Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-16
BISHOP PREDICTS DANGER
FOR PROHIBITION REGIME
Cannon Tells McthudistS Mos, severe
Trial Is in Days OF
Near Future.
SEES BITTER CONTEST AHEAD
Declares Liquor Men VIII Attempt
to Prevent enforcement of Dry
Laws to Weaken Sent imcnt-
Praises Wilson'S Work Abroad.

The most severe nsA; against the
liquor traffic in all my experience lies
ahead OF ne. and during tho next
year We viii have TO battle against
the opponents Of prohibitions as we
have never done before declared
Bishop James Cannon. Jr, of Texas,
formerly superintendent Of the Anti
Saloon League OF Virginia, eiOrc the
Methodist Conference last nic nj. The
hjShop appeared on this occa sion for
the first time in fixed address before
the conference, and his appearance
was a signal for a demonstrate ton, as
well as Undivided attention ana APP
pr.val 10 his remarks which followed.
outiawed in this country Went ON
~. cannon. - is siu alive. not
asleep nor dead but alive and openly
ccfiant During tho next year YOU
may look :cr some progress by the
iquor traffic, and this Viii continue
until the people are aroused to the
an outlaw. which needs claiming. and
s'utl 1t is chained permanently, II
vii endcavor 20 institute an era Of
,avleSsness and murder.
sees Danger Ahead.
There is danger ahead! ask The
5eorie no; 20 heed tn" slogan Of The
I.4acr ,ca:!I5. You cannot enforce
r-oa!o!t!oa, and we viii not Lex you
o"toccc T., Unless Eou are careful!
they viii have you believe tha; The
tA-. 10 GO : - Let down inc haas.
T-eeecdiuE Bishop Cannon. DE- David
Hepburn, superintendent o. the Anti
SatloH League ~ Virginia. spoke on
taw enforcement. pay ing high tribute
% he men III Ni--.nia. VINO mad done
;5et- duty n carrying out the pTohini-
ton ,aNS written OF the ocoHS OF
this state and into the statutes OF the
II. Hepburn declared ;ha, nothing
was calculated 20 BE- greater force
than worthwhile prohibition Avs. lie
also stated that from reliable sources
he had tiscoTered ma; more man 80
yer cen, OF III o: the border iToAote
between The United states ana Mexico
resulted from LIQUOR.
shows Growth of Move.
Opening his address Bishop Cannon
stated that the .AHt.-Saloon League
was the church II action. and while
!; was not poss .blc TO get a resolution
Methodist Conference some years BACK.
and i; was long time before that
body would have representation on the
Anti-Saloon League Of America. he re-
ioiSed n the fact that the conference
was now and mad been for several
years a decided factor against the
liquor traffic.
the liquor traffic, announced Bishop
cannon. The greatest nation of tic
world has branded it as an outlaw.
economic enemy OF mankind. II is
difficult for every one OF us to APP
prcc!atc the full extent Of the victory
against the liquor traffic because il
has come so gradually, but We have
IT, and Ihirty-thrcc States have passed
prom .bition Icgis alton in addition TO
approving the Federal amendment.
'i'roh .Dition in America is such 4
tremendous thing that the nations OF
the other world could not understand
Ill and declared that il was II politi-
cal trick. and was the result Of n tenn
pora!y wave OF cmotionaism."
Points To Peaceful strikes.
That the order which had marked
the progress OF the great steel and
coat strikes WAS due entirely 10 the
absence OF liquor was claimed by
Bishop Cannon.
The speaker paid high tribute 20
President Wilson. declaring that "hc
had fought "a battle AZ Paris such as
no statesmen IN the world had fought
before. and that he had brought out
morentouS document, IN spite o.
the adverse circumstances with which
he had 10 deal" He said that how
ever this may be. he could follow no
man hlindly, and for this reason was
not with the President in his veto Of
the national prohibition bin, which
includcd leg Station for war time pro-
hihitiOn
There is no doubt OF national pro-
htb!tion going into effect on January
IS of next year" Bishop Cannon stated.
but az 10 whether We w!ll have pro.