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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-08-17

The Prohibition question is now
put squarely where it belongs--up to
the nation as a whole.-J oliet Herald.
Judged by the growth of Prohibi-
ton sentiment in the past few years
and especially the development since
the entry of the United States into
the war, it is not unreasonable to pre-
dict the adoption of the amendment.
Jacksonville Journal.
We opine that the Senators that
voted against it will find it hard to
explain to their sober constituents.
Some of them talked like attorneys
for the liquor interests in their evil
dent desire to save the business
Galesburg Register.
The vets take comfort in the fact
that negative action by only IS states
is required to defeat the amendment
and they are confident they have the
10. 1t is certain that if the
Prohibition movement continues to
gain in the future to the same extent
it has advanced during the last three
years, the vets will be convinced that
10 is an unlucky Notwithstanding
ton Paragraph.
Unless something happens to
change the trend of public opinion in
regard to the liquor traffic curse, it is
believed the 80 states necessary to
bring about sober, saloonless United
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-08-17
PROHIBITION AND THE POOR

to spend for real food and clothing
under Prohibition than they have
now. The extra taxes will be borne
by their more fortunate ncighbors.
These in their turn will be better able
to pay more and higher taxes by the
general impetus than the money now
spent for liquors will give to all other
businesses.
The big thing that the poor ought
to pray for is the opportunity that
Prohibition would give them to cease
being poor, the opportunity to cease
being non-taxpayers and to become
taxpayers. 1t is the man or the fam
lily that liquor keeps out of the tax
paying list that should be the great
est opponent of the liquor traffic
Moline (Ill.) Dispatch.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-08-17

rotary for the Middle West for the
Presbyterian Board of Temperance.
DIR. Johnson, so Mr. Yarrow says,
has been practically given to the
Dry Chicago Federation by the Pres
byterian Board and was delegated by
the federation to make its western in
quiry. He had been studying condi-
tons in the cities named for the past
four weeks.
THE eastern solution is regulation,
the western solution is Prohibition.
We would like to have the City Coun-
Gil of Chicago hear of how the West
handles the saloon. If we arc re-
fused. we will tell the western solu-
ton widely anyway" said Mr.. Var
row.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-08-17
The National Dry Amendment
Views of Him OILS Newspapers

States will be secured before the six
years have elapsed.
Illinois is pleased that its Senator,
Lawrence Y. Sherman, was counted
with the 65 men who stood up and
went on record against old King
Booze.-Waukegan Gazette.
The bootlegging nuisance which is
given impetus and encouragement by
the breweries and distilleries is one
of the very good reasons why there
should be national Prohibition. Did
any one ever hear of either brewer
les or distilleries joining in move
ment to suppress these petty joints
to which they sell booze? OF course
not. These are the agencies through
which they seek to demora1ize dry
Misunderstanding Register.
The United States Senate properly
anticipated the spirit of the times
when it voted to submit an amend
ment to the constitution to the vari-
Gus states prohibiting the manufac-
ture or sale of Intoxicating liquors.
The Prohibition question has become
a very live one, and one that can no
longer be ignored. Every day senti-
ment for it grows and it will con-
tinue to grow, for men are coming to
see more clearly that civilization,
progress and human development are
not helped, but are retarded by alco-
ho1.-Tower Hill Breeze.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-08-17
Bread and Booze
By Little Alcck Hisself

haint mucto oodeo and
Congress country chcrn
Congress all hsgers myun an biyuns an
meann o all An All
shore dat de eer what writes EN- an makes speeches about EN- kin tell
what dey
question
publk make pizn? All said All
miyns blyun an jest mplidcaie Aim
ket tell All git through stick belongs
Now bushel o wild dc milk dc
pound pone
hit
spilled strained sled hapnts hot corn
Bringin' right you
makes meals,
Ticker hundred mansize An de bread de
an dc Ticker him bits days lay off
all
League fer de o dc dat half pint o
Anyways hit don't look like Uncle kin make
out dc booze end o his mn proe by sen de dieries
dollar buh an den buyin hit back de form o ticker fer
dollars buhe widou fggerin dc loss his
de effect hit has on his hghin' an woran
But Mr. Wise Congressman while dgge de an
citizens Ht SEEMS dat ever Citizen dat cot his wits about p him ,
schemes dodge has
don't dollars
SOS Uncle Sam kin git five dollars of hit Hit
dollars fool payin
OATS how hit wild de tariff in de good ole days an
tariff manufactured stuff dat de people had buy Den de
manufacturer he turned round an stuck three much dc
de goods an de paid hit an liked hit No. jest
fool EN- git em drunk git money out of m fer unnin de
will Liberty
but d does dat from sentiment De don't do nothn like dat from
scheme work everybody will Uncle
pcryide Teller pants
take his regular hit
pocket ole Uncle would all de Ticker
o hit an de dat contributed would sober
But maybe Mr. Congressman is right an couldn't git folks do
sensible thinks like dat but All help hit FL good scheme won't
work people refusin hit hit fault
But All another seeson snce dey won't have ticker business
license Congress keered deyl hafto
make WE'LL wouldn't nobody What
spend
hundred sech like things Den why shouldn't oekepers
booze Dey wouldn't
would be ole of addn de de de
mebbe little fer would
what he is Fer what he fer ticker is all fer he
What he would his
an ninety cents value.
An don't dat armful provisions a o shoes fer de
kid home dan an
Ell welcome from de family.
question being neat
is interesting only unique exposition of the facts
which
elves wet and issue
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-08-17
The Committees Real Purpose

The real purpose Of the Investigating Boston
and New York public expense the saloons Chicago
They interested solving the liquor problem but in saving
the liquor traffic At the opening of the hearings by
the committee Alderman John Toman said that the committee
wished obtain information regarding the regulation Of the liquor
business rather than facts support OF Prohibition
If the Chicago commission really wants find how
tie the liquor problem for the benefit of the people OF Chicago
will study examples of in this direction presented by the
Prohibition plan The fact that preferred to make study of the
Old dscredited license indicates that the
ested in how the saloons Boston New York have
For whose benefit will this information be used?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-08-17
"A VAR, Search

In the early days of American history from Spain headed
party for the fountain eternal youth
in America they hoped find the pool which would
give life all who bathed
They found it not
In these later days party from Chicago has journeyed
search for the tabled good saloon Somewhere Boston
they hoped find system saloon regulation which would
the laws of and by making saloons good give them
longer life They failed
The good saloon is myth and stories of it fairy tales
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-08-17
East Us. West
christian Science Monitorl

christian Science Monitor)
At the same time that the Chicago
City Council License Committee
makes its report to the Council on
its saloon investigation in the East,
the Dry Chicago Federation asks
that the Council hear of its own in
quiry into the saloon question in the
West. The Rev. Philip Yarrow, SUI
perintendent of the organized move
ment to vote Chicago dry, has writ
ten letter to Mayor Thompson
making this request.
The drys' investigation into the
Western cities, Denver, Seattle, Port
land, Omaha and Duluth has been
made by DIR. William I. Johnson. sec
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-08-17
The REGULATED Saloon

The only improve saloon by regulation is to decrease
the of liquor sells Regulation cannot change the char
saloon 1t only lessen the damage saloon does by
cutting the quantity of alcohol handle There moth
ing the of selling liquor that changes its effect upon the
drinker
will the people of Chicago 5000 for the expenses of the
investigate saloon regulations in the East The
money will If the good saloon exists anywhere the
liquor interests would have found it before
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-08-17
VOTE THEM OUT

are likely by
of the municipality
haros and burglars, but pkpocks purse
enforcedy coming
to be of
All themselves together
together and the saloons Gill
Dispatch
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-08-17

natural ldierse
to with soldier
flag representing the and
efficiency of the and these qualities of the
permanency Pershng divi
of United States troops to France.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-08-17
For Sheep and A ga;,7st Boys

The of Illinois implies that the policy has finally
choice and dogs and decided
sheep.-Rockford Regiser-Cazette
The Legislature that voted to protect sheep had chance
choose between favor booze
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-08-17

Booze is embamed grain It's good for soldiers any
body else.
Saloon regulation will but skin and film the ulcerous
while rank corruption mining all within inects unseen
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-08-17

discussion of the question
folder by the Simpson Bvans of Chicago
liquor but also the which big business
themselves the wet and dry issue
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-05
Wilson Urges War on German Allies

and alien, to enter the United States
or TO leave its borders:
An amendment TO define as Grim
inal ect any violation Of presidential
proClamations regarding alien enc
mics,
Legislation whereby the punishment
Of women may be made equal to the
punishment provided for men fol
equal offenses;
Legislation authorizing the ccnfine
ment Of interned prisoners guilty Of
crimes in penitentiaries instead Of in
ternment camps, making hard labor
obligatory upon such interned Grim
inals as upon other criminals.
UnpAtriotic Protiteers
Legislation that will permit the ad
ministration to go further in the fix
ing Of prices on commodities. Res
pecting this need. the president said
The laws Of supply and demand have
been replaced In some instances by
the law OF unrestrained selfishness
We heve already eliminated profiteer
ing from some industries. but it /:
still impudenuy rampant In others"
The consideration Of the question o.
the use Of waterpowers owned by the
federal government will be resumed
the president continued, and will bt
determined on a constructive basis.
The president announced that he
was opposed to the enactment Of the
proposed regulations affecting ex
porters.
Taking up the question Of the elm
nation of the system whereby the de
partmental appropriation bills are con
sidered in eight separate and unco
ordinated committees. the president
declared that it is impossible to dea
to any satisfactory extent in check
ing wasteful ( extravaganza with the
enormous war appropriations unless
the house will center its appropria
lions in a single committee, as for
merly was the custom.
II additional laws should be found
essential for the proper coordination
of railways system of the country fol
war purposes, such as is now being
attempted, such legislation will be
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asked for later on in the sess b.
based upon the results of experiel he
Every Effort for War
General legislation. beyond routSe
matt4s. will not be pressed at tbs
sessid OF Congress, the president ~
nound ed.
"Thb present session" he said,
ought to devote its whole energy to
such Patters as will lead to the rapid
and Successful prosecution OF the
great task of winning the war,
YOU can act with the greater zeal
and enthusiasm i'll this because the
war is one of high principle, debased
by no ambition Of conquest or Of
spoliatiOn.
Forced to Defend Honor
we and the world know that we
were forced into this war to save
those institutions We love from cor
ruptiou and from destruction. The puT-
pose Of the Contra! Powers in their
conflict strikes straight at the heart
of everything we believe in. Their
method OF warfare outrages every
principle Of humanity and OF knightly
honor. Their intrigue has already cor
rupteG the thought and spirit Of many
OF our people.
Through sinister, secret diplOm-
acy, the governments Of these Central
Powers have sought to take our terri
tories and disrupt our uniOn@ Our ma,
tional safety would have been ended
and cur honor would have been for
ever sullied had We stood by and
through lack of intervention permit
ted their triumph.
Our cause being Just and holy, our
terms of settlement must be just and
holy likewise, but for this cause and
for this just settlement we will fight
on until the last gun is fired.
n have spoken plainly that the
, world may see and know that we have
not forgotten any OF the ideals or the
principles for which America has ever
been held in honor among the ma
tons.
"Now the supreme moment for the
spirit of America has come. The eyes
Of our people are open and they can
see. The hand of God has been laid
upon this nation. He will show us
favor, devoutly believe, but only If
we rise to the same clear heights Of
His justice and His mercy"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-05

nThe same faisehoods which have
sefyed to bring the German people
into a state of mind wherein they be
lieye their national safety to be threat.
ated and attacked, have served to dis.
rtpt the alliance which heretofore has
held Russia in the Entente and the
Hussian people are today being misled
- the same hands that have misled
tEo neopIes OF Germany and Austria.
Trntl, n the only antidote that may be
s3van for the correction OF the poison
that has been instilled into the Rus.
aTbe entrance Of the United States
,rto war had not altered any previous
ststements made, nor changed those
declarations made before the senate Of
The United States in January, when
said that all nations must be entitled
~ free pathways of the sea. When
ts,ose words were uttered / was<think
ire not alone OF small nations, but Of
tlie stronger nations also.
Must Pay Great Price -
s,such Justice and equality are to be
had only at a great price We, who
- now aeeking a permanent founda,
fIou for the peace Of the word, must
ssek candIdly and fearlessly. Always
tlie right course viii prove TO be the
expedient course.
what We must do first to reach a
righteous conclusion is thoroughiy TO
clear away all inpediments and make
hvbft reimbursement In our metnods
- f.@s ttat viii facilitate full and
fee use of the whole capacity OF oui
armed force a. q fighting unit. &
i1The embarrassing obstacle at pres
ebt 4 the fact that while we are fight
l6f Gsfmany We are not fighting Ger
fRahy's elIies -. 4.
a therefore recommend most ear
xss1ly tbst ygu declare that state o
@sy EXISTS between the United State!
snd ire empire Of ABstro.Hungary.
Af6is nav seem 4 strange conclu
ssS6 from nv argument, but y not ths
36fIe ffesitabisf Austfo,AunBary i
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known to be not her own mistress, but
simply a yassal of the German gov,
eminent We must recognize this. We
must face the facts existing and act
not upon sentiment in this stern bust.
ness, "
Only instrument Of Berlin
The government of Austro- Hungary
Is not acting on the initiative of the
people of Austria and Hungary, nor in
response to the wishes of those PEG.
pie, but Is acting purely as the instru.
ment Of the government of another
nation. H..
We must meet its force with ours.
I'VE must regard the Central Pow.
ers as one power, upon which We must
wage war. ..-
The same logic leads to the neces.
! sity of declaring war upon the govern.
ments Of Bulgaria and Turkey, even
though they are but mere tools and do
not stand in the direct pathway neces.
sary to our action.
But unless we look upon the Cen.
uai POWERS as one our war upon Ger.
many will be unsuccessful.
The military and financial require.
ments viii suggest themselves as the
war progresses"
War Legislation Desired
az this point In his message. the
president proposed certain legislation
which he stated will be needed for
carrying on the purposes of the war.
Legislation which VIII bring to the
service Of the country those persons
and industries required and to release
hose from compulsory service whose
snersies are otherwise required will
ee brought before Congress, he said.
among the legislation imperativeIy
fequired will bei ~
/, Amendments to present acts regard
~ alien enemies, imposing further
movement:
~, station to create definite con-
Z - u e the rights Of persons, citizens
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telegraph late for pubieation1
WASHINGTON D. c. Dee 5-President Wilson yesterday
w delivered the assembled houses of congress war mes
sage ringing with the determination Of the Omted States tt
carry on the against Germany until the done by
Prssansm in Europe rghed and the future of the
world is assured.
He declared that nothing will be allowed to divert the
erges of the United States until the object for which America
entered the war lie declared also that the will
be only when Germany to full PREPARATION and JUS
tee for her reckless and ruthless of military power
The presidents message also forecast peace settlement
which will German domination Austria and the Balkan
states and Turkish rule within the borders of Asia.
The the s % where St the So houses were
and hung with @ Ga Sae and ms
many diplomats the section assigned friends of members
u 'T The President said:
that time shall not
s:s ssg d: s a tn. vas, affairs on which
We we. are SU aaG Rs
the obvious Let
sour object is slacken
% tsT 1s R &c not i he
the troublesome win fling in pont sIoysl
% attain n dseat e with spirits upe eyes
They touch the heart Of ANYTHING
vn. s Want syss the its
pokesmsn for Rsople and they are entitled to
and BY the sssa Of
when mat ms N, inss.s.abls ming sI
Ss,s without sss e shoat
be shut the inter-
course oil 4 + ~aeez41r
saSecondly
T s. e sv sG ad covenants for BE- Wiling
dad to of ungrudgingly-g
impartial Justice Tor nation friendly
enemy. =
Humanity insists snail vindfcvey
fuy Of its claims in the modern world
establish the arber of nations When
will win assuredy be free to base speech
upon generosity justify that geneosty.ss
immediate
until 1t desiring
them their advice elsewhere
w shall entertain IL
We shaure the waras
their
by skill industry
establish military dominion - =
rearrange
It is affair Of what they
dustrfaly orr dictate.
NV
rights safety
Germany the We intend
wrong interference. -1z9.-saa-.-..s
empire false No
is impossible world
admit partnership OF
which guaEautee peace.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-05
PRESIDENT in OUTSPOKEN
WAR ADDRESS SAYS EVILS
OF PRUSSAMSM MUST END
Partnership of Nations After War Will
Guarantee Future Peace
of World

OF President Wilson
time for
yesterdays the remainder coming by
o publications.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-07

least; it has been more ike a dream
than reality -only-only when we
dropped back there; then l thought It
was al over with"
g 1 confess to having been startled
myself for a second, l replied frankly,
" for I was afraid we were not high
enough. We ran into a pocket
where the air was too thin to yield
sufficient support This Is one of
the mysteries of the atmosphere not
yet sufficiently understood to be guarded
against 1 am flying much higher now"
"How high?"
glanced at the gauge
about fifteen hundred feet"
And you know where you are
"Only vaguely" and drew out the
map drawer below my seat, showing
her the chart beneath the glass. ''This
all occurred so suddenly l had no time
to study the matter out. You must
know better than l where we can
Michigan shore; about here, perhaps,
where there seems to be few towns"
and pointed to the spot
Why, that would take us entirely
across the lakep
"Wen, what of it?" Iaughingly.
There is no more danger in flying
above water than land, and we are
already well on our way. Besides
when the sun drives this mist aside,
we are far less likely to be noticed by
anyone below"
But it seems more perilous," she
insisted, staring down into the sWirling
cloud with wide opened eyes. "Of
course it is foolish, but it startles me
to know there Is nothing but water
down there I suppose that you feel
differently, Monsieur"
To be continued
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