Prohibition opposition from Celtic Union and German American League
The Committee of Mutual Conference of the Celtic Union and German American League in San Francisco and California adopts a resolution opposing statewide prohibition in the November 1914 ballot. It argues the wine and beer industries support hundreds of thousands of jobs and state revenue, warns of economic ruin, and defends individual freedom against government- imposed drink regulation. It calls for broad circulation of the resolution, dated September 3, 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutual Conference
Celtic Union and
German-American League
San Franccisco
California
Committee of Mutual Conference of the
Committee OF Mutual Conference OF
George H. Bahrs
T. P. O'Dowd
John Donohue
Gustav Bergner
Henry F. Budde
George J. Lowe
W. D. Wolpmann
Thos
F. Alford
Ohn J. Munster
J. Driscoll
Intemperance Causes Few Divorces in California
State Labor Bureau data show intemperance accounts for a small share of California divorces from 1905 to 1913, less than 4 percent overall. Final decrees for year ending June 30 1908 record 112 intemperance-based divorces out of 2,782, with percentages dropping to around 3 percent in following years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
State Labor Bureau
Prohibition Leader Modifies Stand On Laws
Rev. Dr. W. C. Holt of Evansville Indiana ex Superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League declares he will not force laws on the people. He argues methods must fit present conditions and enforcement depends on public sentiment backing prohibition measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Holt
Evansville
Indiana
Anti- Saloon League
Hearst Opposes Prohibition in Letter to Grape Grower
Phoebe A Hearst writes from Hacienda Del Pozo de Verona on July 27 1914 declaring no support for prohibition though favoring temperance. She states wine can be moderately used and warns prohibition could harm wine producing California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Lawrence
Geary Street
San Francisco
Phoebe A. Hearst
Hacienda del Pozo de Verona
Prohibition Cities Report Alcohol Arrest Ratios In One Year
A table shows the ratios of drunkenness and disturbing the peace arrests in several prohibition cities over a single year. The data highlights relative enforcement levels and social behavior within those communities during the period.
LIQUOR AND CRIME BY CLARENCE DARRO
Clarence Darro argues liquor has little to do with real crime and poverty drives most crime. He cites murder driven by passion and times, notes violence starts in adolescence, and contends monopoly creates poverty while the rich consume most liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Darro
United States
Poverty Drives Intemperance, States Mary E Garbutt
Garbutt argues poverty, not alcohol, fuels intemperance among workers. She cites unemployment, low wages, and rising living costs as core causes, urging the WCTU to confront root economic conditions rather than only drink avoidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll D. Wright
Wright
Richard G. Ely
Frances E. Willard
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Also Mentioned on This Page
Celtic Union
Mutual Conference Committee
Federation of Labor
Washington
Martin Regensburger
Hortense Russell
California State Board of Health
Anti-Saloon League
The
California Grape Grower
Enness. Peace
Kansas City
Portland
Topeka
Wichita
Kan
Mary E. Garbutt
Smith
South
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