The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-26


of whiskey ALREADY MADE That under ordinary cir
cumstances, four years supply of whiskey for this
country.
There accumulated supply of the light beer which
the drink of temperate wormen great cities and
featuring centres.
bidding the of grain in the making of beer whiskey
YOU WILL PUT THIS COUNTRY AND ITS WoRKMEN
oNA COMPULSORY wHIsKEY DIET
For you pass this law, you will make it impossible for
the workers to obtain the light beer which many nations
temporarily You will let loose upon the country in dis
ssrous food the three hundred million gallons of whiskey
that the manufacturers have bond and other hundreds
Of millions that will be made and sold secretly the price
of whskey climbs higher and higher with the diminishing
supply.
Senators are aware that the law proposed is not in
reality law to food but law to put the country
on whiskey basis using the and the food supply
pretext.
Does the most sincere Prohbtonist and total abstaner
in the Senate believe that it is wise patriotic actually
forbid the making of light beer which is harmless
pared with whskey and compelling the millions of workers
TO TAKE WHISKEY if they take anything?
The PrOhbitOnsts who urge you take this step are
sincere undoubtedly But while you give these sincere
and full consideration should you not also consider
the millions Of organized union working who have Pc
oned the President Congress the Council of National
Defense against this law which would make whiskey
more the national drink in the day of Jefferson
who wrote: Whskey kills onethird of population and
ruins their families
After all the W. rng Of the United States not
children They and their leaders at least know themselves
Hundreds of their labor organizations more than two
millions OF their individual members have protested against
the suggestion that whskey be made the national drink and
the only obainabe drink for workmen the United States
Skilled labor is not made up of total abstainers Any
Senator who desires the information may learn that the
mechanic who drinks light beer is looked upon sober
and safe man. whereas the drnker of whskey is
nized as one going down hill.
Will the Senate deliberately to start thousands of
the down hill whiskey road and as Thomas Jefer-
wrote in protesting against heavy mild alcoholic
beverages CONDEMN THE PEOPLE TO THE POISON
OF WHISKEY."
The average workman in his tastes and habits has not
changed greatly since the days of Jefferson And whskey
has not changed at all since those days
Jefferson demanded very wisely that the use of the
mder muants be encouraged fight the whskey poison
Will the Senate today vote, by absolutely preventing
the manufacture of light beer make poisonous wiskey
the only drink within the workmans reach?
Senators have observed that the Associated Press
the day announced the plan forbid brewing beer
in the United States and cable from London announced
that England speeding up the production of beer in
order to have sufficient supply for the harvest aborers
Mr. Kennedy Jones' food controller in England declares
that England will not forbid brewing beer because
food the workmen require it. and dissatisfaction among
workmen would interfere with war work if the beer were
cut off,
Mr.. Jones kindly suggests that it might be well for
the United States to discontinue brewing order that more
grain might be sent to England.
But does the Senate agree with Mr.. Jones? Is not
conened body workmen in the United States as import
to America as contented wormen are important to
England?
The million organized workers of the United States
who peoned the President and Congress against stopping
tewng and against condemnng the people to the poison
CT whiskey surely know about American workmen
and their wants than does Mr.. Kennedy Jones.
Will Senators tell workmen of the United States that
they be condemned choice between ice water and
whskey in order that grain may be to England
TO BE MADE INTO BEER FOR ENGLISl MEN?