The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-30
FIGHT AGAINST
DRY AMENDMENT
Anti-Volstead Society to
Bring Suit to Test
Beer Bill
MEMBERSHIP 250,0O0
Will Carry Cause to the Su-
preme Court if It Is
Found Necessary

WASHINGTON. The troubles oil
Mr. Volstead and the proponents OF
the anti beer" bill will be TAR from
ended when that measure Is enacted
into Jaw. according to Capt. William
n strayton, founder and executive
vice president Of the national asso-
caton against the prohibition
amendment. who saws that ~ the bill
masses the senate and is signed by
president Harding. his society will
Immediately bring suit to test its
cons,i .lJionallty. and will carry the
case '0 The supreme court ~ Il be-
comes necessary.
plan Determined Fight.
yThs litigation" Captain Staytou
announced. will be in charge Of a
committee OF prominent lawyers,
doctors and lavmcn who are mem
hers of the ASSOCIATION. After the
law has been declared unConstitu-
uonal tho association will 90 into
the districts OF the senators and con
eressmcn who voted for 70 and Will
point out to their constituents that
they sacrificed the constitution Of
constitu'ionality OF the bill and that
in spite Of the warning, and under
the lash OF the anti-slloon league,
they sacrificed tho constitution OF the
the United states and voted improp-
orly"
Captain Stayton announced that
Me association Is forming state and
local branches thrAughout the
TIMED states. with offices con
vesently located In large cities and
iliaf I'm addition Il Is conducting
huge mail campaign from its prinCi-
pal office at Washington The move
ment viii be carried into Oklahoma.
Every one ~ our offices IS humming
with activity" he stated. we have
already absorbed the memberships
of several liberal societies that have
been formed in various parts % he
country during the past few years,
and are this fall launching nation
wide campaign, which we hope VIII
Cryrtalizo and make potent the wide
spread and rapidly increasing seut-
ment against prohibition"
According to Captain Stayton the
present membership of 100000 CulV
marks the beginning Of the work n
the association He expects that
over million voters win he en-
rolled by the end Of the year, and
said that the necessary machinery Is
now being prepared TO organize mis-
voting strength into an effective ma
chine for combating anti sn,oon
league candidates and influence.
Seek to Curb FaIntiCs.
The literature of the association
announces that II Is a - nation
wide society Of reputable citizens
who are working to repeal the Vol
stead law, to curb fanaticism and
rule by the minority, and to restore
liberty, prosperity and self-respect
10 America" and that brewers and
dislillers are debarred from particl-
pating in its campaign. The assoc n %
ton does not advocate the return OF
the saloon. Among it's prominent
members are. r. Dewitt Cuyler,
Henry r. Draytou. Dr, Charles -.
Hart Rev. Archibald Campbell
Knowles, Dr. Collier +, Martin, Jr.
Charles Il. Penrose, DR.. John n.
Deaver and DR. william jefferson
Guernsey Of Philadelphia; Stuy-
vesant Fish. Charles H. Sabin,
Archibald Il. Roosevelt, Kermit
Roosevelt, Harrison Grey Fiskc,
Vincent Astor and Albert X. After
bury OF New York, r. l., AgassiZ,
Hon. l.. A. Coolidge and Charles $.
Rackemann of Boston; Gen. Felix
Angus, Or. julius Frledcnwald and
Waldo Newcomer OF Baltimore
John 4. Roehling and Dr, Hudson
Maxim OF New Jersey; william +.
Emo of Washington and other
equally well-known men and women
throughout the United States.