Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-18
|DRY LEADER SEES
| BONE-DRY WORLD

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. B. Wheel
er, general counsel for the Anti-Sa-
loon League of America, comes for
ward with this statement:
1.-THE world Is going bone-dry"
He says Europe is waiting to see
how prohibition turns out in Amer
lea. If police and federal agents
win in their war on bootleggers, Eu-
rope will straightway ban booze,
Wheeler is sure.
If America makes good in enforc-
ing prohibition, England will be dry
in ten years." the dry chief says.
and with England and the Unit
ed States on the dry list, the rest
of the world will have to turn to
prohibition because wet countries
can't compete with dry ones in the
worlds markets"
Wheeler points to these facts on
the international prohibition situa-
ton, gathered by his organization
from official sourcesA
Great Britain
A very definite and we'll organized
prohibition movement is under way.
Despite this the consumption Of
liquor has shown a great increase,
doubtless due to abnormal postwar
conditions. rehabilitation Of troops
and unemployment. In Scotland IL
quor can not be sold between 2 and
10 p. m. Drunk persons in public
places are subject to fine or impris-
onment. In Ireland there are $50
separate legal restrictions on the
liquor traffic. The Irish prohibition
movement dates from 1888.
Austria
Manufacture of beer is almost en-
tlrely prohibited because raw ma
terial is needed for food. Only the
dials.
Bulgaria
The legislative assembly Is being
urged to extend permission to cities
and villages to vote themselves dry
by local option, as in the early DAYS
OF the prohibition movement in
America.
Denmark
Local option is allowed. Two hum
dred and twenty-nine" parishes
(counties) have voted themselves
dry to 46 wet.
Finland
FINLAND is bone-dry by action of
parliament.
France
-, Bone-dry prohibition receives lit
tie support but a strong movement
is on foot to ban distilled liquors.
georges Clemenceau, former pre-
mler, backs this movement. Abb
slnthe already is under official ban.
Germany
Federa! constitution gives munich
palltles the right to local option, if
~ per cent OF the voters sign a pc
t1tion. Temperance forces are wag-
ing fight on distilled liquors.
Sale of liquor is prohibited after
10 p: m: The government is opposed
to distilled liquors but favors wine.
Aoslnthe is prohibited. Fifteen thou
sand saloons were closed during the
war. Few have reopened.
Netherlands
Use of cereals for distilling is
prohibited. A local option league
with nearly million members has
been formed.
, Norway
DISTILLED liquors and wines con-
tanning more than ~ per cent of
alcohol are prohibited.
Local option is Permitted. Ma
tional prohibition legislation ex-
An anti-alcohol league formed in
l9ll IS meeting with strong oppo-
sltlon from Wine-growing interests.
Sweden
Prohibition exists in a modified
form: Retail sale of liquors is in
the hands of societies which turn
all profits into the state treasury.
Citizens are given ration cards en-
t1tl1ng them to buy limited amounts
of spirits every month. Criminals,
drunkards and paupers cannot get
ration cards.
India
Followers of Ghandi, popular In
dian opponent of British rule, are
abstainers. The Mohammedans, a
considerable number of midas pop
ulation, are forbidden by their re-
Lyon to consume alcohol