Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-20

the committee, much less be passed
by the house.
ITO enact a law to authorize the
sale of 2.75 per cent beer would be
to nullify the Constitution. Those
clamoring for this legislation say
that 2.75 per cent beer is not intoxi-
eating. If they do not want intoxi-
eating liquor they ought to be con-
tent with the present standard Of
admitted beverages, namely, one-half
Of one per cent. If they want in
toxicating liquor, which, of course,
they do, they can secure same only
by repeating our eighteenth amend
ment The eighteenth amendment
will never be repealed. Nor will any
law enacted for its enforcement be
modified in any essential feature ex-
cept is it may need to be made more
stringent for it's effective enforce
ment. On these two points the Amer
lean people have made up their
minds.
Let that word be passed out the
country over. But to maintain this
amendment and these laws and to
perpetuate their unspeakable bless
ings to our children and our chill
dren's children, will require constant
vigilance and much determined eff
fort
"Child Labor Legislation-Un-
doubtedly one of the evils of our
present day social order is the en-
ployment Of increasing numbers of
children of tender years in field and
factory for the performance of such
labor as robs them of their right to
secure an education and equipment
for life and In many instances UNI
der such conditions to undermine
their health and morals. We speak
Of the children who work for wages,
not those whose employment is di-
rected by parents or guardians.
This evil must be abated.
Many of the states have no laws
on the subject. The child labor laws
heretofore enacted by congress have
been held unconstitutional and
therefore made imperative.
"The house Of representatives has
passed a resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution of the
United States enabling congress to
legislate upon this subject we beg
to remind the states of their imme-
date and great responsibility in this
important matter.
presidential Years-We are now
in the midst of a presidential year.
We are all thinking about who will
be the presidential nominees put for
ward by the political parties and who
will be elected president. With par
tisan policies your commission, or
the convention, may concern it
self. But with the broad nonparti
san aspects of this important matter
we may we'll be concerned.
Some very unworthy men are aspir-
ing to the presidency and have had
much publicity in the press as pos
sible nominees.
"All political parties, If they would
seek their own and the country
good will have to he discreet in their
choice of candidates..
"Of one thing we may he sure and
may assure them, no political party
can ride to the White House on a
beer key. Southern Baptists will not
support for president any man who
is wet, or about whose Americanism
there can be any Question.
Let us nominate good, clean.
strong men about whom there can
be no question and then let us see
to it that such men are elected to
office and let this rule apply all the
way from president to constable.
Observation-Disclosures is one
of the acute problems of, our govern
meut and people. The melting pot
has ceased to melt and almost be-
fore we were aware of it, our Amerl-
can ideals and institutions were men,
aced by the floods of aliens that
poured in upon our shores during
the two or three decades just passed
and proved 10 be unable to be assimi-
lated. The results might have been
different if American Christians had
been more faithful in obeying the
commands of our Lord.
I'VE may we'll admit oar shortcom-
inss. But with hat phase of the
matter the government cannot deal.
The government is under obligation
to deal with the question of immi-
grafton as it affects the government
and people as whole. We com
mend congress for the pasSa sc of the
immigration bill which will greatly
reduce the number of aliens admitted
to our shores and will admit a larg-
err percentage of the better class
from the more enlightened and adj
vanced nations of northern Europe
and a smaller percentage of the low
er class from the less enlightened
and and less advanced nations Of
sor ern Europe.
Japanese Immigration-It is TO be
regretted that out of this legislation
friction with the japanese govern
ment and our people has come.
I'VE commend President Coolidge
and Secretary of State Hughes for
their efforts 10 find solution of
this problem that will preserve the