The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-11-01
Report of the Work of Investigators
Laud the Canadian System
REPORT NOT CORRECT
Canadian Newspapers and officials
Tell the Story of Increased Crime
and Drunkenness Under Gov
eminent Control


Amendment is expected shortly to come
out boldly in favor of adopting in the
United States the government control sys-
tenn now in effect in Canada. Everything
points to this. AS the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment is the one
great wet organization of the country,
quite naturally the vets will flock to it's
banner Tt is anticipated that in the con-
greSSional elections next year, vets led by
this wet organization will battle for the
election of a Congress favorable to gov
eminent control.
Laying the ground work for their CAM
paign next year, the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment has had in
vestigators at work in Canada and is now
broadcasting the result. Of course, these
wet investigators knew the sort of report
expected of them and that report proves
these investigators are loyal to those who
hired them.
THE WET REPORT
According to this wet report, the drink
ing of whisky is On the decline and beer
and wine are taking its place, while flask
toting among young people has practically
ceased.
The report says arrests for drunkenness
is now less than one-haf the pre-war
rate, but no comparison Is made with ar
rests under prohihition and before the
adoption of government control Taxpay-
erS have been relieved, says the report, by
the annual revenue of $70,00o.000 that is
paid by the traffic. The report does not
say, however, that this 10000 900 comes
from the pockets of people.
ABOUT BOOTLEGGERS
Ninety three per cent Of the Canadian
people have rid themselves of bootleg
gers" says the report.
It Is concluded from this report that
Government control demonstrates that
the liquor traffic can be so regulated as to
prevent abuses which affect public well
fare and morality" that organized boot
Logging has been wiped out" and that "in-
temperance has decreased; drunken man
rarely is seen in public" Other conclu-
sions are that "the trend of drinking is
toward wine and beer" and that except
among the die-hard- prohibitionists the
laws are supported by public which had
previously refused to obey dry statutes"
And so it seems certain that govern
ment control patterned after Canada is
the goal toward which the vets of the
United States are centering their efforts.
Bear in mind, the United States,
through State and Federal Governments,
tried for years to restrict and regulate the
MANUFACTURE anu Sale u uQuOr anu every
such effort failed.
And it is failing in Canada as it has
failed In this country
The people of the United States will not
be misled by the report of the investi-
gators of a wet organization. These in
vestigators are prejudiced and are ex-
pected to make a biased report and they
have done so.
WHAT CANADIANS SAY
The Ontario Prohibition Union is an Or
ganization which federates and unites
churches, temperance societies and other
bodies in that Province that cooperate in
the promotion of temperance. It is made
up of the citizens of the Province of To-
ronto.
This organization asserts that govern
ment control does not control and that
the law gives the government no effective
control over brewers or distillers whose
selling agent 1t becomes. Once the liquor
passes out of the vendors hands, all con-
troll of the government of 1t ceases and it
Is free to do it's deadly work.
Furthermore, says this Ontario organi-
Sation, government control has not ehnt-