Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-25
BY BEN McKELWAY.
Staff Correspondent of The Star.

ToRoNTo ontario-During the month of
June more than half a million tourists,
after looking at Niagara Falls rendered
the verdicts-'Lotta water" Isn't it
wonderful isn't it beautiful" Whats
that thing now that goes Little drops of
water, little grains of sand'?"-and, hopping
into their hivvers getting the train,
passed out of the continental limits of their
native land and into the Dominion of Canada.
That was from one point of entry alone.
Since the season opened they have been pour
ing into Canada from every road along the
border. From all other provinces, except those
situated along the Atlantic coast, come reports
of increasing herds of them. This Summers
crowd is expected to eclipse the record-breaking
throng of last year, when, according to Gov
eminent reports there were 2,429144. They
left in Canada last year, according to the same
reports. about S1SS, 555, AGO. and Canada is not
at all upset or worried over the situation.
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Some of the tourists may have come into
the Dominion simply to say they've been out
side the United States. Others may have come
in with the hope of hearing the call of the
moose or the bray of elk-provided elks
bray. They may have responded simply to the
urge of travel good roads through
strange land. And, provided they don't insist
on flying the American flag from their radiator
caps, they have found and will continue to
find themselves Hospitality received by their
courteous hosts
But it is not without the bounds of reason
to suppose that many of these tourists have
come to make a study of the fGanadian liquor
laws. The study may be confined to glass of
beer wine in tavern restaurant or the
purchase of bottle of Scotch at government
store But the interest in making first-hand
investigation is keen, and from casual observa.
ton the desire wakes keener all the time. The
Canadian liquor laws have received much pub
licity, and they are in for much more.
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Added interest in these laws resulted from
the recent hearing the prohibition question
in the United States during the last session of
Congress-. At that time it occurred to some of
the wet proponents to introduce evidence
some expert testimony from Canadians on the
experience gained in the different provinces
through prohibitory and temperance legislation.
The vets had their turn, and then the drys
called. They also summoned witnesses
from Canada, and these witnesses gave just
expert testimony. The result that the
Canadian situation left wholly obscured in
a cloud of doubt.
The testimony OF the vets, for instance,
boiled down, amounted to this:
Yes. we thought at one time we'd like pro-
hibition up in Canada like you folks have down
hibition my eye! Conditions became indie
scribable. No two would meet on the
street without saying, Good morning, hows
your bootlegger today? and He's all right
thank you. How's yours Babies were found
hiding their bottles of milk under the blue
knitted shawl and putting the rubber nipple
with the big hole in it on bottle of GIN The
girls wouldn't speak to the boys who couldn't
produce a pint flask at moments notice.
Strong men were starving because mother
wouldn't leave the still long enough to heat up
a can OF beans. Our leading business men were