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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 29 October 1925, Page 7

A TOTAL FAILURE. COSTING MILLIONS IN DOLLARS. Hypocrisy at it’s Highest. m‘ UIWI JB'f IflT.'n. -Af.y’W. I*- . ■ n ...i.i.iri -fMtnlt <hc ?,nfal rnlona AfflllaG’d With the AmeHcon . fderation of Lnlior In Grantor New York anil Vicinity A, oL ~ Office of Ths President - \ ■ TfVCMT • O 2 • .-OF 1 '? W- Irt XIIIIVJIHjI.I.IY.W i-3 w frw*,T. <¥o rM cITT '*'''/////( I 1! Mr. John Sullivan is President of the largest Labour Union in the United States. Ilew York, 27th April, 1925 OPEN LETTER TO THE ELECTORS OP NEW ZRALAHD. " .«* I take pleasure in giving you briefly my views on Prohibition iU America, made from personal observation and constant Singling with men and women in all walks of life. As President of the largest Central Labour Union in the United States, I am in close touch with'the wage earners of every trade and calling. We ha*re had Constitutional Prohibition for over 5 years— I say Constitutional Prohibition because in reality we have not had Prohibition. Prohibition has been a total failure, and Volsteadism has broken down completely,—this in spite of the fact that the Federal Government is spending millions of dollars annually in an effort to enforce the Eighteenth Amendment, and of the further fact that the several States spend in addition to the Federal Government many millions of dollars. Prohibition has accomplished intemperance. People who formerly indulged moderately in light wine and beer have accustomed themselves to drinking hard liquors and concoctions of all descriptions.. This fact is borne out by the statistics recently issued by the Federal Government, showing an increase in deaths from alcoholism and cirrhosis of the liver. These statistics show a constant increase, in the deaths from alcoholism since 1920, when National Constitutional Prohibition became effective. Prohibition is unpopular because it run 3 counter with the ideals of free citizens. The fanatical Prohibitionists have laid great stress on the increased savings since 1920, They do not tell you, however, that the insreased savings of the wage earners is by far not on the same ratio as the increased earnings of the whole people. The anti-Saloon League and fanatical Prohibitionists would lead the people of other countries to believe that Prohibition is being rigidly enforced everywhere. Only a few weeks ago an exposure was made in the city of Cincinnati involving 28 Prohibition enforcement officers who by the.way were endorsed by the Anti-Saloon League for the position of enforcement officers—and some 50 lieutenants, detectives and other high officials in the Police Dept, were indicted for accepting graft, protecting bootleggers and narcotic peddlers. All of these indicted, with the exception of 11, have pleaded guilty. The Chief Director of the Prohibition force of Ohio, endorsed by the Anti-Saloon League for his.position, was indicted and was involved in one of tlie largest boot-legging scandals, of which there are many, in the great city .of Ohio, .the home of the Anti-Saloon League® The same conditions prevail in practically every State of the country. In the desperate efforts to preserve Prohibition in America, the Prohibionists.have resorted to changing the Holy Bible, and have eliminated from it all reference to wine. Wine has been substituted by "raisin cake" ; this is, indeed, hypocrisy at its highest. Unless our Constitutional Prohibition is very shortly amended, the youth of our nation will suffer as a result of this fanatical legislation which brings to the attention of every land the general disregard for law. Photograph copies of the statistics I have mentioned in this letter are issued by the Federal Government at Washington, D.c.; these may be secured by writing to the Dept, of Vital Statistics, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. It is my earnest hope that the people of other countries of the world will not allow themselves to be caught in a similar mess. Respectfully yours, President. i uui'i i BY VOTE CONTINUANCE