Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-26
SENATOR THOMPSON PREDICTS DRY
AMENDMENT PASSES CONGRESS SOON
Tells Central Union Audience
Graphically of Strides OF
Prohibition

Senator William II. Thompson OF
Kansas at yesterday mornings service
gave the congregation of Central I'm
ion church concise and Illuminating
address on the results OF about thirty
years of prohibition in Kansas.
Senator Thompson is a thoroughly
sincere speaker who can state In con-
| else form number Of suceinct facts.
/ 1t was difficult at times for the con-
gregation to refrain from applause.
This was especially true when he
made his inspiring statement concern
ing the passage Of the prohibition con-
stitutionai amendment by the senate
with an almost unanimous vote and
the prophecy that it would be passed
by the house of representatives this
coming month with more than the
necessary vote so that in less than
five years by the concurrent vote Of
the various states it would become
part of the constitution Of the United
! States. ....-. 81.
He opened his address with the
statement that Kansas had been
prohibition state since 1880, now 81
years, and had never had thought Of
going back to the old days. This
stand had been maintained while all
the surrounding states formed a
desert of destructive intoxicants, with
Kansas as the oasis of prosperity in
the midst ":
1t was true that for time it was
difficult to secure law enforcement,
and the sale of intoxicants continued
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complete prohibition until Carrie Ma
ton took the law in her own hands
and smashed doors and bottles until
Kansas was wide awake to The fact
that the sale could be stopped =
Kansas did not have complete. prohi-
bition until about 1900 Since then
the statement has not been made that
law cannot be enforced" Expert,
ence has proved that prohibitory laws
are the easiest kind to enforce when
there is will to enforce them.
Results Are Marked IT,. -.
The result has been vastly less law.
lessness, few prisoners III jams and the
necessity of counting the national pen.
itentiary at Leavenworth with its prisA
oners from all over the land to make
any showing whatever The fact must
also be noted that the state has less
poorhouses, nearly half the state with.
out any, and vastly less illiteracy.
The claim was made that "prohibi.
ton would ruin business" but Kansas
has never. been better fed, better
clothed and better housed, with a
more eontented. happy and prosperous
citizenship than as a result of the
overthrow of the rule of intoxicants.
Ruin business Business has had
permanent prosperity in every direc.
ton except the destruction Of men,
body and soul. It~must be remem.
bered that about 10000 boys and girls
tof Kansas have never seen saloons nor
felt their destructive influences. .
Note the result Of the successful Oh.
Grafton of prohibition. Every state
around Kansas has seen the good et
fects and has gone dry except Mis-
souri,, and most of the counties of that
state have gone dry under local option
laws. We know also that there is no
real hope for the liquor dealer in Mis-.
! souri,, because the national vote on the
constitutional amendment will close
even the st. Louis breweries and dis.
tilleries before five years, II the ,citl.
1lZens OF the state have not already done
the work for themselves.
Among many other facts empha.
sized in this short address the victory
in Washington, the national capital,
and the large number Of favorabIy
interested members OF congress were
noted.
In conclusion Senator THOMPSON
spoke strongly on the present world
conflict and the awful struggle be-
tween real Christianity and barbar-
Iity-democracy and imperialism-de-
structive appetites and control of ap-
petite for the betterment Of the human
race. In his struggle America has
the opportunity to reach the highest
pinnacle ever gained by any nation
America must appear to the Christian
and liberty-loving peoples Of the world
as an advocate of the highest stand
ards resulting in permanent peace
on earth, good will to men"
Unquestionably prohibition for the
territory Of Hawaii, for any state Of
the Union and above all prohibition
for America and then the world viii
not be the least of the foundation
principles upon which enduring peace
must be established. Work for prohi-
bition and add additional luster to the
already brightest star In the constella.
ton of the nations.
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