The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-08-09
TOWNLEY
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crime, and in fact actually promot-
ing intemperance. In my youth, IN
the days of the old saloon, only
half of the men drank, few OF the
women and none of the children;
now all of the men drink, most of
the women and a majority of the
children above IL years of age.
This condition must not go on UNI
less society is to be destroyed.
Something must be done. We in
tend now to turn our attention to
this problem and see to it that
something is done, if you will
help"
Afer discussing in detail the re-
suits of prohibition, Townley said
in regard to the substitute for pro-
hibition which the American Tenn
perance League proposes:
"My Investigations have con-
WINGED me that the mass of the
people are simply disguised with
prohibition and are ready for a
change. They will listen to no prop
osition involving a return to the
old saloon days or the idea of re-
turning regulation to the liquor
traffic to the several states with
its 48 varieties of ideas. That
would be a step backward. But
they are for a national monopoly
and manufacture of high quality
alcoholic beverages under govern
ment supervision, and the dispen-
sation thereof by means of a dis
pensary at a price as low as posi-
BILE, maybe as cheap as 81 quart
for the best whiskey and brandy.
81 find in this work that it is
not necessary to create sentiment
as it has been for other organiza-
lions which l have been connected
with. The sentiment is already
here. 1t is only necessary to or
ganize it and give it direction. The
people are now so per cent for the
change.
"The idea that the job that
, have cut out for myself is so gil
, gantic is a myth. There is only 4
handful of prohibitionists in the
country as compared to those op-
posed to the system. The idea is 9
: splendid example of what an or
: ganized minority can do in politics
The congress that passed the Jones
law and may pass an act making
it a felony to drink will submit {
l revision of the 18th amendment
pronto, once convinced that the
: people are for it. All we need i;
: organization and financial support
5 as the Anti-saloon league has, anC
: federal disepnsaries will be real
l ity inside of five years.
"The way to promote temperance
' is to make alcoholic beverages 81
S cheap that moonshiners and boot
leggers cannot handle it at a prof
S it, that will put them out of bust
n ness and end the promotion of sales
a abolish the profit and you elm
: mate those engaged in the bust
: ness. Make good liquor cheap an'
e accessible and you eliminate tn
" forbidden fruit" motive for con
il sumption as has been proven il
Canada and the Scandinavian coun
S tries and in Russia which have al
a tried prohibition and given it u
J. after the same experiences we hav
s had. The great common sense o
) America can solve this liquor prob
n lem if once attention is turned t
it."
il Mr.. Townley has been speakin
t. in northern Montana during tn
J. last few days. League represents
= tives said that the organizatio
program is meeting with wide al
proval and that field workers hay
N secured a large number of men
ar bers. Organizers are being place
ic in the field as fast as they can
m secured and instructed and actlv
an ties will be started in other state
al soon.
Il This week Mr.. Townley spoke
n Malta, Tuesday night, Thursds
night to a packed house at tt
fiji Grand Theatre at Great Falls, al
en- tonight (Friday) he will speak
r. the high school auditorium at Lee
n istown, where the Montana Bar A
w ISOLATION is in convention a
nv which body plans on attending
ial masse.
mt Mr.. Townley will shortly go
ort North Dakota and Minnesota a
to Sen. Taylor will go to Minneso
an where they will both undertake (
tended speaking tours in the int
ian ests of the organization.