| Show DRY ADHERENTS GAIN OAIN STRENGTH LEADER STATES Advance Guard of Allied Forces Arrives to Conduct Conduct Conduct Con Con- duct Campaign More followers ers are arc being beine won for forthe forthe forthe the dry cause daily dally and there never w will be a referendum for repeal or modification of the eighteenth amend amend- men ment L This was the opinion expressed by bythe bythe bythe the advance group of the Allied Forces for Prohibition which arrived here Wednesday to launch a two-day two campaign campaign campaign cam cam- in m behalf of the eighteenth amendment with the asserted purpose of reorganizing dry forces which have become disorganized The group which arrived here at 7 15 a. a m. m from Pocatello Idaho is composed of Colonel Raymond Robins Robins Robins Rob Rob- ins social economist and a member of President Hoovers Hoover's unemployment relief relic organization Miss Norma C CBrown CBrown Brown Drom secretary of the Allied Forces and Harold Singer executive coun coun- The They arc are guests at the Hotel Utah Outlining the drive which is being made in cities of the United States Colonel Robins said Our aim aimis is to uphold the law and the constitution constitution constitution tion whereas wets with wilh their propaganda prop prop- are illegally nullifying it iL BRANDS RANDS IOVE MOVE FOOLISH Colonel Robins branded any at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt of lawmaking bodies or other organizations to force a 1 referendum on prohibition as silly and foolish and declared that while surface opinion opinion opinion ion concerning the dr dry cause may have changed since the eighteenth amendment was ratified the opinion of the nation is still dry National prohibition became a fact tact because of the lawless wet minority he said The federal prohibition lion amendment was submitted only when it became apparent that the wet minority minority mi minority mi- mi would not allow the dry majority majority majority ma ma- to be dr dry The liquor sellers kept forcing lawless liquor upon the communities that had voted dry The people of or the country are arc contributing contributing con con- financially to the Allied Forces for Prohibition in contrast to the millionaires who are arc backing the wet cause Colonel Robins asserted QUOTES AUTHORITIES I Answering a wet wel argument that prohibition has placed liquor within the reach of youngsters he quoted noted athletic leaders and child wel- wel Continued on Page Pue Eighteen I DRY ADHERENTS GAIN CAIN STRENGTH I I I LEADER STATES Continued From Page Pue Fifteen fare are authorities who he said main- main lain ain tIn drinking among youth has decreased decreased decreased de de- de- de creased materially All Al such wet propaganda is i the silliest talk I ever have heard he added The Te cost of prohibition is i a minor mior consideration inasmuch as a it i amounts amount only to 2 or 3 cents cent per person in the opinion of Colonel Robins and would not be offset when all things are arc considered considered con con- by the te revenue obtained from legalized liquor Speaking of bootlegging and the te liquor traffic he asserted that such things probably never ne would be wiped out and ond pointed out that bootlegging bootlegging boot- boot legging egging existed exited even cven before the eighteenth amendment was ratified DELIVERS ADDRESS Colonel Robins delivered an address addre at a mass meeting in the First Presbyterian Presbyterian Pres- Pres church at p. p m. m in which he ie said all al countries of the world are wrestling wresting with wih the problem of drink and the social curse and ad cost of liquor traffic In the United States for more than han a hundred years we have wrested wres- wres tied ted harder and gone farther to outlaw outlaw outlaw out out- law the saloon and the liquor tra traffic i than nn any other people he asserted Spiritual adventure of the American Ameri Amen can people and the spread of ot scientific knowledge that alcohol is i poison and does nothing but injury to t the mind and bod body were two of the things re responsible re- re for prohibition the te speaker pointed out He also discussed the social risks rIsk involved since the development of the automobile and other modern inventions tons and declared that the social Implications implications im Im- Im- Im of ot a drunken man driving a team of or oxen or mules mule and those of ofa a drunken man at the wheel of an a automobile are arc vastly vasty different Regulation high license local opton op op- tion ton and even state dispensaries such as were tried in South Carolina all al failed until ut prohibition became a settled set set- tied ted policy the speaker said sid URGES OPEN OPE MIND Miss Brown in an a address addres at a luncheon for women at the First Presbyterian church chuch at 1215 p. p m called caled upon the group to deal dea with wIh the prohibition issue with conviction but DUt with wIh an open mind and with due regard to ever every fact Involved Miss Mis Brown paid tribute to t the work of 33 national prohibition organizations organizations or or- and expressed the belief belet that there is much for them yet to do explaining that the Allied Aled Forces came into the field to t accomplish a specific task unIon task union of the dry forces We have no time for frenzied discussion discussion discussion dis dis- dis- dis or attack upon our opponents opponent she said We realize that many conscientious citizens do donot donot donot not agree with wih us u on this thi issue isue While we do not deny their right to battle batte for lor legal repeal we ye challenge the al alleged alleged al- al right to get rid of or prohibition by b defiance delance violation and lea lea- tion ton Until if i ever the eighteenth amendment is i repealed it is the obligation obligation gation gaton of all aU to accept it i obey oby it and ad stand for lor its is enforcement Additional speeches will wi be delivered delv- delv ered at meetings Wednesday evening and more noted dry leaders will wi ar arive arrive ar- ar rive nyc Thursday to the campaign campaign campaign cam cam- at a series of meetings meetings |
