The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-18
SIR GILBERT
OPPOSED TO
PROHIBITION
Says Rich Man Can Fill His
Cellar and Poor Man Gets
Bootleg or Nothing
ny SIR GILBERT PARKER
Famous English Author
In an Interview With Milton Brcuuer

In IN Interview With Milton brvnuer
LONDON, Nov. ts.---Amertcan pro
hlhisicn does not always prohibit
and yet. judging from my recent
personal observation while in the
United states. Is doing great Eood.
| saw an account Of how a rich
mans house had been robbed OF $751;
600 worth OF fine liquors
WOULD MAKE A
DOuSHEvIk or HIM
IL were workingmsn that
would almost make a bolsheyik or at
hast socialist OF me.
That j. the curse 81 American
prohihition laws. the rich man can
mi hn cellar and have a supply on
hand for the rest Of his days. The
poor man gets either bootleg whisky
Or nothing at all
Speaking generally. the execution
Of your laws Is farce.
There IL a weil.known restaurant
n New York where they advertise
Wfnes on their menu cards. This
= against the iaw. but apparently
che place isn't raided. I dined IN a
famous New York restaurant with
an American friend. Cocktails were
oerv~d openly. There isn't n hotel
~ the city where you can't get
liquor.
drink very. very little. bu, am
Frankly against prohibition. To be
cutie truthful when was out IN
California. found | wanted 10 drink
= whole lot. There was the excite.
ment Of cheating the government.
That h. Of course. jessing way OF
putting a.
GET ANYTHING
IN CALIFORNIA
found In California n ycu paid
the price you could get almost any
hind Of drink you wanted. There
Was no good gin. but excellent port.
e1ares and whisky.
TIE point N this: there are many
men who want drink and who
can't Afford to pay rs or 20 dollars
ar ! bottle OF whisky. Therefore. n
they drink ~ all they set rotten
stun.
Hut IN spite Of my opposition 10
prohikition. I think really the Unit.
"a states has immensely prvfised by
even the prohibition you have got.
1sned with q member Of the present
Harding cabinet whose name IL at
hast well known In England and all
Europe He said 20 me:
EEW ENTERTAINMENT
IN COMEDY FILMS
Il viii tell you what converted me
- the firms When prohibition first
came In the United States. the own
err ~ the large factories found their
wcrkm~n restless and disconnected
They brought IN the fIims--not only
1ilme OF . general amusing charac
Ter. hut films connected with their
gym particular line OF business.
what was the resulty The men
1nn< their discomfort. Men drink NJ
= rule for entertainment. They
1oupd . new entertainment In the
1lm and became better vorkmen
thru the agency - the film That
condition now exists. I believe. In
most places In America
Another example. I vas out IN
Arizona when n was being turned
from . territory into . state. You
cot What you wanted TO drink out
there then. a year later the state
vent dry. this long before the ma
ton did.
went ont there again In 1917 and
the shopkeepers told me the work.
1ngmen generally had more money
! - spend and spent u for better
ebinx- a. a result Of prohibition
pWEDuCTs BEER
TO8 AMERICA
I want 10 make = pvnphecy ahout
Ghe American dry movement. how.
ever. predict that the United
States Win alter It's prohibition Law
- N 70 allow American beer 10 be
used.
win make another prophecy. too.
J think We will have comparative
prohibition In the United Kingdom
within five years. The women's vote
Vim do that. and. first OF all. In Scot
kind.
England WIN never give up IT'S