The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-05-29
DRY AND DRUNK u. S.
ABUSES WET COUNTRIES
BUENOS AIRES, DESPITE NU-
NERVOUS SALOONS, SELDOM
HAS NATIVE DRUNKARDS.
AMERICA is PUZZLE TO LATINS
People From the States Embarrassed
When Approached With Query of
"Why?" They Almost Alone Ex-
hibit Wabbly Tendency in Stride.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina
South Americas great wonder city,
Buenos Aires, the capital of progress
sive Argentina and one of the larg-
est Latin cities OF the world, employs
methods of alcoholic beverage control
in strong contrast to those of prohi-
bition in the United States.
In this city of 100000 to 100000
inhabitants. embracing many nation
alities, saloons are numerous. beer
and wines are used universally and
many picturesque boulevard cafes do
thriving business, but the alcoholic
refreshments show none of the horrid
effects on good temper and orderli-
ness of the citizens attributed by pro-
hibitionists to such conditions of life
Has Reputation for Sobriety.
Buenos Aires makes a very favor
able impression upon any visitor. No
large city can claim higher reputa-
ton for sobriety than this Spanish
American metropolis. In spite of the
fact that all the well-known brands
of foreign whistles and other liquors
are obtainable at very moderate cost,
under the influence of Intoxicating
drink. The only exceptions encoun-
tered who exhibit a "wobbly" ten
dency in their stride are the Jingle
SOS" and "Americanos," generally re-
cent arrivals. The local people take
their daily quota of alcoholic refresh
ment without such results.
South Americans, practical peo-
pie, find musement in discussing the
why's and wherefores of prohibition in
America del Norte" They express
amazement that any government
should father such law as the eigh-
teenth amendment to the constitution
of the United States. They are curious
to know how such law comes to be
on the statute books of nation
whose citizens III Argentina take in
taxicating liquor with even more fire.
quency than the South Americans.
DRY and drunk" is a favorite ex-
preston in referring to the United
States.
Dry America Puzzles Them.
AS a rule, when questioned on the
subject, men from the United States
of America smile and dodge the issue
and rarely attempt to explain how
Americans are prohibited by law from
having refreshment that from time
immemoria1 has been enjoyed all over
the world.
In the police records of the city Of
Buenos Aires the offense of drunk
enness hold very insignificant part
and even in the notorious Boca dis
trict, near the docks, which has a
shady reputation for deeds that are
dark, and in the resorts OF the Ar
gentine underworld a person under
the influence of strong drink is rare
sight. .
Under prohibition more evil effects
from liquor are seen in the cities of
New York and San Francisco than
anything encountered in South Amer
lea, and it is declared there is more
drunkenness TO be observed in New
York in a day than can be seen in
any South American city in a month
Condition Is General.
Though referring particularly to
Buenos Aires, other South American
cities are noticeably temperate, and
in Rio de Janeiro, Santos and Sac
Paulo, Brazil in tropical latitude,
where liquid refreshments are more
necessary, there is an absolute absence
of over-indulgence, despite the fact
that all the best lines OF imported and
domestic brands OF liquor can be had
cheap1y everywhere.