New-York tribune., 1922-05-21

s1G PROFESSIONAL, were asked
cy the edisos Of Tho Manufacturers
Record" recently 20 contribute thel,
views On prohibition "as IS" Many o.
these men were sisEsys OF the petition
presented TO Congress about svc years
age ASKING for stoppasc of the liquor
trsfsc and included such names a.
Ebert II. Gary, president OF the
United States ssee. Corporation;
Frank A. vanderlip, banker, and
Thomas A. Edison.
The resu.: OF the qucstionnaires sent
to the men IN both these categories is
considered Al overwhelming answer as
TO the value OF prohibition by Richard
II. EdmoEds, who asked for the
opinions.
To +he hundreds OF men who signed
the original petition and were &C.
cess,ble for the purpose NJ. Edmonds
addressed this questionable:
"a Are you still opposed TO the
liquo, traffic to the extent that you
we're when you signed the petition to
Congress?
'2, Ii you have changed your views
in any way will you Kindly give me
Your reasons therefor?
"3. What has been your experience
in studying this question as to the
effect OF prohibitioa on Labor or the
saving Of the money formerly spent
Cor liquor. and its use in the better
meat Of ho.nes ard the better care OF
women and cAt!s'cn o. the men who
formerly spent freely for drink?
'<. Is dsunkenraas a. common at the
present time. so far as yoa can learn,
as it was under the open saloon and
the free liquo. traffic:
10. IF. in addition TO the questions
which | have asked. you can give any
other information or expression OF
your views on the whole situation I
will greatly appreciate all that you can
say OF the subject"
A somewhat similar letter was sent
20 those who had nothing to do with
presenting the original petition.
SS.30 Per Cent Favor
Some Form of Prohibition
To about a hundred iron and stee.
men who had at different times writ
ten "The Manufacturers' Record in
favor of prohibition as an economic
measure letter was sent asking If
they held the same opinion. These re-
plies also are part of the symposium.
The request for the views Of the
manufacturers or owners and managers
of Industrial establishments was, Mr..
Admonds says, suggested by pr.
Charles ". Eliot, president emeritus
of Harvard University.
In reply to the question whether he
IS still opposed to the liquor traffic to
the extent that he was when he signed
the petition to Congress Judge Gary
wrote:
Yes. Results have fully justified
prohibition legislation" adding that he
can see no reason to change his opin-
ions and indorsing the admirable ex-
pressiors of President Harding on the
subject.
Quotes Harding on
Good Effects of Law
The expression OF President Hard
ing to which Judge Gary refers is as
follows:
I'm every community men ard women
nave had an opportunity now to know
Ehat prohibition means. They know
mat debts are more promptly paid,
that men take home the wages that
once were wasted in saloons, that
FAMILIES are better clothed and fed and
more money finds its way into the
savings banks. The liquor traffic was
destructive of much that was most pre-
ciqus in American life. In the face o.
SO much evidence on that point. what
copscientious man would want TO let
MS own selfish desires influence him
% vote to bring it bach? IN another
generation | believe that liquor will
have disappeared not merely from, our
politics but from our memories"
Judge Gary closes hls statement by
laying drunkenness is not so common
at present, so far as he can learn, as
under the open saloon and free liquor
traffic
Warren s. Stone, grand chief Of the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers,
contributes labor viewpoint at vari.
srce with that of Samuel Gonpers,
president of the American Federation
ot Labor, and other A. r OF L. officials
He says;
1.-The longer live and the more I see
% 1t the more bitterly | ar, opposed 20
the entire question OF the manufacture
;nd sale of liquor, because ! look upon
IL as the basis and foundation of 80 per
cent OF the crime and criminals we
Rave IN the country to-day.
In the study Of labor problems
md marked Improvement in the num-
ber OF mer who ave saving money ard
VINO own their own homes or are bay /
lng their homes, and ! find decided
improvement in the home life of the |
workers due o the fact that the women
and children have more food, more
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