The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
Bouck White. Agitator, Gives Out
Placards
Says New York Tribune Calling
Upon
City Aldermen to Take Radical
Action
PRO-ALCOHOL MILITIA
Suggests Police be Used as a
Nucleus
Petition for Constitutional
Convention
Demands That City be Allowed to
Govern Self on the Prohibition
Question

Joseph Bagley, who at a mo beer
no work. demonstration recently is
quoted as declaring that presses will
be smashed and revolution precipi-
tated in New York if the beer Proh-
bition order goes into effect, and who
is also quoted as suggesting that gro
Gerry stores be broken into If the strik-
ers arc threatened with starvation, has
running mate in Bouck White OF
New York.
The New York Tribune OF March
II says that White has declared war
on the impending reign of Prohibi-
ton and has invited New York City
TO enlist in this train.
White is radical agitator and cd
itor of the Free City" He has dis
tributed placards throughout the city,
urging New Workers to resist the
coming dry regime by armed force il
necessary and proposes the forming
OF pro-alcohol militia with the po-
lice department. as its nucleus. The
Tribune says the placard reads in the
form of a suggested resolution for the
Board of Aldermen as follows:
BE it therefore decrecd that the
New York police force be the nucleus
of a volunteer municipal militia
10 protect the city until United
States constitutional convention can
be called to decide the fundamental
issues involved"
White spoke before Local 50, Union
OF Brewery Workers, OH March Is,
and said that they unanimously
adopted the following resolution adj
dressed to the Board OF Aldermen:
On this Prohibition issue the
jobs OF 10000 workers in our city.
property values TO the extent OF
$50,000,000 and the social habits
OF perhaps Is per cent of the vot-
ing population are at stake. By /
' conserving to the notification of
the 18th amendment at the hands
OF lawmaking bodies in the south
Washington has established the
precedent that it will not coerce
community that is bent on self
determination. Therefore. we,
members of Local No. 50, Union
of Brewery Workers, in meeting
assembled, request the New York
Board of Aldermen to set pub
lie hearing on the question, Shall
prnhihtt,op cborl-ia nur r;tyo A
nationwide demonstration is be-
ing planned for April 10, ami
versary of the firing of the first
gun in the American revolution of
l77o. 1t would coincide with that
wider demonstration if the hear
ing before your honorable body
could be set as near as could be
to that date.
Whereas, Bouck White is the
head OF a citizens committee
having this matter in charge;
therefore,
Resolved, That we commend
him to the open floor OF the other
unions in New York City, to the
end that this request to the Board
of Aldermen may be urged by the
labor unions OF greater New
York.
Ten thousand printed copies of the
petition to the Board OF Aldermen
will be distributed at once and other
labor unions will be asked to take
action, White announced. On the
back of the printed petition is the fol-
lowing suggested resolution for the
Board of Aldermcn's guidance:
The social customs of New
York City, including what we
shall eat and drink. are for New
York City alone to decide. An
amendment has been added to the
United States constitution, pro-
hibiting alcoholic liquor for bev-
erage purposes. In accordance
with the history and spirit of said
constitution, we judge that the
application OF this law to each
city lodges in the lawmaking
body of that city.
Therefore we, the New York
Board OF Aldermen, decree that,
on and after July l. 1919, no alco-
hoiic liquor shall be sold in our
city except on signed statement
that the same is for hygienic or
medical use. Nor shall any such
liquors be made or transported
within our city limits. except for
such hygienic or medical use.
A political corporation in
America places a construction on
aforementioned amendment di-
verse from the construction we
have here applied. II threatens TO
invade our city and assert its
yicypoint BY force of arms. Be