Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-20
BY FREDERIC J. HAsK1N

Washington. u. c. Jan. is-John
Rnrlcycorn. as you may possibly have
noticed. is not yet entirely dead in this
country. but he les dwindlinE in bulk
day by day like hunger striker. And
the tragic part OF IL is that the very
ones who loyo him bost arc doing the
most to make HIS shadow small Some
little nourishment they manage to
bring him onco in n while, but for the
most part II Is with him a case OF
much going out and little coming in.
This Is confirmed by some facts and
figures we just got cIcluFivcly from
tho Internal Revenue Department. The
Revenue Department recognizes four
chief resources by which John Barley
corn Is Kept alive In this country. The
first OF these is tho liquor. mostly
whisky. held in bonded warehouses in
this country; tho second is the pure
cthly alcohol which is manufactured
in large quantities ostensibly for in
dustr.al purposes. tho third iH the i'm
portation OF liquor across the Canadian
and Mexican borders and at acaports /.
and the fourth In tho making OF various
kinds OF alcoholic beverages in tho
homes OF citizens.
With this latter phase OF tho prob
lcm most OF those entrusted with the
enforcement OF tho law seem TO think
they have nothing to do.
Home Brewing Not Attacked
The law never intended US to enter
a mnn's home" said ono lawyer con-
nccted with tho enforcement OF prohi-
bition. This WAS not an official state
mcnt. nor ono made for quotation, but
IL seems to represent the view taken
by most of tho government lawyers.
They consider that the law is designed
to prevent tho commercial traffic in
alcoholic beverages. and It's mnnufac-
ture for use in that traffic. II is TO
tho enforcement OF this that they arc
bending their energies.
Take first the case OF tho whisky in
bonded warehouses. In 1915 there were
about 23s. 10000 gallons OF distilled
spirits other than fruit brandics in our
bonded warehouses. The end OF 1920
secs but 53.0pp,0ro gallons loft in the
warehouses. Furthermore. during 1920
there wcrc 25,oo0. 900 gallons of taN-paid
withdrawals-that is. that amount was
withdrawn for use in this country.
During tho Same year 5000 900 gallons
wero withdrawn for export. At that
rate. another year would SEQ all of the
whisky in bonded warehouses either
distributed in this country or export
cd II IL evident that this residue of
whisky will not long be with US.
1t will bo with us longer than the
1890 withdrawal figures would indi-
about those figures is that %. 900. 600
gallons wcro drawn for consumption
in this country. That is noarly 2.0ND.-
600 gallons a month. 1t Is about a
fourth as much whisky as VIC wero
consuming before prohibition wont in
to effect OF course. 1t was all used on
doctors prescriptions. There certain
ly was a lot OF sickness last year.
But that easy flow OF whisky from
the bonded warehouses has met with a
check. 1t has been checked by the
simple method OF ruling from the
Internal Revenue Department that
transfers OF liquors from ono whole
saler TO another viii no longer be ap-
proved. The wholesaler must now
dispose of his liquor direct to the
druggist, or other authorized retailer
or user. and this person must be ablo
to show n permit
Rcdp~inr Withdrawal.
This ruling went into effect in hu-
gust 1920. In July. 1890. tho with
drpwalz of whisky alopc from honded