The Washington herald., 1921-08-24
NORTHCLIFFE SAYS
PROHIBITION ENDS
SALOONS FOREVER
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only two active days. There was
the day on which paid brief VISIT
to Washington. where golf was I'm
possible. owing to the Temperature,
and the day here on which I re-
ceived the members of the Pulitzer
school Of journalism. with which !
have been associated since It's foun-
dation.
But golf was my goal. It was
strange to find American golf
courses green after the ournt-up
links Of st. Andrews and Sandwich.
Golf in America IL an agreeable
change for an Engiishman. The
landscape In new. the birds and
trees are entirely different. The
visibility Is puzzling and therefore
difficult.
The thirst Is terrific. On some
courses there are what might de-
scribe as little fountains at various
holes.
The drinks served at clubs are.
of course, non-alcoholic, although at
some clubs ! am told the members
have their private lockers in which
strong waters are kept asked
one noted bartender IL there Is a
good American temperance drink.
No Good Temperance Drinks.
'Thcre is no good temperance
drink" he replied.
noticed that he was preparing
various mild preparations Of grape
Juice and soda water and an army
and navy cocktail" composed Of
some twenty ingredients.
As to prohibition itself. have
been asked by reporters twenty
times a day: What do you think OF
prohibition? To which I replied:
IF you will show II to me ] will
tell you what I think about it"
So far as what we call the we'll
tn-do classes are concerned. there
iE apparently no lack OF any kind OF
wine or spirits-at a price. It Is
illegal to move alcohol about. It
Is illegal to drink IL In public
places. You may have what YOU
like In your home providing II was
there before prohibition came into
power. But the law Is broken sv-
erywhere and In every way.
Dry Talk Bores Him.
The people talk continuously
about prohibition and the subject
becomes very boring. American
hospitality is proverbial, and now
that alcohol has become scarcer
| your American host offers it to you
at all sorts of times and Of all kinds.
Tt is difficult to find cut the
truth as to whether prohibition is
good or bad or as to whether II
prohibits or IL doesn't. The really
great work accomplished by
prohibition has been the clos
ing of the drinking dens known
as saloons. They were a power for
evil. They were the headquarters
for bad politics and bad whisky.
and tho Anti-Saloon League has
ended them for all time.
Praises U. 8. Traffic Laws.
One phase of life here has struck
me forcibly-the control of motor
traffic In great cities and the
country. believe a traffic COM
mission Of experts sent to the larg-
est American cities would do some
thing to solve the wasteful traffic
blocks in London. In 1917 the move
| HleHI lot cohtrOl Oh tne automobile
on American roads and streets was
beginning. In 1891 It has attained
something like perfection.
New York Is a city with many
more vehicles in proportion than
has London. and no such disgrace
full delays occur here as may be
found at Charing Cross or Black
Friar's Bridge or elsewhere In Lon
don.
Americans have taken the motor
traffic question In hand and. while
| owing to the immense number Of
cars. there are q good many acci-
dents. nv impression IL that, car
for car, our accidents must be four
or hve times as many.
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