RETURN OF LIQUOR

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22125, 1 December 1933, Page 9

RETURN OF LIQUOR

THE POSITION IN AMERICA ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT. WASHINGTON, November 29. With the ending of prohibition keen competition is seen among other countries to secure United States liquor business, militating against domestic distillers and brewers. It is estimated that 20,000,000 gallons of spirits and 15,000,000 gallons of wine will be imported in the first year after repeal. The Government will retain its emergency powers to control the prices of imports if necessary, and desires to preserve the orderly development of the liquor industry by coordinating the domestic and importing branches and by the protection of the industries’ branches as veil as the consumers. “ DICTATOR ” FOR THE INDUSTRY NEW YORE, November 29. A Warm Springs message states that President Roosevelt to-day established a Federal Alcohol Control Administration with Mr John Choate, jun., a lawyer and a personal friend, as “ dictator ” of the liquor industry following repeal. The Advisory Board includes members of the Departments of Justice, Commerce and Agriculture. ALLOCATION OF IMPORTS. THE GOVERNMENT’S HOPES. WASHINGTON, November 29. The United States Government to-day notified liquor importers of its intention to use repeal to bring about the lowering of tariff barriers against American products in other countries through the allocation of liquor imports after December 5.