New-York tribune., 1920-12-10
Run u. S. as
Christ Would,
Blues Demand
Christian Amendment to
Constitution Is Objective
of Reformers: Present
Moves Stepping Stones
Crafts Explains Campaign
Milion To Be Spent in Next
3 Years; Every County i'll
Country Will BE Visited
Crafts Explains Campaign

ssVW w AAA A1C VAS1tCN
s.x Triburc's Washington Bureau
w sTON, Dec. 9.-One million
doll be spent in the next three
yeats tpS bring about the enactment
Of SUI DAY blue laws and other projects
OF : = International Reform Bureau
:, the fiscal program of the Rev. Will
81, Fisk Crafts.
I esp pect to get the money from rich
non almost any day now" he said this
mss the "Christian Lobby" which
/ fits heads.
A. rcntly nettled by the cancella-
n Ex-Governor Folk of Missouri
an appointment TO address the re-
III lreau mass meeting because Of
: II law crusade, DR.. Crafts to-day
~ fatty for the Puritan Sabbath
al the Lords Day Alliance.
District of Columbia Sunday
)w before Congress and the
ri Sabbath measures being
by the Lords Day Alliance in
'rk and other states. are but
stones TO the adoption Of
amendment to the United
Constitution, DR.. Crafts said.
sferring to q Supreme Court
zee written by Justice Brewer
IN which said that this is
hr nation, DR.. Crafts gave this
: spos IN OF his views:
"Th laws Of Christ should be made
e-e ! VS. of the land. NV Judgment
IS tiist rhis phrase of Judge made law
; the very best form for the Christian
mendment and should be woven into
ne preamble. In any case, the main
thing is to get the laws of Christ
adopted as our laws as far and as fast
as possible, and when we have so
built up Christian structure of law
i. will probably not be so difficult to
get the Christian amendment put on
as the logical roof"
Nationwide compulsory Sunday OBJ
scrvance IS not the only law the re-
the statute books once its machinery
becomes sufficiently oiled with the an
t.cipated $1,000 900 budget.
Il VI tUerdi DlfOTCe Law
A Federal uniform divorce law, with
intid as the sole ground for sever
an,e marital ties, is among the other
tain ?. 'ntemplated. Compulsory use
of iblc in public schools is an
other.
"GAer are lots OF men rich enough
"a give sl,o0o.oCo," said Dr. Crafts.
/ oort mean expect to get it all
from one person. There are great
many wealthy men in the Presbyte rian,
BAPTIST, Methodist and Congregational
churches that are hack of us. We get
more money froW Pittsburgh and other
rs of western Pennsylvania than
elsewhere
Pittsbrrch and the surrounding ter
ritorr the home OF the National Re-
form Association, an organization sup
polt by the covenanters Of the Re
0rmed Presbyterian Church. who are
frankly for what amounts 10 a union
r State anu Church. Dr. Crafts denies
nat ne i in any way connected with
;ac National Reform Association.
The $1,000 600 Dr.. Crafts is conf
dent OF raising for blue law and other
propaganda purposes is entirely out
side of the regular annual budget o
me international Reform Bureau, which
is slS6. 900 for the year ending June
preceding year. and it is believed much
L~f the increase is to be devoted to blue
'a%--eitat on.
Incidentally. DR.. Crafts announced
mat he has just been asked by the
lords Day Alliance 70 write a pam
onlet which is 10 be used as d sort OF
blue lobbyists textbook
OF the 81 100000 Dr. Crafts expects,
$3.50 ,0oO. he said, is TO be used to erect
a reform literature endowment build
ing on the land the bureau owns at
Ma ID and Pennsylvania avenues,
east. This plot is 100 feet square
ara = directly across from the library
e angress. IT. is valued by Dr. Crafts
. 10000
Tno iaatitution, he says, will be uti.
lied 10 snlist the moral leaders OF all
lands IL the extension of American
, s1er deals TO the whole world. He
esfsN -, it would furnish an income
Y d year to pay for the dis
s. IN pf reform propaganda liter
siGre
to Visit Every County
Ano er s25ON0O will be expended in
f.nane. dozen automobile campaign
toUrs. rough which advocates Of Sab
"a il IS and kindred measures will
loe every county in the United
50 .es. Two days are to be allotted to
each e nty, he explained, though addl-
ilonal me may be required for those
taat Larger or rougher or more
what remains Of this $3.50, ,oo0,"
~ ea- d. "wc Will SOW the land knee
deep with literature against lawless-
ness, - per cent beer, gambling,
pugiIl4m, white slavery and the like"
4 third $250.000 DR.. Crafts ex-
T.sined, IL 70 go for the organization
Il permanent county betterment com
mites
These eomraittees,' he added "will
s.sfrgm, arouse and express county SEN
~. ,or law and law enforcement
snIo. meetings on the streets, at
.spon .tncnes and in twilight clubs thu.
~,pio Foett between supper and eve.
''& r '1agenents. They viii be aided
lDen. Ysitg Of organized four
~. r. = saen from headquarters"
ne c@tenslTe organization for moral
~ s1yfm Wn!cn IL thug 10 be built up
s'.saf ~ hafe recessary much larger
ss1 fpf general expenses, and the
s'asining $50 900 ir IN be divided
~ Safee yearly installments Of $83,-
,~,, fpts1 trc Increased cost OF
-'''''''hs regulation apd campaigning.
'ght Iade on Drug Bill
d Ds .a'ts di&covcred to-day that he
l ~. TO haye the plain sailing nc
In,s Io ,Gr IN securing passagc Of the
tse- 'nii'er Dill % prohibit ezporta-
taon ef Es1rynja fyo-, h.. rr,t,. a q.