The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-08-03
WILL PROBE CLAIM THAT 1T IS AGENT OF STANDARD
Oil COMPANY IN OPPOSITION TO
ORGANIZED LABOR
THEY'R AFTER BOLD LOBBYISTS
Liquor Fight In Colorado Several Years Ago Drew Public
Attention From Clash Between Rockefeller Interests and
Unions-Ingury May Cover Alleged Boycoting

In the New York World, under a
Washington date line, appeared the
following story of alleged corrupt
practices of the Anti-Saloon League
OF America in conducting brazen lob
by at the Capitol, and declaring en-.
ragged congressman are going TO de-
mand an investigation of the league:
The Ant-Saloon League of Amer,
lea, which has conducted a persistent
lobby in the Capitol for years. viii
be investigated. It's leaders viii be
called to tell where they set their
money ard about their methods Of
campaigning.
The forcing to the front of the
"bone-dry" proposition at time when
the country demands action on i'm
portant war measures has focused at
tention on the activities of the
leagues representatives in Washing
ton. These men, known by every
Congressman in Washington, are:
The Leagues representatives.
The Rev. Dr. James Cannon, Jr.,
of Richmond Va; Arthur ]. Barton,
of Waco, Tex; Wayne B. Wheeler,
Columbus, o., and the Rev. Edwin c..
Dinwiddie, of Washington.
These men form what is known as
the National Legislative Committee
of the Anti-Saloon League of Amer
ica." They are to be seen in the Mar
bic Room of the Senate, on the very
threshold of the chamber, consulting
with Senators while bills are being
considered
They threaten Congressman with
back-fire movements if the latter do
not come to the scratch on all i'm
portant anti-liquor matters While
other lobbyists dodge about the Capt.
tol trying to keep their presence a Sc
cret except to few, the anti-saIoon
worker goes into equally the Senator's
private rooms or to public places to
give him orders.
The financial headquarters of the
Anti-Saloon League is at Westerville,
Ohio, where great printing presses
run day and night to get out anti-sa-
loon literature The American Issue"
is the organ of the organization. 1t
goes into every state with special
items for each state.
Branch In Every State.
Every state in tie Union has its
branch OF the league. and it requires
but brief telegram from DR.. Cannon
Or the Rev Mr.. Dnwiddie 10 start a
bacLdre campaign against any mem
Der Of Congress.
Wayne g. Wheeler has been iden-
tified with anti-saloon campaigns in
Ohio for years. He has prosecuted
more than 1000 saloon cases.
Members of the House of Repre-
sentatives are planning to introduce
a resolution to investigate the Anti
Saloon League in all its qualifications
and particularly with regard to its
lobby here. Incidentally the resolu
ton will call for an investigation as
we'll into the lobby representing the
liquor interests
Reused BY Lobbying.
The wrath of members has been
raised by what one of them today de-
nominated as the open and brazen
lobbying down in front, at the very
doors Of the chamber of the House OF
Representatives.
Last Saturday night, when the
House voted On the amendments TO
the food bill, a we'll organized sur
yeillance system" was in operation,
with agents of the Anti-Saloon League
in the House galleries ready TO take
note on the voting of members, while
other agents kept hot path from the
gallery to the front door of the House.
where they called out members.
Ii was by this method that the
league forces. although they could not
gain admittance to the floor actually
engineered the fight that was staged
there. The two men who were most
frequently seen at the front door were
Nr Dinuiddie and Mr. Wheeler.
/. Was pointed out also that the
real victories won for prohibition
came on the teller" vote rather than
on the division" vote Il was eX-
planned that a person in the galleries
could more easily ascertain how mem
bers voted during the teller" vote
when they filed through the tellers,
than when they stood on the floor
Its Large Operations.
Members are preparing data show.
ing the operations of the league not
only in Washington, but in every state
capital and in practically every Con-
gressional district in the union 1t is
conceded TO be the most thoroughly
organized institution OF its kind in the
United States.
Charges TO be made against the
Anti-Saloon League are:
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