The Washington herald., 1919-02-23
JONES IN ATTACK.
ON NEWSPAPERS.
Senator Charges Two with
Spreading Anti-Dry
Propaganda.

In the course OF a speech in the
senate yesterday afternoon. Senator
Wesley L. Jones, OF Washington.
launched a heavy attack On certain
newspapers which he charged
favored liquor tratfic. He paid es-
pecial attention to the New York
World and the Washington Post.
The New York World" he said.
Joined with the ultra pro-Germans
and proven disloyal German-Ameri-
can Alliance in fighting prohibition.
II could not do so and still De
patriotic. It has not ceased It's IN
tolerant opposition, however. IL
continues this fight now.
Its colmuns are used to discredlt
the constitution and bring the laws
of the land into contempt. This Is
the worst kind OF BOlshevism.
From the editorials and articles
in The World regarding wartime
prohibition and the constitutional
amendment l am convinced that the
man in The World office who is
responsible for these is a liquor
hireling. pro-German. a Bolshevist
an anarchist, a traitor, lunatic. or
an idiot, and there is abundance Of
proof to support my conclusion
Quotes Judges Remarks.
A few days ago the Washington
Post printed an interview with Judge
w. NJ. Hough of St Louis. Under
black type headed. 'Drys Breeding
Revolution. he is quoted as saying:
whenever a minority can rule a
majority there is danger of revolu-
ton and in the submission and ratifi-
cation of the 18th amendment to the
constitution. a minority has triumphed
over a majority.
In my Judgment, the Prohibition
lists are treadinC on dangerous ground.
They are breeding a revolution
What good purpose can these pap
rse hope To serve by giving publicity to
such things What should these pap
erS do? What should every real
American do? Get behind the law
and this amendment and its effective
enforcement until repealed. That IS
the essence of genuine Americanism.
These seIf-proclaimed, extra-loyal
newspapers have special notice to an
alleged labor movement against war
time prohibition and the constitutional
amendment. No Beer, No Work.
they say. if the bone dry prohibi-
ton law is enforced on July l. This
movement. il is said, is being en-
gineered by Ernest BoIhn. Emmanuel
kavaliski is said to be in charge OF
spreading the propaganda in other
cities and states. Is any comment
necessary in view OF the seditious
Propagandists at work in this coun-
try: These people propose to appeal
to the American Federation Of La
Dor to aid them. I hope they will
do so. That organization is above
all law-abiding. Hberty-Ioving citizens
Must Purge Itself.
American labor must purge itself.
1t it would hold the respect and IA
Vor Of loyal citizens it must purge it's
ranks Of those who advocate revolu-
ton
There is no halfway ground. We
are for law and order, or we are
against it. We are Americans or we
are un-Americans. There should be
no parleyIng with lawlessness or rev.
Olutiou.
This country belongs to the poor
est citizen as well as the most opu-
lent The vast majority of our peo-
pie are law-abiding Americans and
believe in the law : enforcement, and
It they openly and boldly stand by
those convictions and principles law
'rssnC~s and Bulshevism cannot thrive
I'M this fair land Of ours. l pray IN
this hour Of internationalism for
real genuine, undiluted American