The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-09-12
ALL BREWERIES
CLOSE DEC. |
Decree Making Bars BeerIess
Has Full Approval OF
the President.
PURELY A WAR MEASURE.
Manufacturers OF Other Beverages
Warned TO Prepare for Curtsilment
Prohibition Legislation Antlei-
pated by Drastic Act.

Washington The bars Of the ma
ton will be beerlesS next year regarn-
less OF whether the wartime prohibl-
ton measure, passed by the senate as
part Of the agricultural stimulation
bill, becomes law.
An order. which had the full ap-
proyal Of President Wilson, went OUT
from the food administration closing
all breweries In the country on De
cember |. This is tae very ACTON
which the original Randall rider, pass
ed by the house, sought to force upon
the President in providing that no ap-
propritalons for the stimulation OF ag-
riculture should he available until The
President had stopped the use of food
stuffs for this purpose under the au-
thority conferred upon him by the
Lever law
Warning that the production of beer
substitutes and other soft drinks ana
spring waters is also to be materially
curtailed was given with the an
nouncement that the brewing was to
be stopped and the breweries shut
down for the period of the war.
Significance was seen In the fact
that the announcement OF the admins
trariye action followed closely upon
the passage by the senate Of the food
production stimulation bill with Its
rider enforcing nation wide prohlbi-
ton as a war mesaure.
In effect, the action by the Presl-
dent and his advisers anticipates the
dry" legislation which has been hang
ing fire in Congress The dry rider
would enforce nation wide prohibition
by June 30. All whisky dlstilling in
the United States or the distlling Of
other spirits for beverage purposes
was stopped by order Of the Presiaes'
Just little short of year ago. With
the ban on brewing the nation is GER
tain to go dry within year, whether
the nation wide dry rider becomes IA
law or not
Beer is not aged like whisky, and
the stocks carried are comparatively
small The order issued by the food
administration curtailing the brewing
Of beer 80 per cent July 3 has resulted
in a depletion of the stocks on hand.
1t will be matter Of few months
only before the beer drinkers will be
out of a supply. As the entire whisky
stock Of the nation will be consumed
within a year, according to the esti-
mates Of the best qualified government
experts this means dry nation with
or without prohibition legislation,
The bans placed upon both distilling
and brewing are put down as war CON
servation measures Distilling was
stopped to save the large amount Of
grain that was converted into alcohol
Brewing Is to be stopped to save not
only the grain that was matted but
fuel consumption and transportation
as we'll A big saving In coal consunp-
tion and in freight car capacity OF the
nation Is anticipated
The beer drinking population scarce
~ felt the 80 per cent curtallment or
der which has been in effect two
months. This was because the brew
cries combined in coal saving TO keep
up production, but 1t will be com.
paratIyeIy short time now before the
pinch Is felt,
For year the food and fuel admin
Istrations have been cutting in upon
the beer supply Of the nation Re
striction OF the alcohol content Of beer
was ordered year ago, making q say
Ing In matted grain COincldent with
fuel administration orders limiting
brewing an order was issued by the
food administration prohibiting the
further mailing of grain for brewing
purposes.