New-York tribune., 1909-06-03
DIR. PETERSTO BREW ERS
ADDRESSES Association.
Says They Must Help Passage Of
Good Excise LazcS IN Ne70 York.

Atlantic City, June 2-The foam on top of the
prohibition more foam a1oat on beer
in this country from On, according TO the fnd-
ings of the board Of trustees Of the United States
Brewers Association. waIch opened its forty-ninth
annual convention the Hotel Shelburne here to-
day. The board went on record as follows:
The professional advocates Of the anti anti-saloon
league ma lle n @ anu -. a '0+
purposely misleading. The so-called prohibition n
has reached its height and reaction already Is
beginning to set in.
general crusade for a reform in saloons was
advocated being the only way to halt the pro-
hibition movement The board refused TO discuss
the question of Sunday opening, and, 1t is believed
will probably go record against any addl-
tional freedom in the selling OF liquor
President Julius Liebmann of Brooklyn urged
at length the need Of reform in the saloon 3lsl-
ness He quoted the finding Of the New Jersey
Excise Commission to show that speak eases
hourshed where saloons were prohibited
Much interest was attached 10 the delivery of an
address by the Rev. Dr. John 2. Peters of New
York City His subject was A Flaln IaiA I"
Brewers and Lawmakers Taking up the FaIhes
law and It's failure 10 bring good results IN New
York. Dr. Peters said:
Our courts in New York are not above repToacLh. L
They have established systems OF testimony IN
procedure and the like which turn ms az aiI
other laws into farce l0-dtE m IN Ne" - " n bsr
if YOU d openly selling liquor ever ne pr pr
at forbidden hours that is no eI'rrlft 3D. ~ drink
Of the law. You have got to go ana 'ahe d W IN IN
and testify that you bought a drink N9uISeH, ~
then tasted his drink and made sure tat i 4.s N4s
Iiduor But while this is true. as just pIet.se+s
these conditions of maladmnstraton OF Ia" 1 9dTct
most rnanifestly violations Of the LIQUOR Jaw
fore this failure Of the law tends peculiarly 70 dls IS
credit the liquor trade and 70 reflect uullaleL I Ji
t,e b,rrers who are held TO he behind the WhoIe
business g, ,-.. ,..., -o,re-
IIere 0Core the brewing interests have been ra1ne.
an obstacle in the path of such changes man a.
arective agency promote = proper revision ~
The law They have been ready 70 stand orll Loi
changes which apparently serve their own lLil ,I
diate .-ain- a emmy wise and pound tooHSn ll,to!S
in their case certainly There is need tial 'fes
should stand sfor changes in The law "hcn ar ii
ana tlst 10 the community at large ~lig,l W W
NM tia traffic under proper and reaSona ole
tons. and which vii ren17r 'le e'li0'
law easy and effective ,.- g., ID. I.rv
heIieVe that ultimately such chanEes ~ w - 10
,auIa be not only the Interest ~ the E'..rrse!
morality Of tie community. 0nt alSo III ''i' '''
Of the legitimate brewing business.
Touching upon national legislation, the report ol
rho hoard said il was be regretted that At ea'"
-a,,,rring session Of Congress there was an III
crease in the number OF members VINO seek ''
DESTROY the liquor business by federal legsia''"H
The trustees say that the beer sales tor lle 81
nded June 20 1875 showed an increase OF S-'s'',s'
bu. for the nine months from June. 1913 10 NPI'''
,4oa they showed A decrease Of SZ'No.'oi- -''''
.,e about three hundred delegates present