PROHIBITION IN THE UNITED STATES.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19785, 25 November 1929, Page 13

PROHIBITION IN THE UNITED STATES.

*** iwtob er rat -■Fr-Xf attention has been directed •(■pf** ** yoax issue of November -*»«*■ *Mr J. B. Reid, quoting ceri from the Association Prohibition Amendment, to ahow that drunkeanesa *Bt*tcs of America has JHPJfci ®>4er Prohibition. The »taby this Association have '522~*W u nnreliable by Professor JHpMßifcer: bat, apart from that, a .fflgJ**—ttMense consideration will lalaity of the allegation made, , «» remember that before '2*®jbo» tatoTirating liquor was SW kj the railway car luad and t» «flr I ;■»,"<•!• jtaloooi, which rLV?" 1 * under license. Tothe method of transport » inch that it is physically lor the quant it v ojmumed bat a fraction of that ? — «■> SwMt. The United States 'v; has that ■ : : ?*"■■■*•■ eomsntaients have de- *'»' 33 per cnf. In addition ju®J~ an** 250 out homes for rl,)*»•.]. Competent i told t oiincM wen that Plfohit: tion there would have . jT®'•* lienor daring the last ten '*-a«csTin < f total of W sZl?y*®" P^ o ' l " trTiogr Fisher that u'imj to the 4ep«rtmrn". of the Nc* ' N** first runvictims for 2**»l*»«ae hatj» n from 24 per » irf jwpaUtion t-> aix )T tfj2 ''kliaked by the Commtsaioner fiff Xcw show that 2JWN# before i'rubif'if-.u't! drunkenness **eraj*d 4* .'"*><) p»»r an nam over » •*7e*r per-.-*', a-'-t-r Prohibition Z- ** ef *lfd 11 A'-! p»r acnum, less g* *•* ftwrth. despite the fact that iud increased by over ' tiut the records show more *5? "? * n( *" places da v than they j* «»• ftm v ~r ,-,f prohibition, 192*. IftaiJli *" *' •• t" compare is the **•"* ' America und»r liee*M "• l*i <"i «it»tfi «f America tadtt

Prohibition. Tkit romp«riio« afeowi tbat, allowance made for imperfections and dififvltin, the balance ii trcisciidously in favour of Prohibition.— V'j'jf. tit., J. 31 ALTON MURRAY, '"J'ril I The New Zealand Alliance, Wellington, Novrtnbc: 22ad, I?C9. j