The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-25
Kramer TELLS
oF FIGHT MADE
ON M00NSHINE
<.,,er q. s. Prohibition Commits.
sIoner Tells Of Liquor Law
Violations.

~rae living church is more pow
..sl than a dead liquor traffic,
- the slogan voiced by John +.
vssner Mansfield, Ohio, former u.
: nrnhibition commissioner, who
ss1arsssed a large audience in the
e-st Methodist church last night,
,s,ivering prediction appeal,
Shaving an afternoon county con-
ssaf;on of the dry forces in the
mo. A., where he spoke on THE
rsuace of Lawlessness". His night
mic was Fighting Moonshine".
He deplored a tendency only too
,,svalent, he said, among moral
"a religious folk. to think that the
-oyk which the 'drys' had been try
az 10 accomplish so many years
-ss done when the principle OF
,,ohibition was written in the Unit
y states constitution and made ef-
ssc.ive through the Volstead law.
yothing, he said. had been more
sseply implanted into the personal,
sronomic and political life of the
.eonle like the liquor traffic, and
,be habit of a nation could not be
changed in a day. The writing of
,ba prohibition principle into the
constitution, he affirmed, was not
ihe end; it was only a laying OF
sonndations. The real work had
yet 10 be done.
Mr.. Kramer complained of the
lack of interest in politics shown
hv many in sympathy with the law
prohibiting the liquor traffic. They
should not remain away from the
polls on election day." he said, ''but
should show their interest by their
votes. II they will register their
strength through the ballot box
and make it evident and obvious
that they intend to participate in
public affairs, the officeholders
and those running for Office will
turn to them, rather than to the
opposing elements for encourage
ment and support"
Against Light Liquors.
The greatest menace of the liquor
situation at present is the sugges'
ton that the manufacture and sale
Of light wines and beer be permit
ted, he concluded. THAT would
merely be an opening wedge" Mr.
Kramer maintained, ''for the ex
landed sale of hard liquor. The
authorities could not hope to police
successfully all the bars at which
liquor would be sold, and we would
very shortly revert to the old sa
loon conditions. That is what
predict will come to pass, If eve
Uhgress allows the sale of ligh
vices and beer"
An address on 1.-The Work Ahead
was delivered by Rev. G. w. jane
of Galesburg, district Anti-Salool
hague superintendent.
Prayer was offered by Rev. J. A
Chapman, pastor of the church.
SeVenty-fiVe attended the Anti
Saloon league county convention IL
the afternoon. Rev. j. L. Vance
pastor of the Oak Grove Unitet
Presbyterian church, presided.
A large part in the discussion wa
taken by Rev. G. w. James o
Galesburg, district superintendent
unlike officials of whom / hav
heard" said Rev. James, some Hi
rois public officials do not tell yol
they will prosecute the evidence
submitted to them. Any official Will
tell you that-they go out and ge
he evidence themselves"
County Violations.
In Rock Island county more thai
une speaker asserted that violation
/ Of the liquor law were numerous
Wealthy law breakers especiall
we're referred to, one speaker say
ing that they drove in their Pack
ards conveying liquor to shant,
boat dwellers, and that no rea
wogress could be made in regar
70 law enforcement until the r1cl
i blenders were taken in hand.
"The vets have never been s.
veil organized as they are today,
vas one of the statements mad
1 by the district chairman. 9Th
church, he continued. has bee
Eleep for the past year and a hall
nd we are working now to arous
Ae church"
t0mmItteeS Appointed.
Rev. Thomas Hughes, Rev
Launcelot Hadaway, Mrs. F. NJ
Wilson, Mrs Andrew Dahlen ant
Rev. A. C.. Bailey, constituting tn
Eliminating committee, recon
nended the following officers. AM
mmmittee members to constitute
NE executive committee of TIL
Anti-Saloon league organization il
Rock Island county for the ensu
i hg year, their report being ap
/ poTed:
President-Rev J. L. Vance
Rock Island.
4 Vice president-Mrs. n. H. Jam
isson, Moline.
Secretary-Rev. A. c. Bailey, Mo
hne