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La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1919-09-06
E|GZIOIi Ollie ClIiC|le
Grande Concilio

A proposta del Grande Delegate
Nicolo Dragotto, fu confermato Gran
de Venerable per acclamazione il fra
tello Giuseppe Di Silvestro.
Senza competitor fu proclamato
Grande Elk Venerable il fratello An
tonino Zafiro, furono confermati
j fratelli Alfredo Perfha Paolo Di
Peso nellie rispettive cariche di Gran
de Segretario Archivista e Grande Sc
gretario di Finanza.
Per le attire cariche essendovi COM
petitori, 81 dove fare la votazione a
scrutinio segreto, e rimasero eletti:
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italiano in inglese PAssistente Su
premo Venerable Avvocato Giovann
Di Silvestro, che ebbe parole ispiratt
al piu alti sentiment di patriott
Smo.
Dopo il Giudice Edwards, che 81 e
spresse in modo motto luinghiero pei
PItalia e per gil italiani, parlo il Ca
pitano Alessandro Sapelli, che trasci
no Puditorio al piu grande entusia,
smo.
La Signorina Travaglini il signoi
Guglielmo Viglione cantarono applau-
ditissime romance.
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e mantenimento per un numero di cir
ca 200 orfani e sui mezzi da escogi-
tarsi per il mantenimento del'opera
stessa. II progetto di costruzione e
mantenimento deve essere compilato
.entro sci mesi da oggi, sottomesso
per approvazione al referendum po-
polare di tutti soci in un giorno da
determinarsi dal Concilio Esecutivo.
II risultato del referendum dovra es-
sere communicate in dettaglio a tut
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Pro Pleri e Bobba

Circa la sorte di questi due nostri
connazionali parlo alPassemblea il G.
Deleg. frat. Rivano, dimostrando che
essi sono vittime di persecution poll
ziesche
L'assemblea approve farsi voto che
sia resa ad essi giustizia, ed in segno
di solidarieta il Grande Venerable
autorizzo il fratello Rivano a racco-
glere le offerte volontarie del Gran
di Delegati per concorrere ALA loro
difesa.
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lie nuoye Leggi

intorno al progetto dele nuove leg
gi riforiva il CIR. Segr. Archiv. Alfre-
do Pcrflia nella seduta antimoridia-
ma del %, dopo m voto di plauso
dato dalPAssamblca al Relatore, il
Grande Venerable nominava Ia Com
missione per l'esame delle dette Leg
81 nellie persone del Grandi Delegati
fratelli Brocato, Agresh, Poggiani,
Bonacci, Durante, Avv. Russo, Quin-
tavalle, Avv Cianflone, D'Ortona.
Pin tardi ALA COMMISSIONS fu aggiun-
to il fratello Marazz, e poi in di lui
sostituzione il fratello De Clemente.
Sotto la presidenza del fratello
Poggiani e con 'assistenza del Gran
de Segretario Archivista, la Commis-
stone espleto Pesame dele Leggi in
memo di "a ore pur avendole diiigen-
temente vagiiate articolo per articolo.
La COMMISSIONS deliberava proper
re alPAsemblea della Grande Loggia
poche modifche, ira le piu importan-
ii le seguenti: Sospendere la tassa u
MICA mantenere la misura degli at
tuali contributi, per le ragioni imam
ri esposte; - mantenere anche Pat
tuale beneicio di morte per j coniu-
gi in $4,000 il sussidio cumulative
quando ambedue j coniugi apparten-
gono alPOrdine; nellie misure di-
sciplinari di facolta del Grande Con-
clio togiere la sospensione; - au-
mentare la diaria del Grandi Delega-
ii, Grandi Ufficial, Grandi Arbitri,
ecc. da $500 a $500 al giorno.
Nella seduta pomeridiana del "a
PAW. Cianflone fece la Relazione sui
progetto in nome della COMMISSIONS.
L'assemblea prese alto delle proposte
modifiche ed il progetto Leggi state
approvato senza discussions ira gil
applausi del Grandi Delegati, che 81
mostravano evidentemente soddi-
sfstti di questo risultato.
f. rimasto pertanto stabilize che il
Grande Concilio curera la stampa del
testo dele nuove Leggi, lie quail an
dranno in vigore col primo gennaio
1920, salvo per le cariche elective
della Grande Loggia, per lie quail do
vevano essere, e sono state, immedia-
tamente applicate.
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Contribute MensiIe

Dopo la precedente deliberazione
della G. l.. che ha rimandato ALA pros
sima Grande Convenzione la decisio-
ne circa mezzi per il mantenimento
dell'Orfanotrofo, dato anche che
circa il f. U. M. 81 deliberate di far
pratiche per Passicurazione collettiva
presso una Compagnia, la tassa uni
ca mensile non era piu applicable per
ii momento; percio in materia di
contributi sono state mantenute le at
tuali disposition di legge, e cioe pa
gamento di 70 soldi mensili ALA log
gia, oltre ALA quota individuaIe per il
+. U M, a seconda del deccssi comu-
nicati mel mese G col soldo in piu per
lie spose di amministrazione.
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II Grande Venerable Giuseppe Di
Silvestro, a cui lie condizioni vocal
non permettevano di parlare lunga-
mente, ringrazio PAmbasciatore per
aver onorato di sua presenza la Gran
de Convenzione, confermo clio che
gia altra volta ebbe a dire, cioe che
Figli d'Italia in America rappre-
sentano per la Patria nostra l'eserci-
to della riserva.
Vivamente applaudito parlo poi, in
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Fondo Unico Mortuario

Senza discussions e stata respinta
la richiesta di talune logge per essere
dispensate dal far parte del F. Unico
Mortuario, confermando cosi la deli
berazione della precedente Conven-
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ID G0dG C0VHZ09 S09 d P dGNNd1G FQH d. Q SQl01n 9

Italian Information Bureau di New
York, il quale rivolse patriottiche pa
role alPAssemblea, entusiasticamen-
te appludite, a proposta del Grande
Venerable fu acclamato fratello ono
rario dellOrdine
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Concert MusicaIi

La sera del 21 la Lawrence's Band
dette, ALA Court House Square, un
Concerto musicale in onore del Gran
di Delegati.
La sera SUCCESSIVE vi fu anche con-
eerto musicale al Rocky Glen Park,
owe allie IL fu incendiato un magnif-
co fuoco artifciale.
Nella seduta pomeridiana del 23
Intervene ALA Grande Convenzione
j capitano Alessandro Sapelli, dell'I-
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"A. GIUSEPPE DI SILVESTRO
rieletto per la sesta volta
Grande Venerable

A. Vena, F. Cardascia, S. Scorzafava
q. Frangipane, G. Giombetti. U. Ri.
sIgnani, A. Muraca, V. Cortese. G
Pugliano, F. Teodoro, A. Bonini,
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L'arrivo deIpAmbasciatore

Piu tardi il Grande Ven, il Cav. Ii
scar, il DR.. Villone ed altri compo-
nenti il Comitato di Scranton, 81 reca-
rono a Wilkes Barre per ricevere Sua
Eccellenza PAmbasciatore Conte Mac
chi di Cellere il Console Generate
di Philadelphia Cav. Uff. Gaetano
Poccardi, ed insieme arrivarono Il
Scranton verso lie ore 6. II Sindaco
aveva fatto pubblicara n precedenza
il seguente manifesto:
"Our city will be honored tomor-
row, August 23rd, 1919, by the pre-
sence of the Italian Ambassador,
Count Vincenzo Macchi di Cellere,
who visits Scranton to attend the
Convention of the Sons of Italy in A
merica. The presence in our city of
the highest diplomatic official Of
great and friendly foreign State is
an occasion of unusual interest and
signifies the bestowal of a high honor
upon our municipality. As a comph-
ment to His EXcellency and as a to-
ken of esteem and friendship toward
the peoples of a friendly allied power,
! ask the citizens of Scranton to make
a generous display of the American
and Italian flags on this date.
"ALEX T. CONNELL,
"Mayor, City of Scranton, Pa"
lntanto 81 preparava la parata in
onore dellAmbasciatore, e ad essa
partecipavano lie logge Umberto / N.
$50 di Susquehanna, Liberia e Con-
cordia N. 769 di Mount Carmel, Carl
baldi N. 1873 di Pittston, Cittadini
Lancieri N. 534 di Providence, Giova-
ne Italia n. SAT di Carbondale, Nuo-
va Giuseppe Mazzini N. 634 di Scran-
ton, Matteo Renato Imbriani n Col
di Jessup, Giovanni Nicotera N. Gao
di Dunmore, Gloria N. 815 di Old
Forge, Piave N. 882 di Archibald,
Guardia Vittorio Emanuee N. 1913
Ricciotti Garibaldi N. 913 di Scranton,
oltre ale local. Societa di mutuo soc
corso. Maresciallo della parata era
J. Arrigoni; assistenti: G. Alfano, c.
Di Blasi, V. Russoniello, G. PugHano,
f. Costanza, C. Giordano, d. Brunet-
ii. Una diecina di musiche erano in
termezzate mel corteo.
automobile con = Ambassadors
Conte Macchi di Cellere, il Console
Generate Cav. Uff. Poccardi, il Gran
de Venerable Giuseppe Di Silvestro
e il DR.. G. Villone, 81 mise ALA tesla
della parata, seguita dai Grand Uf-
ficiah dai Grandi Delegati dale
logge. / marcianti furono frequonte-
mente ed entusiasticamente applau-
dit dagli spettatori che in gran nu-
nero gremivano i marciapiedi.
Arrivati all'Hotel Casey II Sindaco
Connell salute PAmbasciatore dando-
gil il benvenuto a nome della citta;
poi, richiamati dagli applause della
folla, ambedue 81 fecero al balcone
per ringraziare. Dopo questa sosta il
corteo riprese il cammino, raggiun-
to il palazzo municipale, l'automobile
che conduceva PAmbasciatore, il Sin
daco, il Grande Venerable lie attire
autorita 81 ferno di nuovo, ed accom-
pagnato dal Sindaco, dalla scalinata
del municipio PAmbasciatore passo in
rivista la parata.
Come scorta a Sua Eccellenza Pam |.
basciatore vi era una squadra di a
genti a cavallo che precedeva la pa
rata, un'altra squadra di agenti in |.
che circondavano Pau
tomobile in cui sedeva il Conte Mac
chi di Cellere-
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-02-26
UNITED STATES WILL NOW TRY
EXPERIMENT OF PROHIBITION

Astonishing Action Of an ndduastc People With st,oo,
Personal Liberty Is Brought About by Lessons Of tho
"ar-Aoonona Legislation Planned to Enforce Nev
law-wih "wets" contest?- Ratification Details IS"
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on the floor, where it was found the
next day, much the worse for wear.
Anyway, Miss Willard took her
grievance to the Prohibition party.
The Prohibition party offered the
nomination for president to st. John,
with William Daniel of Maryland for
vice president. st. John accepted the
nomination. He was an effective
speaker and campaigner and he went
out after blood-and especially Re
publican blood. He carried the war
into New York, considered "doubt-
ful'' state in the exciting struggle Of
that campaign between James G.
Blaine and Grover Cleveland.
st. John jumped the Prohibition vote
from 1O,306 votes to 150.626 votes.
What is more, he polled enough votes
in New York to defeat the ''Plumed
knight" in that state and, as it
turned out, in the nation. The feel
ing of the time Is indicated by the
fact that st. John was burned in
effigy in more than 100 cities.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-02-26
U. S. LED MOVE
FOR Temperance
Many Societies to Fight Alcohol
Organized Early in Nations
History.
WOMEN ACTIVE As LEADERS
John B. Cough, Reformed Drunkard,
First Crusader to Win Fame
by Success at Home and
Abroad.

When the movement which has now
brought about prohibition began in the
United States it was called the item
perance movement" and the, phrase
Temperance question" embraced all
the problems in connection with the
use and abuse of alcoholic drink. Tenn
perance, of course, primarily means
moderation, while prohibition, as used
In this connection, means a form Of
sumptuary legislation abolishing the
manufacture and sale Of alcoholic IL
Quors. In the early days Temperance"
was loosely used; sometimes 1t meant
moderation and sometimes total absti-
hence. Many of the first crusades were
against Spirits distilled liquors as
distinguished from wines and beer.
Early temperance pledges were often
framed to draw this distinction. How
ever, the word temperance as used in
the titles and constitutions Of reform
organizations soon came to mean total
abstinence.
This temperance movement, which
shows signs of bringing about prohibit
ton in many parts of the world, be-
gan in the United States. The tenn
perance pledge was in existence before
1900. Possibly the first temperance
society was organized by the farmers
of Litchfield county, Connecticut, in
1873. In 1908 society was formed in
Saratoga county, New York; the 43
members were nledped NOT tO drink
rum, gin, whisky, wine or distilled
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spirits except by physicians advice,
in illness or at public dinners, under
penalty Of Is cents.
The Massachusetts, Society for the
Suppression of Intemperance was or
ganized in 1913. The American Tenn
perance society was founded in 1929.
Thereafter organizations of various
kinds came thick and fast, many Of
them securing large memberships.
Among them were the Sons of Temper
ance Of New York (1842), Order of
Rechabites (1S35l, Society of the
Washingtonians (184O) and Good Tenn
plars (1s51). a.
In 1873 began the Woman's Tenn
perance crusade in Ohio. Women held
prayer meetings in saloons in this
campaign against alcohol. This move
ment grew so strong that in 1874 in
Cleveland the National Woman's
Christian Temperance union was form
ed. The same year Francis Murphy's
Blue Ribbon Temperance mission at
tracted public attention.
John B. Cough.
Prohibition - or temperance = has
made many men and women famous;
probably some Of these foes of liquor
and the saloon will be remembered for
all time. Among the names familiar
to most Americans in this connection
are those Of John B. Cough. Neal Dow,
Frances E. Willard and Carrie Nation.
All four made their mark in widely
differing ways and the personality Of
each is interesting.
John B. Cough attracted public item
ton first. He achieved worldwide
fame and furnishes remarkable ex-
ample of what in these days is called
comeback" He was born in Sand
gate, England. in 1917, and died il
Frankford, Pa, in 1886.
A Quaker in Worcester, Mass, in
duced him to sign total abstinence
pledge. This was the turning point In
his career. He set out to tramp New
England, lecturing on temperance at
IS cents a lecture. He delivered $50
lectures the first year-and found him.
Seu locally IaLuouS. ne uinSieu INC
pathetic and humorous so successfully
and made his lectures SO entertaining
that thousands who had no interest In
temperance went to hear him. For the
next IL years he spoke only on temper
ance and addressed more than 5000
audiences, making two long temper
ance campaigns In England. He had
the power over an audience that
comes from experience, purpose and
natural eloQuence. Robert J. lngersoll
at his best could sway an audience no :
more completely than this reformed
bookbinder. Next Cough turned his
attention to general lecturing and
made fortune. His books have been
transl. red into many languages
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special wartime prohibition recently
enacted by congress goes into effect.
That law prevents the manufacture
and sale of intoXicantS for beverage
purposes and remains in force until
the rehabilitation of the nations war
armies is completed. Doubtless that
emergency wartime measure will be
effective over the several months that
will elapse after July1 until the con-
stitutional bone dry act, now adopted,
becomes effective.
Additional Dry Legislation.
During the year following ratifica-
ton congress and the several states
will be called upon to pass legislation
to enforce the amendment and to pro-
vide penalties for violations. 1t Is
probable a large force of agents I'M
der the direction of the commissioner
of internal revenue will have to be ap-
pointed to enforce the law. Each state
will have to provide machinery for
the enforcement of the law in addi-
ton to the machinery provided by the
federal government.
1t is likely this additional legislation
will be pushed through as fast as the
days can push it. In some parts OF
the country at least they purpose to
take full advantage of their victory.
For example, in Illinois forecast
of the Anti-Saloon league is this: In
addition to the search and seizure
act" an act rigidly restricting the han
ding of liquor for medicinal, manu-
featuring, sacramental and scientlhc
purposes; legislation covering doctors
prescriptions, which must be issued
by bona fide physician in writing,
dated, diagnosing the illness and the
purpose of its use; all railroad rec
ords of liquor shipments must be
kept; drastic legislation regulating
sale by druggists, with heavy penalty
for violation.
The >drys presumably will not CON
fine their efforts to enforcing the law,
They will doubtless take the question
into politics of all kinds and rake IT
an issue. They announce, for Instance,
in Chicago that they will ask all can
didates for mayor to declare them
selves on the strict enforcement of
dry legislation. They will make 1T an
issue in the spring campaign and will
oppose any aldermanic candidate who
does not toe the mark.
Will the Vets Contest? :.
VIII the vets contest the legality of
the whole proceeding from the start?
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The United States Of America has
entered upon the tremendous social ex-
periment Of national prohibition Of
the manufacture. sale and use of alco-
holic drinks. There will be abundant
time to give the experiment fair test
since the prohibition is by constjtu-
tional amendment. To all appearances
this mandate by the American people
against the use Of alcohol is intended
TO be absolute and final. We have
written it into organic law-into mag
ma charta-in the form Of the eight
zenith amendment to the Constitution
of the United States.
The experiment is tremendous de-
Darture from previous tendencies of
the American people. We are an indi-
vidualstic pc pie. with strong sense
of personal liberty. Yet here we have
set out to regulate pc onal habit, not
by statute, but by constitutional
amendment.
And the manner of the pas ing of
this constitutional amendment is quite
as remarkable as the amendment itself.
Action on the seventeen previous
amendments to the Constitution has
taken between nine months and forty.
three months, an average of about two
years. The resolution providing for
this eighteenth amendment was passed
by congress December II, 1917. Ca
January 16. 1919, it's ratification ty
the states is accomplished.
What has brought about this ratif-
cation so quickly? Obviously the Ma
tional Prohibition party has had prac-
tically nothing to do with its accom-.
plishment. The answer evidently is
that the war has brought it about.
Prohibition is both an economic ques-
ton and moral question. The war
set the American people to looking at
prohibition from both viewpoints. We
got accustomed to the thought that
grain was better eaten as food than
swallowed as liquor, inasmuch as we
were told that food would win the
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January 16, 1920, certification and an
nouncement of ratification being merely
a matter of form. 1t is needless to say
that the vets do not accept this view
and that effort to delay the formal
proceedings will be made, prelimi-
nary to contesting the legality Of the
ratification.
At any rate, it is formally an
nounced that such contest will be
made. 1t is likely that the vets rely
more on the referendum proposition
than on the question Of vote =
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war. We saw what the enforced So
br!ety of military service did physical
~, mentally and morally for young
men who had INDUCED in liquor in
peace times.
Some of our allies got into the war
In a hurry because they had to-Bel-
GUM and France to save their lives,
Great Britain to save its national hon
or. America took its time-a long time
and gradually worked itself up to
the determination to fight. Doubtless
much consideration of prohibition was
n part of this slow process. So that
when the opportunity came the states
ut the Union went over the top just
about as the American marines and
doughbOys did in the Argonne.
Text Of Amendment.
Following is the full text of the pro-
hibition amendment on which state
legislatures are voting:
JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING
AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTR
AAON Vt 1oG ONl1Eb - "A AS'
Resolved by the senate and house
0; representatives. of the United
States of America, in congress assem-
bled, two-thirds of each house concur
ring therein, that the following amend
ment to the Constitution be, and here
pE is, proposed to the states to be-
come valid as part of the Constitu-
'lon When ratified by the legislatures
vi the several states as provided by
the Constitution:
Section AFTER one year from the
ratification of this article the manu-
lacture, sale or transportation of in
'oAicating liquors within, the impor-
tation thereof into, or the expectation
'hereof from the United States and
all territory subject to the jurisdiction
thereof for beverage purposes is here
by prohibited.
Section 2-The congress and the
several states have concurrent pow
er to enforce this article by appropri-
ate legislation.
section S--This article shall be in
operative unless 1t shall have been
'atihed as IN amendment to the Con-
Sdtution BY The legislatures of the sew
.rai states as provided in the Consti-
,uicn within seven years from the
"ate OF the submission hereof to the
s'ates by the congress.
CHAMP CLARK. speaker of the
"ouse of representatives.
THOMAS MARSHALL. vice pre:i,
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FOUNDED HALF
A CENTURY AGO
Prohibition Party Organ
lied in Chicago by 500
Delegates.
EARLY STANDARD BEARERS
Eighteenth Amendment Has Never
Been Favored by Leaders Because
Of Odds OF 10 to I Against
Its Passage.

The National Prohibition party Is
just fifty years old, it's semi-centennial
falling on September I. 1919. 1t was
born in Farwell hail. Chicago. The
convention numbered about 500 per
sons from 10 states
The formation Of the party was
probably first discussed in public at
pennsylvania state temperance con-
vention in 1867. Temperance leaders
had failed to get much consideration
from the Republican and Democratic
parties and were feeling the need Of
independent action. The Good Tenn