South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-08
THAT SUFFICIENT FOR THE DAY"
WAR PROHIBITION SUBTERFUGE

II some Of our good republican friends. Vigorously
prohibition but not SO much 10 let it stand
in their way when the success or their party is at
stake will please explain 70 the absolute lack OF
interest in the liquor question u The Indiana republi-
can state convention and platform week, viii
De- ready perhaps. listen their blatant railins
against the food administrattn Washington with
reference prohibition measure Gov Good
rich found time ia his keynote speech 10 sneer az
denocracy. TO discuss the constitutional conven-
ZION and woman suffrage but without q word concern
ing the state prohibition The platform promises
certain constitutional amendments. advocates woman
suffrage and confirmation OF federal amendment if
one ever gets TO the state lat word about the
present prohibition law whether the supreme court
uphods OF no. and "a word about confirmation Of
the federal prohibition amendment.
We guess no one Will accuse OF bens against pro-
hibition peace bur prohi-repu blcan need
come 10 AS ranting about failure the president
proclaim. Administrator Hoover direct
war prohibition until this lack political interest
the part OF their -Us and Cod" party been salts
faetory explained While the people and their parties
dodge this prohibition issue IN this manner demand
upon the president ard the food administration for
prohibition the disguise of food conservation order
hypocrdcy and a subteffuse. covardly and mex
cusable. and decline 10 support it.
We are fo~ prohibition ..t All times peace OF war
bar we are also Tor with the courage TO assume
their 2lIy-fo- which
sistenty praise lot or Indiana prohibiuonists very
loudlE In mind The liquor interests could
have conceived OF brighter idea themselves than
worked the prohibition the way
OF wanting war prohibition d temporary emergency
measure 20 pass into history The war is over
Reaction would be sure 10 fellow the end the war
and meanwhile. why hurry worry about perma-
prohibition We have IT," the advocates OF least
resistance could say while leaving permanent CON
stirutionaI prohibition sleep.
As to Food Administrator IIoorors reasons however.
for not taking wanted action we are agreed only
in part He is half right and the other half wrong.
When he says. If the American people want pro-
hibton they should prohibit that end he is right
but when he they ought mot force upon the
administration The responsibility for an orgy OF
drunkenness he talks ranE nonsense and evidences
an anuquated conception or prohi5tors acueacont
results Without another word there IS evidence
cIap-trap Of the liquor interests. -thst prohibition
produces an ORGY Of drunkenness which everyone
OF experience who has taken the trouble 20 inform
themselves knows false.
II isn't for Nir. Hoover 20 worry about the "orgys
% drunkenness" re may assured that his ap-
parent informers thought for instant war
prohibition. despite Is conservation would
produce orgy 90 drunkeuness'-to their financial
pront-they would never De against .at Be
server. and nor director az public morals and 70
thinks prohibition lu the manufacture or beers.
etc. 0oula he worth while ,ooser auon