The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-15
NOW FOR WORLD PROHIBITION
BY FREDERIC J. HAskIN

| Washington. July l2.-As it is tn,
| duty of the commander of any militar,
unit to estimate the situation" befor,
| going into action, so are the Leaders
of the movement to make the work
dry for democracy" just now very bus,
in taking the measure of the job il
hand.
| John Barleycorn's future from pole t.
| pole. they hold. will depend largely upoI
| the success or failure of prohibition II
the United States. where a great, PEG
| pie has pioneered by voting itself dry
| II, within the next half decade, prohi.
bition will have brought about the goot
| results that the "drys" claim 1t will
| then the other countries of the world
will be more likely to adopt 1T thar
charged to the use of "lkker." So does
the United States become the great
demonstration plant to prove the virtue
or fallacy of prohibition.
Prohibitionists the world over are
stalking everything upon the results they
expect will accrue in this country from
the abolition of intoxicating drinks
Within the next few years they hope to
be able to point out to the people OF
wet" countries how the United States
has been bettered economically, socially
and civilly by the elimination of booze.
This will be their trump card in their
fight for worldwide prohibition. The at
tack upon the worlds liquor forces has
already been launched.
1.-The whole world will be dry in $780,"
said one enthusiastic prohibitionist who
had a leading part in the successful
campaign waged in this country. "Old
John is doomed to fate similar to that
of Bill Hohenzollern and Jess Willard.
His days are numbered. In this coun-
try. folks laughed at us five years ago
when we predicted that the United
States would be dry by 1920. We ex-
paadad cancellations in nllffinR
over prohibition year earlier than the
most undaunted prohibitonists had ex-
pected victory. Well do the same in
our worldwide fight. President Wilson
made the world safe for democracy and
we're going to make it dry for democ-
racy."
With this challenge to the "wets," the
prohibitionists already have begun to
organize and line up their supporters
in every country in the world. The first
international meeting of the "drys" held
for the purpose of mapping out plans
for the big campaign took place in this
city recently, when thirty-seven nations
were represented. Sixteen sent dele
gates direct to the conference, while
the other twenty-one were represented
by missionaries or others located in this
country.
The international prohibition organi-
cation will be known as the World
League Against Alcoholism, and will
have permanent headquarters in wash
ington. At the initial conference of the
league it was decided to raise SIS, 900, 900
in this country with which to begin the
worldwide war on booze. Large sums
will also be collected in other countries,
Leading prohibitionists in this country
who actively worked for the cause will
not be permitted to rest on their oars
now that the country has become a YER
liable desert. Men and women who
toured the United States in the interest
of prohibition will be pressed into for
eign service. Numerous countries have
called upon the Antisaloon League of
America to supply speakers and also
men to conduct the business end OF
the prohibition campaign. Edwin C.
Dinwiddie, national legislative superin-
tendent of the league. has been invited
to England. Scotland and Ireland to
open the campaign in those countries,
According to Mr.. Dinwiddie. much of
the ground work for worldwide prohi-
bition has already been accomplished in
a number of the countries.