Evening star., 1940-11-26
League Weighs
Winning States
ID oDryLaw
Anti-SoIoon Session
Ends Tonight With
Speech by Mcbride

spurred on by Bishop Edwin H.
Hughes denunciation Of modern
cocktail lounges as simply saloons
In petticoats," the Anti-Saloon
League Of America today turned its
attention to the problem of main
tanning dry laws in dry States and
obtaining them in States now open
to alcoholic beverages.
Yhe league today reelected as its
president Bishop Ralph S. Cushmari,
ST. Paul, Mimi, and named two
Washington attorneys to high ONCE.
Andrew Wilson was made vice pres
ident and Edward B. Dunford the
organizations attorney.
A new member of the Executive
Committee is Gov. Luren D. Dickin-
son Of Michigan.
Other officers are George w.
Crabbe Of Baltimore, vice president;
the Rev. Howard Hyde Russell, Wes-
terville, Ohio. founder; Charles E.
Coleman. Chicago, treasurer; the
Rev. Sam Morris. Del Rio, Tex, field
speaker, and Miss Laura Lindley,
Washington, research secretary.
Honorary vice presidents include
Senator Capper Of Kansas, DR.. John
w. Studebaker, commissioner of ed
ucation, and Nathan Newby, ST., Los
Angeles attorney, among others.
Final Session Speakers.
Addressing the league today-the
final day of its 3lst convention in
the Calvary Baptist Church-were
w. j. Losinger. State superintendent
in Oklahoma, outlining that States
Victory Against Repeal" and the
Rev. Albert D. Belts, executive Sec
retary of the South Carolina Fed
Grated Forces for Temperance and
Law Enforcement.
In q prepared address Mr.. Belts
announced that South Carolina has
seeded from the wet Union" He
reported that through county by
county" organization and advertis-
ing by radio and press, referen-
dunn authorizing outlawry of beer,
ale and wine along with hard
liquors was approved by the voters,
with q majority of over $4,000.
South Carolina hopes to lead our
Nation back to sobriety," he said.
Mcbride Speaks Tonight.
Tonight at 7:45 o'clock the closing
session will hear DR.. F. Scott Nc
Bride, former national superintend-
ent Of the league and now Pennsyl-
vania superintendent; Bishop James
Cannon, jr.. of Richmond, Va, and
the Rev. Sam Morris of Del Rio,
Tex. field speaker of the league.
Temperancs movies and illustrated
lectures VIII precede this meeting
at SIS pm.
Last night Bishop Hughes pre-
dicted that unless we stem the
rolling tide Of intemperence we will
become in 10 years the most drunken
nation" in history.
He attributed this condition to
various groups. including the press.
He declared metropolitan news
papers have ridiculed temperance
leaders and accused them of wild
judgment-treating them with less
consideration than "gangsters."
Never has there been a time
when upright. downright. forth
right speech was more needed than
today" commented the bishop,
criticizing whisky manufacturers for
buying journalistic space to pro-
claim their advocacy of temper
ance."
Sees Issue Straddled.
He said also that he knew clergy
men, Senators and members of the
House of Representatives who were
once with us in expression" but are
now silent or straddle the issue.
"The palate left to itself always
thinks that reason is a sorry dish.
The craving stomach always out
argues the bewitched BRAIN" the
bishop contended. Liquor has de-
throned reason in the United
States
DR.. Oscar F. Blackwelder of the
Lutheran Church of the Reforma-
ton told delegates that "the church
must be the spearpoint in the
struggle for human freedom" He
declared that tricks" are being
used to give unity to nations, but
religion is the proper integrating
principle.
Earlier in the day DR.. Howard
Hyde Russell, founder and grand
old man" of the league, traced for
delegates the history of their Or
ganization. He pointed out that it
was created in 1895 in a room of
Calvary Church which is being used
for certain of this conventions ses-
sions