Mei Man: I drew Superman during the Great Depression

Chapter 310 Repeal of Prohibition

Although William Paley vowed to make a guarantee, it is still unknown whether CBS will really pay for it.

Especially in this era, TV recording equipment has not yet appeared, and if you want to produce a complete TV series, you can only broadcast it in the form of live broadcast.

This is also the method used by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) when it produced "Whisperers".

The production of CBS TV series requires a period of preparation.

However, before this, a more important matter has attracted the attention of the whole New York, no, the whole America.

Not long ago, Washington's Capitol Hill officially launched a discussion on the continuation of the NO.18 amendment, the prohibition of alcohol, and the 14-year alcohol prohibition will come to an end.

As a latecomer, Colin naturally knew that the abolition of Prohibition was a doomed result, and even during the election process, he also added this idea to Roosevelt's campaign politics.

But in this era, the views on 'Prohibition', in fact, there is also a polarized situation.

If you look into history, you will find that the birth of the entire prohibition actually has a strong religious force behind it. It is clearly mentioned in the Bible: Do not get drunk, alcohol can make people wanton, but be filled with the Holy Spirit.

As early as 1840, members of the Wesleyan Church launched a "dry" crusade in various states to promote prohibition, while on the other side, Protestants, mainly Germans, resolutely opposed prohibition. "Wet pie.This is also the earliest embryonic form of Prohibition. Originally, both the "dry faction" who supported the prohibition and the "wet faction" who opposed it were just a small group of people.

However, at the end of the 19th century, in the United States, which was still in the primary stage of capitalism, social security had been poor because of a series of issues such as belief, race, and black-hearted factories. All blame points to alcohol.

It is believed that it is precisely because of the existence of alcohol that people will drink when they have nothing to do. After drinking alcohol, they are prone to alcoholism, domestic violence, fighting, and disrupting social order. Prohibition!
Under the leadership of some radical believers, more and more people believed this statement. They shouted prohibition of alcohol, saying that it was for public morals and health.

Even in some textbooks of this era, in order to exaggerate the harm caused by alcohol, they also put forward the reason that drinking is easy to cause spontaneous combustion. Although such a statement may seem ridiculous later, it really promoted the development of prohibition.

Of course, in addition to religious reasons, women were also the main driving group for the temperance movement.Domestic violence caused by alcoholism made women the main force behind Prohibition.

In 1874, the Women's Christian Temperance League was formed, and in addition to the alcohol issue, they also promoted American women's suffrage.With women's suffrage in some states, voters who support prohibition are often able to sit in the governor's or congressman's seat because of the advantage of female votes.

By 1893, the Women's Prohibition League and the "dry" church formed the Anti-Saloon League. With the influence of religion and the widespread support of women, it began to set off an upsurge of prohibition across the United States.

Under the overwhelming publicity, the number of "cadres" is increasing. In order to get the votes of "cadres", both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party are actively wooing and currying favor with them.Especially during the First World War from 1917 to 1918, fierce confrontation broke out between virtues and virtues, more and more social problems in the United States, and the influence of the "dry faction" was unprecedentedly high.

By 1919, the No.18 Amendment to the U.S. Constitution stipulated that there would be a nationwide ban on alcohol, prohibiting the brewing, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages, but wine for religious purposes was also allowed.

Yes, although religion is the main force in promoting 'Prohibition', but they themselves have a certain degree of immunity on top of this.

Today, with the No. 18 Amendment Bill developing to No. 14 years, the Prohibition Law is not just a simple amendment bill, but also derives huge benefits behind it.

At this time, it is obviously not a simple matter to abolish the bill.

Even Maurice Shepard, known as the "Father of Prohibition", publicly declared in the media that the chance of repealing Prohibition is about the same as the probability of a hummingbird flying to Mars with the Washington Monument tied to its tail.In other words, it is impossible...

The reason why the 'dry faction' or the Prohibition faction is so swearing is naturally because the "Prohibition Law" is guaranteed by the "18th Amendment to the Constitution".Before that, there had never been a case in the history of the United States in which a "Constitutional Amendment" had been repealed.

And this kind of "stability" is the original intention of the teetotalers.

Even in the 1928 presidential election, former President Hoover, who ostensibly supported prohibition, called "prohibition" "a great social and economic experiment with noble motives and far-reaching consequences."

Although the latter, after saying this, ran to the Belgian embassy to drink.

But from the side, it also illustrates the suffering of the abolition of the bill, but no one thought that there would suddenly be a "catalyst" on the road to the lifting of prohibition-the Great Depression.

And the intensity is even beyond the imagination of "anti-prohibitionists".

It was under its "catalysis" that the "18th Amendment to the Constitution" prohibiting alcohol became the first "Constitutional Amendment" to be abolished in American history.

As for Hoover who made the promise at the beginning, he has already stepped down anyway, and who cares about his views? Even Hoover himself may be happy with the abolition of the bill, after all, this way he does not need to sneak to the embassy Went to drink.

In short, with the news from Capitol Hill, whether or not the abolition of alcohol prohibition has become the focus of discussion in the streets of New York, and even the limelight has overshadowed the big ships in New York Harbor.

As one of the behind-the-scenes forces behind the abolition of the bill, Colin naturally would not let this opportunity pass.

As early as the news broke out in Washington, the "Daily Courier" had already reported on the news of the Prohibition Law, and even in one of the news, Colin deliberately asked people to record in detail the birth of the entire Prohibition Law From the beginning to the end, it seems that there is a taste of wanting to conclude the amendment bill that has lasted for nearly 14 years.

In addition to the news reports on the bill, he also did not forget the serialization of "Superman".

In the latest issue of the story, Colin quite boldly designed the situation of 'Prohibition' into the comics.

In the story, the well-known villain Luthor reappeared. This time he bribed the Congress through some improper means, whether or not they pushed a bill called the "Superhero Prohibition Order". It is precisely because of the existence of superheroes that the congressman raised the issue that so many supervillains would cause fights and disrupt social order.

In the comics, with the emergence of the "Forbidden Superhero Order", Superman was forced to lose his job, and even Batman in Gotham City was implicated.

When readers see the meeting of two 'unemployed' superheroes in the comics, they feel somewhat empathetic while being amusing.

The plot in the comics is not only related to the recent popular topic of "Prohibition", but also implicitly mentions the topic of unemployment. It is indirectly believed that "Prohibition" is also one of the causes of the Great Depression.

In fact, promoting the abolition of "Prohibition" is one of the few or only positive effects since the Great Depression.

The promulgation of the "Prohibition of Alcohol" not only had an important impact on the daily life of the people, but also caused a huge deficit in the federal government's tax revenue. This deficiency may not have been obvious before the Great Depression, but as the Great Depression continued It has become particularly troublesome, especially the "prohibition" government not only lost the tax on alcohol products, but also spent a lot of money to prohibit alcohol and deal with various problems caused by "prohibition".

It can be said that the reason why Roosevelt complied with Colin's opinion and promoted the abolition of the No.18 Amendment also has a lot to do with government finances.

Of course, the abolition of the decree in the comics is naturally not as troublesome as it is in reality.

With the emergence of the "Forbidden Superhero Order", the citizens of the metropolis didn't think there was anything wrong at first, but gradually, the crime incidents that were thought to be reduced gradually increased instead of disappearing, and many super villains who were hidden because of Superman began. Destroyed the city wantonly, and Luthor, who was the initiator of everything, exposed his ambition even more.

It turned out that the reason why he promoted the "Forbidden Superhero Order" was to prevent Superman from taking action so that he could rule the entire world.

At the end of the comics, Superman reappeared, wearing the logo tights to stop Luthor's evil plan.

Luthor: "No, Superman, aren't you afraid of the 'ban on superheroes'?"

Superman: "You forgot, Luthor, I'm not from Earth. In fact, I moved to the moon during this time, so your 'ban on superheroes' is of no use to me."

The story ends with a relatively humorous dialogue, and at the end, the 'ban on superheroes' is officially repealed in the judge's announcement.

It also seems to express the position from the side.

'Prohibition' may also be repealed as in the comics.

Because of the current hottest topic of 'prohibition', the sales volume of this issue of "Daily Courier" has directly exceeded one million, and the serialized "Superman" has become another example of public support for the abolition of 'prohibition' One for one reason.

In today's era, there are not many people who openly support the abolition of Prohibition. Although the strength of the Prohibition faction has undergone tremendous changes due to the Great Depression, all those who remain at this moment are staunch supporters of Prohibition. Most of them are extremist religious elements and gangs.

The former is because of faith, and the latter is because of interests.

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"Mr. Colin Luper, can you tell me about your position on the NO.18 amendment?"

Early in the morning, in front of the Pulitzer Building in New York.

When the waiting reporters saw Colin's figure, they immediately surrounded him.

With the previous patent litigation with Radio Corporation of America, Colin has gradually become a public figure in people's mouth.

And his clear stance has often become the target of the media.

Colin is not disgusted with this point. Everything he does is destined to be impossible not to be noticed by others. In a certain way, the collection of [Faith] requires a lot of attention.

And from another perspective, since these reporters asked such a question, it at least means that they have at least read the serial in the "Daily Courier", and they have a little [faith] in the account.

"My attitude has been very obvious."

Standing in front of the building, in front of media reporters, Ke Lin gave a straightforward answer.

Behind him, the "Daily Courier" also grabbed the camera and inserted itself into the crowd. Following the direction of the reporters of the "Daily Courier", Colin adjusted the angle slightly to take care of the reporters under his banner as much as possible.

"Prohibition was a mistake, and it's time to end it."

Ke Lin's answer obviously won the satisfaction of most of the reporters at the scene. The reason why they stayed here early in the morning was to get such useful information.

"As far as I know, some Prohibitionists have publicly stated that they will retaliate against you, Mr. Colin Luper, and believe that your serialization in "Superman" intentionally misinterpreted the content of the 'Prohibition Law' and slandered the Have you anything to say about the benefits of Prohibition, Mr. Colin Looper?"

"What good is Prohibition? Sorry, I don't know what good it is."

Shaking his head, Colin looked at the reporter of "Daily Courier" who asked the question, and spread his hands.

"All I know is that people are fed up with not being able to drink alcohol, and they don't want to become criminals because of drinking. The abolition of the 'Prohibition Law' is a doomed fact."

Looking across the reporter in front of him, Ke Lin slightly twitched the corners of his mouth: "Actually, I'm already prepared, once the 'prohibition' is officially abolished..."

That's right, the reason why Colin was willing to be interviewed in front of the Pulitzer Building in New York was actually for publicity.

Don't forget, long before Roosevelt came to power, he had already rented a suitable warehouse in a port near London to store the purchased Scotch whiskey and gin, waiting for the "No.18 Amendment" After being abolished, seize the wine market.

Right now, the abolition of the "No. 18 Amendment" is doomed, so he naturally needs to seize a first move.

At that time, as long as Congress passes the repeal, everyone will know where to buy alcohol.

Looking at the reporter in front of him who was engrossed in waiting for him to speak, Colin was about to speak, when suddenly [Super Premonition] made a reminder, his eyes slightly turned, and he saw a sneaky figure in the crowd rushing past, rushing in front of everyone In the shocked eyes of everyone, he lifted his collar and took out a pistol and pointed it at Colin.

"Go to hell, Colin Luper!"

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