South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-29

prohibition 20 other lands First
il opened permanent headquarters
IN London. with William r. John
son in charge. II arranged for
leader in Switzerland 10 represent
IL there II sent men 70 France.
and they are still there. planning
for cooperation with the French
drys Il furnished speakers and
literature in the New Zealand cam
paisn. and it appointed "a quasi
Representative i'm Japan. Months
ago il organized "a Latin-American
department. which. awaiting 'he
core huxtDn OF peace. has confirmed
most OF its activities so far 20 south
WESTERN United States and MJicO
city. but which coon will invade
Central and South America.
show ct Them Results.
The washington agreement was
reached after the league had taken
the foreign representatives on a Sc
ries OF tours throughout the United
States. so that they might see the
benefits Of prohibition and learn the
methods by which the drys have
won their victories
That new league is not a melting
pot for individual organizations.
Under its constitution they retain
permanently their own individual
ties and autonomies It is some
what like the league of nations
plan, and again it embodies the
spirit and works TO the purpose of
"a federation Of churches.
Soon after the organization of the
Anti-Saloon league at Oberlin, o..
I heard DR. r. H. Russell. its
founder speak 10 a small audience
i'm a small Ohio village. We all
said TO ourselves that his organiza-
ton was just another temperance
Tociety. and could not possibly
amount to much. But the other day
saw DR. Russell. just as he
emerged from the sitting Of the
committee which adopted the world
league constitution. His dream
back in 1898, ne told me. had been
that some day. perhaps during his
lifetime. saloons might be driven
out of Ohio.
on that day, however, he stood
i'm the capital of a whole nation
made dry. and put his signature to
the constitution of an orgaa,ation
destined at least 20 preach the doc
trine Of prohibition 10 the utter
most parts of the world, and, per-
haps, even he may live TO see the
world dry, for he is far from being
an old man.
Twenty-six years ago. when the
Anti Saloon league was formed,
there were dreamers who dreamed
two things. One was that prohibi-
ton might come during the lives Of
their grandchildren, and the other
that after a few hundred years
men might fly. The "horseless car
riage" was being tinkered at, and
there were a few venturesome souls
who timidly suggested that ere they
died such a thing as a vehicle pro
PEELED from within itself might be
possible, though. Of course, il
would amount to nothing except as
novelty.
Beat All Expectations.
Such dreamers were, OF course,
very visionary, impractical, and.
may be, half bughouse.
But prohibition is here. A great
war has been won largely because
men can and do fly, and the auto
mobile is an everyday necessity.
Even 10 years ago prohibition as
an ultimate possibility in the United
States was scofed at. and those
who. four years ago. adopted the
slogan. A Saloonless Nation in
1920, had practically no confidence
that realization Of such a slogan
was possible But the nation is TO
go dry by wartime prohibition a
year sooner than their slogan called
for. and by constitutional prohibi
ton very early in the slogan year.
l asked an Englishman how soon
the kingdom might be expected to