Connecticut western news., 1917-09-27
LIQUOR, BEEF AND GENERAL.
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10 Arresb the avalanche Of opinion in favor of wartime prohibition the menaced liquor capitalists are flooding the editoral offices nf the country with press matter intended to show that we shall have cheaper food and fiercer fighting men If we go on destroying grain in the stills and vats, and be- fuddling our generals brains with alcohol.
 One mornings mail last week brought two such clippings from an anonymous source (which, however, has the earmarks of the Wholesale Liquor Dealers press bureau).
 The first was brilliant example of alooholized logic, being a declaration that the high cost of meat was due to theClosinR of breweries and distilleries ID prohibition States, which automa- tically cut off the supply of brewers and distillers' refuse grains, which have been cheap and low-grade feed for cattle. It would seem that this loss would be amply offset by the fact that the whole grain, of which large per. centage was formerly destroyed in the liquor process is now directly available to swell the human food supply, instead of letting from one sixth to two thirds run to waste. The butchers cry that it would be good economy to bottle part of the corn and barley in order to feed the refuse to cattle, is like the amazing plea which the brewers posted on the bill boards Of old England, telling the public that if brewing were to-stop the babies would starve for lack of milk, since, forsooth, the friendly COW, dsprived of brewery refuse, would also go dry.
 The second was still more astound. 1 ing It was two-column "spread", with border composed of l50 small American flags. The story, which was reprinted from South Carolina paper, was double headlined "Great Generals Who Used Liquor". Napoleon. Grant, Washington, Jackson. All Drank Are you listening, patriots? etc, etc.," followed by plea for whisky drinking always in moderation, of couIse-as an almost indispensable qualification for generalship or statemanship. The clever writer even makes use of the discredited story that even Lincoln once expressed the wish that he might "inspire his other generals with the same brand of whisky that Grant was drinking''
 Doubtless the military order forbid. ding the sale of liquor to soldiers and sailors in uniform, is the squarest blow in the face that the American | liquor business ever felt. They can hardly look at the flag without "seeinR stars and feeling stripes" that smart They want that order revoked, and are going about in thousand subtle ways to accomplish that end. They are not likely to succeed. The sobriety and orderliness which has marked the mastering of the troops has been an object lesson in prohibition which will not be lost upon the nation. The "drunken soldier" or drunken sailor", who has figured in every 'ormer war, is practically an unknown i figure in our streets and ports today. of the thousands of uniformed men on l lave, whom we have seen in the last seven months, not one has been visibly under the influence of liquor. Thank God, and thank Secretaries Baker and Daniels, and all others in authority who braved the odium of the liquor capitalist press in the discharge of their duty.
 Admiral Csperton was in the Plate River in July with the South Atlantic squadron, and some thousands Of blue jackets had shore leave in the hospit- able ports of Montevideo and Buenos Aires. They acquitted themselves like gentlemen. The chief of police wrote to the admiral that never had such visit been accompanied with so little disorder, and an impartial observer, writing to New York newspaper con. corning the good behavior of our boys confessed that the credit was due in large part to the anti-alcoholic policy of the present Secretary of the Navy. America thanks you, Mir. Josephus Daniels !-Christian Advocate Sept. 90.