Evening star., 1929-06-24
LAW OBSERVANCE
IS BATTLE THEME
Dry League Plans to Join
Government in War for
Sobriety.

with the public schools and the
churches as the media for distribution.
the Federal Government and the Anti
Saloon League are planning to circu-
late prohibition literature in an educa-
tional campaign of national proper
tions In support of President Hoover S
recent plea for support of all laws.
The campaign in the churches will be
handled by the league, while the Gov
ernment will direct that in the public
schools. Observance of all laws will be
stressed, but particular emphasis will
be laid on the eighteenth amendment
and the laws enacted under it.
F. Scott Mcbride, superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon League, announced
that next Sunday, June 80, would be
Loyalty Sunday" and that a call had
been issued to pastors and Sunday
school teachers ito teach and preach
patriotic lessons of loyalty and respect
for law" on that day.
A Broad Campaign.
The Federal Government campaign,
conducted by the prohibition unit
under an appropriation authorized by
Congress, will be much broadey in scope
and will be launched on June % at the
meeting of the National Education As
sociation at Atlanta. Ga.
This campaign will be under the di-
the division of education and statistics
IN the enforcement agency. The OBJ
ject' is to place the prohibition message
before the 10000, 900 children and
young people in the public schools.
THE Government" says one PAM
pl1let she will distribute, needs the help
and cooperation of every teacher from
Maine to California and from Washing
ton State to Florida in developing con-
sciousness Of the proper attitude toward
this law and all laws"
This Federal campaign Is to be o
positive rather than a negative one, with
its keynote the advantages of sobriety
rather than the horrors Of drink. Miss
Suter says the campaign is to be q dig
nified one without ballyhoo or sensa-
tional statements or spectacular meth
DDS, because. in the long run, we don't
think they are necessary"
Quotes President.
In his statement. regarding LOYALTY
Sunday" Mr.. MacBride said President
Hoover's statements regarding law OBJ
servance would be read in the churches
and Sunday schools next Sunday, add
ing that 1t was appropriate that his
declarations urging citizens and officials
TO support the law should be presented
In schools and churches in preparation
for the celebration of our country's
birthday
The liquor trafnc continues to be
the chief center and source of lawless-
ness, defying laws against itself and di-
rectly or indirectly causing countless
crimes" Mr.. MacBride said. "The
eighteenth amendment, duly adopted by
regular process of government, sustained
by the courts, supported by Congress and
Endorsed by decisive majorities Of the
people. is declaration of war against
the liquor trafiic.
80 long as prohibition laws are I'M
der special attack they must be given
special defense and support by every
law-abiding citizen and every oath-ob-
serving oflcial. Therefore, speakers and
teachers are urged to present the ap-
peals Of the President for support of
law in churches and Sunday schools
June 80. May the lessons in patriotism
repeated and impressed on that day
contribute immeasurably to the respect
for law that must be established by OBJ
servance- and enforcement If govern
nent by the people is to endure"