El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-26
AS A WAR ACT"
AND SOME THINGS 1T CAN'T Do
(BY II. D. s.

proposal Of avoiding constitutional amendment
and of saving e they also realize the value OF taking aa
vantage of war time feeling experience OF European
countries where drastic liquor regulations have been put IN
of dire necessity and quite without regard to any
majority sentiment IN the mass OF the people.
Congress might act and later introduce modf
cations the prohibition fight, which has dominated
politics many states has ridden legislatures and has over
Swallowed all other many senatorial contests has
hitherto been kept out Of Once INTERCEPTED there
the proposed, the question would become the
dominant Strictly as war measure when convinced
necessity the people would stand for it, they nave
other countries But the people suspect that this IS only
Of the prohibition element to take SnTe"d al
vantage order press their propaganda, they
will shy at 1t When the president OF the United states ana
his official advisers declare national 10 De
sary measure the nation will accept their Judg-
accordingly. But it if the initiative
the executive branch Of the government
appearance of merely transferring state
prohibition fights into the national at time when
that body must cOnfIe itself strictly TO war measures OF
imperative urgency.
The people of the United States spend several times
liquor they do for educatonfor all education
public ard private higher and lower Perhaps they spent
money intelligence education, there would
disposition money liquor. Excessive
of liquor is as much the result ignorance of de-
pravty indication Of Ill health and undeInoursh-
eut as well as cause thereof 1t is result of unschooed
moral well of immortality. Prohibition
alone will transform people nation; there must be
effective corStrctive WORK from below sos groundwork
Of character building and education The United States
and the British Isles alcohol capita than
any other nations earh yet they esteem themselves the
stemOu alcohol is interdced by their religion
yet their moral virtues at this moment highly
Excessive of alcoholic liquors immoral any
excess is direct of much
morality, leading crimes against the family and against
the public peace and welfare But the people of this country
pretty evenly divided the main question OF gen
eral prohibition Perhaps there 100000 adult
and remaining be convinced The question is not
be settled easily licking postage stamp,
voting soooOo0ooo for purposes But the trend is
steadily toward prohibition. majority viii before great
while favor it. and the Others especially the liquor interests
if they wise will actively prepare for the day when their
trade and their indulgence VIII be outlawed
All the same, you can't create strong characters by law
You withhold temptation but is negative There
be positive effort to build up moral stamina
among the people The people who "can afford to get
drunk seldom the who get drunk The highly edu
Gated the successful business and professional
have trained themselves avoid of all kinds liquor
included More practical education training among
less fortunate the less well endowed accompany the
Withholding Of temptation alcoholic excess there will
be drift into and perhaps worse excuses
As "war measure" 81 COO 900 spent for i'm
bad thing; good roads rural districts and clean
ments in cities would also be help Everybody you
can't make prize mixer out of i'll bred COW, every
body ought TO know that it important to breed better
humans to breed better hogs Avoidance OF al
ways important and it in that aspect that national pro-
hbon makes the quickest appeal the average business
For alcoholic waste Of and
children waste Of life waste of time waste of energy
wen waste Of material That the waste should be checked
all agree. The best to adopt clear Law
alone won't do it. We overlook the constant
work least likely fail in effect Young
folks under Is years Of Ege of both They
taught self CONTROL well after prohibition goes into effect
before.