, 1922-08-12
WINE AND BEER
DR|VEEXTENDED
TO THIS STATE
Organizers for Sanity League
of America Begin First
Work Here IN Plans for
18th Amendment.

The Sanity League OF America a
national organization committed 20 h
theory that a majority Of the Amea-
can public wants wine and beer and
pledged TO work for amendments 70
the volstead act which will bring this
about. today launched It's first cam
paiEn in wyoming with h arrival
here Of Harry D. orr. organizer and
c. L. Descherne. an asudstant. Head
quarters viii be established IN Wyo-
ming later. Memberships IN the ma
tionsI organization Will DO solicited and
petitions circulated asking congress to
amend h prohibition laws TO permit
the sale Of wine or beer.
The league processes to be opposed
o the old saloon and In a reccnt sur
Vey OF Montana. organizers claim to
have received the endorsement Of a
majority Of the business interests n
practically all leading towns.
The purposes Of the organization
are seif-explanAtory as revealed by h
following platform;
1.-The Sanity League of America
IL a national. cooperative orEanizs.
ton. INCORPORATED under the laws of
California
"a@The principal object OF the
league IS TO crystaliBs into concerted
action the present overwhelming ssnti.
ment IN favor Of wines and beer, and
opposed 20 the open saloon.
"5.-The league Is opposed 20 blue
lsws' Of an kinds. It proposes 70 offer
organized opposition to their further
enactment. and to test the constitution
81 49,
already been enacted.
"4.@CongressmAn JaSiius Kahn of
California has drawn our potion
which is TO oe presented with the sig.
natures of several million voters-ask.
ing u national law.making body TO
amend tho voistead act so as to legal.
Inc h sale Of light wines and beer.
Kahn says that the supreme court ha.
decided that this can be done without
the expensive n slow process OF re-
pcaiins tbs eighteenth amendment.
Congress must, of courre. b. convinced
hat a majority OF the voters Of the
United States are in favor OF such leg.
isiation before IT will ass. This Is
what our petition is for.
"s.-The Volstead act, as nov drawn,
cannot be enforced. and is making law.
VI h9tAAoUts IL ia IlOOCtnE
the country with spurious liquors.
causing untold sickness and death. We
proposs to SO modify this law that it
VIII reflect the will Of tho majority of
the people. and thu be enforclble with.
out a special army OF men and $780,
ooo,ooo.0o annually which must come
out Of the pockets of the taxpayers.
"s,--The league conducts a publicity
bureau which supplies the press with
regula information regarding the
movement. THIS will include inter.
views with prominent men and women
F.-organizers will be sent to every
~ center OF the country to call
meetings, organize parades and
otherwise work up interest repara-
tory TO membership campaigns. The
only way TO successfully accomplish
our purpose is by organization.
1.-THE Sanity League OF America
Is not the representative OF. nor is n
influenced by. political parties, clioues
religious organizations. or selfish in
tsrests. We Will march souarely down
me middle OF the road. standing solid.
~ on the merits OF our proposition.
"s.-we will oppose and fight all is
Fies h a arise in cities, counties.
states mt national affairs that tend 70
TAX away the liberties OF the Ameri.
can citizen. We stand for law and
enforcement and will, IL neoessav
carry to the polls our fight for person.
al liberty within the law, to the end
that we may. In truth, have a gov.
ernment of the people. for the people
by the people"