Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-04
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Suh6 w ShO NoA6i CSatkSh, anu 4tSNs
w. A. Smith.
DR.. G. w. Morrow of Vermont was
the first speaker. He told Of dangers
which Mr.. johnson had encounter
ed.
He said that the meeting was I'M
der the auspices of the Worlds
League Against Alcoholism.
Prohibition has come and prohi-
bition has come to stay in this coun-
try of ours"
I'VE have won this fight in America
because of a tremendously aggressive
warfare. If there's man in this
country who could talk the liquor
traffic to death, that man is William
Jennings Bryan. We are going into
a worldwide campaign for a world
round prohibition.
He told how Mr.. Johnson had
worked in England. Scotland, Swe-
den, far away India.
America only can lead forward in
the great job that is to be done,
America must accept the responsible
ties thrust upon her.
Lloyd George cried out, the other
day at Genoa, 80, that America were
here to help us in this problem"
And the leaders of the temperance
forces in foreign lands are saying the
same thing.
Congress should pass a law pre-
venting brewer shipping machinery
out of this country to debauch heath
en- lands. Congress in Washington
should pas law withdrawing
American citizenship from those who
go to foreign lands to debauch the
from them the protection of the
American flag
Cards We're passed for contributions
Pussyfoot johnson
The entire audience rose to their
feet when Mr.. Johnson was intro
duced.
He. told how q commission from In
dia went to England to investigate
the conduct of Indian students al
English colleges and universities
They had said they were not going to
America for investigation, because
-hhiSliN.h iielo oIlc- III III
of all the people in the world live in
India. The Indian civilization is made
up Of various races.
These people are split up into three
great religious systems, the Hindus
the Moslems and these are divided
into castles, which are water tight
social compartments. At the top are
: No Dy,,1 ,,,, ..T
Next below the Brahmans are the
priests. Then come the castles of the
trade. Then there is a caste to bury
the dead and another caste that Sc
cures the wood that burns the dead.
Then there are the personal service
caste.
The sweeper is the lowest of the
caste. He =. on the bottom and there
is nothing lower than = bo,,om.
He told how a man had to take two
baths and purify himself after acct
der'!y shaking hands with Mr. John
son.
There re JAG different languages
which are spoken in India.
One would naturally con clude that
such a country could kave q national
spirit. But there are few nations
that have such a national spirit as
India.
He. told of a prince who celebrated
his birthday by adopting the Maine
hw-shuttin; up every distil' y and
every LIQUOR shop in h: untry.
He told of experiences with inter-
hn "a, 49, 4 ,
DEATH" las translated. she scratch
ed herse'- until she died"
Not to drink is one of the COM
mands each of these great religious
S.'Stems. A'>>~~~ the subjects turned
over to the people by the British
self government bill was the tracc in
drink, and the people felt their re-
sponsibility. 1t was in response to
the appeals of India that went there
Everybody in Tndia knows how Amer
lea has started schools in the Philip
pines.
America is not meddling in Indian
affairs. The only motive they can see,
is that America must love the IN
dian people. And that accounts for
the most remarkable reception 1 re-
ception I received from the Indian
people.
He told many amusing incidents Of
his visit to India.
zone cannot then but feel that the
greatest simple thing in all the world
is to be an American" he said.
"rhey are looking to us to make
good in our prohibitory amendment.
anC they know that the whole world
will go dry in few years. I've told
them that America is no crab that
crawls backwards.
ITS up to Main and the other AZ
states to make good in the faith that
TIE rest of the world has in us.
I'm the old days there were 800 in
situations throughout the country CIV
ing or trying to cure victims of the
drink habit. 1t took only two years
to wipe out these 500 jag cures. We're
not going back: -fe're going strai. t
ahead: by 'he light of the inc Law
straight ahead.
isn't 1T better to make til, Ugh
ways of the world little safer for
our weaker brothers. for the little
ones" l cen the time Wen eve~y-
little soul can have an ev, chance:
l can see t Faster morn of the Lord S
coming.
I'VE can have n thu # people
of this countr" nd the world tolI
the lead Of Maine and pa their hands
to the plow."
The session opened at 1916 o'clock
Rev. Walter p. Holman of Oakland
was chosen chairman. and welcomed