The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-11-24
How Warning Nations
Favor Light Drinks
Encourage use of beer onG
Ui1es in armies
IL. ". Settler, al Chicago NeaUs)

IL. ". Settler, an Chicago NeaUs)
A contributor has presented a case
for prohibition out of events devel-
oped through the European war.
@The one ray of light that comes out
of the black inferno OF the war in
Europe" he writes, SIS the opposition
developed against alcoholic liquors"
The term alcoholic liquor" as used
abroad. has very different meaning
from tlat commonly understood by
Americans. Europeans include under
the term "alcoholic liquor only the
distilled liquors or spirits. Beer, wine
and cider are not considered by them
as alcoholic liquors.
"Several years AGO." according to
this contributor, "Eur cror William Of
Germany sad: In de next great
war the nation thot uses The least
alcohol w vim Il is reported OF
high authority thai r Germany tiae
production and cor sumption Of beer
have bcen reduce fifty four per
cent"
|, He would have the reader believe
that the German government has cut
the beer supply fifty-fOur per cent. as
p Temperance or possibly a health
Measure. Yet one reads in the New
York Times that the beer supply is
reported 10 have been cut fcrty-fve
per cent. and half the entire output
is reserved for the use OF the German
army. Are we to assume from this
that Germany desires drunken army
but sober citizcnry? This tue eX-
PLANTATION, I think, will be found in
the statement OF DR.. Max Stein, who
has charge Of the beer distribution
Cor the army. DR.. Stein says That the
German soldier is given his ration of
beer because there is 10 danger of
contagion from drinking 1t, and be-
cause il has been found 20 be the
soldiers greatest snstainer.
France" says TIE contributor,
''has prohibited the manufacture and
sale Of absinth, and public officials
and leading men Of science are agi-
ating further restrictions OF liquor
making and selling"
He might lave gone fur .aer and
Explained s,aa5 We IN z'Taaea laws
nave been passed Tccki6i - aS4insA,
france do Dot ea1sica. vines and
bees as mt .icatirg ,iara9r, Dat as
5enpera nee drinks, 10 b iosterad and
protected. II e2lY Prohibition, he
might have .luthiuIiy sid, was that
against The .soorc of native wines,
when @re needed u supply the
French ARM III the trenches. He
3ould even have 0voied the interview
With N, r 6icnau, of the "Ligue
TatioLs C0ntre p o1olism," which
S tie onlv prediction society IN
Fra zee. en- which apreared in the
ITiEfnn s ei.eo .ltca3l5r. He would
4ava lvarne, ti7as - ST be clearly
.nGorS .ood shat tie Trench ca1paign
inasr,uch as, wafe ii soc~ht to secure
Individual abetentlon ma legislative
prohibition o. me Use OF s,osinth, spir-
tuous liquors ard sp.rlcs, 1t did not
include wine, since IN Trance liquors
and not wine we're t. cause Of IL
temperance
From the same interview in the
Christscn Science BfoaitOr one may
learn something concerning the pet
palliative hat he prohibitionists have
been promising this country under
national legisia ton. / refer to Mr..
Hobson's plan to allow any che to
manufacture his own liquor at home.
Mr.. Kieman explained 20 the Monitor
that tie greatest obstacle to
the temper arce movement has been
what ne termed "bouilleurS de cree"
The "bouil,aurs de cree" ne explained,
are class OF land owners that have
grown UP ali over France, who are
privileged to make spirits for their
own use, without paying one cent of
taxes to the government. Of course,
the "houilleurs de cree" are nothing
more than Illegal liquor vendors, akin
20 our own bootleggers, but having
the protection of the French govern
ment. Would we have our own ''bouil-
feurs dc cree" under Mr.. Hobson's
plan of prohibition? As a war meas
ure the Frercn government has i'm
posed tax OF $69,000,000 On these
vendors.
Yes, there is lesson on alcohol
coming out of this war. From it we
are learning the true value of alcohol
and true temperance. | think that /
have made It clear TO any intelligent
reader that the scientific temperance
movement OF Europe has as much in
common with the fanatical prohibition
Of America as Mr.. Bryan's pacificism
has with Mr.. Roosevelt's prepared
ness.
This advertisement authorized By
the Indiana Brewers Association,