The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-18

ERNEST II, CHE ARLINGTON
General Manager Pm blishinR Interests 9,
Anti-Saioon bcagu" of america.
as the greatest rsoraI reform Of thu
go1 Grafton, and I believe IT'S effect
upon the nation Will he entirely zaod
Tie ebo-kenyon law together with
congressional legislation. made it
possible 10 enforce pfohibitton legia-
l.f'ou in Lac states and prohibition
IN tho states has etreu gfheued the
cause az national prohibition. with
the national government back Of a
prohibition law the read fight is over.
The contest now. VIII he not with the
army but with straggiprs"
Asked hv someone In The crowd
whether ne 'thouTht the prohibition
question would he an issue Ia the
no~t national csmpa g8 Colonel
brean replied:
"tiaw can they make ar issus out
ct something that - fcttlea
webb Opens Debate.
hartman WehD IN opening the de-
hte made q sthonR satwert cutlin-
ing tne actcu whzch had bSan taken
,Ha 90 tllis time. sui declaring that
the ttrne had come for the congress
20 submit the prohibition of the
states fer ratification He upheld the
enthusiastically Of The measure, ex-
plaIred the change made from the
resolution as II passed the senate and
called for support from the house.
Mir Gordon, Of Ohio dectsd his
speech mainly to The angie present
e. by the ertitude Of working men
or country, especially union labor
tnv.2l Is the resolution He issue
square!y with Samuel nompe and
ne compared Mr. Gompers and his
statements with that great leader of
working men, Warren 3 stone, grand
chief ~ tht brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers" who said that IL
,5lsssi ,Sfss 49, hiacs auioTg the rail
road men OF the country Mr. Cor
don Pointed cut that the railroaders
are hish-class. representative Iobire
ing men an dover one million of
them ara employed in this country.
He pointed to the prob bltiou cleo
tiop in Ohio Ia Noyemh her md said
that Youngstown with 400 saloons
and thousands Of steel, workers ma
chaBics. railroad men. and other
labortBr men voted more than 600
dry Ia spoke of other OE@) in
dustral centers which coted dry and
gave Cincinnati and its vet 'H3l for-
!tv' rap. lie characterizsd as lia
the statement Of those who assumed
70 speak for labor by saying that It
was wet -
Question os stase~' Rights.
Representative Carway ridlouled the
Inconsistency of those who claim 10
be states rights men" Mr., Lunn. OF
New York asked Il II was necessary
IN order to placate certain citizens by
permitting them 70 have whiskey glass
in one hand while they upheld the
president WITH the other, II SO, he
said such ."patriotism' should be
watched.
representative Bsrkley said that All
questions affecting th~ neoplc Of the
United states are moral and social
that NJ other reason exists for main
tanning the government except to safe
guard the moral and social welfare
Of the people. He ANSWERED Helms
insinuations by saying that ne Is will
ing TO meet any other question which
might come up as result OF the house
@eop,ing the prohibition the resolu-
ton. n attacked those who sought
TO interfere with local and state pro
tlhition laws and then come here at
tempting 70 defeat this amendment"
CamoufisEe Artists.
Mr. Norton, OF Minneapolis, sarcastl-
Caliy referred TO the opposition to the
resolutfou as camouhace artists. he
amendment 20 the people and he would
Vote 30 submit g.. Representative Rob
I,ns Of Pennsylvania. said their
amendments are pending. prohibition.
suffrage and the one 10 place the
name Of the supreme being in the CON
etituUan. and that he was for all of
tbetn lie said to submit the resolu-
ttou meaus the house is not afraid 70
trust the people of this country.
Representative Heating said that Of
course prohibition laws. state and To-
cal are violated but that this only
means hHt some people are willing to
violate the law he said that this does
not have anything TO do with fhe prin-
cipal Of prohibition. for which he
stood Mr. Heating said Colorado had
erst adopted prohibition by a narrow
margin. bot that two years later when
an effort was made TO amend the law
By permitting the manufacture Of light
wines and beers tnLA LEuhAAiIlnn- MAS
overwhelmingly defeated. the major
ity against It being over 50.0o0. Make
the law local. state and national. he
said and he would be pleased.
Faith in the People.
Representative Monden, OF Wyom-
ing, said the question at issue was
whether members OF the house be-
heveA in representative and constitu-
tiona1 government. II they did they
would vote 70 rthe resolution, he de-
clared Representative webb In clos
Ing, gaid IN part, that the question
presented Was in fact not e prohibit
ton Vote, but one or referendum to
the people on a question which the,
had he right tn decide He paid a
tribute tQ. she AMI Salon League of