The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-11-29
Delegates From All Over United States and Many Foreign
Lands Discuss Worldwide Prohibition
VICTORY FOR SALOONLESS NATION CELEBRATED
AS ADVANCE TO OTHER COUNTRIES IS PLANNED
Successful Prohibition in America Held Greatest Help Abolition Of
Alcohol In Other Countries
ILLINOIS WAS WELL REPRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE

Ernest H. Cherrington gave sur.
vey of the world problem and pro-
posed program for world Prohibition
Hereafter" he said, "the President
of the United States must favor Pro
hibition and the diplomatic represent.
atives Of this country in foreign lands
must reflect the sentiment OF Amer.
lea on the drink question:
DIR. Howard H. Russell, founder ol
the Anti-Saloon League, in one of the
greatest addresses of the conference
spoke ON "Mobilizing Public Senti-
ment for World Prohibition. Draw
ing up experiences of the past. for il
lustrations, he impressed the neces-
sity of continued educational and law
enforcement work. He warned
against the possible repetition of for
mer failures caused by stopping Pro
hibition organization and agitation be-
fore officials and the general public
were ready to back up Prohibition
laws.
Foreign Delegates Speak
The addresses OF delegates from
foreign lands were among the most
interesting and helpful features of the
conference. Reg. c. A. Frausto, ar
M. E. preacher at Saltillo, Coahula
and Rev. E. B. Vargas, editor of a
church publication at Chihuahua
spoke for Mexico.
Their plea was that the United
States government be retitioned te
stop expectation OF liquor into Mex
leo, and that Mexican Prohibitionists
be aided with organizers and .litera-
ture.
They said conditions in Mexico
were terrible and in many parts the
native liquors, worse than whisky
were drunk like water. Rev. Mr.
Grausto asserted it would be easier
to make Mexico dry than it was to
vote Prohibition in the United States,
because Mexican liquor dealers are
not organized.
American Bars Feared
what we fear most is that Amer
ican saloonkeepers will flock to Mex
leo when your country goes dry" he
said.
Rev. Mr.. Vargas asserted that liq-
uor was back of most of the border
troubles which endanger the peace OF
the United States and Mexico. "When
a man gets gun in his hand and
whisky in his stomach, most anything
is likely to happen down there" he
said.
when Texas went dry, the saloon
keepers just moved their stocks across
the Rio Grande and continued bust
ness" he continued. "To save Mexico
from the curse, quick action is neces-
sary."
Other Countries Need Help
Robert Munro of Glasgow, Scot
land, representing the Scotch Per-
missions Bill Association, said help
was needed in Scotland to educate
the people to use the local option
bill, which becomes effective there in
1920.
A letter from Bishop Frank w.
Warren of the M. F. Church, Calcutta,
India, was read.
Bishop Warren, alarmed at the in
crease in the use of liquors among
India's millions, urged. the extension
of anti-saloon work there.
A. c. Haskell, Congregational mis-
sionary to Bulgaria, told of the need
for Prohibition in the Balkans. AS to
the Turk, he said: "The Koran forbids
the use of wine, but since distilled
liquors were not known when it was
written, there is no Prohibition of
whisky, and many Turks use more
whisky than is good for them"
Miss Virginia Hughes, for Is years
a missionary of China, appealed to
America to prevent American brew
ers from establishing their breweries
in the new Chinese republic.
Canon s. A. Johnston of Birming-
ham, England, suggested that delega-
tions from his country be invited to
visit America and observe for them
selves the great success of Prohibi-
ton in this country.
The biggest crowd of the confer
ence gathered on Wednesday night at
the Chamber of Commerce to hear
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