Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-27
PROHIBITIONISTS
TO START DRIVE
UPON WASHINGTON
Program All Ready for Con
gresS Session Which Be-
gins December 8
Especial s..r.stnssn oozr.sgead.ns.,

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. H.
The opening gnn for the achievement
Of nationwide prohibition has been
fired. II is intended to abolish the
manufacture of beer along with whis-
/ Ky and other spirits. A program has
4 been formulated which will be pressed
for execution at the session OF con.
/ gress, beginning December 8.
The Anti-Saloon league held two big
mass meetings here in launching its
program for nation wide prohibition.
W. ]. Bryan addressed a crowd that
filled Polls theater. The overflow
was so large that he delivered sec.
ond address on the south steps Of the
treasury. Wayne b. Wheeler, seere-
tary Of the legislative committee Of
the league, outlined the coming pro
/ hibition campaign.
The Program ..
The program is:
Repeal Of the provision in the food,
control act leaving the use OF food
stuffs In beer to the discretion OF the
president and absolute prohibition OF
beer. r..
Passage In the house of the senate
resolution submitting a constitutional
amendment for nation wide prohibit
ton to the several states.
w. ]. Bryan added third feature
for the program. ...... 49,.
"Pass a law putting everybody In
uniform" he said, land you will have
nation wide prohibition at once" He
was referring to the law forbidding
the sale Of Intoxicants to soldiers in
uniform. :.
The meetings were in celebration
of dry" District of Columbia. Secs
rotary of the Navy Daniels presided
az like the atmosphere of Washington
and the odor Of It." declared Bryap.
1T now has more of the grape juih3
flavor than have ever known 1t. A5
declared that the first week of prbl-
bition in the District had shown. a
marked decrease in crime over ule
first week in October. THE arrekts
from drunkenness he said, "fAve
been reduced from 226 the first Hteek
in October to only 16 the first week
after prohibition went into effect"
Secretary Daniels said Washington
is the first national capital to ftake
this step for prohibition. 81 hopa tkat
we may live to see the day when no
capital on earth shall suffer the course
- of liquor in its midst" said he. icon
gress had the wisdom and the grit to
get the idea that if man shoots
straight he must think straild1i: and
see straight and must bel clean.
Therefore it passed the law that no
LIQUOR can be sold to soldiers in uni
form" - :.. ~ -, 1850 g.
I'VE have captured the political
heights" Bryan said, land now we
9must see to it that prohat ition is
Wrought 70 the rest of the nstion 1t is
a great thing that two-thirhs Of the
members of congress have tsreed up
on the righteousness of driving out
the saloon from our midst. When the
constitutional amendment is placed
before the people it will Poe carried.
Ohio will be one Of the lstates that
will vote for II. Even If We have lost
that state to the 'Wets" We have won
a great victory there, far. when the
question was voted on 81 tore In that
state the majority for the saloon was
$4,000"
ME. DRY du SdIu IHdL I'D greater NIL
could be given the soldiers than keep
ing liquor from their rtidst and that
this would help to via the war for
democracy. I'VE are fighting" he
continued ito establish the principle
of democracy in the world. Demo.
cracy means that it is, the part of the
people to rule. The Hight Of the peo-
pie to rule is the voihe of the major
ity in making the laws. While the war
is on l believe 1t is the duty OF the
citizens to support NE government in
every way"
Mr.. Bryan declare o. that the conser-
walton of foodstWE; is one of the
greatest arguments for preventing
their use in beer.
Secretary Wheeler said the senate
resolution to sub1tit the constitutions
al amendment wab sidetracked in the
house because a few, on the plea of
patriotism, threztsned to block the
food law II beer was abolished.
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