New Britain herald., 1919-09-13
Sincere Has d Word.

Dear Sir:-Should you think that your readers may not have tired of the subject of prohibition 1 should like to publish a few comments re-
 lating to the letter in your issue Of September 9th by Dr. Mann. Of course there are two sides to a ques
 ton, and he who hears but one bell hears but one sound. As MT. Mann quotes, Prohibition cannot be en-
 forced" When Napoleon Bonaparte placed a new prince upon the throne of Milan, and it's surrounding district, he said 10 him: see that you make wise laws,-and justin order that the people may be able to observe them.' He was not even emperor at that time. He was simply command er-in-c -chief of the Italian expedition, a great man and a good man. His intellect was never equalled and I don't believe it ever will be. So now, then, gentlemen, you can see why the law of prohibition can never be en- forced. As to Mir. Marn's fears that I may be an enemy of Christianity
 they are quite without foundation, but may I be permitted in this con- nection to remind the gentleman that his Master must have had a pretty
 
 for a wedding feast when He turned it into wine.
 That all these gentlemen consider that they are making great sacrifices for the benefit of mankind I thor oughly believe; so did Don Quixote of Spain, but their efforts are unaVail- ing because they don't start right. They cannot remedy faulty conditions that exist in the most of our saloons.
 You cannot make an establishment for the sale of dope into what it should be, just because old Jack Webb printed Cafe" on it's win dow panes. The same difficulties are seen in the efforts of "our rulers' to regulate the high cost of living; and there is a camor for the stoppage of immi graticn for period of four years. In connection with the ques- ton of the high cost of living I'll say that this country ought to be the happy home of a population of four hundred million Ieople properly dis tributed all over the land. And this is the way to properly distribute them all over the land; Begin at Washington and pass one more new 1aw-do it in week or two-it shouldn't take any longer, At any place in Europe where tickets are sold the agent shall say: "4es, Jo- ham, you can go straight to Idaho,
 Montana, etc."-any zone where la bor Is scarce the others are Verboten. Stamp his ticket and have him sign, wish him luck and take his coin. It would then soon not be very long before he should be able to buy a cauiflower and peck of brussels
 J,3, Inc Ctno of nf \ ing the fox-and the grapes act as we Oliver Twist our way home 10 meal of bread and butter. But to get back to our subject, gentlemen, with your kind permission, I do not believe that prohibition ought to prevail, Ll- .censes should be cheap and easy to obtam so that you may create a healthy competition in the business. Customers would bestoW their pa tronage upon the places which should be properly conducted, Standard measures and Standar quality ought to be enforced at all times, No otfl- cial supervisor should be either a tee-totaller or n topper. Retired off cers or veteran soldiers are generally appointed to such positions Tn france and not alone their job but their pensions also depend upon the eff cient and honest performance of their duties. The write" had once to com plai11 against a saloon keeper in St, l Cloud It was a restaurant and I mas directed to the mayor. I found him working on a building, and he ik.lann 1