The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-12
CALL ON CONGRESS
FOR DISARMAMENT
Sixteen Thousand Delegates to Chris
dian Endeavor Convention Make
Plea.

NEW YORK, July 11.-Adopting as
its new slogan, "a warless world by
1929" the sixth worlds Christian En-
deavor convention closed its sessions
tonight by calling upon President
Harding and congress to give us dis
armament, by agreement if possible,
by example IL necessary, and give us
no narrow partianship in this black
hour"
Eve insist" said the declaration
adopted by the more than sixteen
thousand delegates from all parts of
the world, chat as speedily as possible
the United States be permitted to take
its place of leadership in such a coun-
Gil, association or league of nations
as shall induce or compel all peoples
to learn war no more, but brotherhood
and the concert for the real welfare
OF each"
Declaring that opposition to nation
al prohibition was Essential bolshev-
ism and treason" the convention cali
ed upon congress to speedily coHclude
the passage of pending bills for maxi
ing more effective the enforcement CT
the eighteenth amendment.
Refusal on the part of the state to
pass and execute laws to aid in the
enforcement OF prohibition "consti-
tutes morally an act of revolution and
secession" a resolution stated, and
that the delegates pledged themselves
TO support at the ballot box only those
local, county, state and national Off
cials who do not perjure themselves
by favoring violators OF this or any
other law of the land"
Pledging the delegates to uphold the
so-called blue laws" resolution de-
clared I'VE deprecate especially the
carefully planned campaign OF propa-
ganda against the so-called blue
laws the design OF which campaign
was to discredit the Lords day alli-
ance, which we again endorse. and to
make way for commercializing OF
Sunday by the movies and money
making sports, encouraging contempt
the while for prohibition and other
such laws.
1--WE demand respect for the Chris
tian Sabbath and endorse the aims of
whatever helps young people to right
living, and decency, and delicacy III
conduct and dress, whatever promotes
happiness in homes and happiness and
health in lives of young people.
Naturally. therefore, we oppose the
sale OF cigarettes, particularly to boys
and girls and are against the UNI
chaste dance mad all eles that tends
TO weaken character"
Demanding for all Americans equal
ity of opportunity before the law, a
fair chance and square deal for ma
tive and foreign born, and freedom
government education and religion.
the convention denounced as unAmeri-
can and unchristian such cowardly
and unjustifiable mob murders and
crimes Of arson as have lately occur
red IN the south and the north, di-
dectly or indirectly because of race
prejudlces, born of sin and ignorance"
The movement for federal censorship
OF moving pictures was endorsed. as
was the movement in congress to cree
ate independent departments of edu-
cation and public welfare, each wiNh
q secretary in the cabinet of the presi-
dent of the United Suites.
Universal teaching OF public and
private morality in the public schools
was also urged in a resolution which
said, 1--WE shall tolerate the presence
OF no teacher who sneers at Christian
tty or makes a jest of the holy bible"