New Britain herald., 1927-04-20

revelations to come were led to
tremble in our shoes, and doubt our
own sanity, that of the congress,
the enforcement agencies and the
administration. when, 10, the com
mlttee said it was case of wolf,
wolf. when there was no wolf. The
result was as clean a victory for
prohibition as could be wished for.
Yet the vets were not satisfied. al
though they claim that there is just
as much, and more liquor drunk.
than before prohibition; although
state after state has enacted laws
forbidding not only the selling, hut
though the wettest state in the In
ion has found It eXpedient TO pass
the stitfcst penal law known to
America, ard although the metro
politan press of the country is lu-
dicrously wet.
Let us recall a few OF the pro-
posals of the vets. The amendment
is violation of states right: what
we want is government sale, like
that of Quebec: let us have govern
ment regulation; modification Is the
thing,-light wines and beer; the
amendment itself is unconstitutional
therefore repeal it; the amendment
Is unconstitutional. therefore nullify
it,: the whole matter should be regu-
lated by the states and smaller ter
ritorial divisions; it Is a violation of
personal liberty; 1t is a moral, not
a political question: il cannot be en-
forced; the country is wetter than
ever: it is debauching our young
people; it is debauchig our enforce
ment agents, ii is causing a crime
wave; it is debauching our courts;
poison liquor is causing more deaths
Cthan the $4,000 annual fatalities
prior to 1920: there Is no good
stuff sold; we can get all we want,
and good stuff too.
Calls DIR. Butler "YelIow'
verify. we wonder whose money
is producing this Babel.
Surely the vets need a program.
There are Sc listed anti prohibition
organizations in the country. Are
they pointing with pride to their
accomplishments? DIR. Butler and
his ilk. having lost in the only for
um where they had the right to dis
cuss these questions, now whine and
show their yellow streak by advocat-
ing repeal because the nation adopt
Cd a policy contrary to their appe-
titcs or financial interests. DR.. But
Ter and his followers line up with
the bootleggers, rum runners. own
ers Of speak easies. wet newspapers.
underworld denizens, alcoholic slaves
and personal liberty fanatics in his
fight to bring back booze. After
fighting the foes of prohibition for
more than one hundred years we
know that the bootlegger and his
kind are deadly foes OF the amend
mcnt, AMI not supporters, as DR..
Butler claims.
Connecticut figures for the years
1917 aud 1876 Of Jail convictions for
various violations. not taking into
consideration increase in population
over the year 1915, show:
Alcohol insanity
1871 1925 dos
Drunkenness .. 7.SI4 1854 a.
Breach Of peace
and assault 49,. a,GlT 1888 $40
Nacrancy .... $50 ISL So
Alcohol insanity committed to Mid
dlctown year ending
June 80 ..... ~ A So
Says Fewer Forfeit Franchise
The per cent Of decrease OF those
who have forfeited the right OF
franchise for convictions OF vic la
tons of the liquor laws in the courts
OF Hartford and New Britain Is
about fifty
Hall Game says, II the drink
curse be utterly wiped out OF the
world tonight humanity would wake
up in the morning with half OF Its
sorrows and sufferings gone
"One proposition OF the vets APP
peals very strongly TO our sense OF
humor. II is'variously stated. to the
effect that the amendment has
caused sundrv calamities AS logical.
" might We say that fence makes