davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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PARA LA MUJER
Mendieta esta dispuesto a p~ropiciar cualquiera
s~olucion. = Mataron al lider obrero Jose 10, I'm
~asiatico. - Hizo explosion una bomba en- Ell
Cinematografo Mendoza.

no de arellido EStevez. LImuer
tie databa de II horas. Sc atri-
buye ell delito a los eSbirr1 Is del
gCbierno. cue diariamente ape
an a los rtocedimientos macha
iiStas.
-Erplot6 urJ bomba en- ell
cinema Mendoza, situado Ell el
Puente de Aqua Dulce, quedan-
do acribillado, de la cabeza a
los pies, ell cuerpo del j6ven A
.lejandro L6Cez, de II amos, de-
~pendiente de una tienda.
Lopez dijo que h4lland2se en-
ell inodoro not6 un fuerte olor y
pccos momentos despu6S csu-
rri6 la explosion. I'm sargento
del ejercito, acus6 al herido de
ser terr0rista, por haberse en-
Icrntrado uno de los zapatos del
j6ven en- la sala. Esteban Vial,
un policia, dice que lie vic en-
trsr en- ell cine con un paqcete
sospedhoso. Ell padre del herido
un bombero, declare cue su hijo
fera inca az de hacer tai cOsa Y
que e lie habia dado 2 centavos
para cCmpletar ell precio de IA
entrada.
Sc detuvo aver, en- rela-
ci0n con el suceso del teatro en-
Aqua Dulce, al j6ven Manuel
Suare2 Suarez, que Sc hallaba
en- ell inGdOro crando ell joven
herido percibi6 un dior raro.
Evelio Lopez, un mno, dice que
VIC salir de los inod6ros a un
hombre herido en- la cabeza, ell
que desaIYareci6.
-Explot6 una bomba en- eli
domicilio de Ramon VelascO,
emCleado del ayuntamiento; O.
tro ~artefacto hizo explosion en-
ell parque Marti, de Santiago de
las Vegas, y dos mas causaron
.grandes d3tnos en- los yates A
malta y Cacique, que estaban
ancladCs en- ell rio Almendares
~ pertenece a los Sres. Jose del
Cueto, un exrepresentante, y
Pablo Mendieta.
-Sabese que una bomba ex-
en- la c3rretera, hace dos
dias, POGO despues de haber pa
sado, a t0da velocidad ell auto
m6vil del Presidente Mendieta,
Ique Sc dirigia a conferenciar
con Ell coronel Batista.
-Ina,rman de Santiago de
Cuba que ell Oral Machado re-
nunci6 la ciudadania Guiana,
en- Santo Domingo, adquirien-
do la dominicana.
-Muri6 de PARALYSIS infantil
la nina Lurdes Suarez, de Z
Ia@c's. Al cadaver Sc lie hara la
artOpsia.
-Por hacer propaganda en-
contra del gobierno Sc clausur6
ell sabado la estsci6n de Radio
de Ia Casa de La Porte.
I'm tirote prOmoVido pGr
Il ejGrcito, disolvi6 una mani
fegtaci6n en- Pinar del Rio, re-
1lltando heridas tres personals.
-Cuatro personals sufrieron
herid Is al explGtar anoche una
bomba en- el barrio Santos Sua-
rez. Dos bombas explotarOn
frente all Quartet de la guardia
rural, en- CienfuegOs.
La gaceta., 1934-10-29

Para mf-Ihabla ell senador
H0dges-la lucha en- favor de
la enmienda que exime de con-
tribuci0nes a Kos hogares po-
bres es cast igual a la que sostu
vieron los padres de la Revolu-
ci6n... que eran Oprimidos por
los intereses especiales.
lila enmienda no podra ser
derrotada 81 ustedes van a vO-
tar Y ven de que los votOs sean
h0nradamente cont3dos...
lSe atreveran los "forreros''
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MURIO POR Ell WHISKEY
QUE LIE do A BEBER SU
ITO

Gaffeney, Carolina del Sur,
Oct. 29.-Un jurado investiga :
dor inform6 aver que la nina dc
cinco amos Ines Marion falle-i5
ell dia 20 de octubre a c~onsecuen
ci2 del "wisky" que lie diera a
.cber 81 ito Hobbs Sentell. A :
conseja Ell jurado que Sc encar:
cele al hombre y Sc haga una
nueva investigation.
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tana fuG secretario del Minis
tro Casares Quiroga.
Antonio Miranda Castan,
un revolucionari0 de II amos.
fu6 condenado en- Zaragoza 3,
IL amos y un dia de prisi6n,
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Dicen que los politicos tram
poses" de los barrios latinos Sc
prcpcnen "forrear' en- las elec-
clones del dia 6, cumpliendO ms
trucciones de sus jefes, para de-
rrotar la enmienda que eXime
de ccntribuciones q los hogares
con I'm precio men2r de $4,000.
Aunqre a ciertos individuos
los creemos c3paces de llegar a
los extremes, por no importar-
les I'm bledo la opinion publica,
en- este case Sc nos hace dificil
Greer que lleguen a la "etapa",
en- prezencia de los ciudad3n0s
de la Florida, para derr9tar Ia
enmienda que ell pueblo desea
yer aprobada.
No6otros sabemos que algu-
nos de ellos han "forre3do" de
10 Undo, arrebatando ~victorias
a los candidates que legitima-
mente las habian ganad0, pero
nos parece impossible que su des
preocupaci6n llegre hasta ell
punto de 'fburlar" votos en- con-
ira de una enmienda que bene-
ficia a miles de pequenos pro-
pietarios.
iT0leraran los hombres y mu
jeres de la Florida que Sc opo-
men a les atracos electorales,
que unos cuantos individuos des
fachatados "fabriquen'' miles
de votos, en- los colegios electo-
rales, para eliminar la enmien-
da que librara de c0ntribacio-
mes a los hogares humild2s?
Use arrojara sobre los ba-
rrics latincs, poblados por per-
sonas dignas, una nueva y YER
gonzante mandha, quizas ma
yor que las a~nteriores?
De nuevo pedimos a los que
diri1 en- las mes3s e!actorales,
directa e indirectamente, que
piensen bien 10 que van a hacer
porque no creemos que Ell pue-
bio consentira un ultraje de esa
magnitrd!
iva a extenderse ell descaro,
ell cinismo, hasta impedir que
los ciudadanos decentes resuel-
van 81 la enmienda les convene
] o no?
Por 81 tai cosa Sc hace, desde
este momento elevamOs nueStra
protesta en- nombre de la tparte
sana, lhonrada, escrupulosa,
consciente, sensata, de la pobla
ci6n latina.
Los ,ciudadanos de Ybor y
West Tampa, en- su may0ria,
simpatizan con la enmienda
Que librara a miles de hogaras
de las garras de los wives,
que permitira al padre de IA
militia cuidar de 81 casita sin la
augusta de las crecidas contri-
buciones.
81 miles de yotos 2parecen en-
Ybor Y West Tampa en- contra
de esa enmienda, obra seran de
los Bien 0 NAL pagados fore
ros'', no de 10 sespan les cuba
nos, no de los espanoles, cuba
colaboran porque Tampa recu-
pere gu prosperidad.
Use atreyeran a tanto esos
que hacen POGO honor a la ciu-
dadania americana con SIS des-
names y extralimitaciones?
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a mancillar de nuevo la demo-
.cracia, sirviendo a los podero-
sos enemigOs de la enmienda?
Esa mancha no quisieramos
verla caer sobre Ybori City Y
West Tampa!
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la Association de EsltudianteS de
sea renovar las nOvat tiaS con
motive de iniciarsa ell nuevo
curse, pero que a clio Sc op2nen
los alumnos mas inSluyentes. Re
cuerdase qeu las novatadas solo
sirven para humillar a los essu-
di3mtes V crear 'bravucones'
en- la Universidad. I'm grupo de
les "guapos' tuvo que ser di =
suelto cuando viva Julio An
tonic Mella.
Al corOnel Baizan lie pidi6
4 bombas ell alcalde de AlquiZar,
Felix Villena. Lrego Sc explic6
que las bombas eran luminicas,
para una fiesta en- una sociedad
de esa poblaci6n. Raizan disgu-
so que Sc remitieran.
I'm vigilante borracho de la
policia martina, ell No. %, hi
rio gravemente ell sabado a JOSE
Lara Conejo, guardian del ca
baret Miami. Dos p0licias del
puerto desarmaron al criminal,
que declare despues no saba 10
que habia hecho. Actda en- la
causa ell juez Mendizabai.
-Por sUponerseles relaciona
dos en- Ell atraco a la GAIA del a
yuntamientO ham sido arresta :
dos de nuevo los empleados Jo-
Sc Guerra, cajero, Rafael Fer
nandez y Rodolfo Mendoza.
Salvador Diaz Verson pu-
blica una carta en- los period
ccs diciendo que el no pertenece
al servicio secreto del ejercito,
como por algunos mai intencio-
nadCs Sc viene afirmando. No
tengo NADIA que yer con Ell ejer-
cito, la p~olicia y ell gobierno; es
toy ~opuesto al actual gobierno.
Fui amigo de Batista cuando no
tenil amigos, ahora no 10 soy.
Recientemente sc me ha vejado
V encarcelado.
-Asegdrase que ell presiden-
te Mendieta esta dispuesto a a.
ceptar Ia seduction politica que
Sc lie ofrezca por Ell Frente Uni
co RevohuciOnariO.
Ell Partido RevClUcionario Y
Ia sOciedad Abe han designadJ
Delegates para conferenciar
con csc Frente. Menelao Mora
es uno de los Delegates de los
abecedistas y ell DR.. Lancis de
los autenticCs. Mendieta, Sc di-
jo aver, asia dispuesto a propi-
ciar y acept2r cualquiera propo
sici6n. Todos los obstacufos que
surjan seran dadcs a conocer.
ST ell gobierno no dicta un
decreto en- contrario, las garan-
tias constituencies quedaran
hoy restablecidas en- las prcvin
cies de Habana y Oriente, dom
de estaban suspendidas. La Sc
mana pasada Sc asegur6 que Ia
suspension quedaria en- vigo" en-
Ia Habana, no asi en- Oriente.
Para la nueva fabrica de
tejidcs La Arana" acaban de lie
gar de Mejic9 varios obreros ex
pertos, los que desemb rcaron
con permiso especial del comi-
sionado de immigration, DR.. Be-
lanes. Su Residential TEMPORAL en-
Cuba sera de seis meses. EsOs
obreros ensenaran a hes traba =
jadores cubanos, quedando fun
dada una nueva industrial.
I'm lider ,gbrero, el chino
joe Lo, apareci6 muerto en- Ell
c no, segdn comunica Ell cabo
Chac6n.
LIE pegaron Pclpes en- la ca
bcza con un revolver y lie hicie-
ron IN disparo por Ell craneo.
Descubri6 ell cadaver un veci-
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CHUNGAS Y NO CHUNGAS
1Los "Tramposos" en- contra de la Enmienda?-
Barniz...... pero Ell salvaje existe. - Las vistimas
pasan de 5000

vu2n pag9ena la diferencia que
tcdavia sapara al h2mbre de
hcv de sus antepasados de las
cavernas!
I'm poquitin mas de barniz..
pero Ell mismo barbara, ell mis-
mo energdmeno, Ia misma bes-
tia.
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DETALLES DE LA FRACASA
DA REVOLUTION IZQUIER-
D!STAS DE ESPANA

MARIA, Ocl. GIL Mills
tro de la Gobernacion, en- una
circular, elogio de nuevo ell con-
portamiento de los cuerpoS de
vigilancia Y policia. 'diciendo es
necesario reorganiZar los SER
vicios y coordinarlos de acuer-
do con la lucha social y la de-
lincuencia moderna. mi labor
sc endereZara a fortificar ell ES
tado, a devolver a la Sociedad
espanola SUI bien canada paz Y
llevar a la conciencia espanola
la certidumbre de que la le-
galidad republican, es un edi-
ficio sagradO, invulnerable. Ell
obrero, ell trabajador laborlo-
so V honrado, saboreara amar-
gamente ell engano y la trail
ci6n. Los labradores, los indus
triales, los funcionarioS, los ira
bajadores, los productores en-
general, deben comprender
que ell Gobierno les asegura
una etapa de orden. La naci6n
herida por la espalda, reclama
la aportaci6n constante de los
buenos cidadanos".
En- la provincial de Madrid
aI gcb:erno destituy6 10 sayun-
tamientos de Alcala de Hena-
res, Aranjuez, Barajas, Cara
bana, Canillas, Santillejas, Cha
martin de la Rosa, Daganzo.
Hortiltza, Pinto, San Lorenzo
Y flecas, EscCriaf y otros.
-Pronto sc res1lvera la 81
tuaci6n del Duque de las To.
rres, a quien Sc detuvo por sos
pechas de que estuviese compli-
cado en- ell uItimo movimiento
revchnionario.
-Accion Popular, Ell parti-
70 de Gil Robes, ha pu6dicado
! un manifesto que dice: Acci6n
Popular Sc suma al homemade q.
con ~caraoter de plebfscito ma
cional Sc ha iniciado en- Espans
entera a favor del glorioso e.
jercito y de la invicta fuerza
publica, los cuales, hacienda
honor a su inveterada historic,
han sabbdo opener i~nvencible
dique a la intentona revolucio-
maria, en- la que lideres desa-
prensivos pretendian destruir
la civilization cristiana y espa-
nola para transformer nuestro
pals en- una imitaci6n superada
de la Russia Sovietica.
Miles de persona ssiguen
detenidas en- Asturias y Vizca-
va. En- Bilbao ell nGmero de pre-
SOS pasa de 900.
Dos nichos del cementerio
de Eibar fueron registrados en-
contrandose 1874 bombas y gran
cantidad de ingredientes para
explosives. Pasan de 400 las
personals e%ncerradas en- ell fuer-
tie de Guadalupe. TODD ell con-
seio de administration de las
fabricas de armas de Alta y de
Eibar continue preso.
I'm j6ven revoIucionari1,
Juan Cruz Amunarriz, sc sui
edo en- San Sebastian al ser
puesto en- libertad, Antes de
matarce do gritos de viva la
Revoluci6n",
-Esta detenido ell CONCEAL
Sergio Ed4everria, de Urondo
Vizcaya, e ncuyo dOmiciilo Sc
encontraron armas. Els de fila
ZION comunista.
-Fueron suspendidos en- Sc
villa, sin motive, los ayunta-
nientos de Villanueva del Rio,
! a Campana y Mairena del
Alc0r.
.El movimiento revolucio-
mario en- ell FerrOl, que no lego
a cristaliza rpor un "sOi3lo" da-
do a la policia, estaba compues
ia por los iefes Pablo Santana
iria. Jose Gonzalez, Manuel Co
belo, Antonio Vazquez, Manrel
Lopez Gende, Manuel Lopez
Chas, Manuel Morgado, con-
cejal socialista y Antonio San
tamarina y Alfonso Quintana,
tambien ediles socialistas. Quin
La gaceta., 1934-10-29

Que hara ell gobernador
Sholtz para castigar a csc sher-
if que decia "tener dominada
la situacion''?
lSe lie permitira continuar
en- su puesto, a pes3r de que ha-
bia jurado hacer cumplir la
constitution y las leyes del es-
tado y de la Republica?
lie arrebatar0n una vida a Il
silla electrical y los ojos de los
estados de mayor cultura con-
vergen hoy sobre la Florida.
inquiriendo que hara ell gober-
nador Sholtz.
Propaganda para afejar ell
turismo, aunque otra cosa Sc di-
ga!
La gaceta., 1934-10-29

I'm despacho de Barcelona es-
tima que paSa de 5000 ell MI
nero de victimas de la pasada
revc,uci0n de la Izquierda con-
tra la Derecha Y la arrogancia
de los monarquicos. De esos
5000 puede asegurarse que
$500 no veStfan uniformes, nj
habitos, Y CANADIAN la modesto
subsistencia con ell sudor de su
frente.
Pero ell gobierno de Lerroux
quiere desvia~ la atencion de
lNs e~spanoles Y de los que con
ellos simratizan, con relatos So
bre la muerte de uno O dos sa-
cerdotes O la triste suerte que
corrieron tres o cuatro docenaS
de grardiaS.
81 hay que llOrar las prime
ras lagrimas deben ser para la
mentar ell porvenir que espera
a miles de mujeres y ninos, ia
miliares de los lcbreros "masa-
GRADES" por ell ~ejercito...
Deplorar despues la desventu
RI de les hombres que murieron
de~fendiendo los principles de la
revoluci6n... y en- ultimo case la
mantar que Ia violencia haya
su"a2o c'ra~ vidas apreciables.
liz mas terrible de TODD sera
que despu6s de tanta sangre los
traidores Sc empenen en- humi
liar a los que bajaran a las mi
mas. a ganar Ell amargo pan de
la tirania!
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gains. Rather, he added, the doubling ThomaseS
are of two groups-those who seek special pohtl-
cal privileges and those who seek SPECIAL hnanclal
privileges. selfish minority, he went on to say
will always combine to think of themselves hrSt
and of their fellow beings second.
But since when has it become selfish to express
ones opinion concerning the wisdom of contro-
versial economic issues? Critics may be, and many
of them are, primarily concerned with the future
Of their country and the welfare of their fellow
men. Practically all the measures of the New Deal
are along econmc lines the merits of which are
maternity matters of judgment and not of patriot
ism To say that it is patriotic unseitsh to be-
Iieve in the Agricultural Adjustment Act or even
the National Industrial Recovery Act is hokum; 1t
i q matter of estimate of opinion, of a correct
decision.
Nor are critics of such measures necessarily I'M
der compulsion to propose substitutes. The critic
of government policies or measures is not required
under Anglo-Saxon traditions, to offer PLAN In
the long experience of the English the lesson
has been learned that there are frequent occasions
when the wisest thing to say to government is no.
If man is about to jump out of window, it is
not necessary to find something else Tor MN 10 no.
to stop him is sufficient
this country, and it is the duty of the minority
party as of all men who put country above polltl-
cal considerations to criticize 1t is true that IN
Great Britain there have been coalition govern
ments at various times and these have resulted
in a considerable truce regards criticism. But
such agreements meant, of course, that each party
had an actual share in the administration There
is no such coalition in this country, and, conse-
quently the minority party with us not only has
the right but the absolute duty to criticize. ..
Never was there more sustained effort by
minority party to criticize than that which the
Democrats conducted for the four years 192S-1932.
Indeed it was so generally recognized being eff
fective by friend and foe alike that it to be
known as the 'smear Hoover campaign. Perhaps
this criticism was we'll based; perhaps not. But
just because the shoe is on the other foot now, the
leaders of the present administration cannot in
fairness turn around and brand all criticism of its
plans and policies as unpatriotic. Saturday Eve
ming Post.
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dummies That can't Kennedy, appointment
caused liberal uproar realize that
Ferdinand Pecora who smashed
then gained international fame
ing practices of Morgan Mitchell Wggn other whales of
Wall Street.
JAMES NJ LANDS, perhaps brilliant all the Brain Trust
"exaryard Law School professor proteg Justice Rande
Lands wrote securities act that the Street LAWYERS
couldn't evad then administered it. Tom Corcoran and
Ben Conen wrote the stock market
its hearts blood in effort to defeat. 100000
Judge Robert f. Heae the
for the Federal Trade Commission exposed machinone
power trust and barred public utility propaganda methods which
enraged the nation. INGENIOUS "ni'n
george Mathews ETC member who administered the securities
consin. "N' Id" AL WIS.,
Kennedy New York fnancier who contributed o
o"s the t|ooSeTet campaign fund.-
ana IN the Lbbyowns Corporation nool az
Street and a reformed character" ' 'p ~ wall
nee pig SEC mandates give investors full in
yrinh ~ securities 2 To outlaw
en make suckers Of investors the inside" To- 800
Oh credit to Wall speculation-whcb ruined
N'"H'iesS nAnks and business in 1929 N
N'p!FIsht 1884, NEA Service Inc3
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NEWSPAPERS OPINION
THE RIGHT TO CRITICIZE

1t needs to be said in very plain language that
American citizens are neither selfish nor unpatri-
otto because they criticize policies of the New Deal
Under the Constitution they are guaranteed free
dom of speech and of the press If criticism ceases
then we will have gone back to the days of the d.
vine right of kings, when the monarch could do no
wrong, even though the empty form of the Consti-
tuition is still kept on the books.
Members of the Administration have gone out of
their way to condemn and fay critics of those in
control of the government. President Roosevelt,
himself, in a recent speech, after summing up th5
accomplishments of his administration thus far
said that the overwhelming majority of farmers
workers and manufacturers do not deny thes'
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THE MEAN TEMPERATURE
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

When anybody tries to sell
YOU on the climatic advantages
Of a locality by emphasizing its
''mean temperature he either
is covering something up that Is
undesirable, or he is failing to
emphasize something that is de-
sirablc. A mean temperature
may mean that the climate Is
very mean or that it is very
good. 1t actually proves moth
ing.
The mean temperature comes
under the head of statistics.
Nothing can fool you more than
statistics. Almost anything to
which calculations can be appli-
ed. can be proved or disproved by
statistics. And if you don't be-
lieve that, try to prove that
some public utility corporation is
making too much money. Their
experts can show you with unlm-
peachable figures that the COR
poration is selling its services at
a loss and has been doing so ever
since it went into business. On
the other hand, the same experts
can take the same statistics and
prove to prospective stock buyers
that the securities of that same
public utility corporation are the
best buy to be had anywhere.
An Irishman went to his en-
ployer and asked to have his
working hours reduced. His en-
ployer knocked him cold with
these statistics: "Why Pat you
are putting in scarcely any Of
your time for me now: You
spend an average of eight hours
a day in bed; that amounts to
122 days each year. Besides the
time you spend sleeping, you put
in eight other hours each day
eating. resting, running around
and doing as you please; that is
1872 days more. You get a half
day off every Saturday; that is
rs days a year. You have 50
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NONPARTISAN
BODY FOR new
CONSTITUTION
Powerful Leaders Come
Forward to Sponsor
New State Law

RALEIGH, Aug. 6.-PIans Of a
nonpartisan committee for the
revised constitution to carry a
campaign favoring approval OF
the proposed new basic law Of the
state to the people Of every coun-
ty before November were reveal
cd Saturday with the announce
ment that Governor j. c. B. Ehr-
inghaus would serve as honorary
chairman Of the group.
No time was lost in getting the
work actively started as Kemp D.
Battle. of Rocky Mount, active
chairman of the committee, con-
ferred there tonight with leaders
expected to take part in the CAM
paign.
The proposed new constitution
was drafted by a constitutional
commission, and the 1888 legisla-
ture ordered it submitted to the
voters in this years November
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six months. The foregoing COM
bination would give an average
or mean temperature of so de-
grees. On the face of it, that
climate would appear good, but
actually it would freeze you for
six months and fry you for six
months.
In reality "mean temperature
means nothing so far as com
pretending the temperature of
locality is concerned. If you
want to know how comfortable
/ Or uncomfortable a place may be
as regards its temperature, get
the yearly temperature record
day by dav for the 365 days,
not for one year but for three
years. See how hot each day is
| during June, July, August and
| September; and see how cold
each day is during December,
January, February and March.
Then you will know something
about the temperature of that
mace,
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WE HAVE A NEW LAW, BUT SAME
PROBLEM
CBv BRUCE CATION

The federal government is getting set to
make a new drive against bOotleggers and
rum-runners.
The statement seems to put the clock
back several years. 1t smacks of the old
days when we took it for granted that the
18th amendment was here to stay. But It
comes from Washington in the summer OF
1884, more than a half year after the
amendment was buried.
Details of this new drive have strange
" familiar sound. The alcohol tax unit OF
the internal revenue bureau is to be eX-
banded Coast guard forces all along the
Atlantic coast are to be strengthened to
strike at new rum row."
The new liquor bottle and label regula-
tons will be enforced with all possible
strictness. Lowering of the liquor tariff
and tax rates is discussed, so that the price
of legal whisky may be cut to meet illegal
competition.
The American people had two chances
to make mistakes in connection with the
liquor traffic-and they took both of them.
First of all, we more or less took it for
granted that by making the traffic illegal
We would solve the whole, age-old liquo-
problem.
We tried that and it didn't work. After
less than a decade and half of prohibi-
ton we found that We had simply hoped
out of the frying pan into the fire. Prohi-
bition brought certain benefits, but it
brought such fragrant abuses that the
amendment was finally ousted from the
constitution by an overwhelming vote.
And then came our second mistake.
Just as we had originally assumed that
outlawing the traffic would automatically
solve the problem, so now our child-like
faith led us to believe that legalizing the
traffic would do it. In the first instance We
thought that all We had to do was pass a
law; in the second, we thought that all we
had to do was repeal one.
But the liquor problem, like death and
taxes, seems to be inescapable. 1t was d
knotty one under prohibition, and it is al
most equally knotty under repeal And It
is Just about as far from solution now as
it ever was.
We have had altogether too much emo
tiOnalism on both sides of the fence As a
result, we have had nothing remotely re-
sembling a cool, scientific study of the
problem which might show us the best line
of attack
Unless we get something of that kind,
we are apt to find that We returned to the
drawbacks of an open liquor traffic with
out abolishing those of prohibition.