The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-06-13
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE REPORT
REPORT OF RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE TO
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STATE
SALOON LEAGUE OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO,
JUNE S, 1924
Worldwide Fight and the New Treaty

than in the present hour A most significant develop
in the world situation is the treaty ratified
by Senate aimed at the control of the European
smuggling bootlegger. This treaty, though just naugu-
rated is resulting the of liquor adened ships
to European shores where counter-smuggling is at
tempted. Governmental complacency by European
nations will prove to them boomerang
The new attitude of the navy department and the
department of justice Washington related this
international problem is most encouraging. The activ
tiles of the Atlantic coast police also to be highly
commended. 1t is not too much to say that the inter-
national liquor problem is better in hand than
BEFORE and the United States prohibition policy is
ing respect the part of other nations and cooperation
Of these nations with government in protecting
people against illicit liquor.
Our fellowship with the World League Against Aco-
hosm is constant growth of practical cooperation.
Once again Loyalty greet fellow board member,
Dr. Ernest H Cherrngton, executive secretary of The
World League and once more profer hearty
operation
The National Situation Relating Both Illinois and
the National Parties
The situation in our own country is most Interesting
1t is already apparent that national political party
dares nominate candidate openly favorable the de-
struction of prohibition policy The Eighteenth
Amendment has already qualified actively achey-
ing portion of the national Constitution The national
political parties taking their from the lesser
political units where policies and candidates be-
ing steadily defeated.
In our own state the fight is sharply defined in the
candidacy of United States senator. Mr.. Sprague is
openly committed to the beer and wine policy while
the other hand Ex-Governor Deneen has clear record
all through his public life friend of law and order
We forget that governor of this state he
friendly and signed first great measure
ly "the township local option law
We rejoice that in the primary the nomination
in every congressional district in the where
dorsemcnts made by the Ant-saoon League in
Guiding Congressmen-atarge where the nominated
didates in both parties dry. The only candidate
dorsed who not nominated minority candidate
in of the Chicago districts, and the candidate
nominated by the majority party has dry record
Our Political Policies in This State
We cannot state too often or too emphatcally that
the Ant-Saoon League is non-partisan, non-factiona
and non-persona in its policy This policy
more clearly indicated than in the last primary endorse
ments. We deal only in the records made by candi
dates We careful state truthully and fully these
records and let them speak for themselves Thus the
candidate in his record presents himself for the favor
opposition of the Anti-Saoon League.
Beer and Wine
The loud call for beer and wine is mostly paid for
propaganda and is proving to be boomerang when
used political program. In witness whereof note the
sad condition of their friend Lee O'Ne Browne of
Ottawa in his candidacy for governor the Democratic
ticket This is a rapidly vanishing issue in political
from which practical politicians keeping
away.
Mayor and Chief of Police
In the matter of law enforcement in great city the
persistent policy of Mayor Dever and his police depart
ent is demonstrating how possible it is to enforce the
prohibition laws we'll any other law the statute
books. We have commended Mayor Dever and his
chief in former meetings-today want to thank him