The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-04-15
PROHIBITION IN
RUSSIA TO STAY

Because OF certain cialHs sent out
In publicity material Of the Natiopal
Wh lesale Liquor Dealers Associa
tiun II America to the effect that
prohibition ia Russia is a very limit
ed aud Intellectual policy, the Chris
tidn Science Mouitor has just pub
lished information secured from A.
Scherbatskoy, chamberlain to the
Emperor and counselor OF the Rus
sian embassy at Washington. 1t APP
pears from what Mir. Scheroatskoy
has said tnat prohibition prevails in
Russia, legally and actually.
AT the opening OF the war the Tsar
issued All edict or nkase prohibiting
throughout tie empire the sale of
vodka, strong wines and other intox-
icating liquors, during mobilization.
'fhe beneficial effects were so pro-
nounced that the prohibition was lat.
er extended to the end OF the war.
The question of the sale Of light
wines aud light beers was left To lOc-
"a OPOAOh All AliC IlAACHg buL hOb Au
rural comm unitieS, aud practically
all the cities, MIR. ScherhotsKoy says
soon passed laws prohibiting the sale
uf all alcoholic liquors
Officials OF the embassy were OF the
opinion that prohibition has coLe to
Russia to stay, because its benefits
have-exceeded even the most s4ngu.
ine expectations. MIR Scherbatskoy
declared that the benefits from the
policy we're great enough to com-
pletely compensate for the loss OF the
revenue many times over.
Prohibition is increasing the
producing power of our people, said
Mr.. ScherbAtskoy. They are spend
ing their money for other things
than liquor now, wearing better
clothes and taking better care OF
their families. One interesting thing
is that Monday which heretofore has
been regarded as holiday On which
the men recuperated from their Sun
day indulgences, will now be pro-
ductive working day. Monday has
not been regarded as working day
in Russia it has JUST been counted
out of the week for this reason.
'Tne postal savings banks show
encouraging indications as a result of
prohibition. In var time people
usually draw their savings out Of
the banks, and at the beginning OF
the present war our postal banks
showed slight decrease, but soon
after the prohibition edict the say-
ings began to return to the banks
and there has been marked increase
over previous years.
"Oae incident serves to illustrate
the effect on other industries of pro-
hihiting the sale Of liquor. Early in
the war when there was scare that
tie Germans were about to ad vance
on Petrograd from the north through
Finland here was freuzied haste to
throw up Notifications III the vicin.
ity OF the Capital. Large crews Of
men we're employed on ths earth
works at good pay. one group of
men, having accumulated little
money thought they would go down
to PerrdRrad for weekend celebra.
tino. They were told that they
could not get drop of liquor, but
they said they would try. They
vent to the city and tried but could
get no liquor, and the next day they
re urned to their work, every man oI
them wearing neS suit OF clothes
"A friend of mine recently came
here from Russia He is tuam who
tdrank wine, but he told me one could
not get drink OF liquor in the Pet
rograd or Moscow cafes for love O
money, as he expressed it, '-Ex