The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-04-10
w. G. T. U. Column.
edited by local secretary

"For God and Home and Every
Land"
The motto Of our temperance
band,
Let every loyal worker stand
Sound the Jubilee
Georgia leads the Jubilee Hon.
or Roll of the States-the first
state to raise its full spportion-
ment and now plans to double its
quota.
/ Enthusiastic letters were re-
ceived from the North Idaho Of
ficers commencing the local Jubi-
lee drive. The treasurer informs
| us that the Nezperce Union won
two prizes.
$3.50 for the first n. Idaho I'M
ion sending Jubilee contribu-
ton.
$3.50 for the first N. Idaho un-
ion sending their full quota.
The war prohibition act goes
into effect July l, 1919. This act
provides for prohibition until the
termination of the period Of de-
mobilization which will be de-
termined by the President. Con-
stitutional prohibition becomes
operative a little more than six
months after the advent of war
| prohibition. Prohibition, as a
war measure, well enforced will
make easy the enforcement of the
Eighteenth Amendment. The
Sixty-Fifth Congress failed to en-
oct war prohibition enforce
ment code because of lack Of time
and a general feeling among
members that the Sixty-sixth
Congress would be called early
in June, giving ample time to
enact such a code before July l.
Our senator's and representatives
are now in their home states. Let
us get in touch with them by
telephone, telegraph, letters or
personal interviews and urge
early action on enforcement
measures for both war prohibi-
ton and the Eighteenth Amend
ment. 1t is your duty, it is my
duty. it is the duty of every
loyal, patriotic citizen of America
to insist that these laws that
mean so much to every man, wom-
an and child. be enforced. Sena-
tor Wesley Jones said in a speech
made in the United States Senate,
Feb. 25, "The issue now is the
enforcement of law. That is vital
TO the very life of the republic.
The war has brought to light |
startling facts regarding con-
ditions at home and abroad, but
none more startling than the sta
tistics on illiteracy supplied by |
the War Department from it's ex-
perience with the selective service /
law. The 100000 adult Hitter
ltes indicated by our 1910 census
is shown to be far below the ac-
tual number, for the records
prove that nearly one-fourth of
the drafted men were unable to
read and understand newspapers
Or to write letters home. These
IRE facts to think about. IF after
I'll these years of free public.
schools and compulsory education
avs, such a state of things exists
IS it not a sure indication that
something is radically wrong in.
he enforcement of our laws?
During the local Jubilee drive,
someone asked what is meant by
Equipment and Repairs" that
oeing one of the things for which
part of the million dollars will
,e used. The committee did not
now, but has since learned that
t means the charging, repairing
md further equiping the Nation
i w. G. T. U. printing rooms at
Evanston, Illinois. and Washing
on, ID. G. The power of the press
vas never so great as today, both
or good and evil Should
We be any the less Jealous in our (
ndeavors to get the truth before {
he people in every way we can?
Tod forbid and may He be with {
IS in all our undertakings! The (
National w. G. T. U. is preparing {
o do more printing this year than I
yer before, and is earnestly urg- I
10 state, county and local papers
0 cooperate.
The next regular meeting of
he local union will be at the
ONE of Mrs. Anna Smith on
.pril Is at 2 O'Clock p. m. Visi-