The Pensacola journal., 1920-01-20
ENFORCEMENT
LEAGUE MEETS
PLANS FOR PROHIBITION LAW
ENFORCEMENT LEAGUE GIVEN
AT LUNCHEON YESTERDAY.

Before one of the most enthusiast
tic ana biggest gatherings Of its kind
aver held in the state Of Florida, Rev
G. w. Crooke give in detail the pur-
poses and ideals of the anti-saloon
league in connection with law en-
forcement and its relation to the 18Th
amendment. Rev. Crool1e is state
secretary Of the anti-saloon leaugue in
Florida and is touring the state in the
interest Of the league in conjunction
with several other speakers Of state
wide and national reputation.
The meeting held yesterday was in
the banquet hall of the San Carlos
hotel. at which nearly 200 represen-
tative business men Of the city We're
present. This was the biggest ana
most successful meeting of its kind,
according to Dr. Crooke, that has
ever been held n this state.
DR.. Crooke gave the principal ad-
dress of the day in which he briefly
outlined the purposes and duties Of
the league in connection with the en-
forcement of tile prohibition amend
ment With only three or four fed
eral men allotted to this state" said
Dr. crcolSe. 1T will be impossible for
the officers of The law TO rigidly en-
force the sale and consumption Of
liquor. 1t. therefore, lies upon the Or
ganization and ne people Of the state
and of the union to maintain law en-
forcement and 3 support the laws and
constitution of the United States. This
is the duty tie anti-saloon league
has taken upon itself and it is for this
purpose that speakers are being sent
80,
In speaking further he said that one
OF the biggest things mapped out for
the league was the Americanization
OF the foreign element in the United
States. These people, he said, were
under the impression that the United
states was a country in which every
individual was 1t liberty TO do as ne
pleased. It is The education and the
Americanization of this class of peo-
pie that the league is attempting. To
make them und erstand that this is
country OF people who abide by laws
that are enacted.
Another poln. brought out by DR.
Crooze was the peculiar situation of
this state and The cIoseness of Cuba.
Florida being only 43 miles from cuba
it is easy for the smugglers to bring
liquor into the state and make Florida
a gateway to the other states in the
union. The prohibition law cannot be
enforced until the people of this state
cause the shipments of liquor to be
discontinued.
The anti-saloon league will visit
other countries and will bear to them
testimony Of a dry United States. said
Ir Crooke We will not go to thes,
countries 10 dictate to them what they
should do. but 20 bear a message OF
what national prohibition has done
to America, ana TO encourage them
to pass national laws" said DR..
Crooke. The speakers to these coun-
tries will be sent before the national
elections will be held and as soon as
the United States enforces its own
laws properly.
Other addresses were made by DR.. h.
J. Moore, of Ohio Judge w B. Shep-
pard, T. L. Cant, Leroy V. Holsberry
and others. Col Dan Morgan smith
was to have been present at the. meet
ing, but due to train connections be-
tween here and DeFuniak Springs
where the colonel was to speak last
night, he was unable to be in Pensa-
cola