The Washington herald., 1920-01-16
World Drouth Depends
On Results of Crusade
Put Across In America
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France. Holland. Belgium and Italy.
TO see for themselves and report what
effect prohibition actually has had on
the people. The verdict according to
Edwin e. Dinwiddie. legislative secre-
tary OF the Anti-Saloon League. is not
feared Mr.. Dinwiddie will go to Eu-
rope this summer as a delegate to the
tIood Templars' convention at Copen-
hagen. in July. He expects much
good will result from this conference.
st which there will be representatives
from every part of the globe.
China In Grasp of Brewers.
We have not been asleep said Mr.
binwiddie in discussing the situation
We know what the brewers. especial
ly. are trying to do to make China. a
drinking nation. We are ready for
them over there. and we will combat
by every means in our power the in
roads made by American brewers"
The biggest fight in this connection
will be centered at home. right here
in Congress. Legislation shortly will
lie proposed to make It difficult for
american liquor interests to invade
other countries. 1t will be suggested
that as long as il is unlawful to i'm
port or export alcoholic liquors, a
still further provision be made to
withdraw protection from any citizen
Of the United States who engages in
liquor business abroad.
"A law should be passed" said Mr.
Dinwiddie. (WHICH would prevent
Americans conducting liquor business
in q foreign country. China for in
stan"". from appealing to our diplo-
g.. |kcn they got into trouble
'siysc is no reason why such legisla-
IN should not be passed. If thing
- Illegal at home. there should be
ONE way of preventing it from be-
'Dg made legal elsewhere. Poison at
home is poison abroad. II it Is 10.
GOOD for US to drink, it certainly
should not be encouraged in any 9TH
~ place. especially among people who
are not as advanced as ourselves"
As for countries nearer home.
such as Cuba and Canada a diff
ferent policy will be pursued.
Canada is partly dry now and no
effort will be made to invade the
Dominion as the prohibition forces
there are strong enough to take
care of themselves. 4 campaign of
educatiOn will he conducted in
Cuba. as we'll as South American
countries, the same as in Europe.
Abandon Fight Policy.
1t is no. the intention Of the
AntI-Saloon League to continue the
militant policy hitherto pursued in
this country. Everything will be
ceEtered on education. Although
funds will be contributed by the
will be done by home talent" The
main effort will be TO awaken the
conscience of the world to the
evils Of drink. Among the MEM
bcrs of the league there is the
greatest confidence that within a
comparatively short time jnteIli-
gent people in eyey land will see
.he imperative necessity of abolish
ing Iiqucr.
'G agree with those people who
contend there was an economic r-a-
sou for passing the eighteenth
>anc cndmcnt.'' said Mr.. Dinwiddie.
''Of course. the moral question
doomed large. but people the world
over soon will come to the conclu-
sion that booze and prosperity can
not work in the same harness"
That an enormous fund will be nee
essary FOR the campaign is certain.
An effort will be made to collect as
much as sc5.OOO.ooO to make the world
dry. The biggest part of this. or SIS
oce.OoO. would be spread over a period
Of five years. No effort has been
made to conceal the purposes for
which this money will be used. In
order to keep the country dry at
home. and to help enforce the laws.
millions will be needed. The rest will
be utilized for educational purposes
abroad.
The success OF the entire undertak-
ing will depend. in a large measure.
on success in this country. The les
son furnished by the United States
will be the deciding factor.