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Show I ' f Dally Ntwipap.r of U.$. Armtd f""' th Eurofun Thutw of Operations l Vol. 3 No. 164 Nrw York, N.Y. London. England TliijnwUy, M)r 20, 1943 Prohibition They're at it again in America, and even as in the days of World War I we may yet hear that America is Dry. Most of us in the U.S. armed forces could not be classed as violently opposed to liquor control for most of us believe in moderation. On the other hand, there are a few of us who could be included in the group of Americans who felt "the noble experiment" was a huge success. It is with alarm therefore that we learn of the growing political , strength of the anti-liquor anti-liquor crowd in the United States. Taking advantage of wartime conditions and restrictions the new prohibition group is working night and day for legislation which will give America prohibition in fact if not in name. Uing the tactics of the Farm Block, the anti-liquor crowd is tacking on amendments to practically every military appropriations measure in a desperate effort to secure prohibition or the nearest thing to it they can force through Congress. Rationing is playing into their hands and gives them a good excuse, and no opportunity oppor-tunity is missed to use this excuse in their v effort to limit the production and distribution distribu-tion of liquor of all types. We can remember the days of prohibition, when moonshine whiskey made quick fortunes for-tunes for bootleggers, crooked politicians and dishonest police officials. As a result we claim we know what we want in the way of liquor legislation and feel those at home should wait until we return before initiating further legislation on liquor control. Reprinted by permission of "The Stars and Stripes" |