The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-11
IS CONFIDENT
OF DRY WORLD
"Pussyfoot' johnson Will
Tackle New Zealand
Next
SO HE INFORMED
BARRE AUDIENCE
international Temperance
Reformer Spoke Last
Evening

thor, editor and traveller, the man VINO
lost an eye in the zeal of his cause in
London, spoke in the Barre Congrega
tional church last night in his tour Of
the United States leading TO his de-
parture on July 4 for the campaign in
New Zcalaad 1t was one OF two dates
in Vermont during that tour, the other
having been at Montpelier on Tuesday
evening. An audience OF 400 people
heard him.
'sPussyfoot" johnson is by no means
the exemplar of pussyfoot in physical
appearance. Large almost ponderous--
soiidly set on a substantial underpin-
ming. standing four square as he pre-
sents his doctrine, deliberate in his
movements on the stage and little
given to oratory, he was, apparently,
the very antithesis of the designation,
which has been given him. He gave one
the impression Of stolidity until he
warmed to his subject the redemption
of the entire world from drink; then
he emitted sparks as if striking blow
after blow upon the anvil as he drove
his arguments in favor Of prohibition.
Perhaps he caught chill while lur.
ing the trout from the waters OF
Greensboro pond yesterday. At any
rate. his voice WIS thick and choky
last night and he had much apparent
effort to speak clearly. constantly rasp..
ing at his throat even at the outset OF
his remarks
And, too. he frequently rubbed the
place where once was an eve but
where now reposes an artificial eye
as the result OF harsh treatment AZ
the hands Of London mob to whom
his temperance remarks were distaste-
full. The incident OF that nlobbing was
alluded Co by Rev. George ". Morrow,
erstwhile superintendent Of the NerT
mont Anti Saloon league and now con
nectcd with the World League Against
Alcoholism and the National Anti-Sa-
loon league, With headquarters at De.
troit, who accompanies "pussyfoote
Johnson and makes the financial APP
peal in behalf of the world dry move
ment. Rev. Mr.. Morrow, who, by the
wav. will be recalled by Barre golfers
for the numerous matches in which he
has participated against them while he
was PLAYING with the Greensboro club,
told of the rough stuff" which Mr..
johnson has been up against, culminat-
ing IN the London incident, which incl
dent. declared Mr.. johnson, later on,
had been worth byshel OF eyes tor
the number 81 friends IL had made him
in Great Britain.
"And. after all. whats. one eye IN
.ba hundreds OF millions of ewes in the
world 2" said ePussyfootH Johnson, CON
tinuing: Besides that, ! am better
of than the rest of you as regards
ewes. because | have three-one in my
travelling case. :,
As already stated, the chief address
of the evening was accompanied by
Rev. Mr.. Morrow's appeal for pledges
and cash which came prior to MI. John
sons address and Just after an organ
recital bv Miss Marion Dorward and
the opening of the exercises by Rev.
Frank L. Goodspeed. pastor OF the Con
crerational church. Rev. B. G. Lipsky,
pastor Of the Hedding Methodist
church. gave the Invocation; and after
Superintendent Morrows spirited ap.
peal for funds, Rev. William Men. Kit
tredgc, pastor Of the Presbyterian
church. introduced Mr.. johnson.
Prohibition Gaining Fast in India.
Mr.. Johnson was given cordial re-
eeption and he held the attention of
his audience for about an hour. His ad-
dress might be divided into two sec
tions. that relating to his recent cam
paign in India and that relating TO the
world drive for temperance, the former
being more or less instructive on lndia
life and customs and the latter being
illnmined hy q vision Of the time wheh
aevery father will not have to wonder
A. q o'clock al night where his son is,
when the saloon shall have vanished,
when the world shall have become CIV
lived like the United States. At ire
aueut intervals, he alluded to those
old ages" in the United States, mean
ing the time when the saloon would pe
met on almost every corner.
India. said the speaker, is welcoming
probibition with wonderful avidity. As
a matter Of fact. there are only two
strata of people in India who drink
they are the e5.Oo0.000 of the very low
castles and the very upper classes who
think il - ''the thing" to drink, Be
tween them and constituting a large
percentage Of the s20O00.0oo people OF
that un- homogeneous people are the
ones who are faithful to their religions,
which religions command them not to
drink. These chief religions arc three
and from them are many ramihcations.
Yet in these lower castles, comprising
g.. 900 900 people great progress y be
ing made toward Temperance. Village
after village. city after city i wiping
out the saloon
One great reason why the saloons arc
being wiped out il because Great Brit
ain has given India phase Of local
self government; and the people say 70
themselves that they have been bclieV-
me for centuries that IL j. wrong 10
drink and now. when they have the
power. WHY not wipe out the saloon !
The other reason : that the United
states accepted the 18th amendment to
the federal constitution
The people of India. said -Pussytoot
Johnson. arc great admirers of the
American people and Of the American
ratio-. Thev ADMIRE American insti-
tutions bo-su-e of the fart that the
Trited States has gradually given q