Evening journal., 1922-11-18
SAYS SOUTHIS
FOR DRY LAW
Wheeler Tells w. c. T. u.
Convention of Problems
Facing the Cause
YOUNG RECRUITS
ARE WANTED

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1s.-"If
the liquor interests try TO tie up the
solid South to a beer keg they'll find
punishment after death. The solid
South will stand solid in defense of
the Eighteenth Amendment"
This was the assertion of Wayne
b. Wheeler, general counsel and leg
islative superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League of America. speaking
last evening before the w. c. T. U.
convention.
The South will see the Eighteenth
Amendment through to the end of
the chapter" Mr.. Wheeler went on
to say. "Winking at the law by in
dividuals or officials is the leprosy
of the social order. Obedience to the
law is liberty; defiance of the law
is anarchy.
The greatest legal victory we
have won since the courts sustained
the Eighteenth Amendment was
prohibiting transporting of liquor
through our country into Mexico.
This led up to the prohibition of
liquor on ships within the three
mile limit. The foreign ships must
adhere to this law or stay out.
Next week the Ship Subsidy Bill
is coming up in Congress. Our enc
mics are going to try to add a wet
amendment TO this bill. Friends of
prohibition, stick to it and see that
no riders are attached that will
jeopardize its position.
Another problem that we have to
face is the large use of medicinal
whisky. We must fight this out state
by state and hold the use OF alcohol
down to a non-beverage basis.
Another problem is to have the
law enforced under civil service.
Where sentiment against prohibition
is particularly hostile, the enforce
ment agents Should be under civil |
service control.
1.-THE curse of dry whisky shuold |
be prohibited. Forging permits and |
using the blank form for filling in |
names will be felony under the new
bill being introduced"
Mrs. Florence f. Atkins, of Geor-
gia, spoke on Prohibitions it
William II. WEIGH. of
Wayne. pupil in the Radnor High
School, received a prize of $40 for
the best temperance poster.
'"The youth OF today do not need
criticism as much as they need con-
structive advice. Enlist them for
service, give them responsibility and
recruit the mfor our ranks"
This sentiment was expressed by
Mrs. Maude B. Perkins, general sec
of the Young Peoples
Branch, in answer to the criticism
passed upon young people at pre-
vious sessions OF the W. c. T. U.
during her talk at the day meeting
in the Arch Street Methodist Epis-
copal Church.
"Our recruits can be found among
the young men and young women.
There are 100000 men under 25
years of age who do not belong to
my church or have any religious
Mutations whatever. If you want
o do a service to your age, win these
,oung men to our cause"
Mrs. Frances p. Parks, national ,
secretary, coined a
lew word for the use of the dele
rates. IL is "peptimist." Mrs. Parks
aid: "a pessimist closes an eye,
wrinkles her face. draws up the cor
Ter of her mouth and says, 1t can't ;
,e done An optimist has face full !
# sunshine. She beams on you and .
avs, IT can be done'-fand lets
Nary do 1t. But a 'peptimist' rolls
I'D her sleeves, go to It and does it."
Sidney B. Ayers, president of the
Jew York State Young Peoples ,
Branch, said that organization is try :
ne to present to the young people
he evils of smoking. There are
more girls smoking now than ever
,efore, but they are doing it Just TO
how men that they can, the speaker
{
Mrs. Mabel S. Shaw told the dele 7
.ates that in order to spread the :
.abit of smoking by example the 7
tobacco trust" hires women TO SIT I
n hotel Hobbies and smoke. :
Mrs. Deborah Knox Livingston d.
ector of citizenship, spoke on
the Foreigner" For
ign women must be taught and
aimed to become citizens" she said. !
In explaining the Eighteenth !,
.mendment teach them that we
ave not tried to take anything Q
way from them but to move from .
ieir pathway the greatest foe OF s
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Frederick ]. Libby, executive sec
etary. National Council for Reduc- U
on of Armaments, also addressed Z
lie gathering u