Evening star., 1925-11-06

increase of almost l per cent over
1921. and 1923 brought the death rate
UP to 80. The lowest rate in the five
wet years was Al in 1915. How much
of this increa sed percentage in 1922
and 1923 is due to synthetic liquors is
hard to estimate, but the fact is that
there is not left any OF the old alco-
holism of former days
"A million lives have been saved by
the decrease in the death rate. of
which no one can deny that prohibi-
ton has been large factor"
Conditions i'm Canada.
In reply to the advocates of modi-
fication of restrictions in the alco-
holic content of permitted drinks.
Representative Hudson quoted re-
suits of his investigation among
off1cials Of Canadian cities where
beer and light wines have been
brought back
Public officials, professional and
business men, wet and dry partisans,
with almost one accord he said.
declared that the beer program of
- did not satisfy those who wanted
stronger alcoholic liquors. 1t is popu-
larly known as 4 disappoint 4 1t
has not reduced the number of illicit
sellers, in fact, in some places it has
Increased them.
There semeS to be no half way
ground. While great care was taken
In drafting a bill for the modification
legislation to forestall the return of
the old saloon. their modern bever-
age room Is close imitation and the
general consensus expressed regard
ing the sale in restaurants and in
bulk by grocerS was that it was but
me kindergarten for increased
drinking of all kinds. In fact. so
strong was the feeling in this re-
spect that in many communities the
better eating places and grocers
would not take out permits.
Beverage rooms found their sales
so Improbable that it was freely
predicted that great numbers would
refuse to apply for a renewal of their
permits unless the government would
assure them that beer much stronger
IN alcoholic content than A would be
permitted
The better will which compelled
the remarkably rapid ratification of
the eighteenth amendment Is possibly
less clear-spoken today, but it is
stronger than ever. The prohibition
laws are more generally observed to-
day by the American people than
be more general if it were not for the
sktlfull, well-fnanced campaign of
Misrepresentation. Since prohibition
exempts no class and was imposed by
the people themselves. it is neither
tyrannical nor sumptuary. Prohibition
is the ultimate method of dealing with
the liquor traffic
Declared Marvel of Age.
The opening last night was devoted
to the addresses of Bishop Thomas
Nicholson of Detroit, president of the
league. and Miss Anna Gordon, presi.
dent of its sister organization, the
w. {. T. u, and the report of F.
Scott Mcbride, general superintend.
ent of the league.
The progress of prohibition stands
out as the marvel of the age, Mr..
Mcbride said in his report, for pro.
hibition is coming through in tri.
umph."
Our task now is to create, extend
and mobilize public opinion and to
re-enllst the church. When we con
slider the intrenchments of the liquor
traffic the progress of prohibition
Is seen to be surprising. The sa.
loon was in politics more than sc
years. Prohibition, its enemy. had
no political perquisites or profits
Prohibition is not something that
has been put over by some one on
any one. Instead 1t stands out as a
principle that has grown and ex-
banded with sentiment and conviction
until today 1t is the governmental
policy of our country.
We see two things as prohibition
IS coming through: First, the vets
assault. Second, our winning. ad
vance The vets are trying to re.
establish the liquor traffic at any
cost to government. They seek first
to break down enforcement that pro.
hibition may become a failure. But
prohibition Is succeeding too well for
them.
Failure i'm Canada.
Second. they seek to raise the al.
coholic content of legalized liquor.
Their slogan Bring back beer means.
as much of the old-time liquor traffic
as they can get now and later on all
of the liquor traffic they wish or de-
sire.
The beer problem in Canada and
everywhere else has been a failure.
1t returns the public house, revives
the drink habit, causes liquor control
for home brew.
More than forty organizations
clear through the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment They
boast a huge war chest and that they
are steadily growing in membership
1--WE do well not to underestimate
the meaning Of this assault on our
cause and country. Were the Anti
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