New-York tribune., 1919-07-27
British Drys Ready
TOLaunch Crusade:
ublic Apathetic
Local Option To Be First
Goal Of Prohibitionists:
Americans Going to Takes
Part in the Campaign
Ne,r York Tribune
ForetUn Press Bureau

Neu York Tribune
Foreign Press Bureau
The prohibition crusade in England
is fairly launched The activities of
"Pussyfoot' Johnson, the American
agitator, have already been described.
The London Times" says that the tenn
perance organizations, headed by the
United Kingdom Alliance, are about to
launch campaign to secure the total
prohibition of the sale of alcoholic
drinks in this country. Advice and
assistance as to the running of the
campaign are to be drawn from the
temperance societies which have just
succeeded 81 in inducing the United
States to vote itself dry but it is
denied that teetotal propaganda in this
country is to be carried on by other
than English societies.
e. B. Wilson described to a repre-
sentative of THE Times" the methods
to DC used in the fight in Great
britain, which, aiming first at local
option, is to be directed eventually
but prohibition, he insisted, only by the
Will of the people.
Campaign Plans Made
We shall begin" he said, with a
campaign in Manchester and Liverpool
october ., eliminating with the annual
meeting of the Alliance. which will be
held in Manchester on the 2lst No.
vember will be devoted to campaign
IN London We shall invite ali the
temperance people to help US, and it
IS proposed to take trades and profes-
slons IN sections instead of tackling
tne pubic as a whole. At present those
VINO Will address the meetings in Man
chester and Liverpool have not been
cehnltely decided upon, but their names
VIII be published shortly. Propaganda
"lll be carried on by means of lltera-
ture and addresses.
"As to the cinematograph, one or two
hlms have been seen by us but none
really suitable for the work in this
country. We began prohibition cam
palgn long before America did. We
want to work up to it gradually, and
to make it quite plain that America is
not dominating this thing-it will be
all British"
Watch Vote in Scotland
Teetotal advocates are counting con-
slderaby on the vote to be taken in
Scotland next year on the question of
local veto on the granting of licenses.
ne strenuous efforts of the past will
be redoubled in the autumn to secure
Tor England similar legislation regard
ing the granting of licenses to that now
prevailing in Scotland The measure
lnat Wall enable districts in Scotland to
vote themselves dry" next year pro-
Vides tnat, to be effective, the vote
must represent 35 per cent of the total
hot
Jorlty must be secured 1t is elaine d
by temperance advocates that in her
dry state the United States will have
TREMENDOUS economical advantage
over "wet' countries, and prohibition
is to be preached in England in times
rot only of economic advantage. but
from the familiar point of view of
health and personal advantage to the
working man.
1t is not believed that the publ,
generally will oppose the local
veto scheme Prohibition. the British
advocates declare has already been
found IN the United States an enorm
Gus advantage both to master and man,
ultlng the man into a higher level of
life and efficiency"
For those who are coming from the
United States to address British audi
ences on the question of prob bition. if
IS claimed that their mission is not
that of advocates, but to bear witness
to the work they have just done and
ITS results: They themselves deprecato
strongly. the suggestion that their in
tentlon is IN any way to interfere with
British customs The secretary of the
Church Of England Temperance Society
said that so far that organization had
had no invitation to take part in ths
crusade, and in any case it could not
take strong line in advocating ex-
trcme legislation.