The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-15
All Europe is Drunk
John Gary Evans Returns
From Europe Firmly Con-
vinced That Prohibition
is Necessary
columbia Statc)

: (Columbi Statc)
Il come back 10 my country more
OF q prohibitionist than eyer was. y
said John Gary Evans. former gov
ctnor of South Carolina, last night
while 1T the State House where he
was watching with much intcrcsr
the proceedings Of thc legislature
Jlr. Evans returned 10 america a
short time ago after having: Spent
several months in Europe AZ q
northern Africa
II have seen so much of WING
drinking and whiskcy drinking ard
beer drinking: so, few persons WHO
We're. actually sober. SO many c.i-
dences of dnSeneracy brought about
by excessive use OF alcohol, that /
feel like commencing our country
because We took alcohol in hand
before ii had gotten n death grip
OF our people.
Not that YOU see- many people
in: Europe in the cutters dca.,
drunk. yet there are few who a"..
sober Ut. any time. Day and night
they are. under the influence Of
alcohol.
Lloyd George is the only .:lan
in Europe who has any co:nmon
s1ense-and / might say he Is al
MOST the only sober one.
To Sf1..i;<x
Moral conditions in England arr:
at the lowest cbl1. = All. OF Europe.
is stepped in imlnorality-there is
no Christianity o:ci there. The
people go through the forms hG;
thcy ara absolutely ignorant OF tb'.
teachings of Chris. The larger
cities on the continent are wors:.
than Sodom and Gomorrah. and i
is a wonder that they have not been
/ destroyed pne Arabs Of Egypt
Were, the only sober people saw
The people realize that they ;:.e
in n bad way-that their ciyiliya-
lion, their methods Of life and O.:
doing business are almost {: faiicrc
that political an:, social systems 5
are founded or wong principles.
They have debased agriculture sd
| the agriculte,rist IN Italy is lite
better off than lie was in f;-,:Ga,
times.
"The people don't know where ro
,urn-they have 40 confidence IL
,,y.l;,,,, ayoan+ -, t,,,.r;co aud
! eircy arar hoping tina: .Americ., vii!
step in and show Them the way.
america has had an opportunity
that comes To but few nations. ana
! had she seized il She could have
made friends Of ne1rly every c1ur-
try in the worldN AS it is t1..:y,
With American big business men
controlling the siti.1ion / fe;,:' We
have lost our opportunity: We a"e
coming TO be regarded; as cX:.s..i!- :
ers instead OF humaEit"rians.
t 1t is beautiful 10 gee in what
. regard the people. c:en the :5cnori
children. hold Woodrow Wilson anf
OK they have memoflzed Il points.
! They cant see why america :, ~ :
! dated such humans. and be"c':'>-
lent principles. II viii be hr:.,ts~
sibic for us 10 ;lccor:plish anyth;n.;
except through the o"'icy and the
means suggested by Woodrow VII
son, and ! hope Am"rl'a will regain
the position she held under his
I leadership
Need OF Cotton.
/ The need OF cotton and American
! supplies is felt sorcly in Eurcnr.
31r. Evans said. presidents Of Dig
| business concerns in the United
States are sitting around in Europe:
f! waiting for concessions, thus hold
! in. Southern and Western supplies
I cut Of the country. The people
need only little credit TO get
going. If the people Of the South
and West could see how they are
| being deprived oI selling opportun-
/ tiles in Europe there would be 4
revolution in this country.
IN Italy, which used TO be a
great consumer of cheaper grades
of cotton, ! saw hundreds OF people
ON the river banks washing Their
one cotton garment, drying II ana
putting it on again. II given a
chance these people could buy nun
GreGs of bales Of cotton. We are
! losing our opportunity to so in and
(apture the trade and the friend :
shin. ol the nations OF Europe.
Il Mr.. Evans said the feeling III
Egypt against England waS taxing
the Egyptians heavily.
Mr.. Evans met many old ifichos
at the State House and talked mosl
interestingly and cntertalnlnsS OF
his trip through Europe. he sald
trenches and shell holes on the bat
tlefields had largely been illled III
and were. now being cultivated II
,hat the ruined cities and villages
had not been rebuilt. The nrct %
American implements and machln-
try was great, he sad.
Health Officer Reports Two Cases
of Smallpox.