New Britain herald., 1921-08-11
THE MELTING POT BECOMES CROOK MILL.

Time was when the United States, with it's admirable Constitution and it's just and equitable laws was known as tho Melting Pot,'' a crucible where tu the blood of many countries was fused into race that is American. Drawing it's population from many corners of the earth, it taught the units American policies and Ameri- can justice, it encouraged the for eigner to make good and it received jts benefit by the mixing of bloods rather than the inbreeding of a { race which develops the predominant characteristics particularly the unde- eir0ble ones. It is possibly still melting pot, but it has added to it's distinguishing marks by becoming O9ook mill in addition since MT. Vol stead. aided and Abetted by craven hearted Congress which listened too willingly to the squalls of the re- formers. administered dosage of Drohibition to the revered Constitu- l. tion. It became a crime to traffic in liquor, a crime to carry it, crime to have it in ones possession unless t was properly registered. It became . crime to brew it, a crime to men tion it on an advertising placard, if it were possible it would have been made a crime to think of liquor at all
 
 nation of home brewers, criminals, erum-runners, criminals also, and sly 7iauor drinkers has arisen. Every one who has anything to do with alco- hol, unless it. be a recognized dis tiIlery owner. is, according to the Con- st.tution, criminal, an evader of the Constitution
 How many criminals have we as . result of the act? Make mental inventory of your friends. How many z of them will buy surreptitious drink? How many will buy case of < liqs1or from a bootlegger upon the street? To answer our own ques- X X papers any day. How many incidents of infraction of the liquor laws will you find If you find a comparative few who have fallen into the tolls of tho law remember that the greater majority are escaping the revenue agents. Remember that about seven ty-five per cent of the criminals are getting away with it." Figure it out | for yourself how many of us evade !. the law. every chance we get.
 Prohibition has not prohibited. It has sent up the price, it has rendered | the danger of poisoning greater, it has A cut off the revenue to the country that 2 once was obtained and, far worse-it 4 1e teaching men to evade the law on every hand-it is, breeding crooks Psychologists tell us that the failings of the fathers will extend to the chil. d. en, that man accustomed to-break- ing the laws is liable to pass along the desire to do so to his children If 50 what will the next generation be !: \ We are told that the saloon was re. moved partly because of the danger to the morals of the young and tha1 the effect might not be felt until tn. next generation. How many minor: now carry a hip pocket container te dances because it is tricky thin, to do? And how many young girl can get nip from these container when they would never have though Of 1t three years ago? Answer thes ' questions yourself, you know that ou. premises are correct With tn, obvious answers there is but one con clusion to reach. we are teaching crookedness rather than effecting great national reform
 SCHOOLS.