The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03
The Presidents Solution of the
Drink Problem
A Wise, EFFECTIVE Measure. Let Us Hope the
Extremists Will Accept 1t.

ana the oer acohoc polsons had aeady Deen aDsoutey
forbidden For financial it not felt wise to
forbid the sale of whsey already manufactured although
that would have been most desirable had the nation felt
able afford the loss of gigantic revenue and the cost Of
indemnity.
There comes now the order that no beer shall contain
than per of alcohol and in the brewing there
shall be used third less grain than hitherto
Under this order the drink question In the United
States settled wisely and the line of real temperance
As in England and other European countries workers
viii have what they Justly demand and labor Dissatisfied
ton that interferes with efficiency will be avoided
The beer brewed will be more than NINETYSIX PER
CENT WATER three per cent alcohol and fraction Of
nutritve solids.
It is said by DOCTORS and only the ultra prohibtionsts
will deny it, that any normal may take into his sys
tenn three of alcohol daily diluted with water and
without injury.
bottle of beer contains ten ounces of liquid on the
average would have to drink ten bottles Of beer
ewed under the regulations in order to absorb three
of alcohol.
And with the three ounces of alcohol he would drink
ninetysx of water which certainly is 'diution
thirty parts Of water to one of alcohol
The wise act of the President in forbidding further
manufacture of whkey gin, and other distilled alcoholic
posons has done for real temperance than all the
In States where there is no prohibition drunkenness
has diminished rs per cent merely because the price of w
KEY has so greatly increased Drunkenness will end when
the supply of whiskey is exhausted
In New York. for instance the wards for alcoholics
edfcaon and retaining of hopeless drunkards lack
TONER'S because the hopeless unkard cannot afford to pay
fore has ceased to be hopeless drunkard.
The prohibonists will not but others will recognize the
fact that drunkenness has diminished because the price of
whkey has gone up and in spite of the fact that the
sumption of beer has INCREASED
The Presidents wise regulation limiting the percentage
Of alcohol in beer to per cent and permitting the wormen
to have perfectly harmless temperance drink will solve the
question in the United States prohbitionists will kindly
suspend for their professional activities and allow
the authorities that attend to other matters in this
attend also to the matter of which prohbonts have made
their specially
1t is known that certain branch of the prohibition
movement will refuse to accept from the President Con-
ress ANYBODY else anything short of absolute submission
to the prohibition will
Ignoring the action of the Administration and the
order issued through the Food Department. these agaors
will endeavor to force upon Congress the submission OF
constitutional amendment that will bitter discussion
and dissenson and that unfortunately, will in
tense and just dissatisfaction among workngmen.
The individual who contemplates his own righteous
ness by day and makes gentle speech on prohibition
in the evening does understand the needs and rights
Of the man working in the rolling MILL digging the ditch
building ships, using up muscular energy.
1t is not possible for those whose most violent phys
zeal effort is signing the pledge recting Father Dear
Father to realize why that workngmen object to being
controlled by minority that does hard labor and knows
nothing of the conditions under which hard labor is done
The President lntuitively understands the different
Samuel Gompers and others acquainted with work
ngmens ideas, to interpret the wishes of the workers
He has reached decision that will insure in the end real
temperance for the country without giving the workers
for dissatisfaction based the feeling that they
treated children, and coerced by benevolent we'll
meaning, misguided minority.
It will be interesting to what Congress will do with
The proposition that the decision of the Administration and
the Just demand of women shall be overruled and the Con-
suton changed in order to obge few persistent fanatics
At the gates of the White House have been clam
oring annoying and insulting the President disregardng
the real interest that they seek to putting their de-
and for immediate constitutional amendment ahead Of
all other considerations.
In the lobbes of Congress there will begin the
camoring of another collection of extreme sewed fana
hbon amendment be acted upon immediately and in utter
disregard of the interests of real temperance
The question before Congress is this:
Is it necessary is it time, to give just for
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