Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-12-14
A PROCLAMATION


favored communities in this most, IA
vored land 1t is impossible for those
who have not personally visited old
world nations to realize the contrast
between conditions with us and c0hdi-
lions abroad. The peace, comfort,
stability and confidence, which we en-
joy and accept along with sunshine
and free air as part of our national
endowment, are unknown elsewhere in
the world. Such blessings build the
broad and strong foundation for our
happiness and hope. All are made
possible because of the form of gov
eminent under which we live, guaran-
teeing, as it does, independence to the
individuals, good order to society, and
protection against all who would de-
stroy them. H. i
The instrument which safeguards
the welfare Of the United States is
our Constitution. In proportion as it
is weakened in subject matter or de-
prived Of the allegiance of our people,
everything good and safe in the land
is endangered. Loyalty to the Consti-
tuition and wholehearted obedience to
it's provisions are essential to our very
existence as nation. The method by
which it may be amended guarantees
that no new provision can be added
without the approval of approximately
two-thirds Of our entire citizenship.
Within the last three years our
people have set themselves the most
difficult task in the way of constitu-
tional amendment which has ever been
undertaken. They did this when they
adopted the prohibition amendment
and passed the Volstead act to put it
into full force and effect. r.
For some it is difficult to obey this
law because drinking habits have de-
veloped in them an appetite for al
coholic liquor. The drinkers and the
lawless sellers connive at practises
which are making enforcement of the
prohibition law difficult, and so fa1
as they succeed are promoting a spirit
Of disloyalty to the Constitution.
The prohibition law was enacted be.
cause Of the nationwide injuries which
Fthe drinking habits of our people had
from time immemoria1 inflicted upon
hundreds of thousands of homes. be-
cause of it's blighting effect on child
hood, the miseries which it brought
to unnumbered wives and mothers, and
the deteriorating effect it had upo1
the efficiency of drinkers, whether en-
gagged in manual labor, mental work
or professional occupations. The saloon
is gone forever. Nevertheless. the as
sociate of crime is the illicit sale Of
liquor, in the great majority of con
victions. 1t is altogether proper ant
cOmmendable that we should work to
gether to set our country upon high
er plane of living than that to which
any great nation has heretofore as
PRED. u
Therefore, I, J. A. @. Preus, Governor
Of Minnesota, earnestly appeal to al
citizens of Minnesota to give the pro
hibition laws their support in whole
hearted and determined way. The tasl
Of putting them in force is vel
worthy of our best endeavors. f. /
First-Those who in violation of Law
supply themselves with liquor for bev
erage use, and yet do not wish to be re
garded as lawbreakers, should realiz,
that in so doing they are connivinl
with lawbreakers and are promotin.
the lawlessness which in other direc
tons they are among the first to con
denim. "1,j-' j.. @" !
Second-People who may have come
to us from foreign lands should I'm
derstand that the manufacture Of in
toxicating liquors at home for theil
own consumption as beverage or. fol
sale to others for beverage purposes
cannot be tolerated under the law.
Third-Physicians should not pre-
scribe intoxicating liquor for medica
purposes unless fully convinced tina
no other remedy. is available which
will serve the purpose. 4 @
Fourth Public officials should b.
given full support by the people O
our state in every earnest effort the.
make to enforce the law, and the more
vigorously they act the more the.
should be commended. B jsI /
Fifth The laws we have enacted tt
secure prohibition must be enforced
and should be cheerfully obeyed by all
H TX Signed J.. a.. @. PREUS,
.5 VI #s% Governor of Minnesota
The Capitol St. Paul, MINI. .|
November 21, 1921 .-s. 81 ts .,ssS RI