Show I LADY ASTOR IS ON WAIL TRAIL OF RUM RUMI I BUt l t She Isn't So Radical as y iJ l Extreme American f Drys i.- i. B By Bv Floyd MacGriff Ii International News Service Staff CorS Cor Cor- S respondent i. i LONDON vj y March 15 William William Pus- Pus io t Johnson Is In danger of being In the fight to make j t Britain dry by As- As despite his sp spectacular entry Into int ne' ne fray Astor who vho already has opened her campaign In parliament is determined to see the tho battle through to toa toa toa a a finish although her aims are less drastic than those of the extremist ft fiction led by Johnson In outlining I her S attitude today she declared that I IS she is not a a. prohibitionist In iii the S strictest sense of the word While she wants to see the British Isles bone dry she believes that restriction and control of the drink question should be betho the tho first step In the gradual reforms that would eventually end In prohibition tion such as In the United States DOING HER HR BIT The The American born takes takes takes' a a practical view of the temperance struggle She declares that she is not a woman with a a. mission but merely trying to do her bit tomake the peole peo- peo pIe jle le happier While the whole world is apparently apparent apparent- ly moving towards prohibition I r think c that England today Is not ready for It it declared Astor Prohibitionists want a whole apple or none I will accept half an apple or one one- one one- quarter of one SEES NO GOOD IN BOOZE I 1 fall fail to see where intoxicating liquor ha has done any good in this world I J r beU believe ve that its ts effects ts should be min mm- Ir iz d as much as possible and its user use r restricted Th The Important thing is to protect the Ithe coming generation from drink No father wants his children to fall faU under I the Influence ence of alcohol V another The work- work There here Is feature must have some recreation other other other oth oth- er than the degrading bestiality of booze His Interests can never be looked after so soong long ong as the breweries tare are ar In charge of our liquor business The first step therefore is state own- own of ot breweries distilleries and I public houses I IB IrH B BOTH rH FOOD AND DRINK When men they are operated by the Js 5 mate f ite te public houses must t be e made to t provide good food tea coffee and cocoa push arid Push the sale of these as well as s be beer r and whisky Public house owners aim to fill up the customer wit with to the point of intoxication S The breweries and public houses T Icari n ri be obtained only by purchase The British love of fair play would not pert per- per ini t confiscation The voters I be- be ye should have submitted to them by 1 e choices a Continua Continua- f n of tho business as at pr pre's pres s- s tt b state ownership and control C prohibition WHEN WORKER WAKES When i the truth dawns upon the r he Is going to demand so as to help create d t better J. Jand He is no not noi going to be the l h lIc buU bully who deprives his ls own cwi I prIng of or possible advantages Per- Per all op-all I do ao not pose as My brothers brother's 1 P I ha e no wish to prohibit ah n person from haying his glass oft of t Ii r v i But I am deeply interested i In i using this nation to W its manifest t cleansing itself of John Bar- Bar j. j ii rea features and nd heritage |