The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-06-03
BREWERS AND DIsTILLERs
ARE PERSONA NON GRATl
After Much Beating of Brush
A. A. P. A. Finally Gets Out
Wet Crowd
MR.. HILL OF MD. CRATES
Phila. Meet Warmed Cookies
in Bootleggers' Hearts
Everywhere

There has been much talk Tor sew
eral weeks past about the movement
TO organize a Philadelphia branch of
the Association Against the Prohibi-
ton Amendment The first attemp.
resulted in dismal failure Capt. w.
II. stayton OF Baltimore. national
head OF the organization. was pres-
ent on that occasion but only twenty
six faithful had responded TO his in
uitation to meet him at the Bellevue
Stratiord Tor the purpose OF organic
ing the movement The effort sue
ceeded. however, last weelr>when the
Clover Room OF the Bellevue STRAIT
lord was filled to capacity and ac-
cording 10 report leo people were
unable to crowd into the room. Ac-
cording 10 newspaper reports nearly
all those present wore full dress and
the announcement was made that
neither brewers nor distiliers will be
permitted to have membership in the
organization.
peated what has already been pub
lished in American Issue concerning
the purposes OF his organization
The new president OF the Philadcl-
phia branch is Hon. T. Dewitt Guy
Ter Mr.. Cuyler is an attorney and a
noted clubman He is best known,
however as a high official OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
The Spirit of the Crusaders
In his speech OF acceptance he de-
clared that the hight on which the
organization was starting was an up
hill one but that lis propaganda must
be pushed He said;
The moral sense OF the nation
mast be aroused before the legis-
lation * attacked Preach the
doctrine OF freedom as euaran-
teed BY our forefatheis. Don't
be afraid to work for the Asso-
citation. Go out III the spirit OF
the crusaders TO right a great
wrong.
Mr. Cuyler suggested that the As
ISOLATION study the campaigns which
had been carried out by the railroads
in order to bring about their return
to private ownership. He claimed
that the Prohibition Amendment to
the Constitution was put through
"insidiously" and that the people
awoke too late to defend themselves.
The new president manifested real
fighting spirit. His patriotism rose
to a high pitch as he said: eve are
come here as great public duty to
help rectify great national wrong"
Mr. Cuyler is to have the assistance
OF large number of vice-presidents.
Congressman Hill Present
The chief speaker at the meeting
was Congressman John Phillip Hill
, of Baltimore who has recently intro
duccd a bill for the repeal OF the Vol
stead law. Mr. Hill made vigorous
attack on the Eighteenth Amendment
as we'll as on the Volstead law. He
characterized the latter as being idi-
otto" He claimed that il a secret
poll were taken in Congress it would
: be repealed. He did not tell the
crowd, however that few days ago
| he had sent letters to all members of
5 Congress asking them to state
| whether they favored the repeal of
t the Volstead law. He did not tell
what the result OF his questionnaira
was among members from Pennsyl-
vania.
1 Such meetings as this which was
, held in the Bellevue Stafford are
e looked upon with rare satisfaction by
a every bootlegger and every would
d be saoonkeeper in the country.
p They realize that the repeal of the
. Volstead Code would render tho
Y Eighteenth Amendment of the Con-
e stitution imperative and dead letter.
= 1t is said that the crowd which met
in the Bellevue Stratford was made
0 up largely of citizens whose private
y stock IS exhausted or running low.
= They tried to cheer up one another
= with the hope that the Nolstead Code
y would be repealed by the Sixty ninth
f Congress. This is cold comfort.
o however, for the Sixty-ninth Con-
It gress will not be elected until No
a vember 1924 and it will not get into
: action until fifteen months later.
), which will be 1926 BY that time
= Prohibition will have been in force
= six years and if the law has been rea-
: sonably we'll enforced the Prohibition
:. policy will have been firmly estab-
II lished. 1t is lamentable, however,
E that the establishment OF Prohibition
S is to be always made difficult because
j. OF the conduct Of a few people who
e Judge the future by their own appe-
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