Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-11-23

a condition of things is presented to
the public today such as has never be-
fore been witnessed in the world OF
industry. That II Is In fact, war OF
determination there can be no deny.
ing. The Anti-Saloon league was or
sanized 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 distilleries 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 1t Is a 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 Il Is their only
slogan. The allied liquor interests
are making their fight for traffic regu.
lation. They are reaching out for the
middle ground.
That the reading public may have a
fair comprehension Of the vastness OF
this Industrial warfare and the extent
of its qualifications II may be well at
the outset to set down here some con.
crete facts and comparative figures
relative 20 the production OF and traf.
hc in liquors.
A Bitter Fight.
The United States stands second in
the list today as n producer and con-
| sumer Of malt liquors. II Is at present
the only country In the civilized world
where q 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 or a ground
| wherein the traffic may be carried on
| with maximum of national good and
/ a minimum of harm. And that ground
is exactly what the liquor interests of
this country vow they are searching
| for TODAY
| Aooord,,o n ,ccented outborities
tho limited states nroduced In the
| wear 1907 COLL 600 barrels of malt
/ iiouors Germany was the only other
country that surpassed these figures
her total product for the year being
62 .O22. 600. Next after the United
CO., Gonna, croo, pr,taip and Ire
land with a total of AZ 900 900 barrels
| The grand total of production for the
world In the year 1907 was 232 1884. OOO
barrels: These. figures we're compiled
by agents of the various governments
: and may be accepted as accurate.
Thai ,,a ,robibition wave I'm this
,,n,r, hoe made a nroud impressior
on tbe ,iouor trade no one Will ven
,nro IN painsay. Even the producers
sacro,,ve nc tbey generally are MS tc
,be eytent and nature OF their trade
do not pretend to deny that the prohi
bition war has made inroads on theii
,rs,,ess ant this. they contend, has
baon MOVE mr. less sporadic. In de
Tense of this assertion they point t
Tho fact that instead of a curtailmen
or production there has been a stead,
increase in the volume, speaking gen
orally
r,. ,,o,or. y, tho prohibition arm!
ns 49,, In v,ew of their achieve
pIoo,an - 30 ,hav arc manfred will
nne".o e A., S,v' 4, moi IN remot,
,ne nop. '" 49,, ,ndrstrv will bay
WY" ,,,noa ~ Tho man of the Unite,
S.,.a a., n nav ora of moral stand