The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-21
Letters to the
Editor
SAYS THE vOIsTEtD ACT
SllOIID RE KErEAI.ED


law Il ono OF the barriers 10 hinder
The progression Of this nation. Why
not repeal this law and have a law
In its stead that viii bring funds To
the u. 4. treasury 20 pay off the
obligated war debt and other obliEa'
,ionsF IL has been reported that
Their. WINS n shortage OF income To
the 4. 4. treasury for III. year 1890
OF 81. SOC. 900 900. and the shortage 10
already estimated for the present
year viii b. $500 600 BOO. And 20,
u appears that every channel %
revenue that can be conceived Of In
already taxed to such a degree thai
Il Will soon become unbrarabie.
Here IL n plan that will bring Go
N. 4. \. treasury more than enough
~ach year TO make up the defieien.
eics. and the Income tax Law can be
modified so the productive Undue
trio. can b. encouraged. 40 the ma.
ton can progress Tho first thing
70 do II 10 repeal the volstead act
Tho next thing 10 do 10 10 pass n
law that viii place tar on liquors
OF all kinds and let all liquors. be
handled and controlled In the hands
Of the government tn they arc dc.
livrred 70 the consumer. Place a
rcvcnus tar on whisky at i.sc
per gallon. and allow the manufao
turcr 81 90 per gallon. then allow
ii.so per raIlon TO pay for trans
portation charges. r~taineru. cost of
Distribution. etc. and make a stand
ard and same price at every point In
tho United State. uadrr this plan
tho liquors would be under the
charge Of IN. government a; all
times IN IL was delivered 20 th-
consumer. no II would be protected
under the pure food law.
Government distributing stations
could he established at any and al
places IN the United States where
ever required Place no limit upon
the amour, OF purchase 10 any indI
vidnai. because no man - going "a
purchase morn than he wanfA
No man In going tho parchaHs
hl1tA W WIN DffAA+E tffI
would be no incentive for profit.
Therefore. the boo,icwr-r. under ths
plan. would soon be relic Of the
past Age. when citizens could &c
to the govrnm~n, disp-nsartes and
get his pure liquor for s. gallon
The present voixtrad law has mad,
criminals out Of tho majority Of the
population Of this ration with many
untold crimes thai will over remain
secret This plan would eliminate
the expense Of retaining a costly
force Of prohibition officers n, this
expense % the taxpayers. and thai
expense could be saved 10 tho gov,
ernmsnt
This thing th-y call prohibition
has failed TO prove Itself TO be q
profitable proposition for this nation
or Its people, but has. without q
doubt. proven itself TO BE- a humbux,
and detrimental To the best interests
Of this nation. IL has tcen a specu
lative adventure pur. and alrnplc.
and there will be no end OF trouble
and expense In sight II they still
-ndcnyor 20 try 10 maintain II. This
nation needs r~vent~ instead OF sx
pcnse and this plan II the mos,
reasonable and sensible way TO &c,
H. II II safe to say there IL far
moro money spcn, In this nation for
bootleg booze than would be required
TO cover the shortage from ali other
sources OF ,axntion.
This plan would eliminate and
remedy this condition. and the GOV.
eminent would have this income in.
stead OF the criminal bootIegg~r. The
best business brains that aro the
backbone OF thc nation. are not pro
hibitionists. Ard why such n law
should be maintained on tho statutes
to the detrim~nt OF the nation sim.
ply To pacify and appease the fan.
cies OF a few cheap preachers who
are not tho Industrial products Of
the nation. In worse than folly.
The much-talked.of Saloon Eyfl-
would continue TO be a relic of IN.
past ages under this plan, because
there would be no public drinking
place. Drinking would have 10 be
done In private houses. and IL peo.
pie are caught on the streets drunk
and disorderly they are entitled To
be jailed and fined. Under this plan
people could make their purchase,
Mt the government dlspensarics i'm
any quantity. from a pint 10 a gal.
Ion. and take II home to do their
drinking. The cost to manufacture
one gallon OF absolutely pure 100
PROOF whisky will not exceed n cost
OF 10 cents. and under this plan. n
tho manufactures was allowed ~.
dollar a gallon he would have n NO,
profit OF So cents for every gallon
and could pay nice little income
tax to further assist Uncle sam I'm
his struggle for income. IL we
observe the history OF the past area
we Will note there IN no history OF
any nation that has such n record
OF wonderful progression To compare
with the American nation. and IL has
had Its liquor all the time with the
Saloon Evil" to contend with be-
sides.
Therefore, II liquor Is such a men.
ace and barrier and hindrance to
the progression of any milton, then.
we might ask, how and why has
this nation shown such wonderful
results OF progression as II has done
In the past with It's liquor all the
timer Tho greatest agriculture pro.
duction has been developed. The
greatest manufacturing Industries.
Tho greatest inventive genius has
been displayed and developed. and
The most useful commodities for tho
progress Of the world have been the