The Glenwood post., 1919-10-11
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of foreign countries will be one of the
chef obstacles to be overcome by the
AntiSaloon League and the World
League Against Alcoholism in their
efforts to make the world dry.
Not only will it be the chief Obsta
Gle, but the most costly one, in the
opinion of dry leaders, and one Of the
prime objects the Anti-Saloon League
has in mind in its drive for $50, ,000, 900
in addition to its regular income, is
education Of the people in the lands
where existing temperance Organiza-
tions will cooperate in campaign for
prohibition, according to Ernest H.
Cherrington, secretary of the executive
committee of the Anti-Saloon League
and executive secretary of the World
League.
Mr.. Cherrington points out that it
has taken 25 years Of League effort,
on top of countless years Of other eff
forts preceding the formation of The
AntiSaloon League, and $50, 100000
in money to make the United States
dry. 1t will take additional funds to
bring prohibition enforcement up 10
the highest state of efficiency, he says
In face Of such facts the League be-
lieves the sum it is asking is very
small for the needs. The illiteracy Of
the United States is but seven per cent,
while that of the Balkan states is more
than so per cent; the average in South
and Central America is 65 per cent; in
Mexico it is more than so per cent; in
India it is 90 per cent; in Egypt a5
per cent; in China, 95 per cent.
''The world task would seem we'll
nigh hopeless but for the important
redeeming fact that in the very begin
ming of our world missionary project
we have the advantage of great pro
gressive nation with 1OO,OOO,OO popu-
lation,'' says Mr.. Cherrington, "includ-
ing people of every country Of the
world, and toward which, in peculiar
sense, the eyes of the world are now
turned, which is to present to all the
results of great experiment in nation
al prohibition.
This fact which in the very nature
of the case is bound to be known and
recognized by the peoples of every
country, will be worth more in most
countries in propaganda for world pro
hibition than probably all other factors
in the early stages of the movement.
To see that the world understands and
appreciates what prohibition is doing
in the United States and that the lead
ers of temperance movements in for
eign countries understand the methods
and plans by which results have been
obtained here, constitute an important
part Of the foreign missionary work
which should be done by the Anti
Saloon League forces during the next
few years"
There are seven strategic points On
which dry forces expect to concentrate
in the immediate future, it is an
nounced. These places are.
Scotland, Mexico, New Zealand,
South Africa, the Scandinavian conn
tries, Russia and Japan. W. E. John
son is at work in Scotland; DR.. David
ostlund has just arrived in the Scan
dinavian countries; others are ready TO
go at once to the other countries.
Prohibition efforts already have been
made there which the League believes
may easily be famed into flames. Two
states in Mexico already are dry, and
complete prohibition, in the minds OF
the drys, would have tremendous eff act
on all the other Latin-American coun-
tries.
Scotland votes next year, and the
drys believe that if it adopts prohibi-
tion the whole British empire will
follow.
In the Scandinavian countries there
has been tremendous prohibition ad-
vance. Success of prohibition at the
New Zealand polls is held to be insnr-
ance that Australia will go dry. Adop-
tion of local option in South Africa
would, dry leaders say, pave the way
for prohibition all over the continent.
Russia is under prohibition, and its
continuance and enforcement would af-
feet the Balkans favorably. A sue
cessful fight against the liquor traffic
in Japan, would, League men assert,
set a standard shortly to be adopted
by the entire Orient.
AN ENEMY OF