New-York tribune., 1918-04-21
What The Tribune Wishes to Do

Wndt ne tribune Wishes to DO
IN confronting any problem the first thing
We have the prohibition and the
sumption of liquors the United States last century so
clearly set FORTH
picture more than book So first Of all we
this picture O the
1t quite astonishing We think pine ten
our readers will find it almost unbelievable
Yet it vouched for equally by the Ansaoon League
nProhbiton League And which have been
kept by the after seventyseven years.
These figures put into the picture which
the consumption per inabtant of fermented liquors this
these sevenyeven years has increased FIVE TIMES.
Most people have imagined that exactly true But
This has down from one gallon and a
But this decline took place long time There has
teral change in the last forty years
So far know astonishing consumption in this
period has been true OF no other nation in the world
Another Amazing Angle
put fact and the situation becomes more
To-day according compiled by the Antisaoon
League about sc of the population country living
under dry" awsthat is, statewide local prohibition
This would that If prohibition efectiue,
naming onehrd of the population consumption per
THREE TINES what it ten twelve years ago.
If the the whole twenty gallons this
would the we territory
woman babe.
And this would according Prohbtont
the wet territory marked drunkenness
erty and disease would follow.
No is known
1t follows either there has
still
state or local. has been Ineffective
Or that 35O00O0o drinking
times without corresponding poverty
and disease.
Therefore prohibition
not been especially effective reduce
use Of alcoholic liquors
That REAL PROHIBITION suppression
use alcohol has been known anywhere the United
VIC believe to ali practical intens anywhere in the world
In other words
BONE DRY" PROHIBITION is AN ABSOLUTELY NEW Ex-
PERTINENT EITHER IN THE UNITED STATES IN
WORLD.
If wholly
Of complete suppression of alcohol would be.
1t be that the impossible
say this century, 1t is connded that whskey and other smuan
IRE too to make.
So prohibition might only
nation infested with bootegge and moonshners and million
atll
This
ause increase Of illicit manufacture and lawbreakng
All this would be trining if real good could be gained
An Unexpected Challenge
The important thing while voting
nationwide prohibition the wisdom of such step has been challenged
ron most unexpected quarter.
From the Of psychology medicine.
We print the discussion remarkable letter from
Prominent New York physician who attacks the subject from wholly
novel point Of
has been said what authority that s5
users of fenented liquors them to cxethat k that
s'anxenness is confined to cent of the users
What do the of this and what would
pn TO them the alcohol FORM be absolutely
mean marked increase in insanity discomfort violence
aS Dr. Edson suggests?
Would the W. W.?
~ Or would usher in Utopia Danish and the Proh
Tho Tribune does opens columns to the
fullest and fe discussion That wholly impartial and
"ihout any bias.
AS matter Of policy excluded
- liquor advermens Of kind Purely business is
On sentimental grounds almost every thinking would
70 no away with drunkenness Of the fact
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