Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-09
United States Association Opens An
nual Convention at Washington.
PENDULUM SWINGS OTHER WAY
President HOster, in Address, Says
the Prohibition Wave is Reced-
ing-COnsumptIon of Beer
IL Increasing.

would he found working with the Real
and practical reformers in the interest of
temperance" were the safest features of
the annual convention of the brewers
today.
p President Hoster declared that far from
apologizing for being a brewer, he recog-
nized in everyone a logical promoter OF
true temperance. He predicted speedy
return to license Of those states which had
adopted prohibition or local option.
THE pendulum is slowly but surely
swinging the other way" declared Presi-
dent Holster, land it is becoming more
clearly and generally recognized that the
license system, which simply spells regu-
lation, can be made to bring about better
results than anything else that has been
tried.
THE police power Of the state is being
carried to such lengths that our demo-
cratic government has assumed u character
Of benevolent paternallom. The brewing
industry is simply one of the many con-
Germs which has been investigated by the
jury of public opinion. on the whole the
trend is a wholesome one.
From the sanitary standpoint the
brewer leads. If the beer pump were COM
pared with the average soda fountain it
would be seen that the beer pump is in a
by genie class by itself The beer business
is bound to increase and develop year by
year. The sales will undoubtedly reach
60, 900 barrels before our next conven-
ton and by the 1920 census should not
be surprised to see 1t at 1O0,0O0000 barrels a
year.
THE reaction of the last year against
prohibition indicates that the American
people have taken a second sober thought
While we hope that the worst stage of
the dlstemper is past, we must continue
our organized efforts to prevent such evils
III the future and show our readiness to
| cooperate with the real leader of repub-
! lican government in the betterment of our
/ business"
| Prohibition Wave RecedinE.
The vigilance committee in it's annual re-
! port said 1t believes that the year just
ended marked the height and the begin
!. ming OF the recession of the wave of pro-
hlbition. and so reported today.
In Alabamas reputation of prohibition
amendment to the states constitution the
brewers see great hope Of the license prin-
cple being applied in territories now totally
dry and the committee views with satisfac-
ton the districts which have swung out OF
the dry column.
A resume of conditions through the
states, presented to the convention by the
committee, charges in effect that prohibi.
ton in many states prohibited nothing al
d, all
For Georgia, the committee reported
This state is legally dry, but actually as
moist as the needs of the people require
Under prohibition Illicit distilling has
trebled in the state and the moonshinel
now gets s. a gallon for the stuff he USED
to sell for ST."
In Oklahoma, the committee declared
there were three times as many arrests and
violations since the state had gone dry al
there were when it was licensed territory
Kentucky" the committee reported
gives unmistakable signs that 1t has M
use for statewide prohibition, while Maine
the parent OF prohibition, is still going oil
in the old way, giving forth no fruits o
, repentance"
A condition which the committee de
scribed as alarming was reported as exist
J ing in South Carolina. Never has illicl
whisky distilling there been so popular a
; in the last year" said the committee
Revenue officers records show more thar
} 200 Illicit distilleries destroyed and NOR
than 100000 gallons Of whisky and Low
wines, including white Ticker confiscated.
: In Greenville county, in MONTH thirty-on
stills were confiscated the report asserts
: Reports from other states the committe
told the convention, gave hope that tn
high tide of prohibition was over.
! While the prohibition movement ha
ridden at high tide, the sale Of beer ha
increased SOOOO,OOO gallons and the sale 0
t spirits has bounded upward 100000 gal
| M mn ann
were nearly 100000 gallons of pure alcoho
Such was the report of the board o
trustees to the United States Brewers as
ISOLATION in convention here today. Tn
volume of business of the year just ended
& the trustees believe, will exceed 1908, whic
was the banner year for the brewing in
r dustry in this country.
( All the increases in the volume of tn
y brewing industry have been made in tn
: face Of the fact that 100000 lnhabitant
: of the United States are said to live in DIR
( territory. In these gains the brewers sc
: signs of hope that the prohibition move
S ment has touched It's highest spot and
d now on the wane.
e zone cannot study the drink questio
without being puzzled by its paradoxes,
says the report 1t is an unquestione
fact that the people OF the United State
are steadily becoming more temperate an
yet the consumption OF alcohol increase
:, just as steadily as the growth OF tempe
e ance. Not only Is the volume Of the sa
d OF alcoholic beverages becoming larger bl
T. the per capita consumption Is lncreasin
What does this mean? Does II not II
dictate that while such beverages are con
q ing into more common use the people a.
learning To use them more intelligent,
It The old idea that total abstinence is Il
n only road to safety is being replaced b. Il
20 new idea OF moderation both in eating al
h. In drinking, by that Of self control"
lr Argument for Canteen.
N Strong argument for the restoratit
g OF the army canteen was made to Il
o. United States Brewers convention t
day in the report Of its publicati,
committee. In reviewing the pletho
= Of prohibition and anti-prohibition arg
ment which had been printed throul
= the press and publications of q
u country during the last year. the col
mittee expressed its conviction that {
n reading public had been impressed by {