Evening star., 1932-02-19
'DRYS ARE ACCUSED
Of USING SCHOOLS.
Part in Spreading Of Prop.
auanda Laid to Education
Association.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Rufus s. Lusk. an ofiicial Of the Cru
saders, anti-prohibition organization
testified before o Senate subcommittee
today that National Education Associa-
ton has undertaken "a prohibition
propaganda campaign" in the public
schools. He charged there is a tie
up" between the education association
and the Anti-Saloon League.
Lusk appeared in advocacy OF bill
by Senator Bingham, Republican, OF
Connecticut, to allow per cent beer
He said his organization favors out
right repeal Of the eighteenth amend
ment.
Approves Proper Instruction.
1.-The appearance OF Joy Elmer Nor
gan Of the National Education Associa-
tion before this committee" Lusk said
raised the curtain on a scheme to use
the public schools, colleges and uni
versities of the United States as agen-
cieS for the dissemination OF prohlbl-
ton propaganda.
There could be no objection to In
struction being given scientifically on
the effects of alcohol on the human
system, either in the public or private
schools or the universities. But the
attempt to use the schools for the
PROPAGANDA OF the organizations sup
porting the eighteenth amendment
should be exposed and rebuked.
Let us trace to its source this modern
effort to use the public schools as pro-
hibition propaganda agency.
Traces Source Of Plan.
"The records OF the Anti-Saloon
League show that 1t has spent large
sums Of money through subsidized Or
ganizations for the purpose Of getting
into schools, colleges and universities
with its prohibition propaganda. One
of its subsidiary organizations rs the
World League Against Alcoholism.
Now we find that the so-called
Scientific Temperance Federation Is
supported by the World League Agains,
Alcoholism, which IN turn was created
and supported by the Anti-Saloor
League, and that the secretary of the
Scientific Temperance Federation Ii
director OF the Department OF Public
School Temperance Instruction OF the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
BY this devious route the Anti-Saloor
League works its prohibition propa-
ganda into the public schools in the
guise Of scientific temperance instruc-
tion.'
Later in the hearing Senator Bing-
ham said dry leaders" had shown
they did not want to come on the
stand and be asked questions
Referred TO Mcbride.
He referred to a letter in which F
Scott Mcbride, superintendent Of the
Anti-Saloon League, declined to appear
before the Senate Committee.
They want to present a signed
memorandum through their attorney
and let it go at that" Bingham said.
Bingham said he had wanted to ask
Mcbride particularly about letter
dated January 2, 1882, which the Sena-
tor said had been sent out by the Anti
Saloon League asking contributions in
view of failure Of a bank in Wester-
vile. Ohio. with which it did business
The letter quoted said the League had
required some very large loans" and
that failure to meet its obligations
would mean litigation and publicity
with disastrous results"
Told Of Ladies Talking.
Il suppose" said Bingham. that il
is none of our business, but wanted tc
inquire whether these very large loans
had anything to do with the failure o!
the Bank Of Westerville."
Bingham said. two prohibition la
dies in the committee room the other
day." were heard discussing his (Bing-
ham's) family and saying his sons hao
been drunk
My boys" the Senator said have
never been told they could not drink
beer or wine when in beer or wine
drinking countries, but not one Of them
has ever been drunk"