Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-28
BUSCH IN NATIONAL
| WAR ON PROHIBITION
Extreme Policies to be Fought
by All Large Breweries
in Country.
tFrom the St. Louis Republic.

Association has inaugurated a
campaign against prohibition.
With the cooperation of practi-
cally all the large breweries in the
United States, the company will
endeavor in every commonwealth
to prevent the application of ex-
treme policies. +
sWe still desire always" said
August A. Busch, vice president OF
the association, 'to conduct our
business along legitimate and re-
spectacle lines. If evidence is sub
mitted to us that any saloon vio-
lates the law, or is run in a dis
orderly manner, we shall refuse to
sell beer, malt-nutrine or any other
product of our establishment to it.
That, I believe, is a fair PROPOSE
ton.
'tThe pay roll of our brewery
alone aggregates no less than $3.50, :
900 a month. Besides the brewery,
glass, ice and other pl ants in st.
Louis, we have six breweries in as
many different cities and states,
supplying depots and icing plants
at numerous points, hundreds of
auxiliary businesses, coal mines,
terminal railroads and freight fa-
elites. 1t would be impossible to
indicate, offhand, the heavy invest.
ments of our company or the ex'
tent and variety of our auxiliary
interests.
ONLY EXTREMES FOUGHT.
"Our success, along proper lines,
is Of Importance to st. Louis and
Missouri and other cities and
States in which we operate, as we'll
as to US. The employees of our
breweries and auxiliary Industries
are materially concerned in our
prosperity, and and so are those
who grow and furnish all the in
gradients for making beer. The
war for prohibition is being car
ried to absurd extremes--to ex-
tremes which, if generally en-
forced, would have evil, rather
than beneficial, consequences.
Prohibition is even worse than ex-
cessive indulgence, as experience
and statistics prove.
"What we wish is to stop the
tendency to an extreme, to alb
solute prohibition. If a person is
restrained absolutely from getting
a drink he will find way to getit,
and to get more than he would if
he is not prohibited.
"There is no sound reason for
prohibiting the manufacture or
sale of beer. The product which
is now turned out is light and can
not hurt anybody. A few drinks
can be taken by anybody without
the least effect. Certainly, more
moderation will be found without
extreme laws or policies than with
prohibition.
WANT LAWS ENFORCED.
"Our desire is to emphasize the
necessity of counteracting extreme
tendencies. Prohibition would be
injurious to the country, as well as
to our business. 1t is unnecessary
and injudicious. 1t leads to ex-
cess, abuses and crimes.
GAS I have said, we are prepared
to render our strongest assistance
toward enforcing the laws. We
shall not,under any circumstances,
connive at infractions of statutes
and ordinances. 1t always has
been our aim to conduct our busi-
ness along legitimate lines, and ]
am confident that we have the re-
spect Of the people.
"We do not wish to support sa-
looms wrongly conducted. We
stand ready to refuse to sell beel
or any product Of our establish
ments to any saloon disobeying
the law or run without due regard
to propriety. We shall fulfil this
assurance upon receipt of inform
alton showing disregard for the
law"
Mr.. Busch said a committee has
been appointed to explain the
position taken by the Anheuser.
Busch Brewing Association.
Andrew Schenck
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