French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-06-19
WIDENING ITS INFLUENCE

The Anti-Saloon League of America
experienced the greatest convention OF
it's history in the capital of the ma.
ton June 2-5, 1919, during which g
movement was inaugurated for 6
worldwide campaign against the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors. Every session was marked
with tremendous enthusiasm for the
cause of prohibition and against every
specie of intoXicant. The League
leaders patted themselves on the back
on the great moral reform which has
come through the untiring efforts they
have put forth in the interest of a
worthy cause. 1t was fitting that they
should. No greater reform has been
effected in the history of the world
Delegates from many other lands
joined in the glad refrain America is
dry" and expressed the hope that this
country's fine example would infiuenc
other countries to take the first < , eat
step towards sobriety and higher mo-
raj standards.
The convention did not take to the
suggestion of President Wilson that
beer and light wines be exempted
from the provisions of thu wartime
prohibition act, or to the recommep.
dation for repeal of the waf e;ner-
gency measure which becomes etfec-
tive July LIST. The General Superin-
tendent, P. A. Baker, spoke strongly
upon this proposition and the great
voiced ~quiescence by Voct-
ferrous applause. Mr.. Baker said he
and his supporters were sufficiently
we'll informed to be able TO predict
with full confidence that hereafter no
president, republican or democrat,
will occupy the White House unless
he is in the fullest sympathy with the
of the 18th amendment
to the Federal constitution, which has
just been written into that instrument
by the legislatures of forty-1iYe states.
bold and daring assertion, but a
challenge that will not be withdrawn
The Anti-Saloon League of America
means business and stands fer 10
form of compromise with booze sym
pathizers. 1t has won the fight for
countrywide prohibition and expects
congress to make certain the realiza-
ion of that convention. : ~ /
The dominant note sounded at tcs,,
latest great convention was LAW
ENFORCEMENT FOR AMERICA
AND PROHIBITION FOR THE
The Conference organized
''The World League Against Alcoho-
and elected for it's presidents
DR.. Howard H. Russell, WesterVi!ie,
Ohio, founder OF the Anti-Sa!oon L2=
e:;e; Lief Jone~, London England; Dr
Hercod, lausanne, Swi:Tcr-
land, ard Emil Vanderveide, Brussels,
Belgium. Ernest H. CherringtOn, OF
Westerville, Ohio, vas elected gene
raj secretary of the new body and viii
probably establish permanent head
quarters in Washington "itn:n the
next few weeks.
S~ignatories to the prohibition League
OF nations are expected TO be the
United States, Belgium, Denmark,
Switzerland. Australia, New Zealand
Sweden, Italy. and Czecho-Slovakia.
A compact organization is IT, be per-
fected. in every civilized country
which expresses the desire to rid it
self of the worlds greatest evil aid
will receive TIE assistance of all par
ties to the agreement.
AS a further step towards worldwide
prohibition the Washington conTen-
ton made plain it's intenti0o to fight
for law en!or cement in The Lniteo
States and entered a mighty protest
against the attacks of bre Eers an.:
distillers upon the recently adopted
amendment hat was destined 10 put
an end to the liquor traiic 81 this
country. Cu,,Gress is authorized to
provide the necessary machinery TO
make prohibition effective and fri lts
Of the cause will demand that this du1
ty shall be attended to in due seasor
Quibbling VIII not be tolerated,