The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-03

Jecompense for the interference in the
habits of decent citizens who were not
buns and did not intend to become
buns and would not become buns. IL
weakllngs and unfortunates, alcoholics
and inebriates cannot be saved except
by a general surrender of custom, per-
sonal decision and individual habit of
their necessities the surrender viii
have to be made" The writer respect :
fully submits that this statement by
the Tribune as to the attitude of de
cent citizens is far more creditabie
than that attributed to them by the
gentleman" from Montreal, and is ex-
actly in accord with the position taken
above by the writer, that the main
inspiration of the prohibition crusade
rs self-sacrifce for the good of the in
dlVidual and the nation as n whole.
This statement by the Chicago Tri-
Dune as TO the benefits of prohibition
is emphasized by the New York Tri-
bune, also great metropolitan news
paper, in it's issue of February IS
1920. The following are short quota
lions from the article: Exhibit A
might be famous alcoholic ward at
Bellevue hospital. 1t has been abol-
ished. one year ago. said DR. Greg
ory, we seldom had less than 200 alco-
holic patients at one time. Now we
have none"
Prohibition has completely revolu-
tionized the rental business reported
leading real estate firm. RENT COL
lecting in the territory cover used to
be the toughest job in New York
don't think it is an exaggeratiou TO
say that 50 per cent of eviction from
tenement houses could be traced 10
drink. I began to notice the change a
month after wartime prohibition went
into effect. BY December GIVE monthsl
an eviction became a rare event. and
last Christmas was the most prosper
Gus one I ever saw in the East side Of
New York. l know also the improve
ment is not peculiar to the rental bus
mess. 7 asked a grocer if he did not
find that people were paying their bills
more promptly since prohibition came
into effect. Bills he replied, I don't
have any bills any more People are
paying cash now for everything they
get"
SAVINGS DEPOSITS.
Henry A. schench. president OF the
Eowery Savings bank on the East
Side Tenement district of New York.
told the Tribune reporter that in the
first twelve days after prohibition went
into effect savings deposits increased
over 100000.
A leading real estate dealer told the
reporter that he estimated
that about 100000 per day had been
spent on liquor in New York which
was now being spent with merchants.
them to open new stores or
enlarge their present quarters
The gentleman" from Montreal may
not class the residents Of the East side
of New York among decent people"
or gentleman" but as the Chicago Tri~
bune says, really decent people" and
certainly truly Christian gentlemen
viii he entirely satisfied to surrender
tn. indulgence OF appetite, IT, by so
doing. they can help in making life
sweeter and happier for women and
children. and even for drinking men.
" hose lives have been mean and sordi1
because of the presence of tho liquor
traffic.
The last testimony presented is
taken from the issue OF the Literary
Digest Of New York, Of March - The
Digest is recognized as one Of the most
impartial publications In the world Its