The Nome nugget., 1933-02-25


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 It seems that we are desermin- ed to drink ourselves to prosper ity and pay the taxes of the mili- |ionarie brewers, not only in this country. but in Europe as we'll. The German brewers have noun tains of barrels of beer ready for shipment. France has one billion gallons of wine in cellars and the Scotch distiileries are running ov- ertime They are willing. yes eager. to ship their products to us and help us to regain our pros perity and balance our budget.
 Our legislators say that the sa- loon must never return. If beer and wine are legalized and, de- creed non intoxicating. they. If course, can be sold in the soft drink parlors, and the question pops up. What will those places be-? A professor of psychology in the medical school of Yale Uni versity was called before the com mittee and he testified that he had experimented on seven young men for several days and that the re- suit showed positively that 2..5 per cent beer does intoxicate That of course, is nothing new; We all know that.
 The brewers have been called into consultation and it has been suggested that a campaign be in augurated to teach the American youth to drink beer and provide an estimated revenue of $3O0.00O, 100000. Such campaign might be successful, but l have my own doubts about the revenue as the largest amount of revenue from beer and wine during the paimy days of the saloon was only $125.- 900, 100000. If the people con sume enough beer and wine to put the Government on it's feet they will hardly be that way themsel- yes.
 The balancing of the Budget is too intricate for me to pass on. 1t is about as conflicting as the beer tangle with which it is inti- mately connected. It seems now that this baby will be handed over ito the New Administration, which disowns it, but which, stnolens yolens.' will have to adopt it;
 The government proposes to put Ia tax of $500 "a barrel en wine and beer. The consumer wants a five cent beer. The brewer to pay an excess profit tax fnan- cial barrier to the manufacture of "thin" wine {, and gentle" beer. The minor must be protected from this non intoxicating beverage and it must not be advertised over the radio in those states where 1t is prohibited.
 To remove from wine and beer the two prime reasons for their interest to man-kick and profit will leave the situation very much as it is now. The forgotten man is not going to be overlooked, but not in the way he expected. His salary and tax-exemption is to be reduced, and he is going to oe made to understand that it is d privilege to pay something to sup port his Uncle Sam.
 The only iedeeming feature about the whole thing is the supposed depression. It is the real silver lining in the nebulae. which is going to blaze the trail to a bet ter social life and more equal and economic distribution of the fruits of labor. There are those who say that they are feeling bet ter since the depression. Some say that they have had more fun since the depression started than they ever had before. They are to know what it is to have real friends. and what it is Nike to eat common everyday food. They are getting acquaint- ed with their neighIbors and are beginning to love them. Since their salaries have heen cut to