The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-07-28

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able investigators OF the Monitor:
|. In Illinois the Association Op-
posed to Prohibition have forty men
at work, twenty-five in Chicago. the
rest in automobiles visiting every town
and hamlet in the state. These men
are securing signatures to beer and
wine petitions aud are agitating for
the repeal OF enforcement legislation.
;. In Chicago the United Societies
tor Local Self-Goyernmeut is still in
the ring and potentially more danger
Gus than ever. Its secretary, Antou
Cerlnak, a member OF the city council,
is running for president OF the county
board. one OF the CHIEF political Offices
i'll Chicago.
). In Chicago the Manufacturers
and Dealers Associations one OF the
old wet organizations, is working yig
orously for modification OF the Vol
stead act
i. Between forty and fifty organza-
tions IN the United States are actively
working to bring about the repeal oi
the Prohibition Amendment to the
Constitution and the enforcement laws.
These associations are exerting every
bit OF influence ttey can muster for
the selection OF wet candidates for
national, state and municipal Offices in
the next election. ca list OF thirty
seven OF these organizations appear.
at the end OF this article.j1
/ ;. In New York state the .issocia-
ton Against the Prohibition Amend
ment expects to enroll 100000 mem
bers before the election next fall.
o. In Ohio the National Assoc alton
Opposed to Prohibition is working for
the nomination OF Homer Durand, wet
leader, as the Republican candidate for
governor and for enough signatures to
secure vote on 275 per cent beer
7. In Michigan the vets plan to ask
for statewide vote on beer and light
wine at the spring election of 1928.
/ s. In Colorado the National Asso-
ciation Opposed to Prohibition has
LOCO members and plans 10 have 5000
by tall They will work for wet rep
resentatives in Congress from Colo
rado.
9. One hundred local branches OF
the National Association Opposed to
Prohibition are planned in Minnesota
to fight for wet Congressman.
10. In Texas 10000 members OF the
Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment are working for the cleo
ton OF six wet candidates for Con-
gress and a wet candidate for gov
ernor.
II. Members OF the Central Trades
and Labor Council OF New York City
with membership OF 10000 have
agreed to work for the election OF
OCCI dllu WHO CdlluludlS5.
L. q. {. Hinckley. national secre-
tary OF the Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment, with 100000
members in the United States made
this statement to a representative OF
the Monitor: I'VE admit that our
purpose for the present is TO get back
beer and light wines but that is sim
ply the first step. Our aim is to take
the Eighteenth Amendment out OF the
Constitution and forever wipe out the
Nolstcad act
Is. In California the wet organiza-
tions have a fund OF 1927 900 with
which to influence a majority vote
against the state enforcement law
which will be voted on in a referen-
dun at the 1922 general election.
"A. Motion pictures containing
strong pro-liquor propaganda are be
ing sent out from Southern California
Is. In New York the Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment
has sixteen paid workers, and 2,00C
volunteer workers spreading propa-
ganda for the legalization of wine and
beer.
The following is the list OF wet
organizations active in various parts
OF the country. The program of all
these organizations is identical. The
wealth, votes, and influence they can
muster among various groups and in
various parts of the country are all
used in support OF the beer and wine