The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-02-09
Resolutions Protest Against
"Unpatriotic" Editorial in
Chicago Tribune
SUPERINTENDENT MCBRIDE
in ANSWER TO TRIBUNE
Calls Attention to Former Attitude
OF Paper
IS MULTIPLICATION TRIBUNE GOAL?

The Executive Committee OF the
Anti-Saloon League OF America on
February lst adopted these resolu
tons;
1--WE believe that the time has come
when the people of the United States
must, as a sovereign nation, assert
their RICH. TO require foreign nations
to observe National Prohibition
policy which has been adopted after a
political struggle OF more than fifty
years and by larger majority than
any other part of the Constitution
Hard to Enforce That Law
"As federal officials have pointed
out, with foreign ships under the guise
OF ship stores constituting floating
saloons within the jurisdiction of the
United States. law enforcement is
made unnecessarily difficult.
when daily paper like The Chi
cago Tribune and college president
like the president OF Columbia univer-
sity advocates notification of the Con-
stituton by those persons and COM
munit:es which do not approve OF any
particular amendment 10 that docu-
ment. ii is time that the friends OF
orderly government should enter
united protest against such un-
patriotic and individualstic doctrine
THE acceptance OF this annu'ment
doctrine would result III the iloutng
OF the Constitution in any community
where any considerable number OF the
people, for any reason whatsoever, do
not favor is enforcement
Union Held Inseparab'c
"As long as this is an inscparable
union, notification of the Constitution
by any state or community is treason
and those Who advo.-,c i, arc fonicnt-
ers Of treason
in view OF the many and increas-
ing violations of .thc Prohibition law
by aliens, we hereby urge the adoption
of 4 BIZ By tbs lqniiitSsd si9ttes senate,
which has already passed tic house BY
vote OF 222 to 70. to deport such
aliens afteraa hearing has been had be
fore the secretary of labor and such
aliens have been declared undesirable
citizens"
Tribune Asks Questions
With reference to that part of the
above resolutions referring to the
Tribune this paper addressed the fol
lowing telegram to members OF the
League executive committee:
LAS a member OF the executive COM
mittec OF the Anti Saloon League you
signed a resolution condemning The
Chicago Tribune for its attitude in
reference to the possible Modification
OF the Eighteenth Amendment by con
greSs.
'Will you kindly wire us at our cx
pcnsc whether you favor strict en-
forcemcnt OF the Fourteenth and
Fifteenth Amendments?
Should the government appropriate
sufficient money to enforce these
amendments strictly9
Chicago Tribune"
Superintendent McBride's Reply
On February 4th the Chicago
Tribune published the following reply
which had been sent by Mr. Mcbride
in answer to its questions:
TO The Tribune. telegram,
which, according to your paper Of Feb.
), was sent to Washington. d. C., has
not been received by me. The cxecu
tive committee of the AntSSaloon
League of America of which | am
member. adjourned Thursday night. /
and most OF the members left for their
homes Immediately.
Our organization exists for one
purpose, the destroying OF the liquor
traffic and speaks for no other This
accounts for the declarations con
demning your editorial encouraging
the notification OF the Eighteenth
Amendment.
Speaking personally, but not Off
cially, in answer to questions
mo. IL favor the enforcement
of all provisions of the Constitution
and OF all the laws on the statute
books
mo. 1.-The Fourteenth and Fiji !
teenth Amendments put it up to con-
gress to enforce the provisions of the
articles by appropriate legislation.
Congress should decide as to what
needs to be done by them in enforcing
the articles. The Eighteenth Amend |
ment gives a like power, not only to
congress, but to the several states as
well, making the power concurrent.
Both the state and congress should
meet this obligation
"Sincc | have answered your ques
tons, you probably will not object to
answering one or two of mine.