The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-28
ANDERSON DEMANDS
BONE DRY CLERGY
Cardinal Gibbons Tried to Pro-
vent Ratification,
He Charges.
BIDS PRIESTS OBEY LAW
Favoritism to Saloon Keepers
Laid to Aged Prelate, Who
Is Called Enemy.

Is Called Enemy.
The clergy of the Catholic Church
should go without wine for beverage
purposes as cheerfully as the man in the
street, william H. Ander son. superin.
tendent of the Anti-Saloon League In
New York. told a meeting of preachers
yesterday in the Metropolitan Life Build
ing. He said that Cardinal Gibbons had
tried to prevent ratification OF the
amendment. but had failed because Of
the weight Of public opinion.
| He said:
| "A distinguished citizen OF Baltimore
has invaded New York recently through
the newspapers and thrown the weight
| of his influence against ratification in
the Empire State. Unfortunately the
statement made by Cardinal Gibbons and
| widely published IN New York, 70 thu
| effect that prohibition would interfere
! with the securing OF fermented wine by
| the priests OF his church for sacramental
purposes Is absolutely untrue. The pro-
| hibition amendment touches nothing cSs
| cept the beverage use of alcoholic liquor,
| attempt on the part OF the Anti-Saloon
League to interfere with the securing Of
| wine for sacramental use. Under the
| circumstances granting. as we must, that
| the Cardinals statement was made In
| good faith. he shows such lack of knowl-
edge OF the facts as utterly to disquallfy
him as an expert witness upon this whole
question.
Wine for sacramento.
However. so long as they can secure
wine for sacramental purposes. so "a not
| In any respect to interfere with their
| religious rites and observances. we have
| a right to expect that the clergy OF the
Catholic Church shall submit to depriva-
tion in the matter of beverage use o!
wine, II It be a deprivation. for the eaks
| of the common good. az cheerfully As
| the man in the street who makes no
pretense to moral ideals. And II the
Catholic counties of Charles and 81
! Mary's In the state OF Maryland have
| the right to vote TO abolish the sale or
| liquor. which the Cardinal not only rec
| ognized but advocated then tho Aneri-
can nation has the right TO do the ssms
thing In the orderly manner prescribed
by law without being subject 20 leg'ti-
mate criticism, ecclesiastical or other
| wise.
THE Cardinal has been defeated on
| this question after he has had every
| opportunity 20 express his views The
Legislature of his own state OF Mary
| land last winter declined to take Sc
! riously the grounds OF opposition a.
legged by him. and Maryland was one o.
The early States 70 rat'fy. Let him now
| prove that he Is n good enough Ansri-
can 70 accept majority rule.
I'VE had Intended TO pass over II in
| silence. but this reiteration of untrutN-
| full statements calculated TO raise Sec
tartan issue seems to require that We
now say that the same dishonest and
untruthful statements were widely cir
culatod n New York during the recent
campaign as sort OF religious smoke
screen behind which to mask a Catholic
drive for the election of a Catholic Gov
ernor OF New York State.
eff Cardinal Gibbons desires to op-
pose prohibition because many OF the
largest and wealthiest distillers of Mary
land are members OF and liberal cor
tributors to his church, and because
most Of the saloon keepers who belonr
10 any church are Catholics In goo1
stu T ding. or II he wishes 20 oppose pro
hbition for any other reason, he has
perfect right to DO so as an American
citizen. But he has no right to do It n
words which have no basis in fact hlt
which are calculated to arouse religion
hatred and class prejudice. When a
high d!gnitary Of conservative church
resorts TO incend'ary utterances which
implIedly invite lawlessness and sug.
gest that II can ne blamed upon prob.
bltion. Just so far ne becomes a. OBJ
s'acle to law and order and mn ccem.
OF tie American RepubIic.
No Attack. He Says.
''Thls is no attack on the CaGo.
Church
81 am glad that we know tia; ca
diral Gibbons does not represent Il
entire Catholic Church on this quest.
any more than some Protestant p-eacAt5
who lives in the past represents Protes
ant Christianity on this question. !
am glad that n large and increasing ell.
| ment Of the Catholic Church. espec!aliy
among the younger Clergy, Is STANDING
for prohibition In the W asst ana ru'dd'
West. and I think ex-Gov Sanders is IN
a position to tell you this morning thu
| the Same thing Is true in the South
| Representative J. y. Sanders, forme-
Governor OF Louisiana, also spoke ard
| told the meeting that even from ~
| point OF view Of Southerner the amend
ment was no INFRINGEMENT of states
/ rights. and that the concurrent" ClAu'A
! was put IN the amendment Just 10 Coz
bat that idea. Wayne u Wheeler. gen.
eral counsel for the League. toll O"
! preachers that the opposition O. i4
! German brewers had much 20 do N!'h the
| success Of the prohibition amendment
! and he predicted that every rEImen'
now raised by lawyers REaiusc 'Ne
amendment would be held void b. tln
| courts.
He was asked II tho Ant-Saloo-
! League would make an Rttemp: -
search homes for stocks OF l.Quo-.
| search and se!zur" laws under pro'h-
| bition never have and will not apply 10
| bona fide private residences" he said
| Unless Il home becomes a place Of pubic
| resort for drinking and vocation OK Law
private residence Will not be disturbed
| The possession of liquor for uon-eev'
ereEe purposes VIII not he affected Con
gress and the State Legislatures viii de-
tcrmine how far possession ot l!quor
for beverage purposes shall Be prs.
hlb!ted."
you mean the question OF po@es'
sion IN private homes is still open 10 tn
depreciation by tho Legislatures?
| Exactly" he said.