The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-27
PUSSYFOOT MOVE
MAKES Progress.
in EUROPE, SAID.
Many Countries in East Are
Falling into Line on Prohi-
bition Questions, Report
Shows.
BY MILTON BRONNER

LONDON.--When at the recent ses-
sion of the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union in Philadelphia, that or
ganixation restated its aim of liquor
less world, loud laugh probably went
up in some wet quarters in America.
You'll never make Europe dry
these vets probably exclaimed.
But the "pussyfoot" movement. as
it's called here, is making progress III
Europe It's not accomplishing much
In the way of making countries bone
dry but it is bringing in restrictions
and local option-end that was the
way nationwide bonedryness started
In America.
See for yourself what progress the
dry movement has made on this CONT
aent:
Austrla--Wet, but poverty OF people,
is making for temperance President
Hainisch is a teetotaler.
Baltic Republlcs-Lithuania, Latvia,
and Esthonia are wet because they're
rye and potato producing countries
where much vodka Is distilled, produc'
ing rich revenue. But temperance move
ment is on foot in Esthonia.
Belgium Distilled liquors cannot be
sold In public houses.
Bulgaria-Local option law adopted
under which many villages In rural
sections have closed saloons.
Czecho. o.Slovakia-Still wet but pro-
hibltion sentiment is growing because
President Masaryk Is a teetotaler while
Premier Benesh writes articles In fav'
or OF temperance Put good Pilsener
beer is still obtainable.
Finland-Europe only bone-dry
since June /. 1919, Having trouble with
booze smugglers. Poorer classes said
10 have been benefited.
France-Absinthe prohibited.
Great Britaln-"Pubs" only allowed
10 stay open about nine hours daily
Before the war they were open all day
and night except from 1880 a. M. to
a. IN. Scotland has local option law,
Hungary--No temperance movement.
Iceland-Passed a bone-dry law but
Spain protested that II Iceland's mar
kets were closed TO Spanish wines
Spain would close her markets to Ice
lands fish. So Iceland had TO admit
wine or face national bankruptcy
Italy--No prohibition movement.
Observation-Disclosures OF health i
fighting alcoholism and tuberculosis
coupling them together
Norway-Has prohibited distilled liq
81, rt rms
1915. This was introduced as ut TEN
norary law but Parliament and th'
ueople later ratified II as "a permanent
law.
Poland---Has local option law under
which some rural districts have voted
themselves dry.
Rumania-Work OF all Balkan coun
tries from the standpoint OF drunk
enness and absence OF temperance ac
tvities.
Russia-Distilled liquors once prohib
tied. Reports as to their present statu'
vague and contradictory.
Spain-No restrictions whatever.
Sweden-Prohlbiion sentiment (.
growing. Plebscte on prohibition Aug
y resulted in small majority for wet
Majority all came from cities Will
country districts voted dry. Local OF
ton Inv now asked. Under this l2 o
~ provinces probably will vote dry.
swift rland adopted which SUI
urosscs The right OF free distilling whic'
p,asln. hpd enjoyed from earli's
t.me. strung temperance movcmen
under wH' N.yt year people will vot
an lccu! pfuhiuit.ou Tor distilled liquors