The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-20

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which included the following com
,aands: Conserve food, conserve fuel.
conserve railroad and steamship tom
mage. conserve Ia Dor, conserve healtn A.
conserve efficiency. conserve the chill
arsn. conserve money
pr. Dinwiddie read TO the commit
tee a telegram 70 Arthur j. DaVts'
sucerfntera dent Of the Antt-Saloon
League Of Maasa ch usetts, from
friend the telegram being as follows:
PERSONALLY saw S w Wakemsn. gem
eral manager the quincy and Sduhn e
tam works Fore River plant, Bethle.
hem Shipbui}diug corporation. ASKED
him IL he thought war PROHIBITION "1R
in any way hamper shipouilding pro
gram Have following written state
rnant Unable II see where war pro-
hSnt.ior will in any way hamper ship
building program Believe, on other
hand. ID would he OF distinct eeneht
10 shipbuildlng and country at large -
This statement was signed by Mr.
wakeman and The original is in the
hands Of Or. Dinwiddie
He also pointed out that when
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels threat
ened 10 make Mare Island navy yar4
dry because OF surrounding conai--
tions, ne wss told that II this was
done II wGNid play HaF"S N,sH 80
shtpyard workers. secretary i,f1ll,sI IS
did 50 anyway. WIN ne Fe7".' li"s
great destroyer was launched In sew
erteen DAYS which was record time.
Similar other records not opinions, OF
what has been accom- lshed in shln-
building plants under 6Fy laws WIN
be submitted TO the senate oonAm'ttee'
Blshop James Cannon. Jr., chair
man Of the com mission on temper
arra ard social service Of the Meth
ods~t rrt4roua} church. South. one
~ ire sreakers read 20 tha committee
The acttof2 OF the general conference
~ .na Matbo6isf Episcopal church.
cou+h Mentioning congress TO pass
aneaS{ty. s,,ch legislation as will ahso~
,,rtafx, nrob{hi+ the sale Of ali Kinds
~ irtoxteants for beverage purposes
during the period ot the war, and the
Rehabilitation thereafter.
He declared. speaking aa a repre-
sentative Of the south. that the peo-
pIe Of the Southern states were over
wbe.u,3nety In favor Of national pro-
bsnt,Ion He rapudiated the lnsiuua-
tioy If nreyioua speakers and asserted
,ha+ rhe efYort of "A great ma iority OF
ira marion IA to secure passage of
Iepgslatton which. on the basis of
facts. they believe will tie exceedingly
halrfuI IN the winning OF the war.
Dr cannon said he believed himself
IN he entirely safe in speaking for the
great Southern Methodist church,
with irs more than 2.225.oo0 members
tmore than all the mem eers OF the
unions referred 10 by the previous
speaker}, and also Tor the great
Southern Baptist convention, WhlcH
had passed equally as strong resolu- -
ticns al it's recent meeting al Hot
Springs Bishop cannon suggested
that the important question nFoIVeo
tn this whole discussion IS what legis~
iation is necessary and is justihable
70 aid in winning the war that the
government had not hesitated 10 limit
the use IF tine necessities of NE, ana
certainly Il has the same rl.ht % hmit
or 10 prohibit the use or the hon-es-
sentials OF life
Here Btshop Cannon showed the
meat butter ard bread tickets which
he used while in France aud Great
Britain These tickets permitted the
ho,der to purchase a very limited sup
My OF meat, butter, bread and sugar.
The bishop argued that q the govern
rient finds II necessary and is accord
ed the right TO limit and even prohi-
bit the use and distribution OF real
necessities, IL certainly has the eonal
right 10 prohibit the manufacture ana
use Of non essentials, such as beer
and Wn&keS, Wheh, pS so uoihsp thr
amount Of The necessities or life Will
he increased
Referring 10 the declaration made
that wartime prohibition would re-
duce the amount Of coal mined and
the number Of ships bulit, he declared
that the great shipyarf- at Newport
News. Va. had not only suffered no
diminution in output from the proht-
Eition Law IN Virginia, hut that the
output had been increased owing to
the increased efficiency Of the work
\ men. The same he declared 70 be
true ~ the operations In the coal
fields Of West Virginia ana Kentucky
IN answeF 20 me s'atehlsn' ma nLon ,
Wouia tot puiiu sHIpS anu II'ne Noa
: ~hefe thsE cou'o NO. opAaln Ilauoi
nut Nou.u htET l" ~ s,5aloi's ". v.
the couh''s' "ii4it hpt au'lLttNs s VA"
" ne the 'aSr w 'te 80 . " =. "a
1ioh Woe u oI4t3l'i'I' stI""iH oe 9t"p
60 thefe "o"'o De no 1iecn,if0 !.
move from orc F'4es 20 tihoNne'' "S
ali places "ou4o ne eqo""y ois'
Bishop Cannon has recently re-
turned from Il trip 10 France. where
he made frst-han6 study Of condt'
tions with special conference to In
Temperance and vice. He stated that
IN his Interviews with General Perish
ing the latter had declared his sp-