New-York tribune., 1920-12-07
Drive fos. Blue
avs Endorsed
Bv Dry Leader
President of Anti-saioon
League of New York Up
holds Aims of Lord : Day
Alliauce in SundayCrusadc
anderson Rebuke- Crafts
saws Prohibition Organiza-
lion l. Not Responsible
for Various Sabbath Plans

\ formal defense Of the aims Of the
Lords Day Alliance, which is agltatlng
for the enactment of Sunday blue laws
bv Congress and state legislatures,
WAS issued yesterday over the sigma
trre Of the Rev. David James Burrel.
president cf the Anti-Saloon League OF
New York
Although Dr.. Burrell signed the
statement i'm his capacity as member
Of the executive committee of the al,
Nance. mis- prominence IN the dry OF
eari,ation served somewhat to dis
coun. another statement, issued by
William IF. Anderson. superintendent
OF the Anti-Saloon League, the implied
uarnose of which was to minimize the
seeming affinity that exists between
the drys and the blues.
fr Anderson. who has been hearing
c late from financial supporters OF
he lea~uo who are opposed to the
T1,ifan Sabbath project, waNed caps-
t.c In his comment on the Rev. Wllour
fTsk Crafts The wartime prohlbition
faw was written by Or. Crafts and ne
halped draft the Eighteenth Amend
,.e,,t. founded the Lords Day Alliance
s
terrational Reform Bureau, of Wash
inr+on. This last named organization
is one with the Anti Saloon League IN
striving for strcter dry enforcement
and is likewise backing bill for sun
dav observance in the District of Co
lumbia.
4,rean DR. Crafts and the Anti-Saloon
LEAGUE Mr. Anderson has followed a
courso similar to that Dr.. Gratis
a1outed. Or. Crafts has not only
lea;ed afiliation 18th the Anti-Saioon
league bat with the Lords Day Al
i.ance. wai.h ne formed in 1893, as
sell.
Sigrers &c Statement
The statement issued yesterday III
tehalf OF the Lords Day Alliance IS
igned by Dr.. Burrell, head OF the
Anti Saloon League; the Rev. Robert
Watson, president Of the lnternation"i
Reform Bureau, and by Canon William
sheafo Chase. who is director of the
reform bureau and one Of the board
IF managers Of the Lords Day Al
iance.
Among other things Mr Anderson
ssorts that the published statement
hat Dr. Crafts was ever on the league
gislaJive committee Is untrue.
On mage $40. Of the Anti-Saloor
.ub-title "Anti-Saloon League OF
America Roster is printed a directory
If oificers OF the National Temperance
Coz ell The executive committed
contains the name .of the Rev. ". F
traits, Washington. Under the cap
ron "National Legs iative Conference
he international Reform Bureau is
listed as one Of the "cooperatlng or
eanizations.' The chairman OF the
? toe (which W ,
ga is belonged. was Ernest Il. Cher
4inqtoa. Of Westervile. Ohio. who j:
secre+ary OF the national executive
committee Of the Anti-Saloon League
II America. memb OF all It's othe
mnor, ant committees and editor anC
<eneral manager OF the leagues Of
ciai organ. he American Issue
Nr Andersons statement follows:
.'rhe Anti-Saloon League is YER
grateful to the Rev. Dr. Wilbur I
crafts for his statement for publica
ion that he is not connected with tn
Anti-Saloon League. and is eutircl
willing to accept Dr. Crafts's reasor
liz that the LEAGUE is TOO conserva
i've for him. AND let it go at that.
Answer to Or. Crafts
THE published statement that D
rafts was ever on the league legisiS
i've committee is untrue. The pui
sned statements and intlmations the
Or. Crafts aas any kind Of control ovc
or any authority 10 speak for the Ant
saloon League. even on the prohibitio
issue, are likewise untrue DR.. Graft
peaks only Tor himself and the mer
acrs Of the international Reform Bl
reau which never ins sDired very muC
interest in the New York newspapel
rrtl they thought they saw chanC
20 use IL as a car to tic to the Ant
eloou League.
"lf it pleases Dr. Crafts to adm
r3eeestly for publication, as he
quoted. that he has done about all HI
els worth doing or the prohiDitic
question al Washington, Tar be it fro
tte 4rti-Saloon League TO disturb b
~rioymen- by DENYING it. beyond ma
ne ciear that the Anti-Saloon ledg
not only rot resi- ponsible for /
llat.s's activity and Utterances on t
'.a~l9us reform outside OF prohibirio
tut II also dlsclailns any responsiblli
or wnat he says or does on the y
rsbition question itself. Tcis eXpllC
.tatpmeut b. made necessary b. {
ncev effort Of Dr. Crafts 20 commit &
tainformcd % some ia considered Al
ali baked projects
The statement issued In behalf
oe Lord Day Alliance follows.
Dart:
r9r. noull know tnat the Nor,
Day Ailancs of fnr United states
aet tne creature ur agent Of any iut
ridral o. rroop Of individuals. b
owes it, existence 20 action TAX
ttv-t"o years ago By five Of O
.~ear evangelical churches an act
which tne governing bodies
'egeo ottcr evangelical commune
ave since concurrcd. its board
manager is constituted Of perso
des'gnated By thcse comrnunions. T
aNl~nce, therefore, has l1n2 been
0Hscial representa- i've o. the evs
teica' churches Of our whole count
tSs we. defined Geid of Christ
e~.rec and ogetncr with its auxilis
ra snlliates soc4eties is Supported
tlpnfarv contributions from in
eJsls. churches au@ societies.
Sunday Law Interpreted
"4ae alliance stAnds for the pr
eies embodied in Section 1lf3 q
-ra ode of New Yorl state. VII
ags: "Ai iaoor on S1nday is p
tfa feo "1ceDi fno works Of neee4e
charl.y' n lntcrprsts thu law
Gaming f.at .t Size viii o.
esp'e ~ toIs fsate tnat opr citiz,
.eaefa.IY should De relieved ~ncre
bic from serF.ie eapioyncnts
dag. taaf vot alv pIsiuess tho
1r ita tct e4e @nflniy occupation q