The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20

BY the State Superintendent

BY the State Superintendent
There much confusion among
what presentay situation in the state
nation to Prohibition Some who reading head
lines in the have gotten the impression that fight
hbiton has been Even of active friends who
have written have this idea. They have asked the fight
over There others who have watched the Congress
on the food control bill who have the impression that Con
gress has defeated all legislation looking Pro
biton Neither of these propositions is
The situation Prohibition is follows The temper
anc forces at Washington seeking Prohibition order
foodsufs and manhoodgve protection
the boys who have been asked and fight in defense
their country The temperance forces Congress offered
amendments the food control bill The House passed
ment prohibiting the OF oodu the of all aco
hoc liquor Nothing said communicating the whisky
in bond The food control bill the this
amendment and the Senate has offered number of amendments
among which permitting oodstu and
wine and prohibiting for whisky They have added this
amendment directing the President commander the whisky
how bond for munitions which stop
OF distilled liquors and end its SALE the supply would
be used but would do nothing towards the Prohibition of the
OF wine beer.
The Senate and the House must necessarily agree on some pro-
gram and that there will definite legislation
war Prohibition in relation to the food control bill Whether not
there such amendments the food bill passed will
settle the wartime Prohibition efforts Unless is complete
Prohibition the forces will continue their efforts and
left that bill give wartime Prohibition
wartime Prohibition will be sought either directly indirect
opportunities offer themselves
We believe that before the flies in form other,
Congress will give wartime Prohibition it should But when
that accomplished the fight for national Prohibition will only be
height 1t must be constitutional order to be definite
There will absolute Prohibition until written into the Con-
tuon of the United States and the fight will continue for the
national Prohibition resolution In order sub
twothrds of Congress- When it is
submitted ratified by majority of of the 4S
Twentyx states dry. Five six others are
Just go the dry column If the resolution is sub
will quickly rush through the different states until the SO
secured
There must be letting the of the temper
ance friends until the fight entirely To drop
up any all would be to cripple the temperance
when the opportunities the greatest Let
no friend Temperance Illinois forget that in order do part
Illinois must the SO y the constitutional
amendment majority the Legislature To do must
elect dry House through the primary September 1918
and the November with the Senate which al
ready dy ayng the national Prohibition resolution To do
our part Washington nominate and elect this
urinary and election who nationwide Prohibition who
will Join the others of the country in submitting this resolution
to the states The year and half will be the hardest
having more the time offering greater pos
sibies than any have yet lived the history OF this
movement in These great times this movement the
victories won possible end the traffic 1t can be done