Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-05
DRY" WORLD IS
TEMPERANCE AIM
Drinks With Any Alcohol
Must Go, Senator Sheppard
Tells Convention.
REACTION is PROPHESIED

Anything containing trace OF al
cohol shall be prohibited, Senator
Morris Sheppard Of Texas promised
delegates to the nineteenth national
convention of the Anti-Saloon League
of America, in session at Liberty Hut
today.
I'VE are not 2.75 per cent Ameri-
cans" said Senator Sheppard. making
plea not only for a salooniess
America, but for a saloonless world.
The slogan Of worldwide temperance
fighting also was sounded by Ben II.
Spence, prominent Canadian temper
ance worker, who declared that by
extending the fight through the world
victories won at home could best be
held.
Calls Movement Irresistible.
Senator Sheppard told the delegates.
who are from all parts Of the United
States and many foreign countries.
that he and others are at work on
the enforcement Of the national pro-
hibition law. and that there Is no
man on earth big enough to resist the
movement now.
The breath of a new morning is in
the world" Senator Sheppard declared.
praising the Anti-Saloon League for
its magnificent and indispensable
work"
Reaction Is Prophesied.
Mr.. Spence warned the temperance
workers against too much tubilation
over victory, and prophesied that the
temperance movement is due for a re-
action.
Some of the most tremendous bat
ties are yet before U.S." he said. The
temperance people today need more
humility of spirit than they are &C.
customed to show, the speaker CON
tinued. He likened temperance work.
ers today to the workers at the peace
table in France and declared that the
great danger to the former resembled
the danger to the latter-the danger
of the compromise spirit coming In.
prohibition won and is now at the
peace table" Mr.. Spence said. I'VE
must not let in wine or beer. The
beer cry is a brewers' proposition, and
the campaign for little more kick
is for the purpose of making more
money by selling more beer"
The speaker brought shouts of ap-
proval from the delegates when he
stated that he was not a subject of
citizen of Canada
Calls Alcohol Racial Poison.
DR.. c. w. saleeby of England. in
ventor of the "tin hat" worn by the
British soldiers. told delegates that al
cohol is a racial poison. and that
| worthy parenthood. failing among the
nations" must be protected from alco-
hol. DIR. Saleeby is chairman of the
National Birth-Rate Association of
London.
Call of foreign delegates for re-
ports on temperance progress in their
countries began this afternoon. Ad-
dresses late this afternoon were
hedu1ed from Representative Simeon
Fess of Ohio, Archdeacon George John
Howson of Liverpool, England. ana
\ others. Senator Wesley L. Jones Of
Washington and Capt. Richmond
Pearson Hobson are to speak at serv-
| ices tonight.
Mr.. Capper Sees "Dry" Victory.
Senator Capper of Kansas. at the
| session of the league held last night.
predicted that President Wilson's rec
| ommendation that Congress repeal
| the provision against beer and light
" mes in the wartime prohibition Act
would be overwhelmingly defeated n
| brought to a vote.
| Senator Capper advocated enactment
of measures for the enforcement of
| national prohibition based on those
| now in force in Kansas, which, he
said, had made that state truly bone
dry" Beneficial results of prohibit
tion there had caused the labor unions
of the state to indorse national pro-
hibition. Mr., Capper declared