Show WINE GROWERS I PREPARE FIGHT Antiliquor Campaign From U U. S. S Will Meet Rebuff by Frenchmen International News Service Sei Staff tl Correspondent P Paris Feb 7 Big Bi Big French wine manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers man man- and wino Ino growers arc are beginning beginning begin begin- ning to take e steps stops to defend their in interests interests in- in I against a prohibition campaign threatened from tho the United States Reports Reports Re Re- ports of tho the progress of tho the Pussyfoot Pussyfoot Pussyfoot Pussy foot Johnson dr dry movement mo in England England England Eng Eng- land and rumors th that t some somo of ol tho the Pussyfooters already have ha reached France from America have stirred the tho to action A committee appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed by the tho national s syndicate and wine committee has held several so meetings to determine what course courso shall bo be pursued The n havo have not trot ot yet determined determined determined deter deter- mined whether they shall cut loose from the dealers in hard liquors and fight their own campaign for lighter beverages if it tho the prohibition campaign in France becomes hot Many IIan of the big men In the wine business favor this course and arc pointing pointing- out that the tho brewers of tho the United States probably could havo o saved themselves es if U they had deserted tho distillers a a. few fen years years' cars ago and had had ma made mado o no attempt to save savo whisky y from Crom de defeat teat The American dry leaders are aro not not likel likely to get any ln support whatever from rom tho the officers of the tho French league against alcohol Jean Finot spokesman spokes spokes- man for the French dr dry organization has contributed an article to La 1 in which he assails the American prohibitionists for suppressing suppressing suppressing suppress suppress- ing light wines and beer and expresses tho the belief that the li lighter beverages will later bo be allowed to return r turn At tho tiro B same mo time timo Finot warns arns the French wine wino interests that the they must join loin in tho the fight against ag hard liquors i If they are aro to convince the people of their sincerity Wine Vine offers without doubt some fomo dangers from rom tho the alcoholic point of or view says sas Finot But when it Is placed as an adversary ad against the thc spirituous liquors it renders Inestimable ble blo services which compensate largely for any mischief resulting from Its consumption to excess Wino growers In n aligning ning themselves against hard liquors become the defenders of or morality mo mo- and of public health |