The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-10-23
No one becomes guilty by fate.
THE BOOMERANG
Seneca.

The BOOMERANG
Years ago Adophus Busch warned the brewers America
better throw the of business That if
they didn't the saloon would eventually create resentment that
would throw the brewers of business That is just what
happened.
The brewers of America scoed at this warning They had
idea that they could just saloons they wanted
They had idea that they could operate many dis
orderly they They had idea that they could
into partnership with the forces of vice crime and multiply
their retail sales by decorating their commercial interests They
had idea that they could defy the laws and still stay fairly
good church standing making substantial church contributions
professional backmaiers still do they thought that
society would stand for it,
Their nroads upon the decencies and the ances
citizenship far that tidal of protest
and wiped the saloon off the just exactly Adophus Busch
predicted
Now the beer light crusaders pleading for
modification of national prohibition law The brewers who
into the business wholesale debauche, who the
operators dives of corruption, who
polluted politics. ask for chance show that they
very anxious to be decent
crime always follows is part Of the psychology
the aftermath of shops have found this crime
profitable They exhibited their windows pistols
pocket kinds which they bargain
prices Corrupt officials many parts country
have conducted profitable gun business of this crime
Criminals suspects brought into relieved
of their firearms Corrupt police magistrates and shes have
been discovered selling these concated firearms by the barre
INSCRIPTIONS pawnbrokers Expensive revoer practically
new, been sold less market
value in this The pawnbroker will sell it for possibly
tenth will double his in petty deal that
perpetuates crime
These shops practice exhibit
this bargain deah-deang devices The
brought this abuse to the attention of city officials with
the request that this practice of selling crime suggestions all
corners be stopped.
Association convention in
San Francisco recommended that the sale Of pocket firearms be
absolutely prohibited throughout the country These lawyers and
judges spoke of experience They
talking about They declared that the
the suggestion to shoot When shoots he is
shoot tin The pistol made kill for
nothing else There gunmaer in the United States that
put counter argument that will stand before jury
of judges.
The pistol manufacturer used lot of advertising Our
newspapers and magazines filled with assortment
of copy These advertisements always told to
protect home But the barrel after conscated
pocket brought to the secondhand shops the lie to
those 1t the craftsman the who
guns in largest numbers.
Most of the newspapers and the magazines refuse carry
gun copy and for just this This has alarmed
the gunmaers They have observed the brewers reward
Overreachng. They who have been putting ll sugges
ton into the minds of crmnay disposed irresponsible
trying the prohibition legislation against
urgently LAWYERS the country They
have organized in self defense
THE United States Revolver Association has opened head
in their first declaration that Criminals ought
vovers Lawabdng citizens ought to be allowed have them
for protection They have interested Senator Cpper
bill
1t is debatabe question whether this compromise
proposition which they advocate is wisewheher complete
prohibition is not the safer thing However, it
erng observe that from the brewers experience they
learned lesson They have learned that the
the sincerity of manufacturers who will
their and not protest.
The pistol makers of America have absolutely no case in
court They not in the business sale
firearms until outraged people forced them
statement public brewers ever were They
ldn continental who bought their guns long as
Iales continued to multiply and went unchallenged.