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Newsreels: 1932 - June 13
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keywords: prohibition, 18th amendment, john d. rockefeller jr., fred a. victor, anti-saloon league of america
Synopsis: John D. Rockefeller Jr. announces to the Nation that he has reversed his position and now supports the end of Prohibition and the repeal of the 18th Amendment with Fred A. Victor of the Anti-Saloon League of America that now is the time to stay the course and keep Prohibition and the 18th Amendment in effect...(read more)
- Date: 1932
- Duration: 00:04:14
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States
John D. Rockefeller Reverses His Position On Prohibition
Due to its staunch, unvarying policy of strict neutrality and freedom from propaganda on all great issues, Universal Newsreel is happy to present John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Fred A. Victor, New York State Superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of America, on the tense controversial question gripping the republic – Prohibition. Reversing the stand he held for many years, the capitalist announces the withdrawal of his moral and financial support from the dry cause and suggests the immediate repeal of the 18th Amendment. The champion of liquor control argues that America’s hope lies in retention of the dry law, and enforcement of the Constitutional provision – An unbiased presentation of the question that today overshadows the entire political battleground
