The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-19
SAYS BREWERS PIN
FAITH ON SOLDIERS
Anderson Charges Propaganda
Is Being Pushed to Delay
Dry Law Ratification.

William H. Anderson. superint ,ndent
OF the Anti-Saloon League. in a formal
statement yesterday made this charge ::
THE brewery interests are now en-
gagged in gigantic propaganda move
ment to postpone ratification OF the
Federal prohibition amendment on the
ground Of waiting to see the operation
OF war time prohibition.
Their real reason Is the hope ex-
pressed In statements in my possess
sion that the boys in the army will ac-
uuife a taste for alcoholic liquor in
France and come home and upset prohi-
bition IL 1t has not been made perma-
nent in the meantime.
THE brewers have boosted in their
trade journals that American soldiers
would be furnished liquor and thus Gull
tivate the alcohol habit. insuring the
permanence Of the liquor traffic for
generation at least"
The rest Of Anderson's statement.
which he said was made because Of
Senator Calder's suggestion that prohi-
billion had been eliminated from this
falls New York campaign. follows:
1T is true that prohibition has been
eliminated as an issue in the Governor
ship campaign in the sense that the
Democratic Administration ut Washing
ton and the Democratic Congress have
entirely cut the ground from under the
TammanU candidates effort to make
fraudulent use of the prohibition ques-
ton this fall.
But this excuse for keeping silent
will not stop the activity of the liquor
interests. who have sworn vengeance
against Gov. whitman and have organ
lied to carry out that purpose by their
usual stealthy and corrupt methods. The
liquor interests will register their fol-
lowers Nothing will please them better
than to have the moral element get the
impression that there is no urgent need
to register.
THE methods OF the brewers are we'll
illustrated by the statement Of A.
Mitchell Palmer, National Custodian of
Alien Enemy Property. who. with the
Democratic national chairman. repud-
ated the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor OF Pennsylvania because OF liquor
alliances. when he said that a dozen or
fifteen German brewers furnished the
money TO buy a great daily in the
shadow of the national Capitol.
These same brewers will spend mil
lions OF dollars in New York State for
quiet work this fall because they realize
that II New York ratifies their hope is
gone.
1T Is no personal reflection upon the
Tammany candidate for Governor. whose
personal loyalty we cheerfully concede.
to say that the main beneficiary OF his
election will be the German brewers, who
officially through the United States
Brewers Association. which has its
offices in New York city, financed the
German American Alliance from the pro-
ceeds of barrel tax on beer. as brought
out by the Senate investigating COM
mittee.
THE last hope remaining to Hun
kultur lies in the perpetuation of the
liquor traffic in the hands of German
brewers to prevent this country recoup-
ing itself through prohibition for the
cost of the war. That hope hangs on
the election Of the Tammany candidate
fer Governor. who will be delighted to
have the soft pedal put on the prohibi-
ton question while the brewers quietly
line UP the votes for him in considera-
ton of his past record of service to
them ard his present platform attitude"