The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-22
ANTIsALC0HOLISM
MEETING TO OPEN
IN WASHINGTON
Delegates From All Parts
of the World Will
Attend.
Bryan and Daniels To
Address Convention
Alcohol AS Affecting Health
To Be Theme of Open
ing Session.

Washington, Sept. 21-The if
teenth International Congress against
for a six day session with delegates
from most parts of the world pres
ent. Originally, the Congress was to
have assembled in 1918, but having
been postponed year by year because
Of the war it's present meeting will be
the, first since that at Milan, Italy.
in 1913
Speakers from Is foreign coun-
the United States will include Will
liam ]. Bryan, Attorney-General Pal
mer and Secretary Daniels, who will
discuss phases of national prohibit
ton. In addition to the speeches, the
Congress will stage a pageant illus
trating the anti-liquor movement in
this country. An exhibit also will be
held by materials and methods used
and of the development in the manu-
facture and sale of soft drinks
A number of national and inter-
national organizations and societies
will hold meetings and conferences
during the Congress but at hours
experimenting it's regular session.
These societies include the World
League Against Alcoholism, the
World Prohibition Federation, the
International Order of Good Temp
lars, the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union, the Catholic Total Abb
stinece Union, the Anti-Saloon
Temperance Federation, the Priests
Total Abstinence League, the Inter
Collegiate Prohibition Association'
the National Temperance Council,
the National Legislative Conference
and others.
Alcohol as affecting health will be
the theme at the opening session. DR.:
Eugene l.. Fisk, medical director of
the Life Extension Institute, New
York City, is to discuss the relation
of alcohol to modern health ideals
and DR.. Charles r. Stockard of Cor
nell University is to recount the Ia
test scientific investigation in this
country of the action on the brain,
the nervous system and on heredity.
other speakers at this session will be
Professor Ley of the University or
Brussels, Director AschaTenburg of
the Cologne Psychiatric Clinic and
Dr. Legrain of Paris. The pageant
will be held tomorrow night, as also
a reception to delegates and mem
bers
Beer and light wines will be the
center of attention Wednesday DR.,
Harvey w. Wiley will discuss THE
Proposal for Beer and Light Wines
in the United States from the Eco
nomic and Political Viewpoints"
while others will tell of these bev-
erages as intoxicants, and causes of
alcoholism.
The fight of the churches and of
women on liquor also will be part
of tomorrow's program, the speakers
including Right Rev. Iegis Canevin
of Pittsburgh, Bishop Luther b. Will
son of New York City, Sabbi stephen
S. Wise Of New York City, DR.. P. A.
Ming of the Swiss Parliament, Pastor
Gallienne of Paris and Mrs. Ella A.
Boole of Boston.
Prohibition during the war in for
eign countries well as in the
United States, along with discussion
of the constitutional prohibition in
this country will be the subjects be-
fore the Congress Thursday. Attor-
ney-General Palmer will speak at
night on Legal Aspects Of Prohibi-
ton Constitutional, Federal and
state" Secretary Daniels also will
speak there, his subject being War
. Prohibition in it's Relation to War
Activity in the United States" An
ANALYSIS of results of prohibition in
this country is the subject Of Bird s.
Coler, commissioner of Public Wei
fare, New York city. to be presented
at the afternoon session: Speakers
from Denrnark, England, France,
Orient also will relate details of the
night against liquor in their home
On Friday. DR.. P. A. Baker. of
Ohio. superintendent of the American
Anti-Saloon League, will speak on
political Aspects Of the Prohibition
Movement in America-Partisan and
Non-Partisan Effort" and Represen,,,
discuss .'The Liquor Problem and La
Dor in America" DR.. R. Hercod, OF
Switzerland, will report on the pres
emit status of Temperance and prohi-
bition legislation in Europe. William
Jennings Bryan will be the speaker
at night.
Attention will be confined at Sat
urady's session to the movement
against alcohol in North and South
American countries. Miss Ruth f.
Spence of Toronto, will relate the
fight in Canada and DR.. Algeria OF
Lima, Peru, will speak of that in
South America. Other. speakers will
deal with the movement in Mexico
and Central America saturday after
noon will be devoted to recreation. II
being planned that all delegates and
members of the Congress shall visi
Mount Vernon and plant tree a
the tomb of Washington.
On the final day next Sunday the
Congress will be addressed by the
governors of Maine, Kansas, an6
Georgia. Plans of various anti
liquor organizations represented II
the Congress are then to be an
nounced.
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