Evening star., 1936-01-19
NATIONAL COUNCIL
G|VESD. c. DRY AID.
Sincerity of Administration
Challenged in War on
Liquor Traffic.

IIQuVI u0iIIvs
Nationwide efforts to help local
drys bring back prohibition to Wash
inEton we're pledged by the National
TEMPERANCE and Prohibition Council
In closing session here, 1t was an
nounced today.
Representing 30 national anti-alco-
holic agencies afiiliated for more
effective drive against the alcohol
traffic, the council, at the Dodge Hotel,
officially pledged its aid to the drive
of the United Dry Forces of the Dis
trict of Columbia in its temperance
campaign.
"The council endorses the efforts to
make the Federal District Of Columbia
dry" declared the council, land will
cooperate through the States and
the congressional districts to this end"
Admitted to Council.
The United Dry Forces here were
officially admitted as member of the
council, with DR.. E. M. Ellison, its
president, as delegate and John B.
Hammond, alternate. This gives ma
tional recognition to the local dry or
ganization.
Findings and declarations of the
council, which held its executive ses-
sions behind closed doors, were made
public by DR.. Harry E. Woolever, edi-
tor of the National Methodist Press.
The council challenges the SINGER
of +ba Doocovo1t o6rn ini ctrQ fi0N "
declared DR.. Woolever in his state
nlent.
COMMITTEES were raised to appear
before the Platform Committees of the
major national party conventions. 1t
was also requested thai, in the inter-
ests of the country's welfare, no alco-
hello beverages be permitted to be
sold, distributed, or given away in the
buildings where the conventions meet
and choose the nominees for the most
responsible governmental position in
the world"
Mrs. Smith Presides.
The sessions were presided over by
Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith of Evanston,
ILL.,, national president of the w. c.
T. U. E. B. Dunford Of Washington
acted a., secretary and DR.. D. Leigh
Colvin of New York as treasurer.
Representing the Findings Commit
tee, DR.. Woolever gave out declara-
tioras which were in part as follows:
LAS American citizens organized in
the interests of the common welfare
of the Nation, we declare a redoubled
and unending warfare against the al
coholic liquor traffic until this enemy
of the homes, the schools, and the
economic and social welfare is again
outlawed.
Want Traffic Destroyed.
81. We declare for the complete
destruction of the liquor traffic by
State and national prohibition. This
is essential for the protection and
advancement Of our country.
''2. The Nation is becoming aroused
because of the slaughter of men, wom-
en- and children caused by the alarm
ing increase of drinking drivers. Ell
forts toward safety will in large meas
ure fail unless the consumption of the
narcotic, alcohol, which deadens the
center Of control, is stopped.
IS. We appeal to publishers and
editors of newspapers and magazines
to help protect the homes of our Ma
tion by refusing to use their adver-
tising columns to make them part
ners with the liquor traffic in induce
ing our youth to become liquor patrons
and victims of the alcoholic appetite.
Eve further urge the opponents of
the liquor traffic to give preference to
those periodicals which refuse to sell
their columns to liquor promoters and
profiteers.
I'VE ask that the press give pub
hcity to the actual facts about what
alcohol is dong in the economic, So
cial and moral life Of the Nation.
Radio Advertising Hit.
-. We protest against the use Of
the radio to subject our homes to alco-
holic propaganda with the consequent
decentralization of our youth. We urge
that the radio advertising of alco-
holic beverages be prohibited as Is
the radio advertising Of gambling.
IS. We call attention to the fact
that the present national administra-
ton has kept its party platform and
campaign pledges to bring back the
beverage liquor traffic, but the
promises to prevent the return of the
saloon and to protect the States in
the administration of their prohibitory
laws have been disregarded. And, in
addition. under the present admins
tration the Federal Government itself
has. been put for the first time in its
history in the business of manufac-
turing rum.
g. We urge upon all citizens who
love their country to vote for only
those delegates to the national politi-
cal conventions who will seek to re-
deem our country from the present
lntolerable liquor situation.
~. We commend the youth groups
and the youth for the evidences of
their increasing interest in the study
of this problem, which has so serious
Q bearing upon the oncoming genera
ton. They will find that there is no
greater patriotic objective than to save
the youth of their own generation
from the debasing and destructive ef-
forts ~ o1cehn1U