The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1930-03-01
Gives Proof That Vets Of World
are Organized to Destroy
American Prohibition
QUOTES WET LEADERS
How Liquor Interests of Europe
Have in Recent Years Plotted
Against Dry United States
and Still Seeks Dry
Law Repeal

Horace D. Taft, brother of the former
President and former Chief Justice. head
master of the Taft School for Boys in
Connecticut. recently in an d dr es
charged that the liquor trade Is organic
ing for worldwide attack on prohibi
ton. Taft was demanded to prove his
charge by Julian Goldman. general counsel
of the Constitutional Liberty League, a
well-known wet society. in the East. At
the request of the Law Enforcement
League of Boston, Taft replied to Goldman
and the following is a synopsis of his let
teri
You ask for proof that the public may
know whether the evidence that has con-
vinced me would convince any reasonable
man.
A press dispatch from Paris, France,
dated october 3d. 1922 described the or
ganization of the international League
Against Prohibition" in Brussels on that
date, the headquarters to be established
in Paris. The dispatch begins by declar-
ing that, "A fund reaching many millions
of francs has been pledged by the wine
interests of Europe to make 'merciless'
campaign in the United States and other
countries.
1.-THE fight" it went on, will be waged
through the newly organized Interna-
tional League Against Prohibition, with
headquarters here.
1.-The American campaign will be carried
on in cooperation with the liquor forces
of the United States. it was learned to-
day officers in the new organiza-
ton will communicate with the anti-dry
leaders of America to offer the full sup
port of their organization.
Count Bertrand DeMunn, was elected
ha hain ~
president of one of the largest champagne
companies in France. He was formerly
an extensive exporter to the United
States"
You will notice that this is evidently
report of the meeting by a newspaper
man. In another dispatch to the Asso-
ciated Press in October, 1922. the follow
ing is quoted direct from President De-
Mum:
MILLIONS TO DESTROY PROHIBITION
1--WE have 1O0,0O0,0O0 of people behind
us and millions of dollars which we will
spend in a merciless fight to destroy pro-
hibition in the United States
In a copy of the trade journal of the
French Wines Expectation Commission,
PETportateur Francois, for June 10, 1924,
on page 500, is a lengthy editorial on
French wine propaganda in foreign coun-
tries Here are selections:
1T is in the following countries that
our propaganda has been most intense:
England, Canada, the United States and
Sweden.
"The year 1923 will be reckoned in
Canada as one of the most striking in the
history of prohibition; the anti-prohibi-
zionist campaign, advancing from place
to place, gained over two provinces. Mani
toba and Alberta; two other provinces,
Ontario and Saskatchewan, will soon yield
to this effort. The Wines Expectation
Commission may lay claim to a prepon-
derant share in this success as being the
only French or foreign organism which
brought all its forces to bear in the bat
tie.
"Our action assumed the most diverse
forms; drawing up of tracts and PAM
phlets, editing the latter and their dis
tribution throughout Canada, press pub
lication and controversies, furnishing Of
funds at the right moment. Our activity
did not confine itself to 'moistening' the
dry provinces where it appeared an effort
might be useful; 1t was likewise exercised