Show social gain in new york the world at large is constantly informed that prohibition is a farce in new york city and that crime and disorder are rampant much depends upon the ability to make reasonable comparisons it Is probably true that in many respects new york is more orderly and well behaved than at any previous time within a hundred years those who assert that prohibition has not affected prevalent conditions in new york would seem to be incapable ot of noting the difference between noontime and midnight no such marked change within a briet brief period has ever been known in any great metropolis in the history ol of the world this remains true even when one admits all the facts regarding smuggling bootlegging lawbreaking in restaurants and resorts and the rest this Is not to challenge the position of 0 those who believe that national prohibition hibi hibit tion ioa was an unwise and sll ill judged policy we are merely remarking that the closing up ot of the saloons ot of new york most ot of which were vicious resorts and the ending ot of certain other forms ot of prevalent disorder and vice have had an amazing effect upon external conditions in new york review ot of reviews it |