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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-12-01
ALL DOUBT NOW REMOVED AS TO CHARACTER AND PURPOSE OF AAPA
Will Amend Law Giving uries Power Define Intoxicating
Liquor'-Utimaey Effort Will Be Made to Repeal
Eighteenth Amendment.

Lifting the thin veil behind which
they were hiding during the recent con.
gessional campaigns, the secretaries OF
the Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment at their opening session in
St. Louis November 20, boldly revealed
themselves as advocates of the return
of the entire liquor traffic.
They made it plain that they would
not he satisfied with mere modifica-
ton of the Nolstead law permitting the
reopening OF the breweries and wineries
in the United States. Their first i'm.
mediate objective, however, is to secure
the return of leer and wine with the
ultimate purpose OF repeal of the Eight
eenth Amendment.
This will be revelation no doubt to
thousands OF voters who were fooled in
to supporting the Associations program
of modification Of the Nolstead law in
asking for was the letting down of the
barriers to the brewers on the theory
that beer is a harmless non-intoxicat-
ing Leverage. Thousands of men and
women who would not think of voting
for the return OF the liquor traffic as
it existed in license days, no doubt hon
estly believed tliat the solution Of the
problem was compromise In this be.
lief they voted to support the program
of the Association Against the Pro-
hibition amendment. llenceforth there
can lie no doubt as to the real purpose
OF this wet organization. 1t is not
merely the return OF Leer and wine thai
they seek. lut the return of the whole
liquor traffic. THIS is THEIR OWN
DECLARATION. The dry leaders, dur
ing the recent congressional campaigns,
endeavored to make this fact plain to
the voters, but many of them refused to
believe it. Now they have the word of
the president of the Association, himself,
that what the organization wants is that
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-12-01
PRES. HARDING'S LETTER
TO MRS. DOUGLAS ROBINSON
Vets Eaglerly Seize Opportunity
7 to Misconstrue and Misrepre-
sent It's Contents.
WHITE HOUSE DENIES
Glaring Instance of Wet Propa
ganda Now Floating Over
the Country.

A special dispatch to the Cincinnati
Enquirer carrying Washington
dateline of November II says that in
quiries at the White House have
brought the information that President
Harding has not been setting forth
his views On Prohibition in letters to
anyone, nor has he changed his
views OH the subject from those enter
tanned by him when as member of
the United States Senate he voted for
the Eighteenth Amendment and for
the Volstead act. What comment he
has made in letters is to the effect
that in his opinion Prohibition can
not be eliminated from politics.
1t was indicated further that when
ever the president desires to make
public his views on d subject as i'm
portant as that of Prohibition he will
avail himself of the usual facilities at
the White House ana will not resort
to letters to individuals.
The incident was called forth by
the newspaper stories of last week
to the effect that the president had
declared in letter to Mrs. Douglas
Robinson, sister of the late President
Roosevelt, that in his opinion public
sentiment on dry law enforcement was
shifting to the wet side. Eastern
newspapers especially, played this
hoax up under faring headlines and
professed to see in it great encourage
ment to the nullihcationists. Some of
the stories went SO far as to say that
it would ultimately have great in
luence upon the newly elected Con-
gress in modifying the Volstead law.
The whole affair evidently was in
tended as wet bomb, but it proved
ID be q dud.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-12-01
DRASTIC CHANGES IN PERSONNEL, EXECUTIVE
AND field, OF DRY ENFORCEMENT PROBABLE
Top Bottom Shake-up ImpendingNew Ups be Ap
pointed-Shake-up Attans Maximum Effect in East
and Central West States

Drastic changes in executive and field
personnel of the Prohibition enforce
ment machine are under consideration
by Prohibition Commissioner Haynes
and other government officials, accord
ing to information carried in a Wash
ington dispatch of November 20.
In several instances the plans being
considered call for a practical reorgani-
zation of existing forces from top to
bottom. 1t is predicted that new ap-
pointments to the high posts in enforce
ment bureaus in seven or eight states
will be made Officials were not ready
to announce details, but it was learned
that the shake-up will be especially
pronounced in New Jersey, Maryland,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Massachu-
setts and Pennsylvania, and to only a
degree in Louisiana and another south
ern state.
Designed to meet recent specific criti-
cism of dry enforcement, the plans are
declared by Prohibition officials to
have been formulated prior to the com
munication recently made by federal
grand jury in New York to tho presid'
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-12-01

which is implied in its name-the re-
peal of the Prohibition Amendment. the
complete restoration OF the liquor traf-
fic
The secretaries OF this liquor organi.
zatlon net in st. Louis uA November
20, ON the call OF the national president,
W. IL. Stayton of Baltimore Mr.. Stay
ton Is quoted in st. Louis dispatch
as saying that the 1irst procedure should
lie to amend the law So tnat lurles wou.d
nave the power to determine what is
and what Is not an Intoxicating bever-
age.
"Uultlmately, of course. We seek the
repeal OF the Eighteenth Amendment"
SAID Mr. Stayton. lie added that active
campaigns would be conducted to have
state and national conventions of the
Democratic and Republican parties in
sert wet planks in their platforms. Spe-
cial efforts will he made to elect wet
Legislatures in Illinois, Ohio, New Jer-
sey, New York. Maryland and Minne-
sofa. He selected these states Lecause
he considers them pivotal states.
lie declared that the Association will
endeavor to convince the leaders OF the
two principal parties that their chances
OF success depend upon the inclusion of
wet planks in their platforms He
added that in all probability a part of
the Associations program will lie to
have Il member OF each branch of the
national Congress represent the Asso-
ciation's interests in that bodv
Predictions were made by delegates
that the liquor question probably would
he the principal issue of the 1924 cam
paign. Denial was made that third
major political party, favoring amend,
ment of the Nolstead law, was planned.
The Association also announced that
it would discuss plans and methods for
participating in the next presidential
election.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-12-01

the price, rendering being impossible.
Prior to the enactment OF the pres
ent act, the moderationists had de-
clared that with government control,
bootlegging'would automatically cease.
To-day blind pigs arc no longer
blind, they are wild-eyed," said the
speaker, until some few weeks ago,
when brutal murder, that OF a police
man who wore the Victoria Cross,
startled Vancouver, that city was wide
OPEN lie went on. THE police had
received orders then to clean up' the
city, and it was a force that was Sec
ond to none OH the continent. And
yet three days later liquor could be
bought illegally i'll hundreds OF places
i'll the city"
The speaker exhibited lists COM
piled by the police, which showed that,
on October l of this year there were
POO clubs in Vancouver illegally selling
liquor Another list from the attorney
generals Office showed that l40 clubs
throughout the province were doing
the same thing.
Conviction statistics were also
quoted. In 1918, under Prohibition,
there were 845 prisoners in the jails of
the province. After one year OF CON
troll there were 1900, concluded the
speaker.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-12-01
To the Editor of the
Chicago Tribune,

Chicago, Illinois.
Dear Sir:
1t was cowardly on the part of the
Tribune to run two news articles
under big headlines and two editorials
misrepresetnting the facts as to an
organization like the Anti-Saloon
League and then to shove the answer
made to these Misrepresentation by
that organization, giving facts that
prove you we're wrong i'll your
charges, off into an inconspicious and
unnoticed corner of your paper
headed "The Voice of the People
where you know it will be read by
only very few people. This merits
your paper being ciassed as the
worlds greatest wet newspaper. Ii
you were fair you would give this let
ter and the one run II "The Voice of
the People a place in your news
columns.
The Tribune dare not defend itself
by giving the source of its false in
formation. What are the reliable
sources" referred to in your editorial?
Is it the National Association OPP
posed to Prohibition, whose program
and organization you have repeatedly
endorsed in your columns?
You charge the Anti-Saloon
League, because it follow d out its
fundamental principle of not partc
ipating in any political or party mat
ter that does not concern the dry
movement, with being responsible for
bad government. The only one OF the
hve candidates mentioned for the
speakership who was opposed by the
Anti-Saloon League and who did not
have equal support by the Anti
Saloon League in the election of a
speaker two year ago was VIM.
Scanton, wet from Peru, represent
ing the La Sale county district He
affiliated with Governor Small and
voted for seventeen uills, his entire
program. Had the Anti-Saloon
League 0. KID Scanlon, would that
have been in the interest of better
government or poorer government
measured by your own standard? AS
between Tice, Holiday, Watson and
Dahlberg we could give no favors.
Not one of these candidates but will
testify that we gave him a fair deal.
The Tribune seems to infer in its
weak defensive editorial that it was
the business of the Anti-Saloon
League to go out of its own field of
dry activity and fight the governor in
the election of speaker; to use its
power and influence secured on the
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-12-01
REPRESENTATIVES. WORLDS DRY FORCES
MEET in CONVENTION OF WORLD LEAGUE
AGAINST ALCOHOLISM IN TORONTO

The international Convention of the World League Against
Alcoholism opened Toronto November 24th with eight
hundred registered delegates i'll attendance More delegates
expected before the session closes
Sixtyhree delegates from countries other than Canada
and the United present the first day represent
ing orty-one other than the United States and
Canada.
These countries included Lhuana England China, Mex
ico Poland Scotland Finland Australia Siam, Sweden Nor
way Czecho Sovaa Argentina India Italy, Siberia ALBANIA,
Bulgaria. Japan, Rumana, Spain, Formosa South Africa,
Hungary Turkey Switzerland Germany, Belgium Ukrania,
France Syria Repubc of Columbia Korea Armenia Ireland,
jamaica Liberia Brazil Sierra Leone, Philippines and Den
mark.
Several thousand people present at the first days
session held in Massey Hail. The keynote address dev
cred at afternoon session by DR. Ernest H. Cherrngton
general secretary World League Against Alcoholism
This address appears elsewhere in this paper
A full of the convention will be made in
weeks Issue.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-12-01

the utter failure of liquor control in
accomplishing what was promised
when the people gave up Prohibition
in 1918. Having promised that the
government was not going into the
liquor business that liquor control
would do away with the whisky rings
and kill the bootleg business. the So
called moderat onsts now found
the government talking of the money
it made in the Liquor business, found
both a whisky ring and beer ring
not oihy Selling TO the government,
but carrying OH All equal business
illegally, and worst of all, the boot
leggers swarming everywhere.
British Columbia under liquor con-
troll was becom ng refuge for
crooks and buns from the whole
world and the great center for rum
running and bootlegging.
British Columbia which ought to be
a land flowing with milk and honey
was having legitimate business
crowded to the wall -nc spending m /
lions a year OH a business which re-
duced efficiency, increased crime,
dragged down women, and destroyed
the home.
Mr. Cook warned Canada and the
world of .he delusions of the modera-
tionists who ask for light wine and
beer and government control.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-12-01
MISSOURI DRYS MAKE FINE
GAINS IN LATE ELECTION

Superintendent Shupp of the Anti
Saloon League of Missouri in bull
letin announcing election results, says
that Missouri drys have elected IL
out of the 10 Missouri representatives
in the lower house of Congress, which
is gain of one over the last congress
sional election. Last year the drys
had bare majority in the state
senate, majority that was increased
to rs or 20 on November 7, and the
house of representatives is fully as
dry as last year when it stood at
ratio of three to one. United States
Senator Reed was reelected, but this
is no gain for the vets. They have
simply held their own in this respect.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-12-01
STAYTON, LICKED, MAY ASK
RECOUNT ANTI-BEER VOTE

Smarting under the defeat of the
beer amendment in Ohio, Captain
Stayton, big noise of the National
Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment, which association con-
Quoted the wet campaign in Ohio,
says his organization has received let
ters charging there was crooked work
on the part of Ohio drys at the pools
and that the vets may demand a re-
count.
Yes, laugh, we do not blame you.
The majority given against Stayton's
proposed amendment designed to re-
open the breweries and saloons was
more than 10000.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-12-01
CONTROL UTTER FAILURE
IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
Rev. E. A. Cooke Presents Arrav
of Facts at Alliance
Meeting.
CONDITIONS STARTLING
Bootlegging Is Rampant; Jails
Full; Police Cutting Down
on Arrests.
CONDITIONS STARTLING

At the meeting of the Dominion Al
lance in Toronto, Ontario, the audi
ence was amazed and aroused by the
terrific array of facts brought them by
the Rev. Z. A. Cooke of Vancouver
showing the utter failure of liquor con-
troll in British Columbia.
Rev. Cooke pictured conditions in
British Columbia under Prohibition,
told the promises of the moderation
lists who deluded the people with pic
ture of wine and beer under govern
ment control and painted the contrast
between their promises and the horri-
BILE conditions existing in the province
TODAY.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-12-01
Asserts Public Scandal

In Vancouver city alone hundreds OF
Clubs were selling beer and hard
stuff i'll open defiance OF the law, he
went on. A fleet OF organized whisky
ships plying out of the harbor of that
city was carrying liquor and corrup-
ton, and even murder, up and down
the Pacific coast, and "are making the
uame of Canada by-word and thing
of contempt to the decent citizens OF
the United States"
Government control, he continued,
had been heralded as the harbinger
of moderation i'll all things; instead, it
had brought i'll its train debauchery,
moral degeneracy, contempt for the
law and an influx of the whisky
soaks," crooks, gamblers and their
associates of half hemisphere.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-12-01
A Dark Pictured

Twenty-Five millions of dollars were
being spent annually in the purchase
of liquor he said. Government blue
books claimed turnover of $l2,000,-
900 in the official liquor shops. Mem
bers of the Provincial Cabinet were
quoted as admitting that government
control applied to only half the liq-
uor consumed. Two rings--a whisky
and beer ring-were selling liquor in
defiance of the laws most stringent
regulations. Bootlegging was ram
pant, even more so than in the days
of partially enforced Prohibition. Jails
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-12-01
Warning to Ontario

Sweeping as were some of the state
ments, they were backed up with such
a mass of detailed evidence, gathered
largely from official sources, that the
audience gasped at the disclosures
made. And the point of the whole ad
dress, to put in the speakers own
words, was warning of the people OF
Ontario against the inevitable result
that would follow should this province
fall under ''the spell OF the siren song
of the moderationsts, when they begin
their chant of beer and wine," con-
cluded the speaker.
Instead of the government con-
trolling liquor, the liquor interests are
controlling the government" he said.
In one month last year, continued
Mr.. Cooke, the Vancouver Press had
reported that 10000 cases of liquor had
reached the port from Great Britain
and only 5000 were consigned to the
Government Control Board. Even the
latter body had felt the power of the
liquor rings. In August of this year
the government purchaser had not
bought beer for three weeks because
the combine" was trying to force up
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-12-01

were so full that the police had cut
down on the arrests for drunkenness,
he said.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-12-01
GAUZY MASK Is OFF. DECLARATION is OPENLY
MADE PROHIBITION LIQUOR TRAFFIC MUST GO

Multudes OF Voters Deceived by Brewers Claim Was
Not Intoxcant and Voted For Harmless" Beverage
Their Dislusonment Is in Order
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-12-01
CAMPAIGN over, BREWERS OUTFIT
NOW ADMIT DESTRUCTION OF 18TH
AMENDMENT GOAL OF WET DRIVE

Association Against Prohibition Amendment Their Only
Aims Was Restoration of Good, Pure Beer
Thirsty United States Citizens.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-01
AS Others See 1t
WHAT is THE STATE
COMMITTEE GOOD FORT
(Palatka Daily News.)

Twenty-sx men met at Jacksonville on Wednes
day as representatives of the $4,000 citizens of
Florida who accept the political classification of
Democrats, to arrange for the June primary. This
committee is supposed to be the executive head
of the party in the state. 1t is supposed to ar
range the machinery for the selection of candi-
dates to represent the party in the general cleo
tons. 1t is supposed to voice the principles upon
which these candidates are supposed to stand,
in general. 1t has never been delegated author
ty to name candidates for appointive offices
which, in the wisdom of the trainers of the state
constitution, left out of the muck of politics.
They were never supposed to prescribe that
the judiciary should be put into politics, and
they were never supposed to change the primary
act, known the Bryan act which prescribes
the eligibility of electors and their qualifications.
When these twenty-six men met at Jackson
vile majority of them had preconceived
idea of what they wanted to do or should do.
The minority, headed by the state chairman did
know. Certain formaties we're to be gone
through with, certain resolutions were to be
passed fixing certain phases of the primaries
and all in attendance we're supposed to vote
favorably. Everything that proposed car
ried So the organization was perfect. Judges
and states attorneys were put in the primaries
again, and slack wad resolution passed setting
forth the qualifications necessary for electors.
This was the sum and substance of what the rep
rcsentatives of the dominant party in the state
Of Florida did.
when Mr.. Myers, of Leon, offered his resolution
requiring that all participants in the primary
should be white and that all should believe in
the principles of the Democratic party, the quos-
ton was very naturally raisedS What are the
principles of the Democratic party in Florida?'
There ism qualified elector in the state under
this requirement, for Mr.. Myers himself, nor
Mr.. Rainey, the chairman, can, with any degree
OF similarity conciseness define what are the
principles of the party in this state. Does the
Democratic policy embrace a more centralized
form of federal government or states rights ?
Does it embrace popular acceptance of the will
Of the people or the cut and dried formulas of
few attorneys, perennial members of the state
committee? Does it stand for any of the prin-
cples of Jefferson or all Of them? Does it en-
dorse the great new era of statesman ship exenl-
plihed in Woodrow Wilson does it approve and
applaud the reactionaEy dictated example of
Warren G. Harding? These are the things the
people want TO know when they are told that
they must believe in the principles of the Demo
cratic party in this state before they are qualified
to participate in the primaries.
We would like to ask Col Frank Harris Col
! Frank Stoneman, Major j. H. Benjamin, Hon
D. 3. Mckay and our newly arrived and esteemed
citizen w. ], Bryan, if they are certain that they
endorse the principles of the Democratic party
in Florida.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-01

of Lakeland. Because Of its fundamental laws.
Rotary has not been able to take into its mem
bership many of the leading citizens of the coun-
try much good material has thus been deprived
Of its highest expression in working for the well
fare of the home town, but Kiwanis orcns the
hcation SO that Rotary and Kiwanis can &c hand
in hand in the upbuilding of all that is best and
nobcst and worth while in this life. Again. let
it be said that Lakeland is fortunate and honored
by being made the home of Kiwanis club; the
men who compose this club are fortunate in the
opportunity presented for the practical expression
of good citizenship.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-01
FOR A PERMANENT HOME

The use this winter Of the old home en- South
Massachusetts, avenue purchased by the Lakeland
Chamber CT Commerce together with the Let on
which it stands for the future home CT Lakcland's
trade body leG amply demonstrated tie desirable
lily Ct taking care Of cur winter vi,itor8 1t is true
that Lakeland never has laid special stress on
tourist travel as a rcmunerative business, having
been content to let the seasoned traveller 10 Florida
follow the beaten paths dcwn the East Coast and
along TIE West Coast But with more or less
intimate knowledge CT what Lakeland has to offer,
there has come steady increase in tourist ar-
rivals until The lime is here when provision must
be made for their recognition. Other cities in
Florida provide special features such as band
concerts, games and amuscments Of various kinds,
all fer the purpose CT holding the interest Of the
visitors SO that they may lie in a position to
write TO the folks back home, urging them not to
miss Florida another season. That it is well
worth while from every stand point to take good
care Of our visitors. has long been recognized
Lakeland has not had the facilities but it may
be taken for granted that among tie items that
10 be cared for in Lakeands DEVELOPMENT.
permanent tourist headquarters will be furnished
1t up to the city to decide as to band but there
are many who would like to see the American
Legion bard supported and encouraged to the
point of supplying regular concerts.