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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-16
CELEBRATION WILL
Be WITHOUT BOOZE
RumOrs Of HoOxy CONNIE cement I'm
fcunded-rrestden Hibben Urge.
Orderly Conduct

President Hibben has determined
that the commencement exercises Of
Princeton university this year shall
not be marred by any unseemly be-
havior or drunkenness revelry on the
part OF over enthusiastic alumni The
editor had received number of state
ments to the effect that preparations
were being made for an unprecedented
condition of revelry celebrating victory
IN war and anticipating the approach
ing dry spell. In response to letter
Of inquiry addressed to President Hib-
ben the following reply has been re.
ccived by the editor:
Il have just received your letter and
/ am very glad to be able to report to
you that have taken every precaution
to make our Princeton commencement
thoroughly worthy of the place and
OF our traditions. I have written to
the chairman Of the several committees
Of the classes holding reunions from
1895 to 1918 inclusive, asking them
to so conduct their reunions that they
may be absolutely free from any be-
havior which would reflect upon the
good name OF Princeton, I have re-
ceived replies from all of these classes.
assuring me that they will cooperate
with me in realizing this end. l have
also publishedea letter In the Alumni
weekly / am enclosing you a copy
of my letter in reference to this mat
ter. which appeared in our daily paper
and also an editorial from the stand
point of the undergraduates In addi-
ton to this. l have asked the upper
class CLUBS. holding their reunions on
Prospect avenue. Friday night of COM
nIencement week. not to serve any in
toxicating beverages of any kind at
the club dinners. and>I have received
from them assurance that this wish
CT mine will be carried out.
We are expecting over 1000 alumni
to return to Princeton. At our former
commandments. the largest number
we have ever had has been about
1000. 1t may be possible that In this
crowd Of returning alumni, many of
whom come back directly from SER
vice abroad. few may forget them
selves and behave in an unbecoming
manner. ! can assure you. however,
that the great mass OF sentiment
among the alumni is on the side OF
order, decency and sobriety. As far as
the authorities Of the university are
concerned. w allow 10 Intoxicating
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-16
ST. LOUIS ORGANIZATIONS
WOULD REFER DRY LAWS

The Tenth Ward Improvement as
ISOLATION of St-Loiis- is seeking to
have the action of the flftieth general
assembly Of Missouri ratifying the
eighteenth amendment and the action
Of the legisla ture in passing the pro-
hibition enforcement law. referred to
the people of Missouri to be voted on
at the biennial election in November.
1920.
referendum on the question of
ratification OF the eighteenth amend
ment is Illegal and il passed would
be only an imperfect straw vote and
could not affect in any way the action
OF the Missouri legislature on this
question. If the Secretary of State.
Hon. John l.. Sullivan. is as diligent
respecting this matter as he has been
in the past on other matters he will
undoubtedly hold Ia such an acton by
the legislature cannot be referred to
the people. However, this question
will not come up until the objections
come up for filing in the office Of the
Secretary of State.
1t Is possible and legal to refer the
prohibition enforcement law which
was signed by Governor Gardner on
May 81, 1919. II the prohibition en-
forcement law is referred 1t will mean
that the liquor question will be vital
issue in the 1920 campaign and the
leaders of both parties would much
prefer that shch condition do not
arise. survey OF sentiment in vari
Gus parts of the state reveals that
there is no demand on the mart OF the
citizens Of Missouri for the submits
sion OF either Of the foregoing PROPOSE
tons to the voters. To say the least
the action of the Tenth Ward I'm
provement association is ill-advised
and not productive OF any good for the
people of Missouri,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-16
PROHIBITION AS A CHECK TO THE REDS.

United States Senator Capper OF
Kansas in his address before the
Washington convention made a sta
rnent that struck with peculiar force
at this time when the whole nation is
aroused AT the evidences of activity of
the anarchists in this country.
q He said. There is no red flag In
Kansas"
Detectives working on the bomb
outrages. which by the planting of
bombs in eight cities on a single night
indicate national campaign on the
part OF the Reds, have reached the
conclusion that the headquarters Of
this gang are located in PhiladeIphla.
There Is no red flag in Kansas"
Evidently Senator Capper believes
mere must be some bond OF sympathy
between the booze traffic and Boil
shevism for he enumerates this as one
Of tbs blessings of prohibition in this
pioneer prohibition state. A little
study Of the situation compels the be-
lief that there is close relationship
between anarchy and booze. There
afe many evidences Of this.
fnflAmmAtory oratory against the
eighteenth amendment which is now
t. part o. the constitution--the or
onAa IAv Of sths Iand-what II this
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-16
ONLY AbSTA|htRS FOR
FINE MACHINE WORK
English Convention Visitor Tells Ex-
pcriencc-Mechanics Show Marked
Effects OF Drinking.

Employment of total abstainers in
a factory where high mental equip
ment is necessary is a paying PROPOSE
ton, according to J. l.. Greed of
Croydon, England. who attended the
national convention of the Anti Saloon
League in Washington.
Mr.. Greed represents the house of
Creed e. Company. Telegraphic En-
gineers The house manufactures in
struments of such fneness that meas
urements of ten thousands of an inch
are required. Tho house has always
insisted upon employing none but tes-
totallers, he said. and during the war
that rule was rigidly enforced. The
firm kept track of efficiency of en-
ployes and found that the loss Of time
Of the men during the war period was
only three-tenths per cent. Comparf-
son with the records Q. other houses
that did not insist upon total abstain
ers. showed that such houses sLs-
tanned a loss of four per cent.
Employers and employees in Eng
land" Mr.. Creed said, found that IL
quor was the chief cause of ineifici
ency and decreased earnings We
have had three centuries of drinking
behind us. The English, as you know,
do not drink much strong LIQUOR, con-
fining themselves to aie and beer prin-
cipally, but they are steady drinkers,
so that the damas3 wrought IS much
greater than that ameng the Scotch
who drink whiskey. out do not drink
it SO often or so steadily The whis-
| key drinker in Great Britain Is the
sort of man who goes on a drunk
! Saturday night and soosrs UP by Mon
! day, but the beer drinkers are steady
and constant and therefore the slow
t ing down of amount Of work done is
very apparent to England itself.
II am satisfied mat If we could
take a plebiscite we would show 10
per cent of our people opposed TO the
liquor business. Unfortunately there
is a majority in parliament dependent
more or less upon the brewery for
their livelihood and except in the case
of Non -Conformists churches we have
had little help from the religious ele-
ment. Our business men and other
leaders are in favor of prohibition
from simply an economic standpoint
and have given little thought to other
faspects." .s.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-16

but anarchy? The agitators may no,
have reached the red shirt and bonn
stage but they are certainly headed In
that direction. Demonstrations made
to encourage people to violate the pro-
hibition law are really form Of an
archy and. after all, is there any class
OF men who are more notorious law
breakers than the liquor manufac-
turers and liquor sellers?
The brewers have been persistent
law breakers. Their national associa-
ton paid heavy fines for corrupting
elections. Saloonkeepers in many OF
our large cities openly violate the law
and seem immune TO prosecution.
Surely there Is a bond OF sympathy be-
tween the liquor traffic and anarchy
But there Is another connection be-
tween the traffic and anarchy that Is
worthy careful thought. Just now the
brewers are making tremendous ef-
forts 70 repeal the wartime prohibit
tlon act as 1t applies TO their business
one argument advanced in their be-
half is that the emergency no longer
exists which prompted the passage of
this act. The emergency in part was
FOOD emergency. They argue: The
war is over. Now let us go back to
The waste Of millions Of bushela Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-16
WHAT OPPOSITION TO THE TREATY MEANS

conventions in Switzerland. one of So
cialisss, one OF pacihst women. they
have been able to oontroa In thetr tn
terest, and the half Demanded deie-
gates from those Assem- blies went
home to spread In England, Franco
and the United States the propaganda
OF Kindness to Germany. Now they
see the senate OF the United States,
from motives as wide as the world
apart from those which have swayed
the agitators In London and Paris or
the Socialists and pacihsts at Berne
and Zurich. put directly into the hands
OF the Germans effective weapons of
combat against the efforts of the Parts
conference 20 procure their signature
to the treaty OF peace.
Time works altogether with the
Germans The longer they can put
off the signing of the treaty, the
higher their hopes OF better terms.
the making Of new treaty the Ger
mans will be altogether confident that
il will tighten the penalty of their
crimes The sentimental and TIRE
spcnsihie in every land will plead for
forgiveness and tolerance. II the
senate has its way. there may be q
new t-easy months hence which viii
he vastly more satisfactory to the Ger
man mind That wound mean that
some of the FRUIT. OF victory win re-
main forever unga ther~d OF the MI
lions of the allied dead, OF the SO, 900
Americans who were slain tn battle or
died 81 wound. received tn battle, \
great part win have died in vain. OF
the billions spent to destroy the Ger
man peril and make the world safe.
much will have been wasted. We shah
he making peace WIN the Germ ans
more nearly upon th-ir own terms.
That is what obstruction TO ratify-
ing the treaty means Those are the
consequences OF rejection. In the
blind passion OF their parti%a nshfp
The Republican senators. we must be-
lieve. do not see or understand what
their r~rv~r-e obsttracy means to the
United States and TO the world, Their
insoient recklessnes. can be explained
in no other way. The solicitude they
profess for our "sovereignty." for the
constitution, for our freedom from
entangiements. does not impress the
public, for Republicans OF even
greater emtnence and no less disting-
uished for their powers of understand
ing and their devotion TO the interests
OF this republic approve the treaty
and the league covenant. and are
every day appealing to the people for
acceptance and ratification. The i'm
preston that the motive of these sena-
tors is their partisan hatred OF Presi-
dent Wilson is one they have been I'M
able to remove But whatever their
motive, The psri1s to the country, to
all countries, involved in their unreal
sonahle and unprecedentedly violent
opposition TO the treaty that VIII end
the war are plain in the sight Of all
men
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-16

beverages Of any kind to be served
upon any occasion on the campus or
In any Of the college buildings, either
al commencement time or during the
academic year.
Il wish also to add. that / have con-
suited with the mayor OF the village
and h. has agreed very heartily to
Cooperate with me in every way pos
sible to have the village. as we'll as
the university. free from any unbe-
coming conduct. On Friday Of our
season he is planning
to visit every class headquarters and
to ter them most emphatically that
the village, as well as the university.
expects from them that sort of con-
duct which respects the law and pub
lie opinion"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-16
Peoples Forum


Editor NirEinlan.
sir:-This Saturday IL the day ~
the long-vaunted parade OF the pro4
testers against prohibition around tbs
national capitol. Before these lines
appear in print. the "demons.ration,Sl
will have been much heralded by the!
liquor propagandists. A few thousan0
disgruntled persons may make the 7sr
vocal with discordant sounds, but thMt
little squad will be negligible conn
pared with the overwhelming voice al
the American people that has rasse6
the death sentence upon the Hqun4
traffic II is the dying grasp OF ths
outlaw. The light wines and beerY
slogan is the creation Of the enemies
of the law.
These reactionaries are resovting -
every conceivable device, strategy.
subterfuge, subtlety and intrigue IN
defeat the duly expressed will OF the
American people; but their Efforts
will prove as they were to stop thu
rising tide that swept the legal rer.
mission OF the nefarious traffic from
our statute books and squared daIk
constitution with the purposes d.
scare" nor would II dare to nuility
the voice OF the people.
But the friends of law and order
and the champions OF the greatest rs
farm of the ages should be alert-40
defeat the Vaccinations of the Why
enemy, to checkmate promptly assd
decisively all his adroit moves. .'Estef~
nal vigilance Is the price of dberty
today az ever Let the battle which
has now assumed worldwide propors
tons go steadily on until all civ1lfxHo
nations shall have joined in the che.
rus The Saloon Must Go" The no
beer, no work" slogan cannot b.
squared with the good thought -anA
purposes Of this enlightened age: ana
the real friends of prohibition will nu8
be caught mapping when the atternpt
Is made to get in the thin edge of-A
wedge to split wide open the wisa4e
and best amendment to our fedNn1
constitution.
w. NJ BIcKER&.s
Richmond. June IL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-16

The Knox resolution comes up In
the senate tomorrow for debate, What
Il sata IN the course OF the merit few
days may have the most far-reachrns
consequences upon the fate OF the
world peace which the Paris confer
ence ha. toiisd for months. to bring
about
What these reckless men who fol-
low the Knox-Lodge Borah leadership
seek. declares the New York Times. Is
the destruction OF the treaty, and that
can mean only a continuance OF the
war They know~-nobody knows bet
ter>--tha; the rejection OF the treaty
by the saaaia will plunge the whole
peace negotiation into vertable
morass OF confusion out OF which no
man can foresee any safe and certain
way OF de1iverance. Either it would
i6dNt SIs I I9tfu FNAAAfE a. ~ ~ " ~
Germany while other nations made
peace or II would force the Peace Con-
ference again to take mp its labors at
the beginning and try to make an
other treaty In either aiterp &sfve
there Is danger, the possibility Of dis
aster.
Obstruction IN the senate works all
The time powerfully In The Interest OF
Germany. The Republican senators
who oppose the treaty are not open to
the slightest suspicion or any intent
TO aid the Germans. That the position
they have taken and the tactics they
ADOPT do aid the Germans is equally
beyond question. Why should the
Germans bend their stiff necks to sign
q treaty which one branch, IF the
treaty -rnaking power In the United
States openly declares that II will
never ratifyr The Republican OBJ
structionists are straining every nerve
to secure a one til rd vote In favor of
Mr. knox's resolutions, thus giving no.
tice to the world. as they insist. that
the treaty can never be ratified by the
constitutional majority Not in one
case In a hundred wars Is such an OPP
portunity presented to the vanquished
-helligerent blythe vieteF4.
The Germans protest that the treaty
is unbearably harsh. that 1t brushes
there, makes them slaves. closes the
door to any advancement which might
restore them 10 a place among the
nations. Men high in their govern
Tnent declare that they can never sign
the treaty. These divided coursels,
in the countries of their conquerors.
encourage them to refuse their sigma
lures. They see In England one wing
OF the labor party insisting upon more
tender treatment of the Germans.
they are told by Mr.. Lloyd Georges
political opponents that he himself
IL wavering. that he is half inclined to
more moderate terms They see
strikes in Paris and radical agitation
against the Clemenceau government
directed by Socialists who deplore the
hard terms imposed upon their breth-
rem beyond the Rhine Two recent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-16
WNGs-A PROPHECY.
1909

The hand of man. emerging from the mist
OF primal a hairy fist,
All blood -bedabbled: for the hand had killed
Before 1t learned reap and build.
So each new tool but
To add terrors the blow
The first rude formed bloody
Split skulls before il served the builders
And thus through the tale: by
OF uses is the new-found tool
Yet we believe what prophets words record
That into plowshares shall beat the
For centuries stood upon the edge
or space and yearned while from the hedge
Took fight and tainted That had wings
Mid stormy music, thus the Psamist sings
Then would fly away and be rest"
And 10, the wings are gift. the best
The genius Of has forged;
Fit for What the fool,
The War brute? This Is mine. braws and strife
AS hawk wings the hawk's-for taking life!'
Well claim them. War god! Use them till the race
VIII kill for What space
Holds man today apart from brother man.
of rock, river span
OF channel; and wings shall overlap
These dwarfish landmarks Then what king shall keen
His folk from merging with humanity.
As waters ntermingie in the
Sail forth, winged Argonauts Of trackfees afr,
And Al homeward
Bring heavily Neither gold or
Nor gross and earthly wealth weight your light keel
Mans brotherhood. bring that Golden Fleece
On n-best wings, bright harbingers OF peace.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-16
W. M D1N2A1zxs
Richmond, June IL.

news dispatch from Hickm4ak
KY. dry town, states that \ numhSK
OF Hickman citizens went on hoSrd
the steamer Rerd Herald when4Ak
landed a few days ago and Attempted
to buy whiskey from the bArtend1
He informed them that the bar w4b
closed, Whereupon n colored porter
volunteered to supply the booze. H
told them It would be six dollAra-sA
quart and for them to get their money
ready. He made several rapid sal11
and the purchasers made q quick 9eks
away in order to avoid observAt10A
The boat pulled out, the men sampleA
their bottles and found them to COR
tain vinegar NAss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-16

Governor Gardner of Missouri
signed the Anti-Saloon Leagues bone
dry law May ~. 1919.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-24

to amend Sections and 5 OF CHAPTER
81. Revised Statutes, regulating the
sale of milk
Appropriations
BY Mr.. O'Leary of Bangor: Resolve
IN favor of the God Samaritan Home
Assc citation of Bangor for mainten
ance.
By Mr. Baxter Of Portland: Re
solve in favor Of the Maine Eye and
Ear Infirmary.
Claims
BY Mr.. Smith of Skowhegan: Re-
solve in favor of Hahnel Bros. & Co
for labor and material furnished in
construction Of the Women Reforma
tory at Skowhegan.
BY Mr.. Murchie Of Calais: Rcso,vc
in favor of the city of Calais to re-.
imbursc said city for money expended
IN tn care of State paupers.
Education
By MI. Burns Of Madison: Resolve
in favor of Somerset Academy for
repairs and maintenance.
BY Mr.. Macombcr OF Jay: Resolve
providing teachers pension for Ade-
liza J. Weber
By Mr.. Wilson of Portland: Re
solve in favor Of Westbrook Semin-
airy for maintenance and interest on
debt.
BY Mr.. Barnes Of Houlton: Resolve
in favor of the Kicker Classical In
stitute.
BY Mr.. Wilson of Pressure Isle: Re-
solve appropriat!ng money for the
construction of a new school building
at the Aroostook State Normal
school.
By Mr.. Dutton Of Bingham: peti-
ton OF Bert Head Of Bigelow and
eight others. asking that the rate of
interest on the wild land school funds
be restored and the plantations he 70
imbursed for their loss.
BY the same gentleman: Petition
OF Damas NJ. Michaud of Wallagrass
and 81 others. asking for same.
by the same gentleman: Petition
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-24
LEGAL AFFAIRS

The committee on Legal Affairs
give a public hearing in Ms room,
the State House. in Augusta.
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY .eP'
An Act to amend section = Of CR.-
us of the Revised Statutes. rcla,1:
2es of witnesses.
An Act amending Section Il ~ e.,
"r 50 OF the Revised Statutes. ra.
to descent of personal proport,
Resolve proposing AN amendm4r
Section ). Article i, part FIRST. G..
constitution. as amended ly i,
amendment. relative To absent 'o'-:
An ACT to repeal Chapter ~ q.
PUBLIC Laws Of 1917. relating %
Keeping and sale OF dynamite, p.V
and other explosives.
An Act to extend tho charter Q,
Lincoln COUNTY Street Eailuay
An Act to amend Section y O. Fl
ter 24o Of the Private and Spec, J.
or 1913. relative to clerk hire ior .
coin municipal court.
THURSDAY. JAN 80. at - P
An Act to amend Section q q Il,
ter Of the Revised Statutes, -4',,
10 the time of opening and closing
polls at all elections of STATE and d
~ officers.
An Act to amend Sections :, and :.
Chapter 6 of the Revised Statutes
lating to enrolment OF voters for
mary election.
An Act to amend Charter 81 q,
irivate and special Laws OF H..
tltled An A t to provide a police y
mission for the city of I.w.s;or
70 promote the efficiency of the D.
department thereof.
WEDNESDAY EB. :. TERN
An Act to amend an A.. c.si-
rort Kent Village Corporation
HOLM r l,,,..E :.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-24

The committee or State La,a,
Forest Preservation viii Civ, ~
hearing in the office of the lana =.
and forest commissions. Room, - .;
the State House. in Augusta >
TUESDAY. JANUARY : IGl4 o,.
on the following:
Resolve for further majntera,..
State forest nursery.
Resolve for further public ioy.-.,
in forestry. at
Resolve for continuance Of white,
blister rust control .
Resolve providing for the cor5,g
of the book of plans OF Waldo ro 1r
Resolve authorizing the St4,s !.
Resolve authorizing the Sts-s - I.
agent to sell certain lots IN 81 .,.,
Resolve authorizing the STAT '' f.
agent to sell certain lots IN Madap,5,
Resolve authorizing the Stars =
agent to sell certain public lots !.
Francis Plantation. :"
RI. No. S. An Act to provide 70,
establishment Of State parks and T.,
reserves in the Mt. katdhd.u rerior =,
elsewhere within the state Of Mar,
S. No. q. An Act TO amend Ser.
%. 81 and So of Chap. Of the Rev;
Statutes, requiring permit for
burning of brush or slash near nv
lands. and providing for the turtle,
forcement Of the slash law.
An Act to amend Chapter 8 Of III, !
vised Statutes by repeating Sections
81. 30 and 80, relative to the cca,..
forest fires.
II. No. l. Report of the land ass1
House Order passed March %, ls,,
Report of forest commissio rer On
Y.stigation of settlers in Township
Range ).
Governors Message. so mach he:
as relates to forestry.
II. NJ. CUNNINGHAM. y,