The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-12
lillian j. BRYAN ON
PROHIBITION LEGISLATION


Congress VIII have before II three
Propositions relating To the iiquoc
raffic. !. The broadening Of the law
gainSt advertising Of Intoxicating
quors. =, The suspension during
he war. of the manufacture Of beer.
The suhmlss on of a prohibition
mcndment 10 the federal constltu-
&an-,
SUI nfSsfon or the pronibis4ori
amendment In by far the mos impor
ant question before congress affect
1g the liquor traffic. The arguments
| favor OF prohibition MAY for con-
.enience, ne divide into three classes,
IL. economic reasons. moral reasons
Ind patriotic reasons At this time
he friends of the amendment are
BILE to edd patriotic arguments 10 the
economic and moral arguments. The
Idoption 81 the amendment Ia the
host effective way q saving for food
be grains that might otherwise he
3onverted into alcoholic liquors. The
BOLTON of the liquor traffic win en-
BILE the nation TO use 100 per cent
4 its man power In battle and In the
| cid OF industry. in this supreme
'loment we need to have our m en- AT
heir best, whether they carry arms
r produce food and ammunition for
Iur soldiers.
prohibition will not only str n. 9Th
n those who fight and fail, but II
3fll save from Generalization and for
kraer work at home those WHOSE lives
re spared.
"But above and beyond all other
arguments of Il patriotic character 10
he argument that submission of this
amendment will help us to win the
3ar-~not only by increasing the affi-
|iency of both citizens and soldiers.
but because 1t will declare to the
korld our faith In the democracy
rhich We are trying to extend by the
$ar. The essence OF democracy Is the
tgft OF the people to rule. right
Spon which the president has placed
Emphasis In his eloquent appeal to
he German people. 1t will strength
Ia us in our fight for democracy else
There to recognize the claims of
Iemoeracy here More than a million
hen in uniform stand ready to give
heir lives for the promotion OF
emocracy I'm Germany and Austria
md the people in the United States
ave already subscribed more .han
I've billion dollars TO support the gov
|rnment In its fight for democracy
h the light OF what we are doing
broad, how can any member of con.
(ress oppose a resolution so thorough
\ In harmony with the democratic
|pirit Of our country and age as the
RESOLUTION which submits to the states
X the Union the question of making
he saloon an outlaw in the land?
Democracy means the right of the
|eople to rule and that rule is gem
rally the rule of n ma jority. but in
his case we ask not that q majority
hall have the RIGHT TO decide the
tuuor quest on, but that the majority
hall have that right when II Is sup
ported. not by half of the states of
he Union or by two-thirds OF the
hates of the Union. but by three
|ourths of all the states"
AR. p. A. BAKER SPEAKS
ON WAYS OF WINNING WAR
DIR. p. A. Baker, general superin-
|endent of the nti-Saloon League of
america. spoke as follows;
I'VE are In war. and it is the duty
X every man and woman to count
Inc In the winning OF the war, Most
Emphasis is being laid on the con-
|ervation OF food products. The MAX
hE OF beer destroys ~ast quantities
II foodstuffs arid the beer when made
destroys man power. Just why the
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