Night Lettergram to John E. Baker from California Hop Growers
4/28/1917
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In April 1917 the California Hop Growers telegrammed Congressman John Edward Raker objecting, on economic grounds, to possible legislation banning the brewing of beer during the war. hop growers argued that a sudden ban on alcohol would leave thousands unemployed because the hop crop was already planted for 1917.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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595308Full Citation: Night Lettergram to John E. Baker from California Hop Growers; 4/28/1917; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, Record Group 233. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/night-lettergram-to-john-e-baker-from-california-hop-growers, May 8, 2024]