The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-02-11
Reply Points to Wet Record
of Magazine
u. S. SENATE EXPOSED
BREWERS PAID WRITER
Anti-Saloon League Not an Outside
Organization
CHURCH MUST KEEP IN ACTION

The following is from a letter re-
Gently sent to the Anti-Saloon League
by Chicago minister: Replying 10
yours of last month | would say |
have not yet been able to arrange a
date for the Anti-Saloon League to
make its appeal in my church. With
the denominational drives and all the
causes which are pressing for hear
ing in these days the church scarcely
gets an opportunity 10 present It's
own work and preach the simple gos-
pei to the people now and then. tSee
article in the January Atlantic enti-
stled, a Parish Minister'S Declaration
OF Independence0."
In his answer to the above John
w. Langley. assistant superintendent
and church secretary for the Chicago
district OF the Anti-Saloon League,
suggested the possible purpose OF the
article in question. He said:
"The Atlantic Monthly in past
years printed many wet articles writ
ten by John Koren.
Tho investigation OF bro-Germans
and brewers by the United States
Senate showed that John Koren re-
ccived salary from the brewers at
the time he wrote the Atlantic
Monthly articles
so far as know the Atlantic
Monthly has never apologizcd to its
readers for offering as unbiased ma
tcrial articles by writer subsidized
Dy the Brewers.
"The liquor forces know better than
some drys that the Sunday Anti-Sa-
loon League church service is the
heart OF the dry movement which
made America dry and which must
keep America dry.
Considering the past record OF the
Atlantic Monthly. the fact that the
greatest wet propaganda campaign in
the history of America is now being
carried on, and the fact that some
preachers are giving the Atlantic
Monthly article as reason for not
cooperating with the organized drys
of America, il is not particularly puz-
zlng to figure out why the article in
question was printed regardless OF
the question of why it was written.
Not Outside Organization
"Thc Anti-Saloon League is the
o fiji cial agency of cooperating
churches for Prohibition work. Be-
cause the League could do Prohibit
ton work more effectively than indi-
vidual churches the temperance pro-
gram of cooperating churches was
made to include the support of the
League. When the church decides
that supporting Prohibition is no
longer part of its Christian work,
then and not until then can the
League be called an outside organiza-
ton"
Senate Committee Report
The following is from Senate Docu-
ment No. 62. Report and Hearings of
the Subcommittee on the Judiciary
United States Senate, Volume l.,
page So:
y Senator Nelson. Did you employ
John Koren to write articles in the
Atlantic Monthly?
Mr.. Feigenspan. John Koren?
Senator Nelson. Koren?
Mr.. Feigenspan. Koren was not
engaged by me; but was employed by
the association while was chairman.
He was engaged as statistician.
Senator Nelson. remember see
ing articles written by him in the At
lantic Monthly.
Mr.. Feigenspan. Mr.. Koren, l be-
lieve, has written some articles.
Senator Nelson. Did he write
those at the instance or suggestion of
any of these associations?
Mr.. Feigenspan. ! do not think so.
Senator Nelson. Was anyone paid
for it?
Mr.. Feigenspan. Mr. Koren?
Senator Nelson. Yes.
Mr.. Feigenspan. Mr.. Koren was
under a retainer from the United
States Brewers Association.
Senator Nelson. By whom was he
retained?
Mr.. Feigenspan. / do not know
who originally retained him, but he
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