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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-02-01

One of the surprises of my recent trip
to Japan, Korea, and north China was the
very profound interest in prohibition
which 1 found everywhere. While on the
broad Pacific I received two or three wire
less messages asking me to deliver adj
dresses on prohibition not only in TOXIC
but in cities like Osaka and Kobe, the
former city of one million inhabitants,
the latter with about seven hundred and
fifty thousand population. Toxic now is
city of two million four hundred thou
sand
When the Empress of Canada" docked
at Yokohama I was surrounded by report
ers before I could reach the gangplank.
was detained for a considerable time,
though I put off some of the interviews
until a later time On landing found that
l was scheduled TO speak on prohibition
in the heart of the city that very night,
and when I reached the building found
it was a large skyscraper, owned by the
newspaper combinations, and that the
large auditorium in which I was to speak
was newspaper auditorium. had large
audience OF earnest and attentive listen
ers. The papers, both japanese and Eng
lish. gave front-page space and seldom in
America have had any such accurate re-
ports as these papers gave. The facts and
figures which I furnished were all fairly
given so far as 1 saw the papers, without
exception.
The next day was scheduled to speak
at a luncheon at the University Club Of
the Imperial university This luncheon was
arranged by a leading citizen, and the
group Of persons, about thirty in number,
was a most interesting one. There were
three or four government officers, some
educators. one or two prominent medical
men, and all without exception were men
of wide influence. I spoke through an in
terpreter for about forty-five minutes,
then was asked to respond to questions.
They kept me for three hours answering
questions and discussing various phases Of
the prohibition movement.
At the conclusion of this luncheon I was
met by a committee insisting that should
visit the prohibition training school, was
taken several blocks away to another big
building where found the offices of the
National Church Council, and here I was
introduced to a group of twenty-five or
more of about as vigorous young men as
have seen anywhere, all of whom were in
training for service in prohibition work
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-02-01
PROHIBITION SENTIMENT in THE ORIENT
(B1suop THOMAS nicholson

throughout the Empire. They insisted on
having picture taken with myself in the
center Of the group. They We're certainly
an enthusiastic crowd. The next day being
Sunday I was scheduled to preach in the
Union church and in the evening to speak
on prohibition at our University church
which just adjoins the campus of the I'M
perial university. There I had large and
attentive audience composed in good per-
centage of students of the Imperial uni
versity I was compelled to decline the
urgent requests of men from Osaka and
other towns but had many interviews
and conversations with smaller groups on
the prohibition question.
I found a similar situation in Korea.
The very first day I landed in Seoul, the
capital of Korea a committee OF the w. G.
T. u. waited upon me asking me to speak,
and they wished the date put far enough
ahead to permit of a thorough advertise
ment. I was on my way to China and ar
ranged to speak for them on my return.
When I came back found that the meet
ing was to be in the City Hall auditorium
in the very center of the city This was
said to be the largest auditorium in the
city. When I arrived at the place at the
appointed hour 1 found every available
seat taken, people standing around the
wall three, four, and five deep, and a
crowd out in the halls SO large that l
could scarcely get into the room. The au-
dience was composed ninety per cent at
least of men, mostly young men, and many
college and university students. My inter
prefer was one of the leading professors
of the Chosen Christian College, and a
very capable interpreter he was. That
crowd listened with deepest interest for
about an hour and forty minutes which
meant that I spoke for about fifty minutes
and that the interpreter occupied the re-
mainder of the time.
When I went to Pyeng Yang in the
northern part of the state for the dedica-
ton of our new school building 1 was i'm
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-02-01
WORSE THAN OLD SALOON

British Columbia boer parlors where
beer is sold by private interests, and
licensed by the government, are worse in
their evil influences than the beer OF pre-
prohibition days, according to speakers
who are campaigning against the opening
Of these establishments in Victoria. The
beer parlor is nothing less than the old
saloon back again, with all its attendant
evils, and is in fact worse than the old
saloon, as a good many minors frequent
these beer parlors, and there are women
in them as well as men," said Mrs A. r.
Hill, president Of the w. G. T. u. of Vic
toria.
Meanwhile, the liquor administration Of
the province is under fire for its attempt
to increase liquor sales when the object of
the present system of government control
was to discharge drinking and encourage
temperance.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-02-01

The prohibition movement Is an en-
deavor to establish q nobler civilization.
It is a movement to save men Of weak
wills from yielding to unworthy impulses.
It is a movement 10 conserve the working
power of the individual and of society. 1t
is a movement to increase savings of
wages and OF salary. It is n movement TO
give happiness ard security to the home.
Tt is a movement to preserve health and
thus TO warrant sound constitutions for
those who constitute the next generation.
It is a movement 10 realize the best teach
ings of science II the good order Ct the
community. = IS 4 movement for defend
ing youth from indulgences and practices
which work harm and harm only It is a
movement to guard innocence and help
lessness from violence and insidious vice.
II is a movement to improve the quail y
of civilization without lessening its guam
titatiye value.
The prohibition movement is essentially
an American problem. The Anglo-SaXon
race. the foundation of the American peo-
pie, seem unable to use liquor II tenn
perate and moderate way. 1t cannot drink
soberly. The French and Italian people
are far better behaved than are the Amer
lean and the English in respect TO the use
of liquor. In America, as in England and
Scotland, temperance easily becomes in
temperance, and intemperance graVitateS
toward drunkenness. 1t is very hard for
us to drink properly For most Americans
therefore, temperance means, and must
mean, abstinence
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respected. We therefore do not abolish
human life

respected We therefore do not abolish
human life
LIQUOR AND LICENSE
It is clear that q license system would
bring back the open saloon. The open sa-
loon, of course, is a sort Of club house to
those to whom club house would prove
q means of happiness. But more funda-
mentally, the open saloon is a gathering
place for practices which are often harm-
full, debasing to the whole community.
Every police officer knows that they need
constant guardianship to prevent their
being made gathering places Of actual
criminals or Of those who are tempted 10
be criminals. It is clear that the eomn1u-
nifty should not put its seal Of permission
upon such force and condition.
IN general il may be said that the
whole traffic is selfish, sordid, arrogant. It
Is liable to debase those who engage in it.
It creates a special peril to the home. It
destroys a proper sense Of great human
values. II most business is 80 per cent adj
Vantageous to the community, this traffic
is 20 per cent harmful.
IN conclusion let me say that the tri-
unph OF this movement depends upon
two conditions. The first is efficiency The
law is to be enforced, the law is to be
obeged 1T cannot be perfectly enforced
Il will not be completely obeyed Proper
tons Ike that which touch enforcement
and obedience Of other laws will prevail.
Secondly, in this enforcement and obedi-
ence, patience is to be a constant virtue
The stars fight with US The great human
tides move toward a better humanity
This service is a service for civilization
It must win ultimately even if the prog
ress be slow. For right is right as God is
God and right the day must win.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-02-01
GLIMPSE OF GOOD OLD
DAYS"

Here is a glimpse into what vets term
as ne good CID days when saloons were
open and liquor was more accessible than
ncW when it is an outlaw. The Public
Ledger, Of Philadelphia, Of December 10,
1880. more than fifty years ago, published
the following item:
Out Of forty-four saloons on Second
and Third streets between Chestnut
street and Girard avenue, only one
was lighted and in that one a sheet
had been thrown over the bar, follow
ing Inauguration by Mayor Stokley Of
q drive to enforce the ruling against
liquor sales on the Sabbath.
And a reader OF the Ledger of today
conamends the item Of fifty years ago and
remarks think Of forty-four saloons on
two streets within twelve squares. Try TO
count that many now even including the
speakeasies."
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-02-01
LIQUOR AND LICENSE

see it it should be a fight to the finish. If
America stays dry am persuaded that
many nations Of the world viii in a rea-
sonahly short time follow her example. It
is a chance for high moral leadership in
a great cause on the part Of the American
neopse who still have the profound respect
Of the Orientals otwthstanding some
things to the contrary.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-02-01

The very fact there is less liquor con-
sumed in the United States now than be-
fore prohibition-and who denies it.
proves that prohibition is a success.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-02-01
ONLY A HALF. TRUTH

The old remark, and one constantly re-
peated. that society and the law have no
right TO say what the individual citizen
shall eat and drink Is a statement which
proves too much. It is a half truth,
which is often the most evil OF al lies.
For society does seem TO have q right. and
does use that right 10 determine many
things which concern the individual. It
constantly passes laws touching matters
very personal. It determines the purity
and the safety of the water you drink. It
inspects the milk you bgy. 1T legislates
regarding sending your children to school.
It lays down requirements respecting Tie
use Of automobiles. L passes ordinances
concerning the preservation Of your home
from infectious diseases, and concerning
those who may enter your home III case
an infectious disease attacks it. 1t guards
the individual from self destruction. By
similar reasoning it has a right to save
itself from practices which hurt its men,
bers through intemperance.
OBSERVANCE OF PROHIBITION
It is also to be said that the national
prohibition law is fairly well observed in
the country districts. Tt is not well OBJ
served in the cities. 4 he cities, both large
and small, through the newspapers give
great publicity to the mira ctiOns of the
law and to me consequent arrest, trial
and punishment Of the criminal. The
country districts have small opportunity
for publicity. In the country districts the
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Evening star., 1931-12-07
FEDERAL WORKERS
CHEST AID LAUDED
Campaign Chairman Sees
FuIflIIment of Goal
of S2,601 900.

Edward F, Colladay, chairman of the
Community Chests 1882 Campaign
Committee, today expressed qualification
over the showing made by Government
workers in their contributions to date.
He expressed the belief that the depart
ments will reach their million dollar
share of the Chests s2601 900 goal the
last of the week, If the pace already set
by the Government unit is continued.
Mr. Colladay praised Gov. Thomas E.
Campbell, chairman Of the governmental
unit, and his assistants on the commit
tee for the deep personal interest they
have taken and for their untiring ef-
forts to make the campaign in the de-
partmentS q success 1T gives me q
feeling Of pride to be associated with
such men" Mr.. Colladay said, "and l
am especially gratified that Gov Camp
bell has accepted position as vice
chairman of the General Campaign
Committee, which will give us the bene-
fit of his organizing ability and advice
during the general Chest campaign in
January
This year I find fine enthusiasm
dominating the campaign in the depart
ments. Hundreds are giving more than
the three days pay originally suggested
as proper gift, and there is the same
| friendly rivalry that obtained last year
stimulating the various departments to
try to outdo other departments in ex-
pressing their concern ror their fellow
men through their gifts
Il may be too optimistic at the start
OF this campaign. but I feel sure that
the Government employees will reach
4 their quota of 81 100000, and that this
will act as a decided impetus in spurrine
the other citizens of the Capital to raise
the remaining $l,601 900 to make up
( the S2,601 900, which has been set as a
tentative goal for the campaign as a
whole"
Evening star., 1931-12-07

menu was bean soup, coffee and bread.
The first business OF the meeting
was the election of presiding COM
mittee of is, four from each OF the
four columns into which the march is
divided The committee chosen In.
cSlded three colored men and colored
woman. 1t was retired to continually
by the marchers as the ''presidium"
This committee chose William Rey-
nolds of Detroit as presiding officer OF
the meeting Reynolds was the head
Of the delegation which arrived from
the West
A committee of so was elected to
present the demands of the marchers to
Congress, the President and the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. Eleven of the
committee are women
Herbert Benjamin, chairman of the
Washington Arrangements Committee,
welcomed the delegates
You are the spokesmen of 10000, 900
unemployed workers" he told them,
and have come through country con-
Evening star., 1931-12-07

nous. The first demanded favoring
congressional action on Federal unem-
ployment insurance. Another initiated
the national mass signature campaign,
while stin another set February as ma
tional demonstration and mobilization
day.
The meeting demanded the freedom
OF Tom Mooney and Warren x. Billings
from the San Quentin, Calf, Peniten-
tiary and that the Wickersham Commits
sion report on their case be made public.
Prisoners Freedom Urged.
The freedom of all class war prison
ers" was urged. In this category were
placed the nine colored youths convicted
of criminal assault in Scottsboro Ala.
and the IA demonstrators sentenced by
Judge Isaac r. Hit in Police Court here
November 27.
Numerous sarcastic remarks were
made from the speakers platform and
In the crowd concerning the food served
the marcherS for dinner last night. The
Evening star., 1931-12-07

trol1ed by the bosses to carry to Con-
gress the determination of the working
classes to fight against starvation"
Referring to the police reception of
the marchers, he said You were met
with what appeared to be cordial re-
ception by the authorities, but this re-
ception was made possible only because
the voice of workers throughout the
country echoed back to Washington
with such volume that President Hoo
yer did not dare say 'Annihilate the
hunger n1archers.'
The speaker told Of the conference
yesterday afternoon with Vice Presi-
dent Curtis regarding the entrance of
placards into the Capitol grounds and
said that the marchers would rather
go without placards than with "plac-
ards censored by Curtis"
Before the marchers left the audi
Lorium A. w Mills of New York, ma
tional organizer Of the march. eau
toned them to maintain strict order.
We will show the Capital we are a
disciplined organization, he declared.
Evening star., 1931-12-07
HEAR HOOVER
BOOED AT MEETING
| 500 Marchers Cheer Criti-
CiSms of President and
Wall Street.

-Four thousand persons in the Wash
ington Auditorium last night, among
them the 1900 unemployed relief
marchers, cheered speakers who criti-
cized President Hoover as the agent of
Wall Street and hailed Soviet Russia
as the land of hope for the working
man.
With right fists upraised in the Com
nunistic salute, the throng sang the
"Internationale" and other Communistic
songs and chanted their demands for
Federal unemployment insurance.
Boos and hisses greeted the names of
President Hoover, Vice President Curtis,
Wall Street, the American Federation of
Labor, the American Legion and the
Socialist Party when they were men
toned by speakers.
Demonstration Date Set.
BY unanimous vote the meeting de-
cided on national mass signature
campaign to support their petition TO
Congress and set February as the date
for a national demonstration and full
mobilization" to emphasize their de-
mands.
Interrupted continually by the cheers
Of his audience, William z. Foster of
New York, three times Communist
candidate for President, declared
Hoover is sowing the seeds of revolu-
ton in the United States" and told the
marchers that the star of Russia points
the way all workers must follow to be-
come free"
He told the audience the Trade Unions
Unity League, of which he is national
secretary, will raise the question of un-
employment insurance in every Ameri-
can Federation of Labor union in the
country.
Federation Denounced.
A few minutes later a resolution was
passed condemning the "reactionary
policy Of the American Federation ot
Labor leadership" and demanding ths
question Of unemployment insurance bt
submitted to the constituent unions fol
a referendum vote. The resolution alsC
challenged William Green and Matthew
VOL, president and vice president o.
the federation. to a public debate.
Ten resolutions in all were adopted
and the vote on every one was unsni.
Evening star., 1931-12-07
43 CHEST DRIVES
NET S3,41,@5
Supplementary List by Presi-
dents Job Committee
Indicates Success.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, December 7-ResuIts
from 4s additional campaigns. includ-
ing drives in Los Angeles and Phila-
delphia described as notable successes
brought the grand total raised for the
Nations community chests to s63,44I. =
995 yesterday.
The week end statement to Walter
S. Clifford and Owen D. Young of the
Presidents Organization on Unemploy-
ment Relief supplemented l3l cam
paigns previously reported
This (the grand total) is 90 per
cent of the $64,070,964 which these
chests had set out to raise" said the
announcement of the National Associa-
ton of Community Chests and Councils.
Comparisons with the results of last
year are possible in 155 of these re-
ports-the chests in the other 10 cities
being either new or recently recr-
ganized. These comparable chests show
an increase of 149 per cent over the
aggregate total of last year"
With a goal of $4,000 900, Phila-
delphia up until Saturday night had
raised s8,516000, AS 1t stands, this
was described as the largest total ever
raised in a single campaign in the
history of the Community Chest move
ment, but the committee also reports
/ 1t has assura noes Of being able to turn
in the remaining amount at lunch
con meeting to be held tomorrow.
Los Angeles Over Goal.
The Los Angeles Chest. with a goal
OF $332l 900, has raised S3.324 475
carrying the campaign over the top
and recording a total Of $605 900 more
than the amount raised last year. This
is the third largest amount raised sc
far this year by any Chest, second place
being held by Cleveland, which had
| previously reported a campaign that
| netted SIS 688 900. on goal of IS, $50 900
Contrary to the assumptions of those
who are not familiar with Community
/ Chest functions, the grand total oi
/ S63, AL ,995 is not to be used entirely
for direct unemployment relief in terms
Of food, fuel, shelter and clothing.
Allen T. Burne, executive director OF
the National Chest Association said
I'VE feel that the Chests, while shar-
ing the relief burden, have made theii
greatest contribution in keeping intact
the fun program of preventive and con.
| structive community welfare work whilt
| local tax funds have been supplyine
| most of the emergency requirements"
Cities in New List
Among the 43 new results are the
Evening star., 1931-12-07
HONOR AGAIN GIVEN
TO MRS. BELMONT
Woman's Party Elects Presi-
dent-Mrs. Wiley Retains
Chairmanship.

Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont of New York
was reelected president of the Ma
tional Woman's Party this morning In =
biennial convention session at the May
flower Hotel. Mrs. Harvey w Wiley OF
washington was again selected for the
national Craftsmanship of the organiza-
ton and two other residents of the
District also we're chosen for Office
The three vice chairmen include.
first Miss Gail Laughlin of Maine
second, Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles OF
Delaware, who presided at this morn
ing's meeting and third, Miss Anita
Pollitzer Of South Carolina and New
York.
Mrs. Dwight Clark of this city was
chosen as secretary and Miss Laura
Berrien. also of Washington, was elect
ed national treasurer. Twenty-four
members of the party's national council
likewise were designated today.
VIII Call on Legislators.
Several hundred femininists from all
sections of the land dated" their Con-
gressmen today for calls concerning
rights of women.
They chose the busy opening day Of
Congress to urge removal of few scat
tering inequalities in the nationality
laws and TO ask passage of an equal
rights amendment to the Constitution.
jubilation on the Capitol s'oas over
the arrival in the Senate Of Irs. Hattie
Caraway of Arkansas first active wom-
an member, was a part of today's final
program of the National Woman's Party
Biennial Convention.
Meanwhile, plans were made for
memorial to the late Senator Thaddeus
Caraway, lighter in behalf Of the wom-
ans cause. The organization decided
to have cast in bronze the words Sena-
tol Caraway used in dedicating its Cap
ital Hill headquarters:
The last shot for the freedom of the
States was fired from this building, and
l confidently predict the last shot for
w0mans freedom will be fred from
here"
Extension of Work Outlined.
A demand for universal jury service
for women was urged upon the party by
Mis- Gail Laughlin. Maine lawyer. She
said any woman convicted could consti-
tutionally claim she had not been tried
by jury of her peers If no woman had
been permitted to sit upon the con-
victing jury.
Extension Of the party's work into in
ternational fields was outlined by Miss
Maud younger, congressional chairman.
She pointed out four international con-
ventions have been conducted within
the past two years.
| Several prominent persons spoke at
| an equal rights dinner, held last night
I in the May1ower Hotel
! The agreement of international iur-
| lists on equal rights was discussed cy
DR.. James Brown Scott, president of the
| American Institute of International
Law. Other speakers included Repre-
| sentative John L. Gable, Mrs. Harvey
w. Wiley, national chairman, and Miss
Kathleen OConnell, mill worker from
Georgia.
Evening star., 1931-12-07
NOTORIOUS THIEF DIES

CHICAGO, December 7 (P-Eddie
Jackson, 60, once notorious pickpocket
whose sobriquet of "the immune" came
from his frequent escapes from convic-
ton, died Saturday night in the county
hospital His death was ascribed to
cerebral hemorrhage.
Police records and newspaper files
disclosed more than 600 arrests for
Jackson during his long career In
crime
He entered the hospital for treatment
November %.
With him when he died was sister
who made arrangements for burial.
Jackson's real name was said to be
Oscar Jacobson.
Evening star., 1931-12-07
Mscveagh Funeral Wednesday.

SANTA BARBARA, Calf, December
z Pl.-Funersl of Charles MacVesgh,
former Ambassador to Japan, who died
here Friday night, will be held We'd
nesday afternoon from All Saints-by-
the-Sea, Episcopal Church of suburban
Montecito, with Rev George F. Weld,
ID. D., officiating. Interment, at the
Santa Barbara Cemetery, will be
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