Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-10-25 | Page 2 | Education Best Way to Promote True Temperance, City Health Officer Says

Education Best Way to Promote True i City Health Officer Says a P Prohibition repe repeal ll is the n next ext logIcal logical log log- ical step In the promotion of temperance temper temper- ance once according to Dr L. L E. E health commissioner Twenty years ago the drys were educating millions of Americans to be temperate i their use of liquors but when prohibition became a law this educational work was largely abandoned aban aban- Dr Viko said Wednesday The law and its enforcing agencies agencies agen agen- cies des could not bear the burden alone I and intemperance has increased un un- 4 til II repeal looms as the tho only logical alternative Immediate steps should be taken however to te provide for strict regulation regulation regu regu- lation of the th-e liquor traffic Failure to work out cut specific regulations before before be be- I fore repeal is an actuality as os it appears appears appears ap ap- ap- ap pears certain to be nationally will prove a n great mistake for tor or few persons persons per per- sons sens want a return of ot the old saloon days It would be a ridiculous situation if the nation repeals the eighteenth amendment and Utah retains its bone dry constitutional amendment Fred E. E Smith president of the First Security Security Security Se Se- Trust company said Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day It is not n a question whether Utah will vIll be Vet or or dry for far it is wringing wet now with impossibility to te enforce enforce en en- force any liquor law in this state I ilm am heartily in l lf f favor ver of such laws that will put the control ot of liquor in channels that will produce revenue for the state instead of the lawless clement clement cle dc- ment which now o operates rates and will continue to operate if U this state remains remains remains re re- re- re mains constitutionally dry