The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-31
Members Consider a Future
Program Of Dry Forces
CHURCHES ARE URGED
TO SUPPORT LEAGUE
Outline Legislative and Law Enforce
ment Program
SINGLE PURPOSE IS REAFFIRMED

SINGLE PURPOSE Is REAFFIRMED
The serni-annual meeting OF the
State Board of Trustees of the Anti
Saloon League of Illinois was held at
the Great Northern Hotel in Chicago
on December II, 1920. The Honor
able w. w. Bennett OF Rockford,
President of the Board acted as
chairman. Following the reading OF
the resignation of Phillip Yarrow as
secretary of the board the Honorable
John r. Golden of Decatur was
elected to take his place. Preceding
the reading and adoption of formal
resolutions various members OF the
, board and a number of visitors ad-
dressed the meeting. The Hon Adel-
bert H. Roberts who voted for rati-
hcation two years ago in the Illinois
House despite the fact that the dis
trict which he represented in Chi
cago is one OF the wettest in the state,
told of his successful fight for re-
election. 1--WE should never stack
our arms" said Roberts, so long. as
there is blind pig in America, SO
long as there is newspaper that
champions the cause OF beer and
wine SO long as there is public of
fcial who fails to keep his oath OF
Office"
Bishop Thomas Nicholson declar-
ed that Prohibition has not been per-
4 nlancntly won and will not be il this
q gencration. The fight against in
xhffitsJ appstis,ss aAd wet pelitics rs
declared demands The greatest CAM
paign of publicity ever carried on by
the dry forces.
Paying Our War Debt
Referring to the economic benefits
of Prohibition Bishop Nicholson ex-
pressed the belief that this country
could not successfully meet the war
debt situation as it is doing if Amer
lea had not gone dry. The need of
scientific investigation of the results
of Prohibition and a we'll organized
bureau to give publicity to the facts
swas pointed out by the speaker Rel
ative to world Prohibition he said
that this country should use every
a41 10 ha
other lands because the only safety
for dry America is dry world.
The thing that will help other coun-
tries most, he declared, is proof
through enforcement that Prohibi-
ton is success in America.
The League and Law Enforcement
F. Scott Mcbride, state superin-
tendent of the Illinois League, spoke
of the difficulties confronting the drys
in connection with the enforcement
problem. In Ohio, for example, al
though the state adopted all enforce
ment measure by great majority
100000 voters went on record at the
ballot box opposed to the enforce
ment of the Eighteenth Amendment.
Missouri adopted a strong enforce
ment measure, but in the city of St.
against supporting the Eighteenth
Amendment with necessary state leg
islation. OF the Leagues part in the
Illinois enforcement program Mr.
Mcbride said 1--WE must give the
proper officials all possible help and
then if they fail we must put men in
their places who can and will make
good"
Enforcement Superintendent Speaks
Joseph H. Collier, law enforce
nent superintendent of the Illinois
League, spoke of the activities of his
department, and emphasized the
great Importance of insuring the
fruits of Prohibition by securing a
rigid enforcement of the law through
out the state.
Among others who addressed the
meeting were Mrs. Lena B. Mathes,
superintendent of the Women's De-
partment of the League, E, ]. Davis,
superintendent of the Chicago Dis
trict, and ex-senator M. H. Cleary,
of Galena.
The meeting, which was well at
tended, adopted formal resolutions
which are reprinted elsewhere in this
number of the Issue. An interesting
point brought out at the meeting was
the fact that Dr. Melbourne P. Boyn-
ton, secretary of the Headquarters