PROHIBITION IN AMERICA

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 277, 19 August 1919, Page 6

PROHIBITION IN AMERICA

Sir—The Eev. John Dawson, writa» much, but few of his two and a half co.y umns of words are really pertinent, J.he--spirit of all labour organisations in.. U.S.A. is opposed to prohibition, as witness the American leueration resolution, 'beginning "Prohibition is a menace to. industrial _ peace, and concluding, "Prohibition is unworthy of the support of the free citizens of the United States." , . Mr. Dawson's quotations are frwn unheard of and quite irresponsible persons. Mr. tiompers is tho president ot ttia American Labour Federation and a man above suspicion, tad he denounces prohibition and says, "American Lalwui resents the prohibition laws. Prohibition is tho cause of industrial unrest in Amerioa, and. it was the pre\ oureor of the revolution in Russia and the last act of an autocrat. The spirit of prohibition and the spirit of autocracy are identical, and that is vliy LaoouJ and all other decent people oppose it. I will not follow the Rev. John Damson tluwish the quagmire _ of his verbiage, Vut there is one pomt that particularly shows up the lffnoraace of the reverend gentleman as to prohibition in Africa. He says, "it has not only the Congress and tho Senate, but the bulk the American people behind it. That statement was made by the rev. g tleman on August 15, and he wm referring to tho Prohibition Constitutional Amendment; but from .Now York on August 11 came this cablegram to the Dominion: "Tho Senate has modified tho United States prohibition measuie. Some drastic proposals have been dimwated from the Act, which still does not interfere ( with the right to have liquoi the face of this the Eev. John says: "The prohibition Ac of America does not make it unlawtuj to have liquor in possession, only ti .it it •_ unlawful to manufacture, 01 sell, " port, or export." Such statements ioduce this prohibitionists vions to ab surdities and unbeliefs. _ , Truly, the prohibition of the tJ.S.j • with di'asti o proposals eliminated by t Tli'it is the prohibition the Ito. ialu went Wh to see, back sounding as a reed bhalen b\ UN wind.—l am, etc.,

E. KENNEDY. VS—I have also discovered Tiow Mr. "D vw'son disoovercd that 10,000 pmts o' Kero drunk b.r the 23,(KM hard cled, strong-limbed inen of Whales abound around this pla-e uurntes. and each whole js > : vrt on.j/) gallons of uulk dful.V Yanks hnvo_ nationalised this bountiful 6uppb'.-E.K. __