The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27
Many Indications of Great
Liquor Campaign
BEER and WINE BILLS
PRESENTED TO CONGRESS
Many Officials Attack the Eighteenth
Amendment
The LIQUOR FIGHT IS NOT OVER

I'LL AaXoVh AAohs ~ A'NA AA.
Have the vets quit fighting: Some
tlrys seem to have the impression that
such is the case. Believing that the
fight is over they have lost interest
in tho future campaign, Anti-liquor
fighting in the past took place OIL
three main battle fields: namely, leg
islative, law enforcement and educa-
ton. Reports from all over the coun-
try prove conciusivcly that the drys
must continue to fight and win OIL
these same three fields if Prohibition
is to become permanent i'll america
and eventually become worldwide.
Same Battle Fields
The vets arc fighting in the state
and in the nation to elect men who
will overthrow Prohibition laws. The
VETS are using their influence with
officials wherever possible to prevent
the enforcement OF the law, The vets
are moro active now than ever before
in spreading anti-Prohibition propa-
ganda. In proof OF the above general
statement which is but the repetition
Of similar statements made many
times in the Issue. the following facts
are submitted. 1t is suggested that
these be preserved Tor ready reference
whenever the question arises-'Haye
the wcts out fighting" The facts
listed below arc not A complete cata-
logic of We activities They arc
merely typical examples proving that
e.lr-es i p ra.sop wide -saevea'ent n
break down the Prohibition law:
VIA. VETS Are Doing
!. Representative Narc OF Pennsyl-
yania recently announced that he
would introduce bill in the next
Congress to permit the sale OF ) per
cent beer.
,. Representative SABBATH of Chi
cago recently introduced bill in Con-
gress amending the National Prohibit
ton law SO as to permit the manufac-
ture and sale of beer, ale and porter
of ) per cent alcoholic content and
wine of per cent alcoholic content
}. Special articles in the Chicago
Tribune by Arthur Sears Henning, in
the Chicago News by David Law
renee, in the Chicago American by
NVm Fl. Stewart, outline plans of the
vets to revive the beer and wine traf-
iic in this country by elccting a Con
gress which will amend the National
Prohibition Enforcement Act so as
to permit the manufacture and sale of
beverages containing more than ono
half of ono per cent of alcohol.
4. Governor Smith of New York in
message to the Legislature recon-
mcnded that action be taken to secure
the repeal of the National Prohibition
Amendment
New Jersey Wants Beer
J. JOAtIHOl 4IOW dlUS VI INV ~
sey has been endorsed by four Chi
cago ward organizations for the Dem
ocratic nomination for President. a
bill providing for 4 per cent beer has
been introduced into the New Jersey
Legislature.
6. A proposal to permit the manu-
facture and sale within the state of
wine and beer containing as much as
s per cent alcohol was introduced in
the Constitutional Convention at
Springfield by Charles !. Michal on
January 18th.
7. In the special election campaign
for circuit judge in the Sixteenth Ju-
dicial District the vets sought the
defeat of Adam c. Cliffe because of
his dry record in the Illinois Senate.
P1acards were displayed in labor halls
in the district reading as follows:
"Vote against Adam Cliffe. He
voted for the Search and Seizure Bill
and to make the nation dry. He is
our enemy. Vote for Mangan."
New Wet Organization
s. The Order of Camels, new per-
sonal liberty fraternal organization
having for its object the repeal OF the
Eighteenth Amendment. was formed
in Milwaukee on january 10th. 1t is
planned TO have two million members
in year who will dedicate themselves
and their order to making America
wet again.
9. Officers OF the Aurora Barten-
ders' Union haye announced that the
, organization is not to be disbanded.
I'VE all think that beer and wines