The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-14
women PRESENT
DRY PLEA FOR
ENFORCING Law
Church Ladies Threaten
to Clean House
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with the truth"
What They Want.
Mrs. Peabody in her testimony ex-
planned their purpose in defending the
dry law.
"We hold the constitution invio-
late" she said, and are opposed to
modification Of the dry low. Rather
we want it strengthened. We want
strict enforcement and the removal OF
all men from office who do not struct-
ly enforce the law. What we want is
law, strongest in enforcement and
weakest in liquor"
Religious Bunk.
Mrs. 3. H. Silverthorne, president
of the Federation of Women's For
eign Mission Boards Of North Amer
lea, in speaking for the drys before
the committee, said; I'VE are work
ing to build up a truly christian CIV
llization thruout the world. We re-
ceive admonitions from all over the
world to stand firm on this great
question Of prohibition. All over, the
world is watching our experiment here,
Weighing and judging America and
we must stand firm on prohibition"
Mrs. J. w. Emrik, who spoke for the
Federated Council of Women, said the
women were opposed to having the
dry law set aside for any reason" and
appealed to the conscience of men to
enforce the law"
Salvation Army Humbug.
Martha Hamon, of tn Salvation Army,
said the children of the poor who
used to be clothed by the Salvation
Army come to Sunday school wear
ing good clothes and shoes, since pro
hibition." The number of drunken
cases" called to the attention Of the
Salvation Army in New York City,
she added, has dropped from so to /
per cent" since prohibition, but de-
clined to say how many "moonshine
patients" are now being received.
Mrs. Nell Burger, of st. Louis, rep.
resenting the w. G. T. u, came next
1--WE are organizing 100000 women to
carry on the fight for temperance "
said Mrs. Burger.
Catches Senator of Guard.
Mrs. D. E. Ward, of New Jersey
of the Council of Women for Home
Missions, told the committee prohibi
ton has been improved in Alaska and
Porto Rico.
Don't you know liquor is easy to
obtain in Porto Rico?" asked Senator
Reed.
There's a good deal of going into
Porto Rico with congressional par
ties" said Mrs. Ward.
The crowd roared.
you don't mean that congressional
parties are responsible for violation
of the dry law in Porto Rico?"
mo, I don't"
"Then why say t?"
Il did it because the example sci
has been one of the greatest Difficult
ties in enofrcing prohibition there
A JeckyI and Hyde Legislator.
Mrs. A. Haines Lippincott, repre-
senting New jersey delegates to the
law enforcement convention, present
ed the dry petition, signed by 1896
New Jersey citizens.
"This petition pleads against the
passage of the 2.75 or per cent beer
bills or the wine and beer bills o.
Senator Edge and Edwards. We are
opposed to all of these plans of modi
| fcation."
She condemned both Senators Edge
and Edwards of her own state.
Senator Edge ran on a wet plat
form, didn't he?" asked Reed.
"No, he ran on a wet platform II
some counties and on dry platform
in Others the witness said.
"You don't mean that?" said Reed
"Yes, l do" said Mrs. Lippincott
1T heard Senator Edge make a we
I speech one week in one county and {
dry speech in the next in another"
rs there any doubt about Senator
Edwards ever being dry?"
mo, indeed"
ParIiamentarism Fails.
Reed asked how the two New Jer
sey wet senators could be elected /
the voters didn't endorse their we
views.
That's because OF politics." sal
Mrs. Lippincott.
Mrs. Herbert j. Quincy, OF Wollas
ton, Mass, told the committee tina
Massachusetts favored the dry law.
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