Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-14

New York. Jan. 13.-(By A. P0-
Labor. law and capital have Joined IN
nationwide concerted effort for the
Qualification Of the Volstead act. 1t was
.nnounced today by Austen G. FOX.
chairman of the Moderation League.
Tho Auc- can Federation of Labor
the Constitutional Liberty League. the
Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment. and the Moderation
League have combined their forces for
the campaign. no said. The legislative
committee Of the combined >organiza-
tlons willask for hearing bfore she
resolutions committee OF both the Re-
publican and Democratic rational con-
ventions. to urge their request for
national expression on the subject.
The legislative committee members
arc James Duncan. chairman. first vice
president of the American Federation
Of Labor: Mr.. Fox. representing the
Moderation League; Colonel Julian
Goldman, Boston attorney. treasurer OF
tho Constitutional Liberty League;
Captain w II. Stayton. president Of the
Baltimore steamship Co. and head OF
the Association Against the Prohibi-
ton Amendment: and James Obergfell
and Albert ]. Kugler. both of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor.
Plans now under way call for united
effort not only in legislative CAM
l,,t in Of "a IL yin0 the gpnti l.
ment of the voters. AT its recent con-
ycntious tho American Federation OF
Labor passed resolutions calling for
beer and light wines. This organiza-
ton now will keep its branches con-
stantIy Informed of all actions pending
or In prospect toward this end and the
votes OF individual congressman on tho
subject. Districts throughout the
country arc to be organized and pub
lie pressure brought to bear by con-
stituents. according to Mr.. FOX. Had
anyone asserted a year ago that With
IN a few months the Mullan-Gage act
in New York state would he repeated
he would have been laughed at, Mr..
Fox said. what the voters may have
to say on the prohibition measure ma
tlonally will perhaps he equally sur
prising. We shall try to gain that OPP
portunty for them"
Among ths directors OF the Consti-
tutionnl Liberty League are: Charles
$. Rackemann. president: Irving ID.
Garfield. son of the late President Gar
field: Lester Leland. vice president OF
the United States Rubber Co.: Former
Mayor Nathan Matthews OF Boston;
Dr John Warren of the Harvard Med
ical school: Louis A. Coolidge. former
assistant director of the treasury
Ralph uornblower, New York banker:
Clarence w. Barron. publisher of the
Wall Street Journal: and DR.. Freder-
lex c. Shattuck. former dean OF the
Harvard Medical School.
Directors OF the Moderation League
include: T.. Henry Lacombe. former
senior judge OF the United states cir
cult court ot appeals; Almet +. jerks
former presiding Justice of the APP
pelate division; James Speycr. New
York banker: William N. Dykmen.
president of the New York Bar Assoc
citation: w. l.. Saunders. president or
thu Infersoll-Rand Company: George
2abriskie. l. N Brown. president or
the st. Louis-San Francisco Railroad;
William {. Redfieid. secretary Of COM
merce in the Wilson administration:
James Il. Sheffield. former president
OF the National Republican Club; Hen
~ s Pritchett, head of the Carnegie
Foundation and former president or
the Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology: James A. Burden. New York
steel man; Arthur Lehman. New YORK
Banker and Kermit Roosevelt.