New Britain herald., 1922-11-17
WOULD ASK GOVT.
 ID STOP OUTRAGES
Says Way Should Be Found to
 Halt Armenian Atrocities

Philadelphia Nov. 17.-Women Of America should so arouse e".5lic sen timent that America shall more definitely answer Armenias cry" said
 Miss Anna Adams Gordon, president of the National W. c. T. IT.. in an address here today before the con vention of the union. Let us earnest ly ask our government speedily to de- wise way by which Christian Amer ica can cooperate" she continued, with the allied powers in putting a stop to atrocities and in giving pro- lection to Armenian lives and homes"
 Miss Gordon flung back to the vets their rallying cry. "The Liberty Bell must ring again." saying, We here by remind the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment that the Liberty Bell did ring again on Janu- { ary 16, 1919, when the proclamation for constitutional prohibition was written. In wonder Independence Hall, liberty had its birth. How emi- nently appropriate it is that in Phia- delphia the voice of representative motherhood of the world should in- terpret. to the farthest corner of this alcohol-sick world the true liberty the real freedom that yet shall come to all the world--a freedom from the subtle, scheming enemies of 'home and childhood; of health and business prosperity.
 Support Prohibition.
 "The health commissioner of New t York, Royal S. Copeland, declares, Prohibition has no doubt played a very important and no uncertain part in the health condition. In a broad way. anything that is generally help full to groups of people is specifically helpful to public health.'
 Woods Hutchinson. M D.. enthu- siastically supports prohibition. It has been my own e6timate.' he says, that the actual amount of liquor con- stunned by the whole community has been cut down 50 per cent. to 65 per cent. To my. surprise, however, the lowest estimate of reduction, ad- vanced by medical men of 30 to 50 years of experience, attending meet. ing of national medical association. was so per cent. and some ran as high as 95 per cent A statement that can now be made with absolute certitude is that all over the country there has occurred a most unmistak- able and striking decline in the gen eral death rate from all causes until 1t has now reached its most trium- phant low-water mark in all record ed history
 Labor Leaders tn Favor.
 Labor leaders, including Miss Mary Anderson, director woman's bu- reau. U. s. department of labor, Washington, Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Engineers, J. H. McIlvenny of Newcastle, Pennsylvania, secretary and treasurer of division No. 565, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- neers, and James A. Duncan, secre tary of Central Labor council, Seattle, Wash, are outspoken for prohibition.
 John c. Cooper. member of con- gress representing the labor interests, affirms: It is not the working people of our country who are clamoring for the return of the liquor traffic, and it is far from the facts when anyone makes the statement that organized labor as a whole favors the return of wine and beer. Some time ago wrote letters to many leaders of or ganized labor throughout the country. The response to my canvass indicated that large number of them were strongly in favor of prohibition.
 Taft's Opinion.
 Chief Justice Taft of the United States declares. I am not in favor of allowing light wines and beer to be sold under the Eighteenth amend ment I believe it would defeat the purposes of the amendment. No such distinction as that between wines and beer on the one hand, and spirituous liquors on the other is practicable as a police measure. Any such loop 1 hole would make the amendment a 1 laughing stock pr. Harvey w. Wiley asserts, I think beer is prob- ably the most dangerous to health of l all the ordinary alcoholic liquors.
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