The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-01-15

TOMORROW, january le pnsscs into American history as the
Of Intoxicating liquors became effective in the United States. Il
sshs day q absolpts victory and final achievement for Prohibitionists,
n al iair9ess 70 be one Of the grea, days r. the forward movement
means is adoption throughout the civilized world within a far shorter
span Of years than has been required to establish the principle in this
which sen and women must be guarded by the law.
Adoption Of the principle Of prohibition throughout tho civilized
the humM race. The mocksry Of wine has been written into human
sssssas . me q, Their " writing ias. began II : + time time that that the end should be
eohol should be m the sane classification with The accidental dis
The active movement for legal prohibition in America had it's
actual beginning in 2 small temperance society in New England
formed in 1905 and whose members bound themselves by this inter
ssting pledge;
M member shall drink rum. gin, whisky, or any dis
TILED spirits or composition Of the same or any OF them,
except by the advice Of physician or in ease of actual dis
twenty-five cents provided that this article shall not infringe
ON any religious rite, no members shall be intoxicated under
above liquors to any person to drink thereof under penalty
Of twenty-five cents for each offense'
A similar society about this time pledged its members not to get
drunk except on the Fourth of Juy, or a regular appointed Military
Muster day.
society pledge that is members would only use alcohol on advice
Of a physician Or in case Of lness- The faallacy that alcohol was good
Gently. i : a rare physician who recommends ii for any purpose
II was nealy three-quarters Of a century after this first temper.
amcc society was formed before a real movement to enforce prohi
September, Isss. The woman Christian Temperance Union fol-
lowed IN 1878 as result Of the woman's Crusade in Ohio The Anti
not formed until 1888 nearly a century after the first temperance
group. began It's operations L was non1artisan and it got results
Thirtyfour states had adopted state prohibition before the ma
tional amendment was submitted. In every ease where the question
was submitted to popular vote prohibition won by huge majorities
with the single exception Of Ohio. II was not surprising. therefore
that the legislatures Of 43 Of the As states ratified the national pro-
hihition amendment. That amendment, the final establishment Of
prohibition in the United States is now a part Of the fundamental
law Of our country. This is the amendment:
Article Is.
"Section l. After one year from the ratification of
this article the manufacture. Sae, or transportation Of iniox-
= ieating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the
expectation thereof from the United States and all territory
subject 20 tho Jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes
is hereby prohibited.
"Sec. >. The Congress and the several States shall have
concurrent power 10 enforce this article by appropriate
legislation
"Sec. 3. This article shall be imperative unless il shall
have been ratified as an amendment TO the Constitution by
the legislatures Of the several States, as provided in the
Constitution. within seven years from the date Of the sub
mission hereof 10 the States by the Congress"
No greater victory for law and order, peace, individual happiness
and the general welfare Of the race, has ever been won. January l6
is a graf day in the history Of the world.
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