Talk:Anti-Saloon League

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It should be noted that the so-called "History of Anti-alcohol Movements in the U.S." external link has an anti-prohibitionist slant to it. I suggest that it be called "History of Anti-alcohol Movements in the U.S. (Anti-prohibitionist perspective)"

[edit] Merge from Prohibition leaders

Please merge any relevant content from Prohibition leaders per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Prohibition leaders. Thanks. —Quarl ^(talk) 2006-12-31 05:37Z

[edit] Sources

On 5-9-05, BrokenSegue flagged this Wikipedia entry as a possible copyright violation of “Alcohol: Problems and Solutions.” The material in bold (including all references) was sourced from that site’s “National Prohibition of Alcohol in the U.S.” and “Temperance Movement Groups and Leaders in the U.S.”David Justin 01:54, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

The Anti-Saloon League was the leading organization lobbying for Prohibition in the United States in the early 20th century.

Founded as a state society in Oberlin, Ohio in 1893, its influence spread rapidly. In 1895 it became a national organization and quickly rose to become the most powerful prohibition lobby in America. It drew most of its support from pietistic Protestants and their ministers, especially Methodists, Congregational, Disciples, and Baptists.

The league lobbied at all levels of government for legislation to prohibit the manufacture of alcohol. Its most prominent leader was Wayne Wheeler. It fought wet candidates such as Al Smith in 1928: Smith led the opposition to prohibition, which was repealed in 1932.

In 1909, the league moved its national headquarters from Washington, DC to Westerville, Ohio. The city's strong support for prohibition was a major factor in the relocation.

From 1948 until 1950 it was known as the Temperance League, from 1950 to 1964 the National Temperance League, from 1964 the American Council on Alcohol Problems. It remains true to its Temperance agenda.

Curtis,, the publishing arm of the league, was also in Westerville. Ernest Cherrington headed the company. It printed so many leaflets - over 40 tons of mail per month - that Westerville was the smallest town to have a first class post office.

A museum about the league is at the Westerville Public Library.

References

• Anti-Saloon League of America. Anti-Saloon League of America Yearbook. annual to 1933
• Cherrington, Ernest. History of the Anti-Saloon League. 1913
• Ewin, James Lithgow. The Birth of the Anti-Saloon League. Washington, D.C., 1913
• Kerr, K. Austin. Organized for Prohibition: A New History of the Anti-Saloon League. Yale University Press, 1985
• Lien, Jerry. The Speechmaking of the Anti-Saloon League. University of Southern California, 1968

There is no copyright violation. Simple lists of books in a short bibliography cannot be copyrighted. Second, items like those in bold are simple facts and facts cannot be copyrighted. for example a name or date cannot be copyrighted. Third, copyright law allows short excerpts to be used without permission, and the excerpts here are pretty short indeed. Rjensen 02:02, 27 March 2007 (UTC)