| Show S WETS ORGANIZED TO FIG FIGHT T PROHIBITION AMENDMENT T Organization of the Association Opposed to National Prohibition hat has been announced with the avowed prime purpose of making the eighteenth amendment to the constitution forever Inoperative Application for incorporation ender un un- under under I der the laws of ot New York will be made next week it was said Among Amons the incorporators will be Percival S. S Hill president of ot the tho American Tobacco Tobacco Tobacco To To- bacco company Joseph W. W Harriman Harriman Harri- Harri man president of the HarrIman National National National Na Na- bank and Michael president of B. B Altman Co No person officially connected with the he fc organization it was declared has an Interest directly or indirectly in th liquor business Plans Plans- for organization of branches in twenty-nine twenty states have been laid it was reported and it was announced ed nearly persons already have applied for membership The Tho organization stands on the principle of personal rl rights and U liberties liberties lib lib- and Lt hi opposed to Introduction of or any bills in Congress or in is the tho various state legislatures differentiating ing between light wines and b beer r an and whisky It Is strongly opposed the statement statement statement state state- ment declared to prohibition by constitutional COB COB- amendment of the manufacture manufacture manu mann facture and sale of com drops and chewing gum lum as it U ii to the prohibition by constitutional amendment of the manufacture andale sad and sale ale of intoxicants In addition to the organizations organization's campaign to Influence public opinion for maintenance of ot the standards of ot personal liberty by all 1111 lawful ant and proper means the organization purposes pur pur- poses to disseminate Information regarding regarding re re- garding the political social and economic eco eco- economic effect of ot the prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages to promote promote promote pro pro- th mote temperance In the use of alcoholic alcoholic alco- alco holic beverages and to oppose any movement to limit or discontinue the use of tobacco Th The organization will hold mass meetings and parades in three forty cities clUes April 19 the lle anniversary of the firing of the first gun of the Ameri Amerl- American can revolution A national convention conven conven- convention tion Is to be held the announcement says between Juno June 1 and June 15 16 o n- n |
