Milford chronicle., 1931-05-22
PIERRES.DUPONT
GIVES DEBATE ON
LIQUOR QUESTION
CCOntinusd from First Pa0e]

of the present liquor control system
Mr.. DUPONT said.
Mr.. Christgau maintained that the
Eighteenth Amendment is on a solid
foundation and is a sound principle
He, too, visualized a country where
in the control of liquor would soon
be perfected because of the growing
reliability and efficiency of the Fed
eral forces. The basis of his argu-
ment was that enforcement and ed
ucatiOn for observance of the liquor
laws were the main highways along
which the advocates of Prohibition
must travel in their work.
Both speakers were well received
and the important features of their
talks generously applauded. Mr.. du-
POnt read his speech and in his re-
buttal he displayed a wide knowl-
edge of the subject and keen sense
of wit.
Mr.. dupont began with the thought
that the Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment, the w. G..
T. U. and Anti-Saloon League, were
three organizations honestly engaged
in an important movement toward
the betterment of the country. He
said it was the common aim of
these associations to do away with
al lewis arising from the use of al
cOholic drinks.
after ALL" he said, "the harm in
drinking liquor is entirely a ques-
tion of how much is used and the
quantity of water or food taken with
it. We are in doubt as to the sue
cess of the experiment to abolish
all liquors"
Before entering into his plan for
liquor control, Mr.. DUPONT quoted
extensively from the Wick 4rsham
Commission report, pointing out the
corruption that has arisen since the
establishment of the 18th amend
ment stressing the commissions
statement that the present regime
of corruption in connection with the
liquor traffic is operating in new
and larger field and is more eXten-
sive.
Mr.. dupont then quoted from the
commissions report as to the bene-
fetal results of Prohibition and COM
mented as to the direct cause
therefor. Prohibition, he said, is
not the true rival of the saloon but
rather the radio, automobiles, and
"talkies." Under a legalized liquor
traffic, he added, consumption of
spirits can be discouraged by high
prices and the relative consumption
of beer and light wines encouraged
by low prices.
Mr. Christgau mentioned in his
talk that prohibition laws were up
held i'll a resolution recently by the
Federation of Women's Clubs but
Mr.. dupont took exception to that
was unauthorized and that only
handful of women were present
when the resolution was presented.
Mr.. Christgau opened his talk,
saying that wherever the facts of
prohibition were known, the local
ity was dry. lie said he remembered
reading in an old book that God said,
'let there be light and there was
light" and further on in the book,
he said, he read "and the dry land
appeared"
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ter but it was equalled later in the
evening when Mr.. dupont in his re-
buttal carried the simile a little fur
ther.
He said, "And after the dry land
appeared, God caused vegetation to
grow and you can take almost any
kind of these plants and after treat
ing it, make alcohol"
Mr. Christgau objected to Mr.. du-
Points plan because it would be so
diverse in policies in the various
states. The 18th amendment, he
said, was uniform and uniformity
was highly desirable. Mr.. dupont
refuted the alleged uniformity of
the present laws by showing that
foreign embassies are allowed to
transport liquor; foreign ships are
to bring liquor into harbOr, |
and grape juice manufacturers are |
permitted to transport their prod
ucts into the homes where the juice |
isl ater converted into wine.
"And the government has even
helped these grape juice manufac-
turers in their business" he said,
Mr.. DUPONT agreed with Mr.
that all laws should be
on firm foundation and observed,
but you can't make the people of
Uniter States respect and observe
The liquor laws"
He admitted people should be
Taught sobriety and not abuse their
bodies, but were we to teach our
that it is wrong morally
and physically to take even one
lrink and they were later to go
abroad and see people drink and
show no harmful results, what will
our children think of our teach