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Show Wet Chief Asks Drys to Help in Finding Solution Leader of Crusaders Urges Cooperation In Arriv-Ing Arriv-Ing at Control of Liquor ' alslig Pnaai NEW YORK, March 19 Fred O Clark of Cleveland, commander-in-chief of the Crusader, an aaliprohib! Hon organization, aent telegram to dry leader today urging them to Join tha wet organization In seeking "ao-luction "ao-luction of th liquor problem." The telegram were aent to Mr Ell Bool of the Women Chrlatian Temperance union. Dr. F. Scott Mc-Bride Mc-Bride of the Anliaaloon league, and Dr. Clarence True Wilson of the Methodist board of temperance, prohibition pro-hibition and public morale. "Today la tha most opportune time In American history," Clark told the dry leader, in part, "to Inaugurate proper protective legislation dealing with tha liquor traffic. "L therefore, call upon thoae leader lead-er who are sincere in their desire to prevent th return of th avlla which ex is ted before prohibition, a well a to eliminate the nation-destroying abueee of prohibition, to )oin with us in a solution of th liquor problem to th end that society will control the liquor traffic and not be controlled by tha liquor Interest and liquor corrupted grafter. " EVANSTON. 111., March IS OrV-Suggeation OrV-Suggeation of th Crusader that dry organization loin wet In a solution of th liquor problem met rebuff from th women' Christian Temper nce union today. Bald Mrs. Ann Msrden d Yo. ni-tional ni-tional secretary of the W. C. T. U.: "The weta brought about thia situation sit-uation themselves, and tha dry are Inclined to put tha whole rasponsl iblllty upon th wets." |