Growing Prohibition Sentiment

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Mar 30, 1916

Growing Prohibition Sentiment

It is claimed that there are 840 newspapers in the United States, published in the English language, which decline to accept the advertising of alcoholic liquors. This is an increase from 520 newspapers which abstained from liquor advertising in 1915. In several States, namely, Washington, Oklahoma, Oregon, West Virginia, North Dakota, Colorado, and Maine, laws are in operation which prohibit liquor advertising, and similar laws will soon go into effect in the States of Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, and Mississippi. There are between sixty and seventy current magazines, weekly and monthly, which refuse to admit liquor advertisements into their columns, and it is claimed that every woman’s magazine published in this country takes this stand.

In Canada the question of prohibition is attracting much attention. Recently 20,000 men and women with banners, brass bands, etc., marched to the parliament buildings in Toronto, carrying a petition with 800,000 names requesting legislation which will make Ontario dry. In British Columbia the premier has agreed to submit a referendum on the liquor question to the people before June 1. In other parts of the Dominion the question of prohibition is making steady progress, although in some provinces, like Saskatchewan, it has received the organized opposition of the liquor interests.

Let the good work go on until every country shall be free from the curse of this body- and soul-destroying enemy of mankind.