The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-10-01
Foreign Liquor Propaganda
Hindrance to Enforcement
in America; How to Check
1t is Big Problem

iah effectiveness OF promDitlOn Is the
propaganda constantly circulated by the
liquor interests of this country and es-
pecially since prohibition, with the help
and approval of the liquor interests
abroad. To find an effective means of
checking this propaganda, the effect of
which is not only to hinder prohibition
here but to make it difficult for temper
ance movements to show progress abroad,
IS constantly the study of reform forces in
America. Education and propaganda
therefore will be one of the principal SUBJ
jects at the Chicago Convention.
Wayne B. Wheeler, National Consel of
the Anti-Saloon League of America; Err
nest H. Cherrington, secretary Of the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Anti-Saloon
League of America Bishop James Cam
non, Jr., chairman of the Legislative COM
mittee of the Anti-Saloon League of
America, met in conference at the Anti
Saloon League headquarters in New York
City October 9 for the purpose of outlin-
ing a national and international plan to
combat the poison gas propaganda against
prohibition which is coming from Euro
pean liquor dealers and being broadcast
through American news channels. They
gave out the following joint statement:
European liquor dealers are organizing
to check the rapid spread of prohibition
sentiment in their own lands. We have
assurance that these men, notably the
wine growers and sellers of France, are
substituting the wet fight in America.
From Canada come floods of propa-
ganda intended to conceal the failure of
legitimatized beer and the government
sale system. While the wet group here
extols the Canadian system as ideal, the
vets in Ontario declare that a. beer is
unsatisfactory and the Liquor Commits
sion of Quebec fills the newspapers with
display advertising setting forth the adj
vantages of the Quebec system, in the
hope of sitting the popular dissatisfaction,
at home and selling their system to the
United States
Part of Wet Plan
Regarding the national situation and the
bogus reports that have been circulated
about an agreement" between the Anti
Saloon League and the brewers, the dry
leaders declared that these ambush at
tacks are merely part of the big interna-
tional liquor scheme to balk enforcement
in America and stop the tide of temper
ance and prohibition sentiment abroad.
"Where it is politically SAFE the off,
Gals of the Anti-Saloon League said, be
cause of the silence of the Christian peo-
Die, the vets have boldly announced their
antagonism to both the principle and the
practice of prohibition. Where it was not
expedient to make the attack boldly the
vets have adopted camoufiage and have
attempted to hamstring enforcement un-
der the pretence of correcting abuses, or
else in the name of personal liberty.
"The lines of battle are being formed to-
day by the vets. In the coming session OF
Congress, and, still more in the Congress
to follow this present one, the issue will
be frankly joined. 1t is in preparation for
these coming fights that the vets today
are seeking to break down the morale OF
4ba Chr;ct;an churches supporting the pro-