his giving his life to the fight against te liquor traffic. He said he was in the state of Con- necticut representing the National Get together Movement and he told of the affiliations of the Prohibitionists to bring National Prohibition at the earliest date possible. He also told of the various temperance organiza- tions throughout the county which are affiliated with the movement.
 Mr. woertendyke said the law is protective to the liquor trade In careful study of law and government I have come to the conclusion that law ed. We must uproot these laws There are three terms that MT. Woerten- suggested for consideration: revenue, license and prohibition. The first of these two terms means protection Revenue is protection for the manu- facturer of liquor and the revenue law is divided into three departments, first the revenue law permits the manu if the federal government refused permit the naufa cturer to manufac ture would be breaking the law; sec ond the amount of money that is turned over to the collector of reve- nue when the goods are ready for consumption. MT. Woertendyke to some extent told of the revenue laid on liquors. Thirdly comes the sales end or the license that is granted. The individual can sell if he holds a tax receipt. He cannot be prosecuted by the Federal government but he can be prosecuted by the state or city government.
 The Federal government last year acquired s245, 900 from revenue and every dollar of that SPAS. .000. 900 went into the Federal treasury. From the of law pure and simple, the law fixed now means protection to the liquor traffic I have fought this ques- tion for 9 number of years and openly make the challenge to the peo- pie nthe state of Connecticut to fur niSh a lawyer (anyone) who will de- ny that the law is protective or that revenue means protection.
 In looking at the word license what does it mean? It means protection. And in order to fully illustrate his point. Mir Woerteendye referred to H- censes that are granted to the profes sional men of city, state and nation. We must inaugurate some movement to remove that legislation that means protection he said. We have got to reach the source. How can we change the policy of our government? I am in favor of the putting away of the saloon which would eliminate temp tation for our boys and girls. But that does not get to the policy of gov That policy of government that per mits such a thing projections must be changed. You do away with your open saloon and you do away with
 
 to destroy many. We had in this country up to last week 24 prohibi ton states but one more was added when the state of Indiana passed a measure making 1t a dry state, nnak- ing g prohibition states in the union. In the state of Connecticut there Is a bill pending in the house for amend ment that means prohibition. But this would take several years before the question is put to the people for vote. We must inaugurate the move ment that will show how the people of Connecticut want prohibition If 5o,000 voters in the state who want prohibition. In the fight for national prohibition we can elect a congress who can put prohibition on the law books. A committee of sixty noted men in the country are obtaining the names of the leading manufacturers in the country who are in favor of prohibition. These names will be brought before the present congress. But if congress does not consider the proporsitfon we will have to 70 back to the people and insist that the po- htical parties insert the prohibition law in their platforms We will or sanize our dry forces and go to the party organizations Mir woerten- dyke urged the enrolment of every man who wants prohibition and he urged for prayers in the movement. the cooperation Of the people and the
 The following resolutions were presented by Woertendye and were adopted:
 That we, citizens of the Town of Norwich, Conn, in public meeting as- semb1ed on this fourth day of Febru- ary, 1917, request the Hon. Richard P. Freeman, member of Congress for this l district, and the Hon. Frank B. I and the Hon. George P. Mclean U. s. senators, to vote for l the pa ssage of the District of Colum- l bia prohibition bill, the Randall bill | to prohibit the transmission of liquor | through the mails, and for | Ehe passage of the National Constitu-