The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-01-13


proposition, he submitted the same To
his corporation counsel from whom he
received a splendid opinion holding il
to be the duty of the mayor and CHIEF
OF police TO enforce this law, and at
the present time all these forces, in
Guiding more than 5000 policemen, are
giving their efforts to enforcing this
law. This is the most significant
thing that has happened i'll all the
years of fighting against the liquor
traffic. If the city of Chicago can en-
force the Prohibition laws there is no
place i'll tho world where it is impossi-
bic. It might be we'll for US to keep
in mind that in the county of Cook
there arc more people today than in
any one of the following states that
touch our state OF Illinois, Wisconsin,
Iowa, Kentucky and Indiana. This
bigness to this territory ought to re-
mind us. however, that the fight is not
over. There are many difficulties and
many powerful forces to overcome be-
fore the task of entirely stopping the
liquor traffic in Chicago will be ac-
complished.
The Chicago Problem
Mayor Thompson deserves the CO.
oDeration Of eVerv church -, tho c;ty
He deserves as we'll the help OF every
newspaper in the city OF Chicago in
carrying out his program OF enforc-
ing the Illinois Prohibition act. \
few years ago the mayor ordered the
saloons closed on Sunday in obedience
to the law Compelling obedience was
difficult undertaking. Enforcing
Prohibition every day in the week will
be more than seven times as hard, but
the same principles are involved and
similar results will be realized ii every
citizen and every agency gives their
hearty cooperation in this work.
We enjoyed great results from the
closing of the saloons on Sunday and
the prospects of now realizing them
closed OH every day should inspire us
to sing, Every day will be Sunday
by and by"
The Future Task
The great task before us is to hold
the Illinois Prohibition act II
strengthen it to meet every new need.
We will not in our day need a new
Prohibition act in Illinois, but we will
need amendments to strengthen it and
will need to meet the cunning OF the
enemy in their efforts to weaken it in
probably every legislative session.
Our legislative program will offer a
number of important amendments to
this law. The VETS have definite
program which includes the repeal OF
the Prohibition act and its weakening
il its repeal proves impossible.
The Beer and Wine Fight
The congressional fight for the last
few months has been strenuous one,
but the ground has been held against
any efforts of the enemy to bring back
the liquor traffic so far. Their recent
effort to provide a soldiers bonus by
the return of beer and wine under
taxation for this bonus shows the sub
tleness of our opponents. Our conn
try is able to take care of the heroes
who fight for its defense without tax
ing sin and iniquity and thereby bring
ing more distress into the country
than would be relieved through the
bonus. This effort must meet the
same fate that other efforts have met.
We rejoice in the fact that Illinois
gave her full quota in Congress for
the submission of the Eighteenth
Amendment, the vote being y to i'll
the House and with one of the two
Senators favorable, and i'll the fact
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