BACK TO AMERICA
" PUSSYFOOT " JOHNSON THE PROHIBITION MOVEMENT IN BRITAIN. Bv Tolcgraph—Press Assn.—Copyright Austn.lu.il ami N. 7.. Cable Association. (Received April 11, 6.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 10. ''Pussyfoot" Johnson is returning to America. Interviewed by tho "Daily Chron« icle,'' he .said ho was going back to tell tho ''soft-pedal vcU" ' that thero had been a big slido in public opinion towards prohibition, widened by tho panic in the liquor organisations, which were (.ponding enormous sums o! money, most of which was wasted m organised rough-house work at prohibition meetings. Also, it had dono liquor a lot of harm. "Among my converts,'' ho said, "aro English titled folk, members of tho House of Commons, representatives of tho biggest trade corporations, and also, tho great and growing secret army of men and women who are moderato drinkers, but who would voto for prohibition if put to the test."
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19200412.2.57
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10561, 12 April 1920, Page 6
Word Count
146BACK TO AMERICA New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10561, 12 April 1920, Page 6
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in