The Connecticut labor news., 1925-03-14
PRESIDENT GREEN
 EXPOSES TACTICS OF
 ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
Will Carry Out Wishes of A. F. of L. Conventions as to Amendment
 of Volstead Law.

The following communication from
 Brewery, Flour, Cereal and Soft Drink Workers of American will be of interest to all Labor Union men and
 women i'll regard to President Greens
 stand on the amendment of the Vol
 stead law:
 Cincinnati, Ohio, March 5.-On De- cember g, 1924, the Anti-Saloon League issued an Associated Press disatch, declaring that the newly elected president of the American Fed eration of Labor, William Green, is an activ 'dry" ,and in its official organ, "The American Issue," of January ?, 1925, it further declared Greens cleo ton as president of the American Fed eration of Labor as victory for the dry forces, and announced that he is a bone dry and stands opposed to fodi hcation of the Volstead law
 In the American issue of January g they again attempt to mislead the public. This in spite of the fact that President Green issued a statement i'll Boston on JdIuary IS, 1925, i'll which he declared in favor of modification manufacture and sale of beer and light wine, and further declared that he will carry out the policy of the American Federation of Labor on this subject, and that he will do everything within his power to bring about modification.
 Thus again the Anti-Saloon Leagues tactics to mislead the people by their malicious and deliberate falsehoods are exposed.
 Owing to many inquiries which have been made on us by organized labor and people in many walks of life, as to the truthfulness of the statements emanating from the headquarters of the Anti-Saloon League at Wester- vile, Ohio, we were obliged to com municate with President Green on hte subject, i'll order to set at rest these fake news items.
 As far back as 1919, in the Atlantic City Convention of the American Fed eration of Labor, William Green, then a delegate from the United Mine signed the first resolution by the American Federation of Labor convention, declaring against Ha aIc delegate from the United Mine Work CTS organization at the Denver and Portland conventions, both of which went on record in no unmistakable terms for modification of the Volstead law to permit the manufacture and sale of wholesome beer, and instructing the officers and executive council to do everything within their power to assist in bringing about modification.
 President Green was a member of the executive council of the American F Federation of Labor during all of these years, and in May, 1922, the executive council issued an appeal to the electors to support congressman and senators who agreed to work and vote for modi- fcation of the Vo1stead law i'll con- fornity with the expression of the Denver convention of the American Federation of Labor held in 1921.
 President Greens replies to our in quiry regarding the press reports and news articles which appeared ill the American Issue,' the official publica- tion of the Anti-Sa1oon League, we believe are of utmost importance, and herewith quote extracts of his reply un- der date of January 7, 1925:
 'In your communication you refer to statements issued by the Associated Press and other special writers in which they speculate regarding my at titude toward prohibition, the Anti Saloon League and the Volstead En- forcement Law These statements to which you refer, as appearing in the press reports, were not authorized by
 Continued on Page Four.)