The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-08

america to set the great example for
worldwide prohibition and they sim
cerely hope that you here will not fail
them" said John Henry Barlow, dis
tinguished Friend of London Yearly
Meeting at the Five Years Meeting
session Friday morning.
They want to know how prohibition
is working over here and what the
great mass of Americans think in this
regard. l personally should like to-
have the assurance to take back home
with me that the American public
opinion is going the right way and
that there is no danger that prohibi-
ton will receive any decided setback.
I'VE, of England, will have to admit
that we are behind America in the pro-
motion of temperance in all things. We
look to America as our star OF hope
and feel sure that what you have done
here can be done at home. We are
counting on you to sustain your action
don't fail us now and leave us bereft
of our hopes"
commends Work.
1.-THE education of your young PEG
pie to the wickedness of strong drink
is one big method which / think you
will be judicious in adopting. Be on
your guard, for vigilance is the price
of freedom"
This statement of the English po-
sition in regard to prohibition was
made in the discussion following the
report of S. Edgar Nicholson. OF
Washington, who is chairman OF the
board of prohibition.
Timothy Nicholson. president of the
Indiana Anti-Saloon league, addressed
the meeting and asked that the mem
bers do all in their power to revive
the interest in prohibition legislation.
In his short talk he stated that he
thinks there is a powerful organlza-
ton at work against the Eighteenn
amendment and flayed the prohibition
poll of the Literary Digest as a part
of the plan to abolish the prohibition
action of our government.
Mr.. Nicholson contended that only
those who were thought to be for the
use of light wines and beer were sent
ballots in the poll and the prohI-
bitionists were left out. At the re-
quest of the clerk of the meeting all
those who had voted in the Digest
poll were asked to arise, and com
naratiyely small number responded.
Reads Telegram.
At the opening of the meeting te4e
gram was read by Timothy Nicholson
which he had received in response tC
the message of love and fellowshll
which the Five Years Meeting had SEM
to Joseph John Mills, one OF the oloes'
living Friends in America.
Following the report OF the bodrG
on Prohibition, the meeting approved
the recommendation that >. Edgar
Nicholson, chairman OF the ooaTu' pe
sent to the convention OF the Wofio
League Against Alcoholism wnlen Il
to be held in Toronto, Canada' NOV -
TO 30. W.,
The stand taken by the Five Years
Meeting in regard to prohibition was
affirmed when the following resolu
tion was presented and approved BY
the meeting: -,
''Be it resolved by the Five Years
Meeting OF Friends in America ina
we re-affirn our belief in the policy
of prohibition of the liquor traffic al
being the only right attitude OF gov
ernnents toward such an evil TO so
ciety and to the state.
Protest Against Change
I'VE protest strongly against an.
weakening of the Volstead and othe
enforcement acts which are designed
not only to give vitality to an import
ant article of the federal constitution
but to purify the social order iron
contamination and debauchery oil
system which can have no legli mat
place in the life of a moral people.
I'VE stand for the observance an
the enforcement of the laws "nlc
prohibit the traffic in strong drink an
call upon all officers who are clothe
with executive and judicial authorlt
TO administer these laws with impal
tial Justice to the end that the nte c
the nation may have full opportunit
for the enjoyment of happiness an
prosperity that is vouchsafed ny tn
preamble of our national constitution
Stand on Candidates
I'VE encourage our members to SUI
port no candidate for public offic
who favors a return to the liquor sy
tenn and who is not ready to supper
the requirements of his official obi
cations in the suppression and inhib
ton of the outlawed traffic in intoS
eating liquors"
The report of the business meetln
Friday morning contained a recon
mendation that the Bible school boar
of the Five Years Meeting be a
solved into two boards, namely, IT
Publication board and the Board
Religious Education. The recomme
dation provided that the former shou
have seven members, one of who
should be the president of the latte
There was a difference of opinion
the discussion of the recommendatiC
as TO the practicability of the chant
in the organization and the matt
was left open until the Friday eve
ing meeting.
Combined zeal in prohibition e
forcement was advocated by S. Edg
Nicholson. chairman of the prohibitit
board. He said:
ut is a matter of disappointing
that a few of the yearly meetings ha7
abandoned their temperance comm
tees by merging their work with 9th
interests under some such gener
name as a public welfare committe
In our judgment this is detrimental
the cause. The prohibition issue is n
vet settled, In keeping with the &c
eraI lawlessness of the whole liqu
traffic, as demonstrated througho
its existence, even now in face of I
Eighteenth Amendment and all t
laws which have been enacted for