Show French Exporting as Much Champagne to U S Now As Before Prohibition Law v Americans Spent 2 21 Million Dollars in Ca Canada Canada ada in 1926 for Booze Some Dry Leaders Are Beginning to Express Despair ir nes TED with it a serle series of news Items reciting the tha tragic tragic- tollof tollof toll CONFRONTED CO of poison polson alcohol since Ince the holiday season the tho average lI render reader perhaps wonders onders whether there Is really any of oL the tho th good goot st l abroad in the th land In the following dispatches William Bird writing from Paris gives rive some ome Interesting figures on chant chant- cham exports to America and ond M J Merchant at nt Ottawa a presents the pretty talo tale told by statistics on ou Canadian liquor shipments to this nT By M BIRD DJ D SC Serial lal to The Standard Standard- Copyright 19 1 27 7 by Consolidated P ss Association PARIS PAniS Jan Champagne 15 15 exporters s although they sa say Bay It Is Impossible to have han accurate statis statistic tics tic tic are under the th Impression that they sell almost as liS much extra dr dry to dry Amerl America as os they didin did didin didIn in Iho tho pre pro days das day The estimate I Is about t bottles per year worth at t present prices abou abou- abou U 10 1 to per bottle We W cant can't tell exactly just jurt what proportion Of ot Our Our exports go to to America a prominent Heirs champagne merchant told the tho writ writ- writer writer er or because naturally we wo do not ship hip direct to the tho states nates at all In ht some cases the tho purchaser of chain cham r cham-r l r tell tells us frankly that the th wine Is Intended for tor smuggling but In Inmost Inmost Inmost most cases casca cases wo 0 can only guel guess cues EAST TO GUESS In some Borne cases guessing la I not eO hard because when hen we w got gotan n I order from a little little port In the West est Indies for tor several Oral thousand cases caes wo we c can n be b pretty sure Bure ur that it Is s not going tolne to be bo consumed by byno bythe the no native population Also in Mex Mex- Mexico ico leo and In Central Ct and South Amer Amer- AmerIca America ica lea the tha Inhabitant demand tl A A rath- rath rathor rath-or rath or 01 sweet champagne and so o when they order brut which is la tho the ver driest variety we feel led pretty dr car car- certain tain tam n that the ultimate Is the United States State Many of the th big bit champagne cs hou houses s have ha representative In Now New fork cork whose business It tit is the tho sale and consumption of ot their thell particular brand This they do by the night clubs and other where is champagne champagne- IS sold old old and offering various In- In in inducements to the management and to the th welters walters MUCH IS SEIZED Another champagne man lUan say says that In to one respect at least let bust busi bustness business ness nus is even en better than before beCore prohibition because allowance has hasto hato to be made for seizures by the revenue authorities and the pollee A prominent Ne New Kew York bootlegger IS quoted as saTin saying that he could still do business at a profit even If fourths three fourths Of ol the shipments consigned to him were seized Some exporters believe belle that po possibly one one- one third to one-half one of or the tho smuggled never neer rca reaches he tho ul- ul ultimate con consumer mer But whIle the champagne people are sitting pretty there Is not so o much cheer in the regions region where till still wines are grown crown war war pre America was wa not a 0 great groat wine drinking nation Dation there were thousands of ot private individuals Individual who took pride prid In their wn cel cel- cel cel lars and k kept pt them well with the best clarets sauternes and burgundies Today the exports exportation tion lion of fine fille n o still wines wine to America has haR almost ceased At the tho same time timo other oilier coun- coun countries coun countries tries have bave hav placed heavy luxury duties on French wines with ther the r suit cult that one by one the tb export markets are ar closing wiNE CAMPAIGN Wine Tine exporters exporter recently found found- founded ed cd an m anti ant league learue I is an educational inda e g to persuade foreign coun coun- coun countries coun tries to be more tolerant toward wine lne Ine They have hav decided to reach the American through the th hun hun- hundred hundreds hundred dred of thousands of tourists tourist who Franch each year American tourists tourist are to be b In- In In to the wine producing re- re regions re re glons gions to visit the tho vineyards and the cellars where the th Intricate science ence of wino drinking will be bo care care- care ully ully unfolded to them The Th hope Is that the to tourists tourist on returning to the United States State will wilt raise rale their Ices in favor tavor of the th sacred to Bacchus But Dut the wino wine men admit its it's It a long lone jump torn halt half of one on tol tolerated crated by Mr lr to the 12 v p r cent which the lightest of good goodwine wines wine contain By Dr I M J ST Special of ot Standard 1 Copyright 1981 1327 by Consolidated Press Association OTTAWA Ont Jan 16 15 It Thirsty ty Uncle San Sam shows aa an avid taste ate for C Canadian n booze accord log Ing accord to official figures just issued by the government Sine the act became a law aw his purchases have hav Increased by leap leaps and bound bounds reaching the tho high him Wa- Wa Watermark wa In 1926 1 2 of The figure tell a 0 a pretty tale talc In 1920 Uncle Sam spent pent six ix millions fifteen tit In Canada tor for beer and ale al and teen millions million tor for Scotch whisky This was approximately 90 10 per cent of All U liquor exported NOT icor MUCH Americans sought CO comparatively little beer for Christmas celebrations celebrations sales Kales for tor November being only a B third Of t the September business dropping as low as 08 3 3 November hard liquor sales alc however reached a 0 years year's year top mark of nearly two millions The small small- smallest smallest mall mall-et est whisky business was W done don In May Iy being a little Ie less than 8 00 The Th average A American will nat nat- naturally nat naturally ask why the tho Canadian n gov rov selz seizes s cargoes cargoes cargoes of ot liquor labeled for fol Mexico and permits the Ule extensive port trade trado with the United States al apparently op co-op- cooperating cooperating op co with willi rum runners to land booze In a 0 friendly country gov gov- governed cov by prohibition prohibition The explanation is simple The Thc United Stat States Stales s Is the tho only country export liquor for tor which may Lt bo taxed on excise The tax Is I 9 9 a gallon Under the th pre present nt treaty con con- concluded concluded con concluded a 0 year year ago the tho only obliga- obliga obligation tion devolving upon tho Canadian government nt Is to notify through Its customs officials the officers officer ot of tilt the United States State port to which the liquor Is being consigned Cap Cap- Capture Cap Capture ture or Interception ol of the rum rumrunner rumrunner- runner Is thus left to the Ameri Amerl American can authorities JOKER L IN L TREATY THE Under a joker jokor clause In the treaty clearance may be b granted rant d to to all vessels vessel that appear of reaching their destinations This II excludes exclude punts punt and rowboats but Ca fat t elusive motor boat boats are grant grant- granted cd ed cd clearances almost dally Cally The Tile Canadian government con con- contends con contend tends tend that It has ha lived up to the thc smuggling treaty and has even exceeded it According to Information to- to re re ed cel here Washington awaits with Ith keen interest the resumption on January 19 1 of the royal com com- commission com mission sitting In V Vancouver which will be b followed by by- investigation of the liquor traffic In the provinces This traveling tra com com- commission commission mission previously pr ly sitting in Mon trel the th martimo provinces province and andIn andin andIn In Ottawa has haa ha everywhere uncovered uncovered uncovered ered sensational evidence It Is expected that still greater disclosure of the th ramifications ramification or of orthe oth the International liquor rings lines willbe will willbe willbe be made J ESS IH The rhe evidence so far tar has hs had n II fold two told effect upon prohibition leaders here bere Some Som dry advocates advocate have publicly expressed sed In vl view w of the tho wealth and influence of the combine Others however vc have ha re-entered re the tray fray with re- re renewed renewed re renewed zeal xeal calling for a closer al 01 alliance liance with fellow workers in the United State States |