Evening star., 1943-08-22
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
1ncongruities of Liquor Problem;
Paradoxes Summarized
By JESSE C. SUTER.


cenered largely defending
charge of being the dnknges the peadngs
drunk farm leaders
mo element in the communty civic life has
be of the trade They disappointment
to improve conditions
official Nation angle lower priced aco-
hoc beverages said to be the immediate
the liquor the
The existence liquor problem recognized by
the courts by church. social
angles complex
problems of the time problem
congruities most astounding.
Supreme the celebrated case
OF Crowley urged that as
the liquors used beverage the injury following
if taken in voluntarily inflicted
contention being that what shall equally
shall eat is not properly legislation"
There is in this position assumption of
not exist that when the liquors
confined to the offending. injury true
morals which it weaken and in the efabasement
creates But it leads prop
ery and general generalization affects those who
ately connected with and dependent upon him."
Recognizing the dangers attendant
schools of the effects of alcoholic drinks
the other Congress provided licensing
the manufacture and sale of alcoholic
Columbia the certain compliance
with certain stated conditions The Alcoholic
Board Of the District of Columbia
of this law.
alcoholic regulations
hereunder prohibit
establishments within
public dscourages drinking
of alcoholic beverages
prohibits driving motor vehicles while the influence
Of liquor.
alcoholic beverages apparently designed
consumption of liquor persons drink,
but to induce others to become tppe civic
declare that attractive breaking
down sales resistance display candy
further makes attempt control restrict
type of desre-creaing advertising
Public officials social religious groups join
an earnest plea for farm and hospital for the treatment
possible victims indulgence in such
beverages This theory
is disease to be given hospital and
incarceration for violation of the law drunkenness
The licensed manufacture and beverages pro-
duce Nation municipality
and likewise large for the dealers
Another factor of this complex problem
produced that of the National
prisons courts police and other
enforcement officers attributed kindred
analyses OF the problem are poverty Illness ideness and damage
property Of various kinds
great haste following Immediately repeal 18th
the licensed sale
passage the element
of having restored of the restrictive
liquor law which prevailed prior the enactment of Sheppard
Prohibition
However proponents listen to no delay
broad of regulation under which
the restrictive provisions which prohibition
the civic religious forces the
induce Board District
protection community
Early in this outline mentioned that the
teaching the public District
advocates OF liquor that it understood that
do drink given the preference employment
ments engaged in the sale of alcoholic beverages
Some Alcoholic Paradoxes Summarized
follows:
Alcoholic beverages forming the
taught avoid their
nized responsible OF the crime uneabty
with resulting economic
Continued beverages assert
produces alleged generally
ness For the of this imposed
the liquor trade make
TO maintain institutions possible
IL Is contended
support the from the alcoholic
beverages and that this the system
lt logically
these beverages really working
governments And this be
greater patriot for his purchases
by those in the business But these
patriotic appcte else they
penalized for their patriotism (?) and alcohol