New Britain herald., 1926-04-16
HIGH CHURCHMEN
 PROTEST CHANGE
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onense in 1925,

leB, SIT she said. 'lN@ ln- creased arrests represent more vigilance on the part of the police In the old days unless a man w1e dlsordcrlv, the police turned their heads Now they have orders to nr- rest all men under the influence of liquors"
 pr, Maven Emerson of Columbia university, presented an orfieill rc. port Of the New York city health department showing deaths from clrrhosiS of th, lj,'r Warc gf7 DOT 10o,Q ,Q00 In 1aoo. with d dcciin, of f.7 per 100, ,oo0 In 1925. Another chart from the same source showed g sharp decreas4 in death from Brirhts discaee from 1918 10 1921, and a further decreasc from 19c@ 10 1925,
 Get Into Argument
 pr. Emerson and Senator Rord got into a long argument as 10 tho cause Of Bright's disease with tho witness holding out that alcohol long has been recognized as a chief contributing cause,
 Next came q chart on tuberculosis mortality IL showed a sharp drop during 1918 to 1919, and a steady downward trend from 1890 to 1925.
 T don't eay that alcohol causes tuberculosis, pr. Emerson saii, but added tlfet improved economic conditions among 'nc people under prohihilion Ha1 contributed 10 'Iu decrease.
 A chart showing alcoholic deaths at Bellcvue hospital in New York city was placed m tho record. IL showed 2ga yearly from 1910 10 I9l4; a drop 10 2G.5 yearly in 1@2l- l9g2; and rise 10 o50 in 1925.
 "Tha purpose of exhibiting this chart" Dr, Emerson said, lis 10 show the drop when alcohol was difficult to get and the return to the normal level last year when alco- hol again was available in large quantities"
 The lesson we get out of these figures is that you can get booze as easily in New York today as before prohibition" observed Sona. tor Reed.
 sharp Rctort~ Passed
 That's one lossou," broke in Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana, "the other is x S,"
 But Reed cut him off.
 The other is,' said the Mis- aourian, "that you cant die from alcohol when you cant get it."
 Dr. Emerson presented another chart showing a drop in mortality with the drop in the consumption of liquor in Great Britain during the war.
 You don't mean 10 say they ever had prohibition in England?" asked Reed.
 "No. but there was sharp cur tailmcnt in production and sale be- cause of need of grains for food, "
 Reed suggested that during the war millions of Englishmen were on inc fighting front.
 Questioning by Senator Reed Dr. Emerson said one of the things accompanying prohibition was inc reduction in the number of sani- tarums for the treatment of alco- hoics.
 Has there been an increase of the nse of drugs since prohibi. tion?"
 There is no e'idenco of an in- crease of the drug habit" replied Dr. Emerson, lon the contrary there is evidence of 8 reduction."
 Wheeler In Charge
 Wayne E. Wheeler, general coun, sel of the Anti-Saloon Iraruo Bishop James Cannon. Jr. of tho Methodist Episcopal church, south and Mrs. F.. A. Yost, legislative superintendent Of the Women! Christian Temperance nnion, sat al the end of the committee table a' today's session to direct pr, sruta. ton for the drys.
 Tho committee room again vifr hundreds lurnnl away for want 0. room. Only few Of the wot loaIce in congress wnro on hand. nr Haven was sworn and stood while h' read the statement Of the fedora council. The statement doscrihcs as n delusion and srarr" the DOT soual liberty plea of those who op. pose prohibition,
 "All law is infringement Of pr "onal Liberty for thc sak" of puhl Nclfare.' tho statement connnurd
 Personal Freedom
 One of the blotS upon our natlou1 ,n4racter is due 10 the utterly ms. h'adinE conception Of pnesonal fr"' lom which rejects control and d. 'rs autnori'y How else can wc ar rovnt for tho swollen lists of di'orr s. rohheries, murders; the notort ous deeds Of public sno)iotion anc financial dfhaHchory; th" un)tr'U~'t Illusions Of tho press and it's eAHh 'l'ion nf rogues by in" publicity I gives their trial and .ynrut'nn. vIor 'Aev are brought within 'he rraoh Q. 'ardv iustirc"
 They say that prohibition We 'o,sred suddenly upon an unwiimr people, A a policy entire l"E"l >uUu pression rf rhr lsquor tr1Nar in "n' Sorm ar another. IS seventy y'3re "t@ in the Tinted S'a'rs. During t1a' prolonged p,rlod th" irafnc "a' -I,nr opportunity to reform
 Give prohibition square dca. Wha' homes has it h1Tht'i. what Msgrarr has if brought upon r- what ehama and sin. when comprr with the unrrldI"I uso nf int"Ncmts during th,s. couturi,sr"
 For Ntrictrr Laws
 pr. Haven ltso presented roso milon from 'hs Cmrago church tO4- rration potitIoninr conetcee "to 'n act such addinon7i lrE'sta'loD as "f hoIp in iho strlc'or 'rtoroom'n' o fh" prohibition l7ws.'
 Tho secretary of th" federal oo1r- ci1. Dr. Charles <. N4rI9rl4n3, z'r- rotary of tho iodcra' roHn'a o'