The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-28
WILL ORGANIZE
TO Get LIQUOR
LAW ENFORCED
nwo Prom Each Precinct Compose
League Of Prohibition yig-
ilantes.

Tuo citizens from each OF the 20
n,ac3octs in the city will be named
ne week to compose an anti-sa-
ioon organization which will have
- ira aim ito encourage city and
rv-nty icers to enforce the pro-
hibition law.
At tf,e mass meeting of represent
+stiyes Of all churches in the city
vegterday afternoon in the Y. M.
A three officers Of the Illinois
Anil saloon league presented plans
and instituted the local organiza-
ton.
presbvterian church was appoint
A chairman OF the committee
which will name the permanent or
ganization members. The temper
arv committee is composed of Rev.
Mr.. Vance, E. B. McKown. Rev. Guy
B. williamson, j. ]. Burgess,
George Reddig. Mrs. c. W. Halves,
Mrs. n. A. Weld. Mrs. o. J. Stir
raft and Mrs Cyrus McPfke, pres
ident of Kingsbury unit of the W.
c. T. L.
The committee began its plans
Yesterday afternoon. At ) O'Clock
Thursday afternoon it will com
nIete the appointment of organiza-
tion members lat a meeting in the
I'M. A. The league aims to en-
courage officers to enforce the law
nv several methods. including first,
the founding of the organization
itself. which will indicate that the
public is protesting; by eleCting Of
fcers who promise to enforce the
law, and nv presenting evidence to
prove that officials know that the
law Is being broken without taking
steps to avert #
Squadron on Visit.
Speakers at Sunday afternoons
meeting were G. ". James of Gales
burg, superintendent of the west
ern district OF the Anti-Saloon
league. who told of the conditions
needed in a community to enforce
the law, especially a cooperation
between citizens and the city Off
Gals: j H. Collier Of Chicago. at
tornev for the state league. who
spoke on the need of organizing the
county to encourage officers to en-
force the law. and F. Scott Nc
Bride, state superintendent. gave
more detailed plan OF how COM
munitv must work together to &C
complish the leagues aims.
Yesterday was observed as anti
saloon Sunday in the churches by
a program Of talks given by officers
Of the state league. Each were
we'll attended and interesting facts
we're revealed by the speakers.
I'VE must organize to the extent
that we keep pressure for law en-
forcement on the officials" f. c.
Little. deacon of one of the Bap-
fist churches of Chicago. told a
congregation at the Gloria Del
church last evening. Mr.. Little
claimed that laborers who do not
drink are 81 per cent efficient in
their work and those who drink
are only % per cent efficient We
critical time in the history of the
United States" he said. What
should be the stand of the church +?
I see a wonderful unity around the
Christ which is the secret of our
power. We are now in the third
state which is a test of our govern
ment, and we must organize to
place the pressure on the officials
to realize that the law must be en-
forced.
"-Christ said, IF you Dove me.
obey Ny laws This should apply
to the. laws of the United States
We sing Sweet land of liberty. but
never apply it to our responsible
ity at the polls. The church has
the power and should use it. To be
passive is anarchy. We had the
right to pass the 18th amendment
when the lives of our nations were
at stake But the church was
asleep at the time the amendment