The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-30
FURNITURE MEN ADOPT NATIONAL
 PROHI RESOLUTION First Business Organization in the Country to Go on Record for Amendment .C. w. GREEN MAKES
 PATRIOTIC SPEECH Smoker Held at Civic Association Last Night Proved to Be Most
 Enjoyable Affair

At a meeting of the Furniture Dealers
 association last night C. W Green in-
 troduced a resolution to indorse nation
 al prohibition, which is said to be the
 first action of like nature ever taken
 by any business organization. The res
 olution was adopted
 The Birmingham Furniture Dealers as-
 sociation smoker" was held at o'clock
 in the Civic association reading rooms.
 The speakers were pr. N. A. Barrett,
 Philip Oster. Sydney J. Bowie. F. D. Brown, J. R. Hornady, c. w. Green, Dr.. George R. Stuart and c. w. Austin. President R. l.. Sparkman presided at the meeting. F. O. Harvey, Ira F. Bond and Frank Duke composed the commit- tee on arrangements.
 RESOLUTION The resolution favoring national pro hibition. as adopted, follows: .sWhereas, the state of Alabama has been a dry state for the last several years and that we. as business men. have realized and received the benefits from
 such prohibition, and
 "Whereas. there Is campaign on in the state of Alabama to have our iegis-
 lature declare itself for the ratification
 of the national prohibition amendment,
 which, will beyond doubt. be to the best
 interest of the nation, both materially
 and morally;
 .Therefore, be it resolved, That we dc hereby indorse the amendment and pledge ourselves to the cause of the na- tion-wide prohibition and to assist the people of this state in having our legis- lature so declare itself that in the fu- ture we may never again be called or to make fight for prohibition in the state of Alabama"
 During the discussion on the resoiu- tion. c. w. Green. former president oi the association, said:
 GREENS SPEECH This association has been in contin- uous operation for the last 10 years and l has always looked carefully to the inter- | est of it's members, not stepping to one | side or the other to look after moral or political issues. except in few iso' l lated cases, where we were deeply h. | terested. We have neyr been trailrs IT
 such matters as we did take up. We l have always acted on our own Judgment | 1 We are the first commercial organiza- 1 ton to offer the city financial aid in the prosecution of the law.
 l "We are the first commercial organ 1 ization, so far as I know, to get an or dinance passed that was for the benefit of a majority of the people of the city. l "The time has now come when We as all true Americans. should take stand l for everything that Is right and holy | taOtir ia nthe midst Of | the greatest war the world has ever | known. Our very life and liberty is l theratened and our homes are at stake. 1 Men are dying on the battlefield by hun dreds of thousands and our own Ameri- can boys are dying at the hands of the enemy daily. Then we should jump on the band wagon of every move that has | for it's object the improvement of city, county, state and nation.
 l "We should strive to throw every safe guard and protection around our boys at home that they may be able to fight well when they meet the enemy in | France.
 l we should be willing t omake sacri- l flee without ceasing, buy Baby Bonds, and assist the government in every way
 possible until the last gun has been fired and the last German subdued. we should never cease until all the nations of the world are seated at a peace table and our enemies begging for mercy.
 l II have no criticism to offer of our l government. I believe they are doing all l that human power and ingenuity can do. l "T would only offer one suggestion
 and tn tawould be firing squad in
 each state and when spy or enemy of | our country Is caught dead right that l he face the firing squad before the next rising or setting of the sun.