Evening star., 1928-02-28


made by DR.. Eugene L. Crawford of
the Board Of Temperance and Social
Service, Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South.
The South" said DR.. Crawford,
"is Fundamentally for the eighteenth
amendment. Millions of our people will
vote against any party which puts up
q wet candidate. There Is always a
question as to how Tammany and New
York will GO OF election day. But there
has never been any question in the
past that the South would go Demo-
cratic.
To-day. however, religious organiza-
tionS all over the South are passing res
olutionS urging break with any party
which dares to put up candidate OPP
posed TO prohibition.
Southern men are declaring they Will
not be dictated to by any wet nrganiza-
ton in any part of the country. Gov.
Smith is not acceptable to the people Of
South. nor Is any other wet candidate.
The nomination of wet by the Demo-
Gratis will wreck the party in the South.
DR.. Jason Noble Pierce. representing
the committee on law enforcement OF
the Congregational Church. was the
first TO mention the name OF Senator
Thomas j. Walsh Of Montana as a
conspicuous dry and TO draw the ap-
plause Of the conference for the Mon
tanan.
The conference is expected to adopt
strong resolutions. pledging all the
temperance organizations and the drys
generally throughout the country 10
fight for the inclusion i'll the national
party platforms planks specifically de-
claring for the enforcement of the dry
laws. No mere declaration for enforce
ment OF all the laws will suit them. Pro-
hibition must be mentioned. the leaders
say The resolutions also will insist
upon candidates unequivocally in favor
Of the eighteenth amendment and
pledged to the vigorous enforcement
OF the laws enacted hereunder.
Dinner Planned Tonight.
The resolutions will be offered at the
dinner tonight, which will wind up the
conference.
The members of the conference. after
listening to 80 speakers this morning,
attended luncheon in the Maytiower
Hotel at which addresses were deliv-
cred by Fred b. Smith Of New York,
Charles H. Strong of New York and
Col Raymond Robbins OF Chicago.
Two sessions OF the conference are
10 be held this afternoon, from 3 TO 1
o'clock. at which five-minute speeches
will be in order, and from 4:30 TO $50
O'Clock for business. The dinner to-
night is set for 6l5 o'clock, In the BALL
room OF the Mayfiower. Bishop Will
liam F. Mcdowell will preside, and the
speakers will include Bishop William
F.. Anderson of Boston. Mass. DR., John
nF rhiraon I'll MrE Edward
Franklin White OF Indianapolis. Bishop
James f. Freeman, DR.. Ashby Jones,
ST. Louis, and Dr. S. Parks Cadman.
Brooklyn, N. Y. The invocation Will
be delivered by Or, w. l.. Darby.
The conference was called to order
this morning by Deets Pickett, who read
the call for the meeting. DR.. Daniel
A. Polling OF New York. president OF
the Worlds Christian Temperance
Union, Was chosen aS the permanent
presiding officer, and delivered the key
note address.
Or. Polling warned the conference
that conditions In the country today
are an invitation to anarchy. largely
because Of the lack of enforcement OF
the prohibition laws. He admitted
there are many good men and women
who are opposed to prohibition and the
UIy laws. But, ilt Shlu' FIoi1ib'S'"A' ~
the law today. and all laws are leopard
tied by the failure To enforce and TO
respect the prohibition laws. He
criticized his own state for failure 10
aid through a state law. the enforce
ment Of prohibition.
Pleads for Dry Pianks.
we do not come here to amalgamate
the societies represented he said. but
we do come here To make vital orr
essential unity. There Is one matter
on which We should all agree, Are We
Ia fall now? Are We TO be responsible
for the delay Of prohibition for n gem
erationp The call of the conference
brings us here 10 consider enforcement
planks for the national platforms and
10 consider uncqiivocally dry candi-
dates"
1t Is expected that 700 persons will
attend the dinner at the Mayit0Wef
Hotel tonight,
Bishop William T. Manning of New
York sent Ia the conference the fol-
lowing message. which was read
Il send my best wishes for the meet -
Ing In behalf of law enforcement and
regret that | cannot be present. What
ever our personal opinions, Il IL the
uUtF Ol All ol iiS to pbtS inc law ana
to encourage others tn do 80 The ef~
fects Of the prohibition law are beuc-
flCial wherever II is enforced and It can
bc enforced reasonably we'll wherever
there Is honest effort to accomplish,
this.
In order that II may be- fairly tested
This enforcement must be entrusted Ia
those who believe III II and sincerely
Wish Ia aer It enforced