Under the heading " Mars vs. Bacchus " the Wall
Street Journal of August 12th summarizes the results achieved by prohibition and restriction in the various belligerent countries. Many of the facts and figures relating to Russia and France have already been given in our columns, but we may note the comment of the American journal on the statement that while of Russia's miners thirty per cent. have gone to the war, yet the output has risen thirty per cent. " The prohibition experience resembles that in West Virginia whence 3,500 departed in 1915, yet the remainder worked 208 instead of 201 days, and increased State output 5,000,000 tons." Finally, after noting that the measures hitherto adopted in England do not content the " Strength of Britain" movements the writer observes : " Here also war's by-influences cross the sea. Remington Arms and du Pont Powder seek 2,000 munitions workers. Both specify total abstainers. Modern war spills much more blood—but much less rum."
Previous page
