The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-08-19
WOMEN URGED TO
GIVE SUPPORT TO
LAW ENFORCEMENT
CHEF DANGER LIES IN THE,
APATHY AND INDIFFERENCE
OF MANY PEOPLE, SAYS w.
G. 7. L. LEADER
(By the Associated Press

San Francisco, Aug. l9.-Women OF
the country were called on to give
their vigorous support to law en-
forcement by Miss Anna A. Gordon,
president Of the National Woman
Christian Temperance Union. at the
opening Of its 4Sth annual conven.
tion here Thursday.
This was the keynote struck b.
Miss Gordon in her address on The
Expanding Program OF Our New cri-
sade"
I'VE are not discharged from our
peaceful anti.alcohol warfare Of the
past four decades" Miss Gordon told
delegates representing 500 900 W. G. T.
L members. we cannot lay down
our arms
Much territory remains to be pos
sessed for our foundation principles
Cf total abstinence and prohibition.
I'VE thank God for the eighteenth
amendment that legally breaks down
the bulwarks OF our enemy. But to.
day he fights in the open. He is
very much alive as law breaker
and beer bolshevist. He would like
to make the W. q. II. L. believe
that its warfare against alcohol Is
accomplished and that law enforce
ment need not be our great objecticc.
Our chief danger lies in the apa.
thy and indifference OF many good
people who aided in securing the
law.
An unacceptable obligation, Miss Cor
don declared. rests upon every law
abiding citizen-bravcly To cooperate
with federal and state enforcement
officials and TO work for the election
regardless Of party affiliations Of can
didates who believe in prohibition and
it, enforcement.
Today. she added the United States
IL vast unified laboratory where
the findings and declarations OF en-
inent European and American sci.
concerning the dangers OF alcoholic
drink and the benefits OF prohibition
are being successfully tested.
"All the world Is looking on" Miss
Gordon sald. "and will Judge prohi.
bltion by the brand that is labeled
Made In America To cnlishten the
family OF nations We must help hold
aloft the brightly burning torch Of u
well enforced. successful prohibltory
law. We must sull crusade. We
must SIN dare. Comrades, We must
carry ON"
Reporting ON her recent trip 10
South America. Miss Gordon said tina;
prohibition was live issue In Chile,
Argentina. Brazil. Paraguay and IRA.
quay and that the presidents Of Chile
and Uruguay We're enlisted In the
prohibition movement
Sentiment for world disarmament,
the W. G. r. L. leader declared. must
INCREASINGLY bc created and constant.
~ kept at white heat"
Cooperation between the millions
o. working women In small towns
and tho 10000 small town W. g. T.
Us was urged today 10y Mrs. Laura
Miller VI Evanston, H.. tn report
to the convention Mrs. Miller Is
national director of the W. e. r u =
women In industry department.
our research shows that these
towns are almost unrcachcd by worn
ing womcns organizations" Mrs. Mil.
Ter reported. "Thc spirit OF fellow.
ship between home and employed wom.
IN which the war brought to the big
cities Is siill to be developed in the
smaller.
Actual experiments made In scat
tered small town W. g. +. Us In the
past six months, however, have proved
successful.
"Beforc our next years convention
We hope to see $4,000 employed wom-
cn enrolled as new members. They
will be organized In business women's
branches. In citizenship classea. or IN
supper clubs. as they prefer. support
o, the 18th amendment is part Of the
membership pledge.
I Tho slogan % our department IL.
/ one woman In every four Ia the
| United states IL workins woman
let's make Il one in four In the W. c.
r L. b. ls25.'"