The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-07
GEkMhNS CUUNlEkEU
Hindenburg Line in Nebraska
Broken
German Alliance Masl. Torn OFF :
By Facts
Liquor Interests Are Given No
Respite
Survey Shows Dry Order Highly
Successful
Corn Huskers Not Fooled by
Enemy

Findings of First Year Under
Prohibition; Now Preparing for
Final Drive to Get State Rati-
fication
The Hindenburg line in Nebraska
is resuming the German drive by re-
| newed attacks on the Prohibition or
der, to defeat ratification, ii possible,
at the next session of the Legislature.
Tearing off the mask of the German
American Alliance, as started in Ne
braska, has revealed the sinister hand
of Hun atrocity in trying to continue
the manslaughter In this country
through the booze route. The Ne
braska State Journal, upon the com.
pletion Of the first year of Prohibit
ton, gave a complete and impartial
review of the conditions in the state
| together with reports from personal
representatives from every commun-
| ity OF the state, and unqualifiedly in
| QOl oCu lliC VI lOliOW-
ing that, a number of organizations
made an exhaustive survey of the
state and have submitted a report
covering the whole situation which is
interesting and instructive. The Hin
denburg line has been broken in Ne
braska and the rout will be complete
at the next session of the Legislature
when ratification is achieved. The re-
port of these bodies here follows
The Call 20 Firms
Lincoln, Neb., May "a, 1o18.-To
the People of Nebraska: State Prohi-
bition in Nebraska is a success. To
make Prohibition permanent and per-
petuate its benefits the national Pro-
hibition amendment must be adopted
at the earliest possible moment. The
dry forces of Nebraska are greatly
disappointed and Inundated on ac-
count of the action of the Governor
and the Is wet Senators in preventing
the ratification of the national Prohi-
bition constitutional amendment at
the recent special session of the Me-
braska Legislature. Congress submit
ted to the Legislatures of the states
| Tic COIlStllullOIldl dNlSIluIllCill IOf Idtl-
| hcation, but the Governor and the Is
wet Senators seemed to be more will
| ling to please the American
Alliance which privately endorsed
them in the campaign than they were
the great moral and patriotic element
of the people of Nebraska who voted
in favor of Prohibition by $4,000 ma
jority.
The people of Nebraska are Loyalty
supporting the President in his every
act and suggestion to win the war,
and are opposed to continuing for one
day more than is necessary the waste
of food grains to the value of $780,
100000 annually that is being worse
than wasted by the German brewers.
The people OF Nebraska object to the
Gcrman-American Alliance nominal
ing and electing men to Office in Me-
braska who by their votes permit the
food that should be going to our SOL
diers to be wasted for booze. We
must win another dry victory and do
our part to destroy Germany's strong
est ally in America.
The only way to insure the ratifica-
ton of the national Prohibition
amendment at the next session of the
Legislature is to elect Governor and
members of the Legislature who are
known to be personally in favor of
Prohibition and who will not be under
any obligation to the German-Ameri-
can Alliance.
We appeal to every voter in Ne
braska and to every resident of the
state who loves his country to I'M
sheath his sword and fight until every
German brewery and every pro-Ger-
man influence. in our politics. are
driven from our land. The ratification
of the national Prohibition amend
ment is the local issue in Nebraska of
first Importance, and we must take up
the fight where we left off two years
ago and nominate and elect Gov
ernor and Legislators who believe in
American institutions hrst-men who
will wipe out the liquor business as
war measure, and for the promotion
of clean politics and good morals.
1t is the duty of strong, moral men
to make the necessary sacrifice to
stand as candidates, and we appeal to
the dry forces of Nebraska immedi-
ately to see that men are nominated
in all parties for Governor and as
candidates for the Legislature who
will keep faith with public sentiment.
Nebraska in her onward march has
outgrown wet public officials. The sa-
loon is as dead as slavery and witch
craft. Remember. that men elected
by the liquor interests serve the liq-
uor interests when their service is de-
nanded. Let there be no mistake this
year. All neutrals should be counted
as enemies of ratification.
With our faces to the future, we
hope to give to the nation the bless
ings which we enjoy as state.
NEBRASKA DRY FEDERATION,
By w. T. Thompson, president.
c. c. Crowell,
A. c. Epperson.
Members executive committed
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE OF
NEBRASKA,
BY H. F. Carson. Superintendent.
WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPER.
ANCE UNION,
By Marie Claflin. president.