The Topeka state journal., 1919-07-15
TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
INFORM ALTON
BUREAU
FREDERIC J. HAsKIN. Dlrsessr.
Washinetan. D. c
NOW FOR WORLD PROHIBITION.
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| military unit to estimate the Sltud-
ton" before going int action. so are
the leaders of the movement to make
the world dry for democracy" just now
very busy in taking the measure OF the
! job in hand.
John BarIeycorn's future from pole
to pole. they hold. will depend largely
| upon the success or failure OF prohioi-
| tion in the United States, where
| great people has pioneered by voting
itself dry. II. within the next halt
! decade prohibition will have brought
about the good results that the "drys
claim 1t will, then the other countries
| of the world will be more likely TO
adopt II than II it failed to cure the
evils that are charged to the use OF
''likker." So does the United States
become the great demonstration plant
to prove the virtue or fallacy OF PROM
| bition.
| ProhfbItionists tie world over are
stalking everything upon the results
they expect will accrue in this country
| from the abolition of intoxicating
| drinks. Within the next few years
they hope to be able to point out TO
| United States has been bettefed eco
nomically. socially and civilly by the
elimination OF booze. This VIII be
their trump card in their fight Ter
worldwide prohibition. The attack
| upon the worlds liquor FORCES mas Al
| ready been launched.
| '"The whole world will be dry by
1890" said one enthusiastic prohibl-
/ zionist who had a leading part in the
successful campaign waged in this
| country "Old John is doomed to
| fate similar to that of Bill Hohen-
| zollern and Jess Willard. his days
are numbered. In this country, folks
! laughed at US five years ago when we
i predicted that the United States would
/ be dry in 1920 We exceeded our own
expectations in putting over prohibit
! ton a year earlier than the most un-
/ daunted prohibitionists had expected
victory. Wen do the same in our
worldwide fight woodrow wilson
made the world safe for democracy.
and we're going to make it dry for
| democracy"
| With this challenge to the "wets."
| the prohibitionists already have be-
gun to organize and line up their sup
! porters in every country in the world.
The first international meeting of the
J "drys" held for the purpose of map
| ping out plans for the big campaign
took place in this city recently when
| thirty-seven nations were represented.
Sixteen sent delegates direct to the
conference, while the other twenty
| one were represented by missionaries
| or others located in this country.
The international prohibition organ
| ization will be known as the World
| League Against Alcoholism, and will
have permanent headquarters In
Washington. At the initial conference
| Of the league, II was decided to raise
five million dollars in this country
with which to begin the worldwide
war on booze. Large sums will also
be collected in other countries.
| Leading prohibitionists in this coun-
try who actively worked for the cause
| will not be permitted to rest on their
oars now that the country has become
a veritable desert. Men and women
| who toured the United States in the
interest of prohibition will be pressed
| into foreign service. Numerous coun-
tries have called upon the Anti-SaIoon
League of America to supply speak
ers, and also men TO conduct the busi-
ness end of the prohibition campaign.
| Edwin Q. Dinwiddie. national iegisla-
tive superintendent of the league, has
been invited to England. Scotland and
Ireland to open the campaign in those
countries.
According to Mr.. Dinwiddie. much
Of the ground work for worldwide
prohibition has already been accom-
plished in a number of the countries.
"A few days ago we received a
cablegram from Finland" he said,
bringing the good tidings that that
newborn natl IN is starting out right
by adopting prohibition. The prohi-
bition law went into effect in Finland
June /, 1919
Scotland has what is called local
veto. which is somewhat similar to
local option. The British parliament
passed that law In 1912, but il does not
become operative until 1920. We ex-
pect to start campaigning in Scotland
next year, and the prohibition foi ces
are daily gaining strength there. We
nope to do considerable work in Ire
land within the next few years.
I'VE expect to have trouble in Eng
land, because the members of the
House of Lords hold office for life and
1t Is not an easy matter to bring pres
sure to bear upon them as II is in this
country with our national Legislators
Then, understand, a number of the
members of the House OF Lords have
money invested in breweries This
condition will tend to make our work
all the harder, but such things as that
will not daunt us in our fight
I'm France, Spain and Italy we have
been able to mobilize a great deal of
sentiment In favor OF total abstinence,
but in these Latin countries we are
going to have our hardest fight. For
many centuries light wines have been
used at the table Just as we use tea
and coffee in this country. Then the
making OF wine is a very profita Bile
Industry in the Latin countries. We
Will have to educate the people to
| AiiAhc SOIie OlneF use OF the grapes ana
other fruits used in making wine. We
have accomplished something in this
. direction In northern italy. where a
$1,0O0.O06 plant has been built to
, make a beverage from grapes by a
new process. The new drink is made
after the fashion OF grape wine, con-
! tanning about per cent alcohol. but
before 1t Is placed on the market for
sale, 1t Is put thru a process for de-
: aicoholization. All the alcohol Is ex-
| tracted but the wine retains It's Iuster
5 and taste. The alcohol Is sold for COM
5 mercial purposes. 1 have been in
formed that a concern in California
] Is contemplating erecting a similar
: plant.
Sweden is making brave fight for
: prohibition. There are a number of
Good Templers tan international tenn
, perance organization) in the Swedish
i parliament Norway has made con-
; siderable progress and there Is a
: strong upward trend TO prohibition In