The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-05-01

was reduced by war conditions and
unload their surplus stocks before pro
hibition over took them. 1t is certain
| that it was not to make the world
! safe for humanity. In 1917 48,607 ,215
gallons of "pure neutral" and Cologne
spirits were shipped to France alone:
this figure represented 100000 tons,
and required the equal of four five
thousand-ton ships making 10 trips
each during the year between America
and France And at this time France
was in such need of food that her aged
women hitched themselves to the pillow
to cultivate the soil. Does this show
France needed liquor more than they
did the food. The same year we ship
ped 1,183,723 gallons of distilled liquor
to Africa, 10000 gallons to Cuba, 49,
900 gallons to the Danish West Indies,
and $4,000 gallons to Mexico to help
her solve her problems.
In April, 1918. when neither flour
nor sugar could be bought in Belgian
Congo, Africa, and when freight in
Guiding many of the necessities of life
was being held up in New York city
far more though, because of war needs,
there sailed into Belgian Congo an
American vessel which discharged at
the Congo ports its cargo, made up al
most entirely Of American beer. In
August, 1918, when more than seventy
missionaries of various boards, anxious
to return to Africa and other foreign
fields, were held up in New York city
for several months, because the govern
ment was in need of all the steamers
for war work, a steamer left New York
for Liberia and Sierra Leone, West |
Africa. Only nine of the seventy mis-
sionaries waiting for transportation to |
the Soudan were permitted to sail on |
This vessel because all the space was
needed for cargo, which consisted en-
iirely of whiskey for West Africa, in |
Guiding 100000 gallons of one promi-
nent brand.
And it is indeed shame that our
war prohibition bill does not prohibit |
expectation. During the last six
months of 1919, before the National
goes into effect, (Jan. IS. |
1920 while it will be a crime to sell |
heir poison to Americans our dealers
nay continue to export their liquor to
Africa, lest they might lose some of
heir. profits. Have we forgotten the
words, "Woe unto him that giveth his
leighbor drink Does not our nation
il sin, represented by our exports of
liquor, place upon us tremendous
obligation, not only to stop the
ource of supply, but to do all in
ur power to undo the harm we
ave done-to pay an Indemnity"
s it were for our crimess Is
here not here one great reason why-l
re should give of our lives and our
leans to secure World Wide Prohibi-
ion?
AS announced last week, Mrs. E. M
at.-rscn, Of Sioux City, Iowa, National !
7. c. II. U. Lecturer, is coming to
clip promote the Jubilee Drive in |
orth Idaho. Until after May 10th
lie will work for the Victory Loan,
I'D will speak on that subject at the
church Friday, May 9th,
o'clock p. m. Chairman Fl. g
nderson will introduce the speaker. !
evils county is no laggard, and will !
'obably have oversubscribed its Vic |
ry loan quota before the 9th, but Mrs. s
atterson does not know this. Her
ork is planned for her, she must fol-
W instructions, so let everyone come {
at she may have the pleasure of a