Show army amy moderation ration shown by 76 decline in alcoholism rate since prohibition peak A decline of 76 percent la in the alcoholism rate in the united states army since its last peak la ia 1922 was recorded in 1940 according to the annual report ot of major general james 0 magee sorgoon general which has just been published by the U 3 government printing ofte A graph charting the rate of hos bos tor for alcoholism shows that its last uli upsurge surge in the army was exactly coincidental with the prohibition period bet between 1920 and 1932 and that there has been A constant and gratifying decline in alcoholism and a corresponding increase in moderation since repeal of the eighteenth amendment ment from a low of 0 13 33 per 1000 men n 1 1 9 the alcoholism rate in the amy r I 1 ty jumped to in 1922 and vas va over 6 per 1000 in evary year it the dry era it has been dropping since 1933 annual rates ot of army hospital emissions for or follow 19 23 1030 72 66 1931 90 71 1932 67 1933 68 56 23 79 1934 60 00 21 80 90 iga 45 1125 80 1938 1936 46 80 1937 35 90 1933 34 28 8 S 83 a 1939 33 1329 29 76 1 1940 27 significant of the sania same trend rong ti the citizens generally are itic he alcoholism death rate statistics tho the U S bureau 0 lie census which show a decline 0 arnt the high of 4 pr per 0 in 1923 to 19 in 1910 1940 ranking flanking officers of 0 tho the Nati nations armed forces testify that the availability of beer at army posts has baa been a valuable aid to morale and temperance secretary of odwar war henry L stimson in opposing prohibition rate per pep thousand 1919 1940 legislation for the army camps 3 said aid the war department la is con vinced that temperance cali cannot liot bf attained by prohibition applied tr tp lui its personnel pera onnel any ny more thau than it cap call be attained by prohibition applier to the nation PA t large and expert ence has proven that the kroblen can only be solved by the applina tion of practicable and coleran measures applied la in a IOL logical w atell diat n iii ner ncr experience has proven that th ill present policy of the Depart De mati Is the roost most effective way to in m 11 temperance end and it would be reg rekie le table indeed should the congles con pes in its effort to assist lit in the cinalt inait of attaining temperance antol military personnel pers onuel enact lesli lesl i tion which would destroy tl t 1 advancements nude and reli the didun department to the of A i pr problem orations erat lons ions tile the war firmly of the Op lillon lil anit it th armed forces need no sul I 1 tion |