Arizona republican., 1917-03-28
TEMPERANCE FEDERATONPLANs
To WIDEN FIELD Of ACTIVITIES

have earnestly undertaken to en-
force the Arizona prohibition law.
This federation recognizes the adj
vance step taken by the state legis-
lature in enacting laws intended to
promote and protect public morals.
I'VE furthermore recommend that
this federation keep its organization
intact and stand on guard for any
emergency affecting the interests of
the home.
we also recommend that the
Sunday school and churches be urg
ed to strenuously continue the oh
servance of Temperance Sunday and
the teaching of the temperance les
sons"
Report is Adopted
After extended debate the report
was almos. unanimously adopted by
a rising vote.
The report of the committee on res
olutions, which was also adopted was
as follows:
The Temperance Federation of
Arizona, representing the forces that
made Arizona dry in convention as
sembled at Phoenix, March q. 1917.
congratulates the administration up
on the passage Ol the pOStdi
priation bill with the bone dry pro-
vision.
I'VE also congratulate the admin
istration on the prohibition of the
LIQUOR traffic in the District Ct Column
bia.
I'VE unanimously believe that in
the grave crisis now confronting the
nation it is dangerous and detri-
mental to the public welfare to longer.
countenance the eXistance of the sa-
loon in any part of the United States
Therefore, this convention earnest
ly petitions and prays the president
and the congress of the United States
of America to take such action forth
with as VIII immedia tely completely
eliminate the evil of the saloon within
the United States of America and its
possessions and prohibit therein the
manufacture and sale of intoxicants
for beverage purposes
Not American Industry
Ninety per cent of the breWeries in
the United States are owned by for
eigners, living in Berlin, Vienna ana
other Teutonic towns, according to
DR.. Melct Miller. pastor of the Chris
tan church of Douglas, at the clos
ing session of the temperance con-
vention at the Methodist Episcopal
church last night.
DR. Miller said that the law in Ari-
iona was being fairly we'll enforced,
but that there was room for I'M
provement. He showed by figures
and notes that the liquor traffic of
the United States was so well organ
lied that it was nothing less than
gigantic, said that if the moral
forces were as well organized they
could drive out liquor in all America
in three months.
Miller looked upon the dry victory
in Arizona as a skirmish, claiming
that prohibition here had driven the
traffic in liquor just over the border,
and mentioned the town Of Rodeo,
n. NJ. within stones throw of the
line where there are four saloons,
two wholesale liquor stores and
twelve dwellings,.
G. F. Rinehart, formerly superin-
tendent of the Arizona temperance
federation, who took charge of the
Chicago dry fight, was the other
speaker of the evening. He reviewed
the fight for prohibition in Arizona,
said that when the fight was on 100
leading business men signed a petit
ton against prohibition, said these
same 100 business men were all now
in favor of prohibition.
Rirehart said that the argument
was made during the first effective
campaign by the pro-saloon interests
that twenty-five store rooms, then
occupied by saloons in Phoenix. would
be vacant, if the state went dry. At
that time, he said, there were IS
vacant stores and places of business
in Phoenix Now, he said. after
looking the town over, I find there
are no vacant stores to speak of and
that all the places occupied formerly
by saloons are now used for other
purposes. 1.-THE reason the pro-
hibition movement is winning so
rapidly in the United States is be-
cause efficient political methods are
being used" said Rinehart.