PROHIBITION IN AMERICA

Hokitika Guardian, 8 March 1924, Page 1

PROHIBITION IN AMERICA

DFTKIUM rX I'll) r.KADKH*. A report from \\ asliinglon states llial the fallal iei.sm »I certain proliibi tinnists in l lio United Stall’:, is fit a verv pronounced character. r l ho message states that in the Holt Fa recently I’rpresentalive Upshaw. of Georgia, who U called the "driest prohibitionist in Centres-." made a speech ill which (lemaml.d ol' the President that he be g iii ‘hi righteous cnisade liy breaking even- jug and hnttlc m oflicial \\ ashinirton and use the executive guillotine on ihe neck ol every drinking ollicial, including Army. Navy, and C'ahinet 0 Hi Cel's.” Mouthers of Congress have a way of sending out not ices to the press announcing a forthcoming speech ahieli. in their opinion, is nl more than usual importance, and no memher of Congress ever delivers, in his own heliol. an unimportant speech. Air l pshaw sent to every journalist entitled lo adinis.-ion to the press galleries a notice beginning: ”11 1 knew lliat m\ speech, which 1 have secured unanimous consent to deliver on the floor of Congress on Thursday, was to he my last utterance on this earth, and that God would call me home at sundown after it- lelivery. I would rHII make the speech in the exact form in which I have prepared it.” If Mr ('pshaw had his way, any memher of Congress under ihe influence of lienor would he expelled, every Federal oliieial would he required 'to take the pledge of total nbstinprohihition laws would he immediately deported, the Army and Navy would he employed to enforce prohibition, national hanks having financial dealings with bootleggers would forfeit fheir charters, and foreign Governments would he asked not to send diplomat i” representatives to America who "exert a demoralising influence h.v serving liquors. ,y Air ('pshaw announced that lie would shortly introduce a Hill "to relieve diplomatists of their bacchanalian temptations in our prohibition land.” .Mr Upshaw is deadly serious, and so are all other .extreme prohibiu: nisis. He expressed what they all believe when he said: "The people of America are so aroused over this, the biggest question before the nation, that there is not the ghost ol a chance in either party for a damp candidate on a damn platform. Women simply will not support any man who fought the Uighteenth Amendment."