Letter from the Old-Time Printers' Association in Favor of Prohibition

Abolishing the saloon appeared to be a catch-all solution to the troubles of the early 1910s—immorality, crime, and impending war. These printers called for conservation of resources—like grain—for war, thus pitting alcohol against patriotic commitment to America’s victory in World War I. In 1919, the 18th Amendment established Prohibition, which banned the sale or manufacture of alcohol.