The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1930-04-01


side of the question. The witnesses were
introduced by Mrs. Lena Yost, chairman
of the Association Of Organizations for the
Support of the Eighteenth Amendment. In
general the four witnesses who appeared
the first day praised prohibition as great
contributing factor to the general pros
perity Of the country, improved working
conditions among working classes, and
better environment for the growing gen
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FORD AND EDISON APPROVE
PROHIBITION
Henry Ford and Thomas A. Edison were
unable to appear personally but expressed
their sentiments in no uncertain terms in
kilograms to Samuel CroWther, Long Is
land, the first witness. Ford declared tSlat
the sane people Of the nation" would
never see the Eighteenth Amendment re-
pealed; and Edison said he considered
that prohibition is the greatest expert
ment yet made to benefit man." and that
it was strange to him that men of great
ability and standing do not help to re-
move the curse Of alcohol"
After Crowther who is an author on eco
nomic subjects, appeared Edward Heating,
editor of Labor and former Representa-
tive from Colorado; DR.. Daniel A. Polling,
Penney Foundation and President of the
Worlds Christian Endeavor Union; and
Henry NJ. Johnson, lawyer and business
man of Louisville, Ky.
CroWther, who has made an extensive
survey of economic conditions under the
national prohibition policy for the Ladies
Home Journal, declared that there was no
doubt of the fact that money which for
merly went into the corner saloon is now
swelling bank accounts, purchasing auto
mobiles and radios and making improved
home conditions possible. Heating said
that the brewer, distiller and diVe-keep-
err had largely brought prohibition upon
themselves by refusing to comply with the
regulations to the liquor traffic, and that
now, after a decade, the liquor men were
"back Boosting Of their contempt for the
law, and trying to bluff the American peo-
pie with threats of civil war if they are
not permitted to have their way" He
challenged the vets to place a candidate
on the ticket in every congressional dis
trict next November to determine whether
the country wanted prohibition.
POLLING SPEAKS FOR YOUTH
DR.. Polling presented the results of
Geographic poll conducted among uniVer-
sity presidents and heads of Christian
GIlQGdNOT OllO1lS III 10 SOeGCoy Wl44C1IB liz
declared, has led him to the conclusion
that there is much less drinking among
the youth today than there was in pre-
prohibition days. DR.. Polling went on to
say that it was high time to stop "slan-
dering our own sons and daughters" for
'for after all full account has been taken
of all the moral delinquents, Americas
youth are intrinsically sound and general
ly worthy as youth ever have BEEN"
Mr.. johnson presented figures from
Roy w. Easley, Director Of Safety, Louis
vile; former prohibition agent; Presi-
dent of the louisville Board of Trade;
and E. S. Jouett, Vice President Of the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad; which
show a remarkable economic progress in
Louisville since the inception of prohibi-
ton. Louisville, which was the center OF
Americas fine whisky industry, has wit
messed an increase in population in fac
tory output, in property valuation, build
ing, bank resources and Improvement IN
living conditions, since its 60 distlller1es
have been closed, Johnson said.
SOCIETY WOMEN ANNOYED BY
DRINKING CUSTOM
On the second "dry day" of the hear
Ing appeared Mrs. G.. K. StraWbridge,
Philadelphia society leader; Louis j. Ia
Der, Master of the National Grange; Pat
rick H. Callahan, Louisville, Kentucky,
manufacturer and general secretary for
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