Willmar tribune., 1919-04-23
W. 7. u. COLUMN
Qtems furnished by the Press Re-
presentatives of the local Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.)

Necessary to Continue Temperance
Work.
Had the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union only one objective,
Prohibition In the United States, our
work could not yet stop. The liquor
people will use every insidious, treach-
erous means In their power to have
the law declared unconstitutional and
to prevent the creation Of adequate
machinery for its enforcement.
Closing saloons will not Immediate
~ take away the appetite for liquor
In the drinking man. Wet leaders will
be quick to grasp this point to create
dissatisfaction and cause labor dis
turbances.
Total abstinence must still be
taught in the schools, in the home and
Sunday schools or later years will
see repeal of the Prohibition law
The enemy is not dead, is not even
sleeping. Would you for a moment
have the women in our country fold
their hands and say: "Our temper
ance work is lnished?"
World Prohibition.
We would not be worthy of the
great spirit of the Crusaders, we
would be traitors to the boys who to-
day lie on Flanders fields that the
world may be safe for democracy, If
after securing the blessings Of pro-
hib1t1on for ourselves we fail to take
the message to other countries, and
without protest permit American brew
ers to take their products and their
equipment to South America, Mexico,
China and other countries of the ORR
ent.
A San Francisco paper gives the
statement Of Rudolph Samet, presi-
dent of the California Brewers as
sociation: 1--WE are looking to China
as the place to CO." said Mr.. Samet.
II am leaving in few days for that
country to arrange for the construc-
ton of two million dollar plant for
the Rainier Brewing company. Other
breweries are making similar arrange
ments.
We must hasten in our work for
world prohibition. We dare not wait.
The w. C. T. u, through its organi-
zation in more than forty countries,
has foothold in the work of World
Prohibition held by no other organi-
zation. Now a great appeal comes
from China for help. Every fourth
baby born in the world is little Chi
nese baby Our mother hearts go out
to these babies. Appeals are coming
to us from all parts of the world.
They are asking for teachers and mis-
sionaries and home workers. Women
missionaries are ready to go as soon
q ho Throo hun-
dred thousand dollars of our Million
World Prohibition and to speed our
helpers across the seas, and the work
for World Prohibition can not wait.
This Is Cry from China.
The complete success of American
prohibition has made the intelligent
Chinese people swell with joy.
But, alas, optimism is short.lived.
We are being daily told Of the plans
Of the American whisky "barons" to
open up new field Of exploitation In
China. China must not be the cess
pool of their iniquities.
You remember, when the British
traders imported opium into China,
how they incurred your disfavor, your
protest, your righteous indignation.
Now the Wholesale liquor mechant is
an American.
Shall Christian America acquisce
in the spread of such menace? Shall
not Christian America be equal to her
responsibility?
Help! Help US to avert the devas-
tation of China threatened by wet"
capital!
WANG Ii MIN.
(Frances Willard Wang)