The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-04-06
: GERMANY DRY IN 10 YEARS
SAYS DR.. AND MRS. STRECKER
Damstadters Study Operations of
American Prohibition at
First Hand.
FOLLOW u. S. METHOD
Young German Ministers and
Young People Generally
Favor Prohibition.

That Germany will so dry within 10
years, is the belief of DR.. and Mrs.
Reinhardt Strecker of Darmstadt, Ger
many, who are in the United States
studying Prohibition and its effects.
They, and three others were delegates
to the recent convention of the World
League Against Alcoholism at Toronto,
Ontario.
DR.. Strecker says that the American
Prohibition example will be followed by
the German people who are watching
everything that is going OH in America.
He is president OF the Central COM
mittee for Prohibition in Germany
Mrs. Strecker is a member OF the Ger
man ". C. T. L.
In the young people of Germany, DIR.
Strecker finds the greatest hope, They
arc, he says, insisting that a new order
of things shall come about III their
country.
The Arbeiter-Jugend, which is the
organization of young workmen has
pledged itself against liquor The Good
Templars are the strongest and best
The w. c. T. U. although small, is
making progress.
There is a great deal of forward
movement in the churches, DR.. Streckcr
says, especially among the young min
isters. The aftermath OF the war, he
says, had produced two results Many
persons have ceased drinking liquor be-
cause OF the drop in the value OF the
mark-othcrs discouraged because of
economic conditions, have begun to
drink more heavily.
DR. Strecker says it is a mistake to
regard the German people as nation
which drinks nothing but beer. The
consumption of whisky is very large and
distillers especially, fear the dry move
ment. The farmer, he says, has very
little interest in the temperance PROPOSE
ton. He says the Jewish Young Poo
pies organizations are for Prohibition.
The obtaining of licenses, according
to DIR. Streckcr, is a matter OF having
the money to get them. Applications
are made to the City Attorney and he
gives a license TO all who can pay Tor
them. st.
All political parties are represented in
the Committee for Prohibition. The
Socialist party is especially strong Tor
wiping out the liquor traffic. OF the
AGO seats OF Reichstag, 1856 are occupied
Ny Socialist members. AT the last party
convention, two resolutions were adopt
ed. First, that no food stuff should be
used for liquor and second, that Pro
hibition in America should be studied
by workmen and the labor unions. Man
ufactures also will be interested, DIR.
Strecker says, in facts and figures from
America showing that sober workmen
produce the best results.
The women of Germany have equal
suffrage with the men and there are 81
women in the RcichStag. A total OF
$4,000, 100000 are generally spent in
Germany for drink The drinker first
takes beer and then whisky and a lot
OF wine is consumed.
an Our investigation of conditions IN
America" said DR.. Strecker, we found
that the propaganda against Prohibition
ND fin ~
those who are interested in the liquor
business and is the same III Germany.
The news that comes out there from
America is distorted. The liquor man
ufactures and dealers are lying about
conditions in the United States. |
. found many falsehoods when | ex-
amined the situation here. Many of
your establishments are growing better
and better in all of their interests.
Drinking | find has been very greatly
reduced.
MANY of the German speaking peo-
pie have met in the United States who
we're formerly against Prohibition now
favor it since they understand about
Prohibition and have seen its results.
This will have a good effect in our
country. Some of our German news
papers are against alcoholism. We have
sent home many articles from America
and they we're all printed. A couple OF
test votes taken in two OF our cities
Osnabruck and Bielefeld-showed that
between 30 and oI per cent OF the resi-
dents who could vote were i'll favor OF
prohibition"
DIR. and Mrs. Strecker will remain
in America several months and will
make a speaking tour for the World
League Against Alcoholism