The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-29
DECLARES DRYS IN ENGLAND
 WILL WIN

LONDON, Jan. 29.-Great Britain's one Prohibitionist member of Parli- ment, Edwin Scrymgeour, now uni versally known as "the man who beat Churchhill," today predicted that in the next general election, assum- ing 1t will be five years hence, the cause which he represents will sweep the country.
 This sanguine prophecy was made by Dundee's newly-elected dry cham, pion soon after his maiden speech in the House of Commons, not in the tones of a dreamer flushed with his first burst of victory, but in the cool, deliberate manner of a man who thoroughly believes he knows the workings of practical politics.
 MT. Scrymgeour made his state ment to a representative of the As sociated Press He is a kind-faced Scotchman, slightly bald, and appar- ently about 55 years of age. His rather large though well-formed lips bespeak his kind manner, although there is definite suggestion of firmness in the long, dropping gray moustache which covers his upper lips. Earnest unpretentiouness is perhaps the outstanding description of his general appearance. Clad in an ordinary increased Scotch tweed business suit, with a large watch chain stretched across his breast, from which a well-worn crucifix is suspended, Mir. Scrymeour at once gives the impression that ostentation is certainly one characteristic entire 1y alien to his nature.
 America has been intensely in terested in your victory" said the correspondent, grasping the large, rough hand of the Scotchman.
 50 I hear" he replied in an un- mistakably Scotch accent.
 "On what basis do you predict a dry victory in the next general cleo tion?" asked the correspondent.
 Well, in the first place." he an- swered, since my election ] have re- ceived every day a stack of letters that high and he measured with his hands held up to his waist-"con- graduating me on my victory. The writers of virtually all these, letters say they are going to bring pres sure to bear on the members from port the bill I intended to introduce. If that does not work the people of this country at the next election, taking a lesson from Dundee, are go- ing to nominate avowed prohibition ists, and my prediction is that there will be enough elected to force a prohibition bill through Commons.
 We may not be able to pass a bill through this House, but we're going to make a start. One of the first things I intend to do is to draw the attention of the Government to the fact that, regardless of the right ness or wrongness of prohibition, we are antagonizing friendly country the United States, by countenancine the shipping of vast quantities oi liquor to the Bahamas and other l British islands off the Atlantic coast which we know is intended for snug
 gling into America. It's ridiculous
 to imagine that the amount of liquo
 now going to these places is onl. sufficient for British inhabitants. Th
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 true m our attltuue toward the en lOrcement Of prohibition in tht united States. of course, however we pronlDltionlsts know MT. Johnson dld lot interfere with the affairs O.
 this country. He mererly came, al our invitation, to tell us what haG been done in the United States and to let us draw our own conclusions It has been alleged that the Anti Saloon League has been helping us in the cause of prohibition. Of course that is not true. The Anti saloon League has not given us one penny, and we don't expect any ma Lerlai support from any American or ganization. We are quite able to do