The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-07
GLOBE WIDE WAR ON
LIQUOR is STARTED
"World's League Against AL
coholism" Is Formed by
Drys in Washington.

WASHINGTON, June 6.-With view
to carrying prohibition to all parts of
the world. Temperance workers assem-
bled here for the annual national con-
vention Of the Anti-Saloon League Of
America organized the Worlds League
Against Alcoholism"
Four presidents for the new organiza-
ton were elected as follows: Lief Jones,
London, England DR.. Robert Hecod,
secretary of the International Temper
ance Bureau. Lausanne. Switzerland DR..
Howard II. Russell, westerville, Ohio.
founder of the Anti-Saloon League, and
Emil Van Der Velde, Brussels Belgium.
Ernest II. Cherrington OF Westerville,
Ohio. was elected general secretary,
with Instruction. to open permanent Of
hces in Washington. Miles Vokes of
Toronto was chosen treasurer.
Countries expected to be represented
In the league were said to be Canada,
Mexico, Japan. Scotland, ireland, Eng
land. France, Belgium, Denmark. Switz-
erland, Australia, New Zealand. Swe-
den. Czecho-Slovakia and Italy, in sddi-
ton to the United States Under the
terms of q constitution adopted meet
ings of the league will be held once In
three years, the first coming probably
next October in Washington.
Delegates to fhe Anti-saloon League
convention adjourned their sessions to-
night after adopting resolutions in sup
port of a world campaign against liquor
and against proposals to relax war time
prohibition enactments.
Bar Put on Job Hunters.
In connection with consideration of
the proposed constitution of the Worlds
League the board of directors adopted a
rule that no officer or employee of the
Anti-Saloon League could accept any
office or position created by legislation
the league has fostered. It was an
nounced this action was taken as a re-
suit of insinuations that the league was
urging legislative measures as a means
Of providing positions for its members.
The convention adopted also resolu-
lions asking Congress to enact meas
ures providing for the enforcement of
prohibition, the retention OF war time
prohibition and the prohibition of the
Peyote bean. used largely by Indians
as an intoxicant,
Other resolutions charged that the
attack" OF brewers against national
prohibition was German American prop
uganda.
Arguments for repeal OF war time pro-
hfbition and for legislation for drastic
prohibition were heard to-day by the
House judiciary Committee.
Representative Sabbath (Ill) In IA
voring repeal of the war time act con-
tended that dealers should have had at
least a year in which to close up their
business. He urged the committee 10
interview soldiers back from the front,
investigate conditions in the larger cities
and not to be influenced by 'profes-
sional prohibitionists."
/ Wayne b. Wheeler. counsel for the
Anti-saloon League, discussed legal
phases Of the bill for enforcement of
prohibition now before the committee.
Threat Against state Laws.
In the course OF an extended argu-
ment Mr.. Wheeler was questioned by
Representative Igoe, Democrat (Mo).
and others as TO what might happen
II certain States permitted the manu-
facture OF ~ per cent beer. Should
the amount of alcohol to be used for
beverage purposes be limited under the
constitutional amendment 10 u OF per
cent. the Federal law, he contended.
undoubtedly would be enforced.
II was the intent OF the amendment,
he declared, to wipe out the liquor traf-
nc. which has no inherent right to ex-
ist," and the only difficulty ahead would
come when a State attempted to permit
something which the Constitution pro-
hibited.
When that comes, he added. I'VE will
meet ii In the courts"
Mr.. Wheeler was asked TO give the
position OF the Antl-Saloon League on
the question of refundng TO dealers
taxes paid on liquors they had no oppor-
tunity to sell.
This he a matter which does not con-
Germ us, II is more a question OF policy
for the Government" he replied. Every
liquor dealer who goes into business does
60 with the knowledge that his so-called
property rights can be taken away from
him and that he has no redress,
He is simply taking a gamblers
chance. But I want TO say that we
have no desire to destroy the property
he is unable to sell when this law be-
comes effective, so long as we are sure
it cannot be turned into beverages"
Richard II. Bond OF Baltimore, repre-
senting the havoring extract association.
asked for notifications CT provisions of
the bill which, he said. would prevent
the manufacture and sale Of all extracts
Permission was granted to District OF
Columbia labor unions to-day by Super
intendent Woods OF the Capitol Building
10 conduct a parade and demonstration
before the Capitol June II in opposition
to war time prohibition as applied to
light wines and beer, Organizers said
that 100. 900 people would assemble IN
the line OF march and that delegations
would be sent here from many citfAs