The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-23
.LAuDR|TH TO URGE
RIGID ENFORCEMENT
Campaign For Worldwide Prohibi'
ton starts in Richmond
June 3.

June ).
When Rev. DIR. Ira Landrith. or
Boston speaks in Richmond on the
evening of June 8. he will urge rigid
enforcement Of statewide. wartime and
federal constitutional prohibition, the
strengthening of all local and govern
mental laws~the election of capable
and sympathetic officials. and, finally.
he will spread the comparatively new
doctrine of world drouth.
This is the announcement OF j. II.
Jsrimore of the national headduar-
ters of the Anti Saloon League OF
America. at Westerville. Ohio. who Is
in Richmond on publicity work.
According to him, If congress has
taken no action of amy sort on war
time prohibition. DR. l.andrith will de-
clare AGAINST repeal of any OF the pro-
visions OF the wartime rider on the
agricultural bill and in favor of still
further strengthening that measure. .
The mission of the speaker further
will include, enlightenment of his au-
, dience as TO what prohibition means.
how II came about, and how secure 1t
is. He is expected to dispel some
rather popular fallacies and TO correct
some errors
With DR. I4andrith will be several
delegates from temperance orEanlza-
tons in other lands in America to at
tend the worldwide prohibition con
ference scheduled for Liberty Hall,
formerly the Billy sunday tabernacle,
in Washington. June ., and =.
That conference will be attended by
delegates from half hundred foreign
temperance organizations. who arc
now either in the United States or
are arriving daily. 1t is not improb-
able, ne explained. that tho confer
ence will result in The organization or
an international prohibition league
committed to the policy Of hansshIn-
the beverage LIQUOR traffic from this
mundane sphere The conference
was called Jointly bv the Anti-Saloon
lcague ard the Dominion Temperance
Alliance. of Canada.
Opening on June {, and also at the
Liberty Hall will be the annual con-
ventlon OF tho league. That meeting
In expected to close on the afternoon
+ of June D. and the world wide confer
ence will succeed it Immediately, The
gatherings Of the drys Will he COM
pleted Sunday afternoon, July =. with
a mass meeting to he addressed by
William Jennings Bryan.
The Iandrith tour. which started al
San Francisco last Friday, IS one OF
seven organized by tho league. The
other six originated at New York Mon
iav Each tour liz conducted by
!, Lea g,,e rpan, each has a speaker OF
national note each covers a suhstaH~
iial portion of tho United States and
Part of Canada each conveys several |
foreign delegates and each conctudes
at Washington in time for the eonven-
ton.
The other speakers are William
Jennings Bryan Captain Richmond |
Pearson Hobson. Merrinac hero ana
former Alabama congressman; Rev.
pr George K. stuart. Of birmingham
Ala: Malcolm r. Patterson, former
governor and congressman from rem
nessee: Frank +. Willis, former gov
ernor and congressman from Ohio
and Colonel Den Morgan Smith. OF |
Chicago. commander of the Bat
TALON OF Death" and formerly ooun-
sci for the Model License league. a
wet organization
The purpose of conveying The dele
gates throughout the two countries Is
exria frrr-ts #, ttt- feAl IA as sec the
benefits Of prohibition, make contrasts
between wet and dry territory. visit
large we; cities soon 10 go dry. and |
study the methods by which the
United states and Canada nave been
put dry
At "A conference called by the league
and held in Columbia. O.. In Novem-
her. 1918. declaration was made OF
the leagues purpose TO start cam
paign for world Troh3pNior, through
cC-cntration with perance orCanf- !
cations in other lands. AZ that CON
vention number Of foreign delegates
were present
Since that conference the league has
opencd offices at London. Paris, Lau- |
Same. Toyko and elsewhere. and ex-
poets 20 establish an office IN practt- |
cally every world capital Early at
teution, Will he given 10 Cuba, Mexico !
and South America In fact, the
league already has Il SPANS ameri |
can department i'll charge Of r. II, !
Farley. superintendent of tho league |
of Arizona and New Mexico
MIR. Iarimorc said that league men
do NOT expect anything 10 happen 20 |
weaken wartime prohibition, and that /
81 is the general opinion that with mid !
night re- June 30. the liquor traffic IN /
the United States will pass out for I
ever,
Ohio Will join the ranks of dry states !
next Tuesday. the people having voted !
for constitutional prohibition last
second state to become wholly dry. |
Tho liquor license year expires Nav
"a which is SATURDAY, Sale of LIQUOR /
in Ohio is Illegal on Sunday : tho /
2sth The only date open Is Monday /
May 2s. The price OF a license for |
that day Is 5000 Fewer than a dozen /
licenses have been granted.