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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
Governor Carl E. Milliken

Governor Carl E. Millilxen of Maine
declared that Prohibition has come to
America to stay. Referring to the re-
suit in the recent Maine election Gov
ernor Milliken said that while the
men voted four to three the women
voted four to one for the party that
could be trusted on the booze ques-
ton in that particular part of the
country. This, he declared, indicated
that in the future the women of
America would effectively block the
efforts of the liquor interests to re-
gain their power. Because Prohibi-
ton guarantees citizenship capable
OF self-government and self-control,
said Governor Milliken, ut is the
greatest safeguard of Americas fu-
ture."
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08

The minister of Bulgaria, official
representative of his government at
the Congress, described the situation
in his country relative to alcoholism.
Every man of the middle class has
his own vineyard and makes his own
wine. Nevertheless movement for
Prohibition supported by the govern
mcnt, has been started. The initiative
was taken by an American missionary.
There have been a few instances Of
voting on Prohibition under sort OF
local option law in Bulgaria. The
women, though lacking the advan-
tages of education as a rule, have
voted for Prohibition by great ma
jorities. Six hundred temperance So
cieties have been started.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
Hon. Bird S. toler

Hon. Bird S. Coler, Commissioner
of Public Welfare of New York City,
declared that he was opposed to the
adoption of the Eighteenth Amend
ment. In his official position he OBJ
served the great Improvement brought
about by Prohibition and is now in
favor of this policy. He declared that
he would make every effort possible
now to sustain the Eighteenth Amend-
ment. The effect Of Prohibition in
New York, he said, was almost mirac-
ulous. Commissioner Golfer declared
that drug cases were not increased by
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
France

M. J. Meteil, secretary of the
French National League Against Al
coholism, told the delegates to the
Congress that the liquor interests are
deeply entrenched in France. OF the
$50 members in the Congress only
so are against whisky and not one is
opposed to fermented liquors. Two
million French peasants are interested
In the wine business. 1t is believed
that much of the soil is adaptable
only to the production of wine grapes
The political power of the French
alcohol interests is similar to their
former power in the United States.
congressman and Senators" said M.
Metel, must treat saioonkeepers with
respect If they wish TO be elected.
One-third of the soil of France is en-
ployed for wine production. The value
of wine and cider produced exceeds
the total value of cereals produced.
The government is timid about max
Ing restrictions against the use of
wine, not wishing to deteriorate the
value Of one of the chief products of
the country"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
DIR. Harvey w. Wiley

Dr. Harvey w. Wiley in an address
to the Congress declared that Amer
lean Prohibition pays. It pays the
owner of real estate, it pays the
farmer, it pays the business man. DIR.
Wiley called Prohibition the greatest
intellectual, moral and financial inn
provement that ever came to this ma
ton. In proof OF his assertion that
Prohibition is making good DIR.
Wiley quoted Massachusetts Con
gresham who always had voted wet
in the House of Representatives but
who recently said to him: II regret
that / ever took so foolish view as
to oppose Prohibition. If any bill to
repeal any Prohibition law is intro
duced in Congress | shall vote against
repeal" In discussing the value of
alcohol as a medicine DR.. Wiley testi-
fed that alcohol is always narcotic
and never a stimulant. II am doing
my best" said DR.. Wiley, ito con-
vince the doctors of this country that
alcohol is of no use in the practice of
medicine" He said that only $4,000
of the 10000 physicians in the United
States had taken out permits to pre-
scribe intoxicants.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
Czecho- Slovakia

Czecho-S lovakia is progressing rap
idly toward Prohibition, according to
Prof. Zmrhal OF the University of
Prague. President Thomas Masaryk
of Czecho-S lovalSia is a strong tenn
prance advocate who for many years
taught temperance in the University
of Prague. AS result, not only the
head of the government but hundreds
of the university graduates in posi-
tions Of influence favor temperance
measures. The instruction Of facts
about alcohol is beng introduced in
the public schools. In SlovaSia, one
OF the subdivisions in this country,
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
Italy

A paper prepared by DR.. P. Amaldi,
director of the hospital for the insane
at Florence, Italy, was read to the
conference. 1t stated that alcoholism
is on the increase in Italy so that it
threatens the life of the nation. Fifty
per cent of crime is due to alcoholism
and wine constitutes o5 per cent Of
the intoxicants consumed. "The alco-
holism which threatens Italy is due
to wine consumption" was the testi-
mony of Prof. Amaldi.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08

Pastor Galliveene, general secretary
of the Blue Cross Society OF France,
declared that the first buildings
erected in war devastated territory
were the saloons.
DIR. Paul-Maurice Legrain of Paris
addressed the Congress on mental and
nervous diseases and their relation to
alcoholism. He gave the records of
many patients who had been sent to
beer asylums for treatment. In the
short periods of freedom between
commitments to beer asylums pa
tents suffering from excessive beer
consumption proved SO lacking in
sclf-control that it was necessary to
keep them confined almost continu-
ously through long periods of years.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08

production of intoxicants. The large
revenues paid to ther government by
the drink trade, and the large proper
ton of land devoted to the produc-
ton of grapes, and cereals to be used
for Intoxicating beverages are obsta-
cles in the way of Prohibition. Cen
eral Oregon who will be the next
president of Mexico and many other
high governmental officials are favor
able to Prohibition and are expected
to aid the anti-alcohol movement.
The Anti-Saloon League has repre-
sentative working in Mexico, and the
Catholic Total Abstinence Associa-
ton has decided to send help to this
country.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08

Resolutions were adopted by the
American section of the World Pro-
hibition Federation, meeting in con-
junction with the Fifteenth Interna-
tional Congress Against Alcoholism,
demanding that Congress enact laws
providing for the cancelling of the
citizenship papers of Americans who
go to foreign countries ito engage in
business outlawed in this country"
The resolution also asked that such
persons be deprived of the protection
of the American government, and
that so far as possible they be re-
strained from representing themselves
as Americans. The resolution pointed
out that many American brewers and
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
Rabbi Stephen Wise

Rabbi Stephen s. Wise of New
York City in a strong plea for Pro-
hibition enforcement said, ~ don't
think there is decent Jew in America
who wants the liquor traffic to come
back again" DR.. Wise predicted that
within ten years the Jews will not
want a special exemption permitting
them to use fermented wine. DR..
Wise called Prohibition the greatest
moral and spiritual gain in the history
of our nation. This gain, he said,
must not be lost through modification
of the enforcement act.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
Japan

DIR. Minosuke Yamaguchi of Tokyo.
Japan, described the difficulties con-
nected with the fight against alcohol
ism in his country. One of these he
expressed as follows Sake, the
native drink, is very intimately asso-
ciated with many phases OF life in
Japan. Part of the marriage ceremony
is the drinking of sake from the same
cup seven times. That sake is the
superior of ali medicines is one of the
deep-rooted superstitions in Japan.
Despite the difficulties in the way a
dry Nippon in ten years is the goal of
Japanese temperance leaders"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08

Gloomy Forecasts OF A. o. N. p.
Fade Into Airy Nothingness in Face
of Fact

According to Washington, ID. ca.
dispatch OF September rs, immigrants
are now arriving in America at nearly
the pre-war rate of one million year.
According to this dispatch, this fact
will cause long and hard battle i'll
Congress this winter, it being init
mated that Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation OF
Labor, and other officials of that body.
want more drastic immigration laws.
They fear at the present rate OF immi-
grafton native-born labor soon will be
undermined in its living standards.
Well, now, will somebody please
page the publicity man of the Associ-
alton Opposed to National Prohibit
ton, who solemnly told the public a
few short months ago that Prohibi-
ton was not only driving laborers
from America but would practically
stop all immigration. He said.that be-
fore we realized it labor shortage
would be real menace in the United
States. He argued that workignmen
of Europe would not come to Amer
lea, where they would be denied the
right to drink booze. The funny part
of it all was that number of metro
politan newspapers considered that
kind of stuff good argument against
Prohibition, and featured it. Thus an
other wet prophecy fails.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
AMERICANS PLAN To TAKE FALL
CUT OF LAWLESS wet Yankees
American Prohibition Federation Would Ask u
Congress Annu Citizenship Papers of Those Persons Who
Residing Temporarily Abroad Violate u S. Law

distillers who had been virtually ex-
PEELED" from America were resuming
business in foreign lands, thereby
giving wrong impressions OF the at
titude" of the American people to-
ward the liquor business.
Another resolution adopted warned
foreign Prohibition advocates to avoid
methods that caused delay in the
progress of Prohibition reform. 1t
was pointed out the many different
methods preventing the sale of liquor
that had been tried in the various
parts of the United States, but that
it had been found that the only effec-
tive method was state and national
constitutional Prohibition.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
Sweden

Senator Alexis BJorkman of Stock
holm, Sweden, described the Bratt
system of liquor control. In theory
this system limits drinking to persons
who have reached q years OF age and
to those who do not drink excessively.
In practice, however, the system is a
failure, as the legal restrictions are
freely evaded. The only way to pre-
vent the evils OF the liquor traffic is to
abolish the liquor traffic. is the con-
clusion reached by Senator Bjorkman.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
Mexico

Senior Epigmenio Velaseo of Mex
leo City declared that all the principal
officials in his country are anxious to
have dry nation. Just before leav-
ing for the United States he inter-
viewed President Huerta, the Secre-
tary OF War, and other governmental
officials. All expressed themselves as
DESTROYS OF an organized campaign
against alcohol in Mexico.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
South Africa

DR.. A. H. Cook of South Africa de-
scribed the terrible conditions caused
by the liquor traffic in his country.
In some districts convictions for
drunkenness average one for every IA
to 10 of the population. In the very
few dry districts convictions for
drunkenness are only one in $500.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
Prohibition Commissioner Kramer

Prohibition Commissioner Kramer
Hon. John F. Kramer, Federal Pro-
hbition Commissioner defined Pro-
hibition as the elimination of those
things that create the alcohol appe-
tite and the substitution of those
things that make it difficult to create
this appetite. Although there are To-
calities in which the law is not yet
completely enforced Commissioner
Kramer declared that Prohibition has
established a number Of facts which
prove Prohibition to be the greatest
social and economic advance in the
history of America. 1t has been
proven, he said, that revenue from sa-
looms is not necessary to support the
government and that Prohibition does
not hurt business, Prohibition has
removed the social aspect of drinking
and has eliminated the recruiting sta
tons for drunkards. While the sa-
looms existed every boy had about one
chance in FIVE to become a drunkard
Under Prohibition, in the opinion of
Mr.. Kramer, the American boy has
now not one chance in a hundred of
becoming an alcohol, addict. Com
missioner Kramer said that the Amer
lean people never undertook thing
they did not accomplish and they are
going to accomplish the task of maxi
ing Prohibition a success. What is
needed now is an outspol<en public
sentiment that will compel obedience
to the law 1t is also necessary that
the enforcement law be left just as it
is. "If you adopt a wine and beer
amendment the whole thing will go
by the board" said Mr.. Kramer.
open up the saloons again to sell
wine and beer and the whole power of
government can not enforce the law"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
Delegates From United States

brought out that the medical society
of North Carolina in 1914 unani-
mously declared that alcohol is not
needed in the medicine chest The
pharmacists took similar action with
the result that state law was passed
against the prescribing and selling OF
whisky as medicine.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels
Secretary OF the Navy Josephus
Daniels in an address to the Congress
traced the development of anti-alco-
hol measures in the navy from the
time of the first restrictions during
Andrew Jackson's administration TO
the recent order by Surgeon General
Braisted against the use of whisky as
medicine in the navy. Secretary
Daniels gave much credit for the eff
cheney of the navy during the war to
the fact that the navy was dry. "It
gave us men whose hands were steady
and whose brains were clear" he said.
Referring to the future of Prohibi-
ton in America Secretary Daniels de-
clared: mo man living will ever see
Congress that will lessen the en-
forcement of National Prohibition
law"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
Holland

Miss Harriet Cromme1in, Holland,
predicted that her country would soon
adopt the local option method of re-
stricting the evils of the liquor traffic.
Many high governmental officials and
a majority in the present Congress
favor local option. The proposed local
option bill provides for IS per cent
favorable vote to outlaw saloons, and
the law, if passed, will prohibit only
strong drinks. Many labor organiza-
tons in Holland have taken a de-
termined stand in favor of dry laws.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08

In discussing DR.. Wiley's remarks,
c. w. Saleeby, the renowned British
scientist, said that the vets of Eng
land raised a howl of diabolical joy
during the influenza epidemic in
America. They said that American
doctors were so terrorized by the
Anti-Saloon League that people died
because they could not get whisky.
Careful experiments in England, DR..
Saleeby SAID, established the fact that
whisky kills l6 out of every 100 pneu-
monia patients to whom it is admin
istered In this connection it was
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
China

DR.. Wei of China protested against
the expectation of American brewery
machinery to his country. He said:
"Give US your science, your education,
your religion--but we don't want your
breweries,"
Herman c. z. Lieu, president of
the Chinese Students Intercollegiate
Prohibition Association, said that
China can not accept American brew
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
MAINE GOVERNOR COUNTS
PROHIBITION BLESSINGS
Expenditure of $2,ooo,oo0,0oo Is
Stopped; Big Gain in Eff
cheney; Less Crime
ALL SHARE IN BENEFITS
Generation Is Growing Up Un-
tainted and Unhampered by
Wet Conditions

Governor Carl E. Milliken, OF
Maine, in an address before the Fiji
teenth international Congress Against
Alcoholism, thus summarized the
three outstanding results of Prohibit
ton:
l.. The saving OF about two billion
dollars waste in expenditure.
2. A tremendous increase in the Elk
fciency of labor.
8. A startling decrease in crime.
The efficiency in labor does not
mean thafthe employer is reaping all
the benefits at the expense of the man
who works, as the liquor interests
would have the public believe. II
means that the workingmen are re-
ceiving more for their labor and are
losing less time, thereby increasing
the size of their pay envelope, and
contributing TO the welfare of hui.
mainly by increasing production,
Governor Milliken cites the following
incident:
A report from a labor agency
in an industrial section, states
that out of $4,000 men employed
by that agency when the coun-
try was wet the average length
of time that the men remained on
the job was less than 80 days.
The average more than doubled
with the first year of Prohibition.
The Governor concluded his al
dress with the following statement:
From the standpoint of practi-
cal government, the most impor-
tant contribution that Prohibition
has made to the welfare of the -
nation is to be found in the sim
pie fact that new generation
will be growing up, untainted by
the liquor habit and unhampered
by the conditions of sgualor and
wretchedness, which the liquor
habit has imposed upon so many
thousand innocent children in the
past.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
Canada

Miss Ruth Spence, Canada, traced
the progress of the Prohibition move
ment in her country. She explained
the processes of local option and the
effect of the local option movement
upon the Prohibition advance. "Peo-
pie saw the good results in other
places and adopted the measure for
themselves" Miss Spence explained,
land thus dry territory was increased
until nearly all of Canada has elimi-
mated the saloons"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08

controls the people through the press,
through money. clubs and politics.
The liquor interests of England are
spending money like water against
Prohibition. The English people are
spending money for feasting and
drinking that should be used to feed
and clothe our children. But the liq-
uor interests know that it is Bel
shazzar's feast In the experience of
America they see the handwriting on
the wall"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
Denmark

Denmark prohted greatly from wal
Prohibition, according to Mr.. Larsen
Ledet. "The experience of Denmark
was similar to that of all Europe,
Mr.. Larsen-Ledet testified. an
every land restriction of the liquor
traffic resulted in decrease of crime
and public charges, increase of health
industry, efficiency and happiness
Before the war a dry Europe was a
dream, distant possibility; now it is
probability likely to be realized in a
few years"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
Mexico

The situation relative to alcoholism
in Mexico was described as seriously
menacing to that country, by Senior
Epigmenfo of Mexico City, Mexico.
The native drink, pullla, is manufac-
tured and consumed in lage quaint
ties. Much wine is also produced
and large breweries owned chiefly by
Americans and Spaniards add to the
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
Hon. 1ohn G. Woollev

In the closing address of the Con-
gress the Hon. John G. Woolley de-
clared that if Prohibition is to be
success the Christian citizens of this
country must make good in politics.
If the drys go to sleep now the vets
will recapture the government and
the Prohibition movement will be Sc.
back a hundreds years. =
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08

emancipated our nation we are ready
to drive Intoxicating liquor from the
earth. | believe | will live to see the
time when there will be no saloons
under the flag of any nation in the,
civilized world"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08

cries as friendly gift. "If you con-
tinue to let your breweries go to
China you might as well call back all
your missionaries" he said.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08

DIR. r. Hercod of Lausanne, Swift
erland. declared that the general
tendency in Europe is toward Prohi-
bition. Present measures are made
quate. The masses of the people are
becoming interested in the Prohibi-
t;oo hobt
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08

Prohibition and also that there has
been no appreciable increase in cases
of wood alcohol poisoning. Many
cases brought to the hospitals orig
inally diagnosed as wood alcohol pois-
oning are found not to be such.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08

Prof. DIR. Eude Mont, delegate
from Italy to the Fifteenth Interna-
tional Congress. DR.. Mont is study
ing the use of grape extract in the
preparation of bread. His studies are
revolutionizing the vitaculture in
France and Italy.
(Ry an error nj %hs euoravers Ieorp
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08

DIR. GEORGES K. STAITcH
DR.. Georges K. Staitch, the official
representative of Serbia in the Fiji
teenth international Congress Against
Alcoholism, is secretary of the Grand
Lodge of the I. o. G. T. of his coun-
try and is a member of the Superior
Council for the Protection of Chill
dren bureau of Child Welfarc).
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08

partial Prohibition laws have already
been adopted.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08

Hon. Peter Ming is member of
the Swiss National Council blouse
of Representatives. and Landaman
(Governor) of the Swiss Canton OPP
walden, is one of the leaders of the
Catholic Party in his country, official
representative of his country in the
Fifteenth international Congress.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08

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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-30
NOTICE ron puBLIcArIoN.

Department Of the Interior. U. s. LAND
Office at Santa Fe. New Mexico. Ds
cefnber 9. 1920. s..ls
Notice Is hereby given that Francis
l. Pearce. Of Albuquerque. New Mexico
who, on November 1. 1915, made desert.
land entry. No. 027271. for ny NWk
NwA NEA; SEX NwA. Section g.
SWk SEk. section 8. township Q NJ.
range I f.. N. M. p Meridian, has filed
notice Of intention to make final proof
to establish claim to the land above de-
scrfbed, before U. s. Commissioner, at
Albuquerque, Bernalilio county. N. II.
on January Is. 1921.
Claimant names as witnesses: d. N
Hicks. Of Albuquerque. New Mexico;
James N. Gladding. CT Albuquerque, New
Mexico; Otto Van Cleave. OF Aibuquer-
que. New Mexico: Horatin N. Pearcs, d
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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