Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-11-23
ANTESALOON LEAGUE AND THE LIQUOR
INTERESTS ARE LOCKED IN DEATH STRUGGLE

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ing between the Anti.Saloon league
and the allied interests of the country.
condition of things is presented to
the public today such as has never be.
fore been witnessed in the world Of
industry. That 1t Is, In fact, a war OF
determination there can be no deny.
ing. The Anti.Saloon league was or.
Banized for the avowed purpose Of
wiping out the saloon to the last
ATOM which means, Of course. the OBJ.
liberation of the source of their sup.
ply-the breweries and distileries of
the country.
Conversely, the liquor interests are
allied In organizations which have but
one object-the ultimate destruction
OF the Anti-Saloon league and every
kindred organization. Every day sees
their lines of battle against the com.
mon foe drawn more compactly. With
them II Is defensive warfare, while
with the foe II is one of aggression
and ultimate confscation. Those at
the head of the prohibition wave will
not be content with the regulation Of
the traffic. Obliterate II is their only
slogan. The allied liquor interests
are making their fight for traffic regu.
lation. They are reaching out for the
middle ground. 81.
That the reading public may have n
fair comprehension of the vastness OF
this industrial warfare and the extent
Of its qualifications. 1t may be well at
the outset to set down here some con.
crete facts and comparative figures
relative TO the production of and traf.
flc in, liquors.
A Bitter Fight. ..,...
The United States stands second In
tho list today as producer and con.
sumer OF malt liquors. II is ut present
the only country In the civilized world
where n really serious conflict Is wag.
Ing between the liquor producers and
the foes.
Long conflicts between these oppos'
ing elements have taken place from
time to time in other countries. but
never with the bitterness that charac'
terizes the struggle of the present day
In the United States. In other coun
tries the conflict has generally ter
minated In the discovery OF a ground
wherein the traffic may be carried on
with a maximum of national good and
minimum Of harm. And that ground
Is exactly what the liquor interests OF
this country vow they are searching
for today. .''
| According to accepted authorities
the United States produced in the
year 1907 6O,111 900 barrels of malt
L 10, ,,t,I. NJ 10,
country that surpassed these figures
| her total product for the year being
| 62,022,0O0 : Next after the United
| States comes Great Britain and Ire
| land, with a total of $4,000, 900 barrels
The grand total of production for thu
| world In the year 1907 was 1884 ,00'
barrels. These figures were compiled
by agents of the various governments
} and may be accepted as accurate.
; That the prohibition wave in thi
: country has made proud impression
on the liquor trade no one Will ven
lture to gGinsay. Even the producers
Isecretive as they generally are as 4
the extent and nature OF their trade
do not pretend to deny tina. the prohi
n bition war has made inroads on thei
/ business. But this, they contend, ma
been more or less sporadic. In dc
n. Tense of this assertion they point 4
!, the fact that instead OF a curtailmen
> of production there has been stead
y increase in the volume, speaking ger
~ orally.
!, The leaders OF the prohibition arm
" proclaim that In view OF their achiev,
J, ments SO far, they are inspired wit
=, the hope that the day Is not so remot
- when the liquor industry will hav
r been wiped of the map Of the Unite
=, States and a new era Of moral stant
m ard established. ....
Expect to Wipe Liquor Out.
Y, The liquor interests. ON the othe
,e hand say they are sanguine In III
,g conviction that the most their foe
I'd can accomplish is a reasonable res'
ie llation Of the traffic, and this, the
~ proclaim as one man, Is exactly III
n. end for which they are cropping. The
contend that this reasonable regul'
he ton is quite as much to their interest
re as II can be to the public.
w. Leaders of the prohibition wave al
~ nounce boldly that they are gradpall
TO- breaking down the strongholds ortn
~ r. enemy. and that ultimately every wa
CO protecting the liquor traffic Will be r
,t' duced by the shot and shell from the
40 heavy guns of moral logic. The pr
ma ducers reply that the tide OF bait
m. will turn their way the moment IN
popular mind discovers what va
o. IpecunIary loss must inevitably folio
IN. the destruction of the trade. The
or admit that to small degree the WI
as has arrested the normal increase
Of the volume of production--nothir
or more.
re The Anti.Saloon league which Is
the bottom of the whole prohibitit
movement, maintains an organizatio
the scope of which is far beyond Il
ken of the public generally. 1t has
great army corps for fighting fore
As for the sinews of war, It is qui
10: as well fortified as the enemy, Il
liquor interests The generals ha'
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