Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-18

seth certidcation is received at the
u. 8. Department Of State. Thus far
only II states have certified.
The bold pretenses Of the booze in
terests are much like the proclama-
lions Of the ex-Kaiser's generals, that
they would be in Paris on such date
bluff. In the first place It is evident
to even the tyro that no state by its
LEGISLATION can alter the federal Con-
stitution. The rolling stock Of the
booze tramc is falsehood. and the
track always has been chicanery.
It is continued to the last ditch and.
despite the overwhelming defeat. not
an evidence of repentance is seen
anywhere. The whole traffic is rotten
Prussian to the core. AS Hohen-
zollernism with devilish cunning and
hate is watching for the smallest
opening to rise again. so are the
liquor interests of this country. Coun-
seled by German propaganda cunning
these interests are still attempting to
deceive and poison a few more. Read
this typical letter. to the editor of the
Kennebec Journal from T. NJ. Gilmore.
the right hand man of the booze in
tercsts. Read it and understand the
pure cussedness of it. the utter self
ishness of greed that has sucked hu-
man blood for generations:
Louisville. KY. Jan. Il. 1919.
On June 10th. 1919. wartime prohibi-
ton goes into effect.
On that date there will remain in
bond about $4,000, 900 gallons of whiskie ,.
Under NATIONAL prohibition it win oe e
purposes. Whisky is being used whole
cu.e and prevent influenza.
The medical fraternity predicts a re;
whisky will be needed. But the whisky
will not be extant. The holders will not
| keep it for medicinal purposes. They
| will export or redistill it.
This will be due to the fact that Con.
gress. while providing for the sale ot
whisky for. medicinal purposes. has
made it felony to use the mails in Of
fering WHISTLES. wines. beers. ETC.. Tor
sale for any purpose whatever.
Therefore, we will have real prohibit
| ton next winter albeit it may cost tens
| Of thousands of lives.
But what's the dinerence! we must
T. NJ. GILMORE,
President National Model
License Leagus
Without the shadow Of doubt de-
| pendence upon some favorite brand
of narcotic poison furnished by the
liquor interests, has cost the lives of
thousands Of people in the recent epi-
d.mic, yet these manufacturing and
selling prisoners attempt to exploit
their products by brazen lying to
those who have been reared to believe
in booze as a cure-all.
But even these interests in all their
selfish determination recognize the
inevitable and are unloading their
stocks as rapidly as possible. They
are shipping it out Of the country to
poison other millions that have not
reached a degree Of intelligence and
/, morality to throw off the yoke. We
sincerely hope every drop of it will go
f, to the bottom of the sea. We would
advise labor unions to refuse to load
ships with booze or to go down to
the sea in ships" that carry the
devils tool-kit.
! Who cares Except the makers,
sellers and stockholders Of booze con-
cerns) to have a hand in depravins
and numbering the black, childlike
people of Africa? Yet that is the
plan. The South and Central Amer
icas, China and Asia Minor are fields
to be invaded by these agencies of
/ evil.
And that is why the campaign for
world prohibition is already UNDER
way. We do not expect to see that
happy day. but for years our faith
has held that national prohibition
was to come in our own time. For
that we rejoice. No other action by
the American people could have
brought so much happiness to some
of US fanatics" for we are fully