The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-13

Desperate. Deasnt OutIaw.
y Ia true that the isaaor traffic ia
zen branded as. an outlaw, but " -
ar fnsofent, desnerate, defiant outlaw
u the traffic had surrendered, II II
faa openly admitted It's eriminality
end had declared its purpose 70 give
M the fight and cease from sin, the
ti"Eihition forces might begin to de-
r.obilize. But no government demoo
t, ICES its army until the enemy ceases
to fight. The liquor traffic has not
Guy not declared Its intention TO re-
eEt and to cease from sin, but it mas
irsolentiy and defiantly declared thas
II has not repented. and that X VIII
do everything possible to pullify the
'a~. and that 1t will elect congress
thai will weaken the enforcement code
taat he will make that state "as vet
as the Atlantic Ocean" In Massachu-
sorts a ner cent beer law has been
ragged In fla grant violation of the CON
sittution. Rhode Island has appronri-
i}ed money to overthrow the eight
zenith amendment in the courts N
rt ltr seetions. especially in cities WITH
Atree foreign population. the wet
tress practically incite TO lawlessness.
and the Representatives of the traffic
have proclaimed their purpose to spend
hsrrels Of money to break down the
law. The purpose of the adoption OF
the federal prohibition amendment was
II compel the wet" centers to respect
fhe rights of .dry' communities and
states and to remove the protection
Of The federal government from IN in
famous traffic. The declared policy Of
The liquor traffic is to prevent the ac-
cornplishmant of that purpose by sys
tetr'atic. persistent insolent law viola
tiGn
Natfon-WIde Law Enforcement.
IL, reply to this defiant threat of
Modification and active lawlessness.
the Anti Sa loon League has launched
great campaign for law enforcement.
The league'is not SURPRISED at the up
foi'rious defiance of the ljguor traffic
Tho league from the beginning has
-hae-as It's program: first Agitation:
second. Legislation; third Law En-
foreement. The first two steps In the
program have been taken. Prohibit
ito legislation. while not yet absolutely
r~rfect, is fairly satisfactory. but The
league has realized from the begin
nirg that the warfare would not be
rtled by the passage of legislation
but that the same forces which Sc
cured the desired legislation must also
s"cure effective law enforcement. To
accomplish this purpose. the leader
ship of the league. under which the
prohibition forces have won such splen
did victories. Is now calling for i've
year enlistment of influence and OF
money.
Great *Edur~tiye Program.
A great educative program has been
fully outlined. which has as its basal
principle the carrying Of the truth
concerning the effects of alcohol and
TIE benefits OF prohibition to the peo-
rln In the centers which are hostile
TO prohibition. including the foreign
population, and especially to the
yor niger people. This educative cam
raign must be carried on in the usual
thorough Anti-Saioon League style
II will call for tens of millions or
PAGES of literature prepared by skilled
writers and the ablest cartoonists:
manufacture of thousands of stereop-
ticon slides. the preparation OF striE-
ing posters; the employment of able
lecturers and effective platform speak
ers: the compilation of the latest facts
as to the liquor traffic and prohibition
ard the publication OF those facts In
a form suitable for reading rooms, IL
trr ries and class rooms. state and ma
ttoral organizations must he main
tanned to carry on this educative pro-
gram. and to assist as heretofore in
the cultivation and maintenance of a
strong prohibition and law enforce
rent sentiment until the strength o.
the outlawed traffic has been effec-
lively broken down.
Call to world Lendership.
Eut not only is the continued ex-
is,ence of the Anti Saloon League de-
randed to secure the full fruitage Of
TIC great victories which have been
Won at such cost. but the league is
called upon to lead inthe great con-
hsct which has alreadvbegun for world
prohibition. When the World League
AGAINST Alcoholism was organized in
Washington city June 6. 1919. there
we're delegates present from thirteen
countries. These delegates were
VI il in their appeal to the Anti-Saloo
League of America to take the lead In
the great world conflict. II is the
glory of our country that the nations
of the earth are turning anxinuslv
eArectantfy. hopefully to rs for he1p.
for cooperation, for leadership Ou-
j" sition as y nation is unique in tho
orid's history. ] cannot understand
kew any man can talk q "little Amer