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May 12, 1918
The Cordele Dispatch
Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia
What is this article about?
An Atlanta article on May 10 argues that prohibition will not cause unemployment for liquor workers, as Georgia faces acute labor shortages in farming and industry due to war-related factors, offering jobs to 40,000-50,000 displaced men.
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LIQUOR EMPLOYEES ASKED TO COME HERE
CAN FIND ALL THE WORK THEY WANT IN GEORGIA
ATLANTA, May 10. If the whisky and beer interests which are making such a pitiful wail in other states about throwing saloon and distillery and brewery employees out of work by prohibition, would only turn their attention to Georgia, where every large farmer and every industry and business concern of any consequence is begging for help, they would find that the prospect of prohibition is not nearly so dreadful as they imagine.
If there ever was a propitious time for prohibition, considering the interest of the people employed in the whisky and beer industries, that time is now, when not only Georgia but all other states are in the throes of a labor shortage that grows more acute from day to day.
It is safe to say that Georgia farmers alone could furnish lucrative employment to an army of 40,000 to 50,000 men thrown out of work by prohibition. The exodus of negroes away from this state, which commenced before the war, coupled with the voluntary enlistments and the draft, coupled with the large movement of men from the farm to public work for the government, have created the worst labor shortage in the history of this state.
The cry of throwing people out of employment on account of national prohibition will certainly have no weight with the Georgia legislature when it considers the proposed prohibition amendment to the federal constitution at its session this summer.
CAN FIND ALL THE WORK THEY WANT IN GEORGIA
ATLANTA, May 10. If the whisky and beer interests which are making such a pitiful wail in other states about throwing saloon and distillery and brewery employees out of work by prohibition, would only turn their attention to Georgia, where every large farmer and every industry and business concern of any consequence is begging for help, they would find that the prospect of prohibition is not nearly so dreadful as they imagine.
If there ever was a propitious time for prohibition, considering the interest of the people employed in the whisky and beer industries, that time is now, when not only Georgia but all other states are in the throes of a labor shortage that grows more acute from day to day.
It is safe to say that Georgia farmers alone could furnish lucrative employment to an army of 40,000 to 50,000 men thrown out of work by prohibition. The exodus of negroes away from this state, which commenced before the war, coupled with the voluntary enlistments and the draft, coupled with the large movement of men from the farm to public work for the government, have created the worst labor shortage in the history of this state.
The cry of throwing people out of employment on account of national prohibition will certainly have no weight with the Georgia legislature when it considers the proposed prohibition amendment to the federal constitution at its session this summer.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Prohibition
Labor Shortage
Georgia Farms
Whisky Industry
National Amendment
Where did it happen?
Georgia
Story Details
Location
Georgia
Event Date
May 10
Story Details
Liquor industry complains about job losses from prohibition, but Georgia offers abundant work in farming and industry amid severe labor shortages caused by war, migration, and drafts; legislature will support prohibition amendment.