The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-17
DEVELOP PLANS FOR
WORLD VIDE PUBLICITY
Anfl-saloon gengue IT america Pre-
parcs for Great Fight.
TO SPREAD PROPAGANDA.
Ernest II. Cherrington. Assisted by
Number of Leading Newspaper
Men, to Conduct Drive Throughout
the World.

Especial TO The Richmond Nirginiano
Westerville, Ohio. Dec l6.--Pub-
licity of an extent which hitherto has
been impossible for any reform or
ganization on earth is proposed ana
planned by the Anti-Saloon League of
America for, spreading the propa-
ganda of world wide prohibition.
Plans for this enterprise are yet
more or less in embryo. but general
foundations are being laid under the
direction OF Ernest II. Cherrington.
general manager of the publishing in
,erests and editor of the American
Issue. II they are in any great
measure realized they viii insure for
Westerville an enterprise only little
less in extent than joint enterprises OF
the league and the American Issue
Publishing company
1t is purposed at once to begin the
writing of news stories and propa-
ganda for a dry world. This will be
developed until it shall become a
great international prohibition news
service, serving every publication on
the globe. and with headquarters in
Westervile. The service will be ex
banded not only in size but also in
method
, Mr.. Cherrington expects to gather
a staff of experts in handling news
cient in organization, and still Others
who can take care of mailing. wire
service and other details. With head
| quarters in Westerville there win also
| be branches elsewhere in the United
States and in all foreign countries.
One of the developments OF the
| project will he the installation of
what newspaper men know as
boiler plate" service. so that smaller
! nj i'm hav h.A
easily. eheaply and quickly served
with news matter.
Use of illustrators also Will he
necessary for providing cartoons and
drawings. Photographs of workers
and others mentioned in the news
services. of places where prohibition
has proven a benefit. etc, will be
made and sent out to the publications.
The league efforts on behalf of
world prohibition, of course. will he
in cooperation with the efforts Of
temperance organizations in other
nations. and there VIII be worked out
as the result of the conference held
( in Columbus in November a great dry
/ league for the whole world.
BuS, like the spread of the gospel,
! the league propaganda for world pro-
hihition is TO begin at Jerusalem"
! First, efforts will be made in the
! also. the first propaganda work The
/ United States will soon be dry and It
! is the belief Of the dry leaders that
so great are the benefits OF prohihi-
4 ton and so apparent are it's good re-
suits 10 the people who enjoy il that
they viii be filled with a missionary
zeal which will lead them to help
bring the benefit of prohibition TO
{ other lands.
/ However. it runs true to nature
that we are usually not particularly
concerned about tho other fellows.
especially those at distance, so long
as we ourselves are in good situation.
The war. however, has hridged the
Z oceans ard broken down The Walls of
-rlasiomsiw fistress. Il nj II rs the fle4
Il lief AZ -lAga,lA seaxs Al hat tfn@ ucilofa
I world ~should be included IN the
benefits Of prohibition
Further IT is apparent TO them that
unless the world as unit is made
absolutely safe fer all jewellers, it. Will
not he safe for any
The people of the United States and
Canada. who either are under prohi-
hition or expect shortly to be. are
cheerful!y to the program for extend
ing the benefits Of prohibition to the
allied nations. the neutrals. the
former foes and eventually to the
darkest of unciyilized lands
Establishment of an international
magazine is one of the projects pro.
posed in the league publicity scheme
It has not been determined whethe,
the magazine will he weekly OF
. monthly. hut il is believed that II will
he in such demand that weekly
edition Will he necessary. 1t will be
, circulated first in English -spea kina
countries and among English speak
ing persons in countries that have
languages other than English. Later
il is expected there will he demand
for the magazine in other languages
- More than a dozen of the hes,
known newspaper men and Specia
writers in the United States have vol.
unteered their services Foreign
:, writer's also will he engaged