The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-08

have in attendance the full role of
anti~saIoon league workers. Not only
The national officers and workers. but
each state will send its state board
It's superintendent, district leaders
and field secretaries. This will bring
together to aid In the deliberations of
the gathering tho leaders and workeds
directing the fight Of this nation for
overthrow of the trafflc here, All of
9hF Church organizations will he re-
presented Including the church body
leadership, prominent pastors and lay
men. There will be large numbers OF
prominent men in the political life
OF the nation in attendance among
whom will be United States senators.
congressman state governors, in fact
embracing prominent men OF both
state and national administrative and
legislative capacity identified with the
progress of reform in America. The
various social and tenn perance organ
/ lZations Will he represented. Business
men of both national and international
connections will participate. There are
expected to be present many leaders
/ in the organized labor world In fact.
as far as the United States is concern
ed the important a agencies in thel life
of the nation will aid through proper
representation in the deliberations OF
! the confidence
In spe aking OF the foreign delegates
| to be present. those leaders who have
The direction of the enterprise in
( hand state that already Their, have
! been assurances from MANY of the
countries that there will be fun repre-
sontation to aid in the formulation of
the world wide movement At the
present time there arc representatives
of some OF the countries already in
America and some from the remote
| lands are on their way so as TO arrive
here in time for the conference 1t is
stated that some foreign represe nta-
tVes are here now they have com O
several weeks abe ed of the date for
the conference so as to have time to
study the conditions in this country
Exhaustive investigation is TO lie made
OF the territory where the liquor traf-
fic has been discontinued.
The announcement az to the nature
OF the conference is that there is no
defined action prearraged. 1t will
be for the meeting To work out a plan
and provide the methods for CARRYING
on the work. The leaders OF the
American prohibition success are
merely arranging for the meeting go
ing only so far as 20 have every detail
worked out for tho success OF the
gathering. The final action of the con-
ference can only he determined by
the conference itself. the extent and
methods of operation to be "A matter
Of determination when the represen-
tative forces of the interested coun-
tries and institutions shall have had
opportunity Of studying together the
nature OF the enterprise ahead and
are thereby enabled to properly de-
fine the method of procedure
The anti-saloon league of America
has already done some work in neigh
boring nations to assist in tibet devel-
opment of an organized temperance
force. At the present time this insti-
tuition has representatives abroad in
different countries aiding in their
temperance reform work. William
T.. johnson has just recently gone to
Scotland where he is to aid in organ
lzation work and conduct Il occurring
tour throughout that country. Scot
land has n new anti-liguor measure
granting the people he right of deter
mination on the sale or elimination of
liquor which becomes effective In
1920 He has gone there to assist
In the preparatory work for voting
Scotland against alcoholic liquirs. II
is anticipated that there will he many
of the experienced workers from
America sent to the various countries
which need practical and experienced
aid. Further announcement along this
line has been assured reasonably soon
Details of arrangement for the inter-
national conference will be ready for
announcement NJ m narly data