The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-04-02
Prohibition in Russia to Stay
Says Cars U. 5. Representative


Of vodka aud strong wines but also Of
light wines and beer. Prohibition
now IL only an emergency measure
imposed By the crown. lasting to the
end OF the war. but Il Il almost cer-
|tain 10 become law after the war be-
cause Of the strong public sentiment
and the support OF the Tsar."
Prohibition costs the Russian eov-
eminent about 1000. 600 rubles a day
approximately $1,000. 0O0-in lost
revenues. but the benefits, while not
In visible cash to the treasury, are so
rreat as To compensate for this loss
many times over. New forms Of tax
alton will be~devised. An increased
tax on real property has been levied.
which makes up about half the deficit
and an inheritance tax aud income
tax probably will be resorted 10.
"But prohibition IL increasing the
producing power OF our people, con-
tinued Mr.. S~cherbatskoy. They are
spending their money FOR other things
than liquor now, wearing better
clothes and taking better care OF their.
families. one interesting thing IL
that Monday. which heretofore has
been regarded as n holiday on which
the men recuperatcd from their sun
day i~ndulgences. will now be a pro-
ductlve working DAY. Monday has not
been regarded a. a working day ia
Russia: IL has just been counted out
Of the week for this reason.
savings Are Increased.
The postal savings banks show en-
c%ouraging indications as "a result Of
yW.IlllFlu4 In mnmH lime WAnn1g
usually draw their savings out 81 the
banks, ana al the beginning OF tho
present wal our postal banks showed
a slight decrease. but soon after the
prohibition edict the savings began TO
return TO the hanks and there has
been a marked increase over previous
years.
'Onc incident series 20 illustrate
she effect on other industries OF pro-
hibitlng the sale Of liquor. Early In
the Mar when there was a scare that
the Germans were about 10 advance
On Potrosrad from the north through
Finland there was r. frcnzied haste 10
throw up fortihcntions in the vicinity
of the capital. Large crews Of men
we're employed on the earihworks AZ
rood pay. one group of men. having
accumulated "a little mo1Cy. thought
they would go down 10 pctrograd FOR
a week end celebration. they we're
told that they could not set a drop %
liQror. hut they said they would try.
They went TO the city and tried but
could get no liquor, and the rex day
they returned TO their work, every
mar of them wearing u new suit OF
clothes.
"a friend OF mine recently came
here from Russia. He - a mal who
drank wine, but he told me one could
not get "a drink of liquor IN the Pet
rograd or Moscow cafes FOR love or
money as he expressed H..
People Are for II.
These Instances could be repeated
indefinitely. They go to show that
prohibition Is a fact In Russia and
that d Is beneficial beyond oXpccta-
tioas. There H. not the slightest doubt
that there Is tremendous popular sem
tlment for u and We expect that sem
timeut 10 be reflected In "a pcrUuu~
ont law when the war is over. 30
doubt there are many brewers VINO
would like 10 have the brcwerleS
open up In the spring ana they VIII
Try 10 bring u about. but they are
not likely 90 succeed. In fact prcn1r-
atoms are being made By the liquor
Ia lustry % adapt itself To- the new
conditions. The government Is COOP
Grating with brewers and distill'Is
and grain rlisers to find new commo'-
ciaI uses for the wheat. rye. corn, bur-
ley. malt and hops that formerly went
into the manufacture OF liquors. We
'hink prohibition has come to RussLt
to stay
The action 81 the upper legislative
branch IT, weakening the prohibition
bin. il IL believed. Is due 10 the fact
that the body Is composed larg.ly OF
men who have large Interests that
would be affected. Some are large
owners OF land on which grain Is rnis-
ed for d%istilieries and hrewcrics, while
others are interested, directly or In
directly. In liquor manufacture. II Is
believed. however, that this private
Interest cannot stand long against the
popular demand for a perpetual pro-
hibition law.