New Britain herald., 1925-11-09
Attack on American. Prohibition Statute Organized at Dort-
 mund, Germany
JOHNSON WARNS AGAINST
 WET MEETING ON JAN. 16
Tells Chicago Dry Convention That Even Now Money Is Being Collect cd In Europe to Defray Expenses oC Energetic Anti-Prohibition Campaign Here and Washington Conference Will Start It.

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 Campaign Here and Washington
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 Chicago. Nov. 8 Pp--William E, PussyfooD Johnson, international temperance lecturer, says Euro pean plot against the American pro- hbition law is forming to be launch- ed at gathering of wet advocates at Washington next January 16. Mir. Johnson's information was given out today by pr. Ernest II. Cherrington, secretary of the world league against alcoholism. ono of the principal speakers ut the anti-saloon league convention in session here.
 The report of Pussyfoot Johnson follows:
 The American anti-prohibition demonstration announced for Wash ington, D. C., January 18th will be engineered from Europe and fi- nances for 1t will be provided chief iy by European distilers and deal CTS.
 Financed In Europe.
 Made desperate by inroads the new American service for the elim- ination of rum row have made on European bootlegging enterprises, German brewery and distillery in- terests, flankcd by the liquor inter aF % l,ri,, Ero and ('vanh n. SIoyakia, are preparing to launch | far-reaching effort to break down and discredit the American prohibit ton law. This movement is being led by the internationaler Verein Eur Hebung Der Freien alcohol Er- zcug1ng International Society for the Liberty to make alcohol in every country.)
 Move Began In Sept.
 This drive was launched on Sep tcmbcr 2S. In general meeting of the society held in the parors Of the Weissen Schwan Hotel at Dort- mund, Germany. The meeting was presided over by Frederic Garnot, a wealthy distiller of Brussels, and there preparations were made to launch an prohibition demon- stration in the city of Washington, January 1G, 1926.
 This Washington gathering will he held ostensibly under the direc- ton of American organizations op- posed to prohibition. but real move ment will be engineered from Eu- ropean distillers and brewers.
 Collecting Funds Now
 "A finance committee is now at work gathering funds for this pur- pose. The committee is made up of Wilhelm Rosenkranz. Franz Braun and Wilhelm Kieseche of Berlin, but the liquor dealers of all of the cen tral European countries will com bine their funds for this great drive Into America.
 "The leading brewery interests be- hind the scenes is centered around the Schultzis brewery concern of Berlin. Fritz Schultzis director of this concern and his nephew, Otto, have engineered several bootlegging enterprises In America, some of which have come to grief recently.
 lotto has made frequent trips to America recently but never gets far ther than the Atlantic coast, though his real disposing agents are chiefly in St. Paul and Minneapolis,
 Sold In Minnesota
 His goods have been mostly land cd along the Delaware Bay and thence sent 10 Minnesota, While he speaks English, French and German Guently, in America he pretends 10 know nothing of the German lan- guage.
 "The Dortmund meeting Is the fourth general gathering Of the in tcrnationaler vercin. In opening the meeting, Chairman Garnot launched a protest against the dry laws or America and Iceland.
 Pledged To Help
 "He declared that these countries were all the time talking about lib- erty when there was no liberty. A resolution was passed declaring that ft will be a shame if America does not enjoy Its freedom in short time and all aid was pledged 10 help in this effe