The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-08
CREDIT DRYS' SUCCESS
TO BRASS BAND METHODS
London Papers Report Washington
Convention-British Delegates
Presence Excites Comment.

The European newspapers are pay
ing considerable attention TO the con-
ventions and tours conducted in Amer
lea by the Anti-Saloon league ending
with the convention in Washington.
Correspondents OF European pa
pers in America are sending across
numerous cablegrams detailing the
events. The London Times CORE
spondent sent across nearly a. column
account of the convention infToronto
by cable, a very unusual treatment for
such an affair
Some of these cable grams speculate
in curious way as TO what is going
tn happen in Great Britain when the
European delegates return loaded
with American ideas. The following
special cable published in the London
Dispatch Of June l is a good sample
of these Civilizations:
The American prohibitionists now
proclaim their ambition to convert
the whole world to their own way of
thinking
Their intention, now that they
have triumphed in America, is TO
start in England and afterwards in the
other countries of the world a cam
paign against alcohol similar to that
by means of which they succeeded in
raining their point in the United
States. There are in the states a
number OF English prohihitionists
whom the Anti-Saioon league is very
anxious 70 train in its peculiar meth
DDS of propaganda and who, accord
ing TO the league. are here 10 study
ftle methods as well as the working
Of prohibition in the states that are
already DIZZY.
The principal members of the
party are George e, Wilson. secre-
tary of the United Kingdom Temper
ance alliance. Professor Saleeby, the
eugenist; the Rev John Galley. rep
resenting the Irish Temperance as
sociations: w ]. Allison. secretary Of
the Scottish Temperance association;
the Archdeacon of Warrington. Can
on J. 3. Masterman. and DR.. Henry
Carter, member of the central con-
troll board If these students of the
leaves out of the Anu-Saloon
leagues book. some OF the following
plans will be adopted in Britain:
"Sobbing Crowds.
THE country will be flooded with
prohibition literature, Army canvass
ers will he spread over the whole
country
"Citizens will be stopped In the
streets ami addressed from the roofs
of buildings with questions of this
sort:
what Is the one thing in the
world that will make a father pawn
his haby's shoes
Did you ever see a publican's
daughter who was nrnud of her faith
er's business
"A "beer-wagon" Is the hearse for
lifes prospects.
Many young man has lost his
rudder trying to sail over tne bar
Speakers will he trained by the
score, and If English prohibitionists
speak in London as they have spoken
here the spectacle of large audiences
OF women and even men, raised to
a high state of frenzy or reduced to
tears. will he common. Clergymen.
women and children are regarded by
the prohihitionists here as the most
fruitful soil for planting THEN seed.
IF English students now in this
country decide TO adopt the Anti-Sa-
loon league election tactics the spec
tacles may be seen. wherever polling
is taking place. of women with babies
in their arms thronging all the routes
to the polling booths. clutching at the
coats of voters as they pass and. with
tears In their eyes, SAYING, For Hear-
ems sake, don't vote for whiskey.'"
The Dispatch ought to get in touch
with some of the American brewers
and get the real facts OF how they got
walloped. Snoh stuff didn't do Il. as
they we'll know.