The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-24
NATIONAL, PROHIBITION POLICIES


The National Temperance and Prohlol-
ton Council, organized at a meeting u
prohibition leaders in Washington SeVeral
weeks ago, merged into one organization
81 organizations which had previously en-
listed for the purpose of opposing the
Eouor traffic. Prof Milton Conover OF
Yale University was elected president OF
the National Council. The declaration o.
the convictions and purposes OF the Coun-
ell was made public at this meeting. 1t Is
the intention of this national organization
to bring all the forces and individuals en-
gagged in fighting the liquor traffic into
close connection for this purpose. The
public statement by the Council is as fol-
lows:
a.. We stand for the principle of prohibition
applied to the largest practicable unit of govern
ment asathe only justifable policy respecting the
liquor traffic.
"2 Being opposed to the liquor traffic as So
eial evil we believe the friends of prohibition
should not choose between systems of regulation
or assume responsibility for such legislation. Since
the chief SSeial benefits of any system of regula-
ton come from the prohibitions it contains and me-
from the license it affords we favor the maximum
of prohibition safeguards in such systems.
49, We hold the financing of any function of
government by tax on Intoxicating beverages to
be economically unSounG socially unwise, and
morally wrong We are especially opposed to any
system of taxation which makes revenue rather
than social welfare its chief We are also
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upon the licensing of the traffic which seeks to
provide for the division of the revenue from liquor
taxes in such way as to promote the extension
of territory in which it may be legally sold, or to
encourage the sale of intoxicating liquors or to
subsdize the schools or other social agencies which
are the Responsibility of the whole people.
a. We further believe that this aim logically
ncludethe forbidding of all advertising of intoxi
eating, babit-forming beverages in newspapers and
magazines, by radio, by motion pictures bill
boards in window displays, or by any other means
"5 We insist that the administration shall make
good it's promises to protect dry states and dry
subdivisions by all necessary administrative and
legislative measures.
go We believe participation in any of the regu-
lating bodies seeking to sanction the traffic in in
toxicating beverages to be unwise on the part of
most destructive, hurtful, and unsocial traffic in
our nation.
az. We declare that divertive movements which
seek to lead dry individuals and groups into or
CARNATIONS tending to give sanction and respecta-
bility to the traffic in intoxicating beverages de-
lay and thwart its total abolition They should be
opposed by all sincere supporters and advocates of
prohibition. Today, the United States stands dis
graced in the defeat of its greatest moral advance
because Of such deception practiced upon the peo-
pie.
Eve call all foes of the liquor traffic to a ,e
newed campaign of education and political action
traffic and to purge nation from its blighting
political and social results
Foes of the liquor traffic realize that the
country is facing period of unprecedent
ed trouble with the liquor business, legal
lied and illegal The country will b.
forced to learn by experience that so
called control of the liquor traffic, effort
by brewers distillers and saloon-keeper
to promote" Temperance, and all that sor
of thing, means nothing but the manufac
ture and sale of steadily increasing guam
titles of intoXicantS and a riotous period 0
hard drinking and rapid increase of all tn
evils which the liquor traffic fathers an
promotes.
In view of what is now taking plac
throughout the country, and worse eond