Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-27

New York, Dec. n The dlfiicilty IN
enforcing prohibition ~ illytratcd by
the efforts Of dry agents in this country,
has not proved MS discouraging TO the
rest Of the world as might be expected.
The world prohibition movement has
suffered no serious setback. On the
contrary, il appears TO be prosperng
merrily. Most South American coun-
tries are resigning themselves to the
prospect OF All approaching drought, the
/ Orient is listening attcntivcly, IN.
scr,itably, to dry propaganda, and
France is waging discreet but effective
fight against hard liquors.
There is To be nothing sudden about
prohibition in France. No attempt
is being made TO curtail the consumption
of light wines and beer, the national
table beverages, but the campaign Is
directed entirely against the powerful
hard-lio,iors--ea de we, cognacs, and
brandies. Even these, however, are 20
be eliminated quietly and gently, not
abruptly before the population IS wholly
prepared for the catastrophe
"If | may be permitted 10 say so,
the prohibition system in America rs
stupid" declared Jean Finot, noted
French author and leader Of the anti
alcohol forces in France, to an American
newspaperman not long ago. You can
wash all the spots of the leopard IN
single bath. After generations Of alcohol
you cannot change nature 20 abruptly
as American prohibitionists have tired
10 do. II is not possible from the psychol-
logical point OF view There is momen-
tary triumph, but what about the re-
action"
In France, according TO NJ Finot, the
: prohibition pageant is being staged much
g more skillfully. In the first place, I'
j. begins in the school room where Tho
French children are supplied with
J small booklet faithfully setting iortf
I the horrible consequences of lmbibinI
e strong drink. On the cover IS the car
o toon OF a German soldier leering from
y behind a bottle of deadly liquor, agains
& a background of skulls and crossbones
d and beneath it is the caption: Iha
y which we were unable TO do alcohol WI
II do"
: Zone may count in France th'
y number Of deaths from tuber-
e culosis ccasioned by alcohol
10 100000 a year." says the booklet. 81
ie this figure are found at least 5000
le fathers Of families Counting two IN
,; fantsin each home there are thus 1901
,s orphans in France who each year pa
" their sad tribute 10 the miseries an
D. aIfferings Of King Alcohol, so impls cabl
y in his cruelty.
re Even children know that hundred
n Of thousands Of people die annually frol
N alcoholic drinking. Laborers work muc
DO less efficiently and produce less under !
H. influence. The bad poison also work
os for all sorts Of crimes. 1t proyokes misel
A. and unhappiness without a name. Pa
- ents who drink do not cease to quar-
m among themselves, and even frequentl
Is strike their children without reaso
In the place Of receiving a morsci
o bread or meat, one receives blows al
Iro kicks and bad words"
=. Thus, down with our great enem
~, alcoholw the booklet concludes. Cor
bat him with energy and heroism ord
~. to prove that you are q good citizen
France"
ne French Tax Hard Liquor.
r. While placing great stress on tt
OF educational phase of the campaig
ed France does not hesitate to Use mo
no forceful measures. In a quiet and dl
if Greet way, in facrt, the French Char
Der and Senate are gradually tanr
strong liquors out of existence. AZ q
same time, taxes on light wines and Se
have been steadily lowered.
In South American countries, vine
- the prohibition campaigns are large
under the direction of our own erstwn
prohibition generals, less subtlety a
more force are in evidence. In Chi
for instance, the President has sent
announcement to grape growers Tn
they must { plan for some other use
Id, their grapes than the manufacture
alcoholic wine. Uruguay, we are to
IN is serving grape juice and similar DC
eragcs instead OF wine and champagne
md its official banquets, while the Cover
ment now regularly sets aside an annl
:, sum for the publication of temperar
TO literature.
"In Argentina" says an Americ
we who has lust returned from that COZ
try. scientific temperance lectures I
lay given in the public schools, and
Scientific Manual OF the ". Z. I.
our has been reprinted in the othciA edu
tional magazines and sent to all
teachers in the republic.
-wO IN DQeDOs AlTeS, a luISS SONttuiu'
building known as FL Nusco Escolar
chit Sarmiento,' has been placed at the {
posal of the women temperance work
and for weekly lectures and rallies.
children in the higher grades Of m
If than 800 primary schools attend spe'
temperance demonstrations or fest
,a. against the use of alcohol. These 'ties
have been photographed by the mo
a.. men at the expense of the governm
and have been shown in many parts
South America.
rye Peru is also actively engaged
49, temperance work. The President
''e Peru, who is a physician, publlshe
monthly temperance bulletin, for
benefit of the masses of people, and
ans is making a special effort to arous'
interest in the condition of the lndie
nee who are said to be rapidly dying off Fl
- constant imbibing.
Hard TO Dry Up Brazil.
ill. Although the whole of South Anne
and is gradually drifting toward prohibit
the w. G. T. L. workers do not
be forward TO an easy or an overwheln
victory. Indeed, they are inclined
mite fear that large areas in South Anne
will remain wet for years to come.
he size of the continent Itself is treme
GUS handicap to their work. II rcqu
. long years of patient endeavor
powerful organization 10 make