As we go to press we learn that in the
House of Commons on Thursday Mr. Boner Law announced an increase of a third in the output of beer for the present quarter. A considerable proportion of this beer will be of lower gravity. We welcome attempts to introduce the fashion of drinking a lighter beer, for a fashion once created would probably stay ; but if, as we understund, it is proposed to malt fresh barley or to use up the existing malt more rapidly, we warn the Government that it will be quite impossible for them properly to maintain their demand for an all-round economy. People will say : " If more barley can be used for beer, there can be no great lack of food after all." Those who do not drink beer will say : " Beer-drinkers get more than their allowance of grain through consuming some in the form of beer. Why should not we consume the same extra amount in the form of food I "
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