The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-04
CAMELS ARE COMING;
ASK WINE AND BEER

From time immemorial the camel
has been taken as the symbol of abb
stinence. Being a desert beast he Is
supposed to drink sufficient water at
one time to enable him TO go seven
days without a drink, says the Amer
lean Issue.
However, apparently the modern
camel must have wine and beer in
order that he may cross the great
American desert.
1t seems that the Order of Camels
was born in Milwaukee on the day
John Barleycorn passed out Thus
there is another illustration of the
well known poetical line which, how
ever, is slightly in error in its exact
arithmetic, that every minute one
man dies. Every minute one is born"
1t is aimed, so the promoters say. to
obtain a membership Of four millions
with at least twenty-five thousand in
Chicago. Martin McDonough. CEN
trail figure in the Iron River. Mich.
"rumheliion" Clarence barrow, agi-
tating attorney, and Congressman
SABBATH, of Chicago, who is in SYM
pathy with the vets, are all address
ing meetings
Hobbies will be maintained at both
national political conventions to fight
for more liberal liquor laws and pres
sure Will Dc DTuuG III W bSdi Oll tNtA
public official with the same purpose
in view.
1t seems that at New Orleans one
General Arsene Perrilliat organized q
similar society. His method seems
TO be TO send great petition to the
president of the United States to re-
store the ancient prestige to the ma
ton when patriotism had something
stronger than one-half of, per cent
on which TO warm up,
These organizations are just a part
of the movement that is on all over
the United States to weaken and
cripple prohibition by amendment OF
the enforcement code so that beer
and wine would be lawful There Is
much more strongly organized ana
amply financed movement in this al
rection than d great many friends of
law and order realize. The vets have
practically given up hope OF restoring
the saloon of the old days. They see
no opportunity of getting rid OF the
eighteenth amendment. but If they
can elect a sufficient number OF con
gressnen committed to wines and
beers they can bring about such
changes in the Volstead act as Will
permit the manufacture and sale OF a
! lot OF so-callad lighter drinks.
AS congress now stands such a
! change would be impossible. But the
vets are trying to make the public
| believe that there Is great popular
uprising and great widespread re-
J action in favor Of liquor of more
| than one-halt OF ! per cent
| The big fight just now is so TO CON
/ troll the Chicago and San Francisco
| conventions as to prevent the adop'
! ton of any prohibition or enforce
ment plank and If possible TO get a
! wet plank into one or both platforms.
/ Temperance people therefore are
urged to be on their guard, alert and
| watchfui, 70 prevent the sending OF
| beer an6 wine delegates TO those con
ventions and the nomination of wei
| Candidates for office.
That man must be called a wet who
I is in favor of letting down. the bars
! imposed by the eighteenth amend
| mant and the Volstead act.
| The Anti Saloon League has callet
! A convention of all state league su
perintendents To be held in Chica SC
and San Francisco just before ane
during Ike holding of the Republican
/ and Democratic conventions, 1t Il
definitely known that every possible
intere Il which has for its purpose the
weakening OF prohibition will b.
camping ift the Illinois and Califor
MIA mttropolises-
IF one fancies that because th'
! eighteenth amendment Is in the con
| stitution and the Nolstead act IS or
| the books. therefore the victory is al
| won, thai one is sadly mistaken.