Evening star., 1922-10-28
Sunday School Lesson

miles of her shores should be dry
has made the prohibition question q
worldwide one. This decision has
brought up the question Of the neid
Representatives of othe& nations have
been taking a very keen interest IN
the actions Of the prohibition unit OF
the Treasury Department. They are
seeking the facts. which may hasten
the day of worldwide prohibition.
II the United States continues dry.
which the champions OF light wines
and beer expect. for they are not
seeking the repeal of the eighteenth
amendment. but a change in the law
enforcing the same. It Is inevitable
that the necessity Of restoration Of;
Of the nations, who are crushed by
the problems which they face will.
force them to be dry II they are to
catch up with America and regain
their positions in the affairs Of the
world. Representative leaders Of
the paralyzing effect that the liquor
traffic has had on their nations life.
Great Britafn's drink bill reached.
according to the press. last year ap-
proximately- $2.250,000,000, which is
practically double what it was prior
Lloyd George. who resigned his
the influence Of q prominent brewer,
| recently declared that "a wet England
CANNOT compete fndustrially. with q
asyo.,ah dsy United States" tat Press dispatches
temperance voters of Scotland had
decided to support the followers of
! the brilliant Welshman in the coming
elections Possibly this may result In
the Introduction of prohibition as a
factor in the coming battle Of bal.
!
"Pussyfoot Johnson" who has won
the respect and appreciation of those
! who differ with him in his efforts to
make Great Britain dry.
! kinds of Intoxicating drink. The
| progress for worldwide prohibition
can be seen from the fact that Rus
| sia has prohibited vodka, beer and
wine. France. Italy, Switzerland. Hol-
land and Belgium prohibit absinthe:
! Norway prohibits branvin and all
other spirits and strong wines
some of the cities of Sweden branvin
is prohibited. Belgium prohibits the
sale Of spirits in public places In
| over 5000 parishes in Great Britain
and ireland, by the will Of the land
lords. liquor saloons are prohibited.
Greenland and on the North sea there
| is today total prohibition"
Our duty in this hour has been
stated by Lincoln, whose words ap-
| piled to the problems OF today: Let
! every American. every lover of lib
erty, every well wisher to posterity.
! swear by the blood of the revolution
never to violate in the least particu-
lar the laws OF the country and
, never to tolerate their violation by
others As the patriots of '76 died
to support the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence. so to the support of the
Constitution and laws let every
American pledge his life. his prop
erty and his sacred honor. Let every
man remember that to violate the
law is to trample on the blood Of his
father and to tear the charter Of his
own and his children's liberty. Let
reverence for the laws be breathed by
every American mother to the lisping
babe that prattles on her lap. Let #
be taught in the schools. the semi
naries and in the colleges. Let it be
written in primers, spelling books and
almanacs. Let it be preached from
the pulpit, proclaimed in the legisla-
tive halls and enforced in courts of
Justice. In short. let it become the
political religion Of the nation"