The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-03

In conformity with my prelimina ry statement, issued before my departure for the peace conference, I now an- nounce my candidacy to represent the state of Alabama in the United States Senate, subject to the action of the democratic primary next spring My decision to enter this race was reached after the most mature deIib- eration
 The problems facing our country to. day are freighted with vast possibil- ities for good or evil. The demand for their solution is urgent, and they must be solved. If they are solved those who are in sympathy with the needs. the hopes and the ideals of tl.e great mass of American citizens
 Believing that the people of Ala bama are entitled to know the views of those who seek to represent then deem it proper to state my position as to the questions that I now regard as paramount in the coming cam paign.
 PROHIBITION.
 believe in prohibition, state, na- tional and worldwide, and favor the enactment of such laws as may be necessary to carry the eighteenth amendment to. the federal constitution into full and complete effect and pre- vent any esasion of it.
 I am opposed to the repeal of the wartime prohibition law. The starv- ing millions of the world are now jus, as much in need of food that America must furnish as they were when the law was enacted and it is the duty of our government to pro- tect our foodstuffs against waste in the manufacture of beer. Further more, I am opposed to granting sie- cial favors to the brewing interests of the country as against the whisky in terests Having been companions in evil, let them be buried together.
 Americans should not forget that the revelations growing out of the congressional investigations developed the fact that the brewers of the coun- try were the chief supporters through the German American alliance of the pro-German propag ganda that cost the lives of so many thousands of splen- did American boys.
 The temperance forces must remain prohibition have demobilized and their weapons of warfare destroyed.
 LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
 The effort of President Wilson and the other peace delegates to organize all civilized nations into a league for the settlement of international con- the greatest act of statesmanship in history. The United States should De the first nation to ratify the covenar. of the league of nations. It is cer- tain that it must be eventually adopted When this is done I will cs- tenn it a great privilege if in the sen- ate to give all the aid in my power to the furtherance of the aims of the league of nations and the establish ment of friendly relations with all the people of the earth.
 I have no patience with those who hesitate or quibble over technical terms of the covenant and who pre- tend apprehension lest America sur render her national prerogative.
 Without league of nations we must enter upon a programme of un- limited military and naval prepared ness with the resultant tax burdens therefrom, and in time see history re- peated by war as tragic, if not more horrible, than the one just closed.
 A Senator cannot represent the pee pie of Alabama by merely voting for a league of nations, when he can TO longer dodge or remain silent. He should help, not hinder, our greatest president and his colleagues in guar anteeing to mankind peace instead of war;
 OUR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
 Too much cannot be done for the noble men who answered our coun- trys call and prevented the cruel Hun from destroying civilization. Those splendid boys have added rich laurels to this commonwealth. We owe them a debt that can never be paid, a debt that this government should reccg- nize in substantial way as long s these soldiers and sailors or their de- pendent ones survive.
 am in full accord with every move ment that has been pr asy be lnaug- urated for the purs ose Of deaiing justly and generous with asS who placed themselves CT freeeoms altar, tha. democracy mig sag ave. Nurther- more I am in hearsy aeerrd with the set on fo5t by our Eeturnsi soldiers and sailor te siinir ate all favoritism in the ay and navy and maintain a system ot ap4ointment and by mo alone
 CHURCH AND STATE.
 As active and as sresstss aa the l.- quor interests ever were, s hat ele- men, of society which would bring about in this country i union of church and state. Yvath the snlight- ened countries of Europe turning from this scrt of thing. efforts to establisn it in the United Ststes will os red ,u- bled. The danger as neae the less real because the campatgn $ bel, car