The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-06-03
ATTORNEY FOR BIGGEST BREWERY COMPANY IN
U.S.. SAYS IEGALIzATION Of MEDICINAL BEER
WILL MAKE PROHIBITION enforcement IMPOSSIBLE

brewing company which he repre-
sentes has always stood foursquare
for law enforcement The record
made by this largest brewery in the
United States disproves Mr.. Rem
mers' contention. As a member of
the United States Brewers Associa-
ton Mr.. Remmers' company CON
tributed its share OF the money which
maintained the German American
Alliance in its un-American activities
preceding the war, and its activities
in politics in the state of Texas were
not always i'll accord with the law
as revealed in the two large volumes
entitled, THE Brewers and Texas
Politics." containing the evidence in
conspiracy cases brought against
brewers in that state. Mr.. Remmers
may have been ignorant of his COM
pany's wrong-doing.
However, so far as American Issue
knows, the Anheuser- Busch Company
has sought to obey federal Prohibi-
ton and is entitled to respect. for its
expressed desire to continue to do so
and prosper. The following are ex-
cerpts from the arguments against
medicianl beer as presented to the
House Judiciary Commit &c by Mr.
Remmers:
"As attorney Tor Anheu SER Busch,
Inc, of ST. Louis, formerly the larg
est manufacturer OF beer in the world,
without relinquishing the principles
we have always maintained, | am au-
thorized to speak i'll favor of the en-
actment of this amendment forbidding
the manufacture and sale of beer for
medicinal purposes, for the following
vital and fundamental reasons:
First The firm | represent has
always stood foursquare for law en-
forcement, however much it may have
been opposed to the principles of
sumptuary laws or such laws in
themselves.
Will Make Enforcement Impossible
Second: Authorizations CT the sale
of beer for medicinal purposes, under
the provisions of the present enforce
ment act, WILL MAKE 1T ABSO-
LUTELY > IMPOSSIBLE TO EN-
FORCE THE PROHIBITION
LAWS. We insist that SINCE
THE PRINCIPLES OF PROHIBI-
TION HAVE BEEN WRITTEN
INTO THE CONSTITUTION AND
THE STATUTES, THE LAW
SHOULD BE ENFORCED TO
THE LETTER, FEARLESSLY,
FAIRLY AND WITH IMPAIR
TALLY.
Will Increase Hostility Towards
Third. Since the manufacture and
sale OF beer for medicinal purposes
will increase violations of the pro-
hibitory laws, and since the govern
ment itself will be powerless to en-
force them, there naturally will be
created a hostile public sentiment
against all manufacturers of cereal
beverages, land those who are obeying
the law will be made to suffer the
evil consequences brought about by
those who violate the law
Not for the Sick
Fourth: You, as members of this
committee, know and / know that
the Interpretation of the law permit
ting the sale of beer for medicinal
in its practical operation,
will result principally in the sale OF
beer at outrageous prices, through re-
stricted channels, to the healthy-and
not the sick.
Not Fair to the Doctors
you know that every doctor will
be besieged by his regular patients for
beer prescriptions; that the standard
dignity of the medical profession will
be lowered and that the doctor him
self will practically become the bar
tender for his perfectly healthy Gus
toners He cannot we'll refuse to is
sue such prescriptions, as his prac-
tice must inevitably suffer, because a
great many of his patients would take
offense at his attitude and find other
more accommodating family physi-
clans. Every young physician, en-
tering medical practice, without pa
tents, would find it so easy to make
a living writing beer prescriptions
that he would not feel the urge OF
his knowledge of medi-
cine ,and gradually the standard of
the medical profession would be de-
Sixth: 1t would be an easy matter
now for the Prohibition enforcement
officers absolutely to stop the sale of
beer. Within "a hours they could
revoke the license of every brewer
who is violating the laws-and l am
sure that these officials know who the
aw violators are--and there would be