Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-22
l-SALOON BODY
HITS WHISKY SHIPS


o'icials at the Tuesday morning ses-
SION OF the regional conference held
at the First Baptist church, formu-
iateo statement as to the position
OF the league on the question of
the sale and possession of beverage
= ihtoxacants on ships on the high
seas, which statement, upon being
submitted to the conference as
Wnoie, was unanimously adopted as
an expression Of the conference. The
statement, signed by DR.. P. A.
Baker. DR.. e. II. Russell, Bishop
James Cannon, DIR. Ernest H. Cher
rlngton, DR.. Wayne B. Wheeler and
LIT. Henry Beach Care, follows:
First, the league reafirms its
policy to have the prohibition law
enforced within the territory subject
10 the jurisdiction of the United
states. Ships carrying the American
nag have been held to be American
territory, and the laws Of this ma
ton apply thereto.
Second, inasmucfl as the United
states supreme court has held it to
De Illegal to- transport beverage in
toxicants on any ship within the
three-mile limit, and our treaties re-
quire that we treat the ships of all
nations alike, we favor the adoption
or law to exclude all ships selling
or possessing beverage intoxicants
on the high seas from entering our
ports, thus putting foreign vessels
and American vessels on the same
basis in this regard so far as it is
legally possible to do so.
Third, rum pirate ships lowering
on the three-miIe limit border are a
menace to law enforcement, and we
favor extending the jurisdiction of
the United States beyond the three
mile limit far enough to- make it I'M
practicable for these rum-running
traffic.
Speakers at the morning session
included DR.. Henry B. Care, of
Nashville; DR.. Fl. H. Russell, organ
1zer Of the Anti-Saloon league, and
DIR. e. j. Moore.
DR.. Care outlined the leagues
plan to launch vigorous prohibition
crusades in foreign countries.
Recently DR.. Care visited eleven
foreign countries, making an inves-
] tigation for the league. He declared
he found these countries in re-
ceptive mood, ready for the forward
advance of prohibition forces.
Some people say we have enough
on our hands here in America, with
out trying to establish prohibition
overseas said DR.. Care. 'tBut the
league differs. 1t feels it owes it to
the neighbors of America to help
pull them out of the trouble liquor
has caused them"
Before adjournment Tuesday
evening, the conference was to hear
open discussion by the superin-
tendents Of the league in the seven
southeastern state on Law Enforce
ment Problems and How to Meet
Them"
Further plans to make all candi-
date; for office declare themselves
o. the prohibition question were to
be made during the afternoon ses-
sion.
The Tuesday session marked the
last of the three-day sessions of the
conference. Following the sympo-
ssium of state superintendent at the
afternoon meeting the conference
was to be adjourned. After the
1norning session a luncheon was
given the delegates in the Ans1ey
pine room.
Secretary Speaks
e. III. Cherrington, secretary OF
the World League Against Alco-
session Monday charged that sin
iste. foreign influences are behind
the agitation in this country for an
adoption of a beer and light wines
cause in the prohibition amend
ment.
IF the truth of the matter were
known the wine interests of south
ern Europe are behind this move
ment, and large sums OF money are
being spent on it," said ne.
He also declared that in order to
obtain real prohibition of alco-
hollsm in America it will be neers-
sary to carry the fight abroad, to
turn the spigot and cut off the
flow at its source"
Prohibition and Missions" was
,the subject of an address made by
Bishop James Cannon, who told of
conditions abroad, especially in
Africa, from whence he has only
Fight 'Wet" Candidates
Wayne B. Wheeler, general coun-
sci for the league, was the principal
speaker at the evening session Mon
day. He again urged the prohibition
forces throughout the country to
fight all "wet" candidates in the
coming primaries on the slogan that
"lawbreakers cannot be lawmakers"
He predicted a landslide for the dry
law candidates in all states, and re.
newed his attack on United States
Senators Thomas E. Watson, Geor
eia, and J. K. Shields, Tennessee.
Senator Shields sits up nights
trying to fight prohibition said
Mr.. Wheeler. 1.-THE prohibition
forces IN his state are well aware
of this fact"
Mr.. Wheeler congratulated the
.people of Georgia on the fact that
all of it's representatives in the ma
tional congress, with one exception,
) voted right on all questions touching
prohibition enforcement.
Senator Watson was named as the
exception, and the conference was
invited to read a recent editorial in
the Greenville Is. CO. News ''for
further particulars. This editorial,
Mr.. Wheeler said, was headed "Our
National Fool and was the most
scathing attack on public official
ever printed.