Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-12-12
DECLARES 18TH AMENDMENT
GREAT RIGHTEOrJs I.Er;IsLATIo

The 18th amendment is the greatest
piece of righteous legislation the world
has ever seen, said Mrs. Jeanette Mann
of Boston, national organizer of the w.
c. 7. O.. in her temperance address at
the union service Sunday evening at the
Central Baptist church. Mrs. Mann
characterized as traitor to his country
the man who doesn't obey the law be-
cause he doesn't approve it. He is defy
ing the constitution. he is tra1Enting on
the flag, he is guilty of treason, she SAID
The service. which had a fair sized at
tendance. was led by the pastor of the
church, Rev. David A. Pitt, D. D. Fol-
lowing the hymnal service, the scripture
lesson, Psalm 46. was read by the county
W. c. T. U. preside.< Rev. Robert L
Roberts. Phi D., pastor of Trinity NJ K
church. offered prayer. after which Mrs
Mann was introduced by Miss Harriet G.
Cross, president of the local w. c. T. u.
Mrs. Mann's topic was Our Country's
Call to Service.
In our country's call to service during
the world war the flag took on a new
meaning to many OF us Mrs. Mann said
In all the years of this repubuc's life we
have been holding up ideals. The call
of 1917 was for an ideal. The call was
for the preservation of that ideal upon
| which this republic is built. Old Glory
| righteous cause. Sometimes it seems to
me We are forgetting how much we owe
our country. Our country is calling us
today. 1t is calling US to world service.
/ When the 18th amendment becomes fully
! enforced a great temptation will have
been removed from the coming genera
ton. The work isn't done yet The tenn
perance forces throughout the country
are asking every Church to have at least
| one service to impress on its people that
| the fight is not over yet. The enemies Of
| prohibition are willing to fight the consti-
| tuition of the United States. are willing to
| tear down Old Glory and trampIei I in
| the dust to gain their end. We will re-
peal the 18th amendment when we. car
draw the sun down out of the skies Il
a man thinks he can make liquor illegal.
| ly, it is only step to making counterfeit
money. If they srauggie liquor in through
Canada, why not smuggle in othel
| things?
The newspapers. some even in YOU
own state, do not frown upon violations
] of the 18th amendment as they do OF
violations of other laws. Mrs Mann
said that editors who favor light wine
and beer. and who claim in EDITORIAL
that there is real food value to alcohol
do not know as much about government
as some of our high school boys"
Mrs. Mann said that the prohibition
, forces are today confronted by the pro
paganda of the Worlds Liquor associa
ton which. she said. has bureaus in man,
, foreign countries. News stories unf.vor
able to prohibition and distorted facts ar
published IN the foreign newspapers L
discourage prohibition in those countries
1t is told over there that your state ha
/. refused to ratify the 18th amendment
and it is told so of my state. 1t sound
pretty bad over there on the other sid
to say the states sacred to the tradition
of the Pilgrims are defying the constitu
ton of the United States To have Pre-
hibition succeed in this country we kno,
, we must have prohibition all over tn
world. The propaganda against prohib
ton comes from the liquor dealers.
Mrs. Mann described at some lengt
the many departmental activities Of tn
: w. c. T. L. and appealed for a generou
! support Of the organizations work. A
, the close o: the service envelopes askin
! for the inclosing of the membership fl
of the W. C. T L. and bearing the 70
; lowing pledge were distributed anon
/ those present
Il hereby solenniy Promise. God hely
ing me- to abstain from all distilled, fel
mented and malt liquors, including win
beer and cider. and to employ all propt
= means to secure the enforcement Of ii
{ 18th amendment TO the federal constiti
ton