Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19
RASKOB HITS DRYS,
ASSERTS M'BR|DE
Disciples Convention Told
Of $3.50, 900 Fund
Against Hoover.

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ton comes in for its full share of mis-
representation in this program, ne
said.
The six reasons DR.. Mcbride gave
were that prohibition is an answer TO
q problem and not a question, that 1t
makes prevention rather than cure the
guiding principle in the struggle for
national sobriety, because the people are
back of 1t, because it is succeeding, be-
cause the return of liquor means the
return of the saloon, and because ma
tional prohibition is inherently r1gnt
both scientifically and economically.
The liquor interests are not afraid
today because of any failure of prohi-
bation, DR.. Mcbride asserted, but be-
cause prohibition is a success. the
return of LIQUOR means the return OF
the saloon" he said. There has never
been any legislation that will close the
saloon" He explained this by saying
that the eighteenth amendment legis-
lates against the sale of Intoxicating
LIQUOR, and he added that the return OF
any system which permits the sale OF
liquor means the return Of the saloon
as q matter of course.
Approximately 1000 persons heard
Or McBride's address
Dry Continuance Urged.
Strong resolutions urging continuance
Of national prohibition and advocating
world peace were adopted by the con-
vention at its closing business session
In the afternoon. Convention officers
for the next year were elected. l.. d.
Anderson pastor of the FIRST Christian
Church of Fort Worth, Tex, was named
president of the international conven-
ton to succeed r. A. Long OF Kansas
City. who presided at this meeting
Three new vice presidents were
elected. N. p. Shaw, San Francisco;
Mrs, w. F. Rothenburger Of indiana
apolis and p. S. Farrell of Buffalo, N.
Y. The general secretary, Graham
Frank, Dallas, Tex; the recording sec
rotary, Mrs George Muckley, st. Louis,
and the treasurer, j. H. Nance OF Dallas
were reelected.
Five new members of the executive
committee of the convention were
elected, H. B. Mccormick, Cleveland;
AIRS. Anna r. Atwater, Grand Rapids,
Mich: D. w. Chem, Oklahoma City,
Okla: Mrs. william H. Hart, Benton,
III. and John A. Tate, Richmond, Va.
An appeal to ChriStianize the COM
munity was sounded last night by Prof.
Alya Taylor of Vanderbilt University,
Nashville, Tenn. THE tides Of propa-
ganda are running against us just now"
Prof. Taylor said. Speaking Of prohi-
bition, he said the law has not been
adequately enforced, but the transfer to
the law department of the Government
promises better enforcement. But en-
3orcement can never become adequate
until the law enforcement officers do
their duty" he said.
Riot of Theories.
asserting that I'VE have allowed our
individual theories to run riot" Prof.
Taylor said that "if we allow corrupt
politicians to run our city government
they viii surround clean homes and
honest business like the germs Of a dis
ease-laden pool. 1t is quite as necessary
TO have Christian community" he
declared. las to have churches and good
said, "it Is foolish not to double and
treble the grace and working power OF
homes, churches and schools by making
the moral influences Of the community
good"
The resolution on prohibition adopted
with only one dissenting vote In the
afternoon and last night, just before
Mcbride delivered his address, the text
of the resolution was read to an audi
ence of about 1000, and at the conclu-
sion, the members rose and applauded
the expression
1--WE record our profound conviction
said the convention formally in its ex-
preston, that national prohibition Is
the best method yet devised for the
control of the alcoholic traffic"
The resolution went on to state that
every substitute now proposed for pro-
iibition has been tested at enc time or
another by the American people. and
that each has been proved unsatisfac-
tory.
The convention expressed the con-
viction that the defects alleged against
prohibition ARE in no true sense de-
fects Of law, but are defects Of enforce
ment," and added the opinion that re-
sponsibility for these defects rested
principally upon the citizens The
brotherhood called upon the sincere
opponents" of the eighteenth amend-
ment to cease lending aid and COM
fort to criminals and join with us to
secure q fair, impartial and effective
enforcement of the law" Refusal to
do this" the convention said, viii re-
suit inevitably in the conviction that
they do not want the law enforced ana
that their opposition Is more TO the
principle involved than the method
adopted"
President Hoover Commended.
The convention commended President
Hoover for his ''plainspoken support" OF
the prohibition laws, and touched upon
the political implication suggested by
their advocacy of enforcement In con-
GLIDING paragraph. While we recognize
the principle of the preparation OF
church and Ntate," the convention said,
1--WE still have duties as citizens in our
individual capacities. We, therefore,
call upon all our members to exercise
their rights Of suffrage in every legally
binding election for the support of such
candidates for public office as are
pledged to the maintenance, support
and enforcement of the law, and TO OPP
pose all referenda not legally binding
an. carefully to abstain from participa-
ton therein"
In its expression on world peace, the
Brotherhood said it accepted the London
treaty las a beginning in the reduction
of ornaments" and appealed for de-
termined effort to secure further reduc-
ton by international agreement"
I'VE deplore the expansion of the
r. o. T. c. in high schools of our coun-
try. and particularly its compulsory
features" the convention said, I'VE
agree with educators of high authority
that If the courses of instruction given
is military training, it ought not to be
given to pupils of high school age: II 1t
Is not military training 1t ought not to
be q War Department expenditure
The convention in its peace express
sion reafflrmed the principle of the
sanctity Of the individual conference in
the matter of participation in war, but
went on to declare that 1t held 1t TO
be the duty of all good citizens Ito
Stlpport the state uD to the point where