Although William Paley has vowed to make a guarantee, it is still unclear whether CBS will actually pay for it.

Especially in this era, TV recording equipment has not yet appeared. If you want to produce a complete TV series, you can only broadcast it through live broadcast.

This was also the method chosen by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) when it produced "Smooth Talker".

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

However, before that, a more important thing caught the attention of the whole of New York, no, the United States.

Not long ago, the Capitol Hill in Washington officially launched a discussion on the continuation of Prohibition under the 18th Amendment. The fourteen-year-long Prohibition will come to an end.

As a latecomer, Colin naturally knew that the abolition of Prohibition was a destined outcome, and even during the campaign, he added this idea to Roosevelt's campaign politics.

But in this era, the views on ‘Prohibition’ are actually also polarized.

If you study history, you will find that there is actually a powerful religious force behind the birth of the entire prohibition of alcohol. The Bible clearly mentions: Don’t get drunk, wine can make people debauched, but be filled with the Holy Spirit.

As early as 1840, Wesleyan believers launched a "dry" crusade in various states to promote prohibition of alcohol. On the other hand, the Protestants, mainly Germans, firmly opposed prohibition of alcohol. They were called "wet"

"Wet faction. This was also the earliest prototype of prohibition. Originally, both the 'dry faction' who supported prohibition and the 'wet faction' who opposed it were only a small group of people.

However, at the end of the 19th century, the United States was still in the primary stage of capitalism. Due to a series of problems such as belief, race, and black-hearted factories, social security had been poor. At this time, the church forces, mainly the prohibitionists, stood up and

All the blame points to alcohol.

He believes that it is precisely because of the existence of alcohol that people will drink when they have nothing to do. After drinking, they are prone to alcoholism, domestic violence, fights, and disrupting social order. Therefore, solving the alcohol problem must be used as the general starting point to solve all problems——

No alcohol!

Under the leadership of some radical believers, more and more people believed this statement. They shouted for a ban on alcohol, saying that it was for the sake of public morality and health.

Some textbooks of this era even put forward the reason why drinking alcohol can easily lead to spontaneous combustion in order to exaggerate the harm caused by alcohol. Although this statement later seemed a bit ridiculous, it actually promoted the development of alcohol prohibition.

Of course, in addition to religious reasons, women were also the main driving force of the prohibition movement. Domestic violence caused by alcoholism prompted women to become the main pushers of prohibition.

In 1874, the Women's Christian Temperance Union was formed. In addition to alcohol issues, they also promoted women's suffrage in the United States. As women's suffrage was obtained in some states, electors who supported temperance were often more likely to sit in the governor's or congressman's seats due to the advantage of women's votes.

As a result, voices began to emerge in the U.S. federal government to amend the constitution to ban alcohol.

By 1893, the Women's Temperance League and the Dry Church formed the Anti-Saloon League, which began to set off an upsurge in prohibition across the United States with the influence of religion and the widespread support of women.

Under the overwhelming propaganda, the number of "gan faction" is increasing. In order to get the votes of "gan faction", both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party are actively wooing and currying favor with them. Especially from 1917 to 1917 when the First World War was ongoing.

In 1918, a fierce confrontation broke out between the United States and the United States. There were more and more social problems in the United States, and the influence of the "gan faction" was unprecedentedly high.

By 1919, the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution stipulated that nationwide prohibition would be carried out, prohibiting the brewing, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages, but wine for religious purposes was also allowed.

Yes, although religion was the main force behind Prohibition, they themselves had a certain degree of immunity from it.

Now, with the development of Amendment Act No. 18 into its fourteenth year, Prohibition is no longer just a simple amendment bill, but has derived huge benefits behind it.

It is obviously not a simple matter to repeal the bill at this time.

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

It's just impossible...

The reason why the 'dry' or prohibitionists are so sworn in is naturally because "Prohibition" is guaranteed by the "18th Amendment to the Constitution". Before that, there had never been a "Constitutional Amendment" in the history of the United States.

Abolition cases.

And this "stability" was exactly what the prohibitionists intended.

Even during 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, went to the Belgian Embassy to drink.

But it also illustrates the hardship of repealing the bill from the side, but no one thought that there would suddenly be an additional "catalyst" on the road to lifting 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 repealed in the history of the United States.

As for Hoover, who made the guarantee in the first place, he has stepped down anyway, so who cares about his views? Even Hoover himself may be happy to repeal the bill. After all, this way he does not need to sneak to the embassy.

Went for a drink.

In short, as the news leaked out from the Capitol, whether or not Prohibition should be repealed became the focus of discussion in the streets of New York, and even the limelight suddenly overshadowed the ships in New York Harbor.

As one of the forces behind the repeal of the bill, Colin will naturally not miss this opportunity.

As early as the news broke out in Washington, the Courier Daily had already reported on the Prohibition news. In one of the news, Colin even asked someone to record the birth of the entire Prohibition bill in detail.

The whole story seems to have the flavor of trying to put the final word on this amendment bill that has lasted for nearly fourteen years.

In addition to 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 'Prohibition' situation into the comic.

In the story, the villain Luthor, who is already well-known to the public, appears again. This time he bribed Congress through some unfair means to prevent them from pushing a bill called the "Superhero Ban". In the comics, those Congressmen

The issue raised by the congressman is precisely because of the existence of superheroes, so many super villains have appeared, causing fights and disrupting social order. It is simply a replica of the excuses used to promote the "Prohibition of Alcohol".

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

When readers see two "unemployed" superheroes meeting in comics, they are not only funny but also somewhat empathetic.

The plot in the comic is not only related to the "Alcohol Prohibition" that has been a hot topic recently, but also implicitly mentioned the topic of unemployment, indirectly believing that "Prohibition" was also one of the causes of the Great Depression.

In fact, promoting the repeal of Prohibition was one of the few or only positive effects since the Great Depression.

The introduction of 'Prohibition' not only had an important impact on people's daily lives, but also caused a huge deficit in the federal government's tax revenue. This deficit may not have been obvious before the Great Depression, but it became apparent as the Great Depression continued.

It has become particularly troublesome, especially since the 'Prohibition' government not only lost taxes 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 18th Amendment had a lot to do with government finances.

Of course, the repeal of the law in comics is naturally not as troublesome as it is in reality.

With the emergence of the "Superhero Ban", at first the citizens of Metropolis didn't think it was a big deal, but gradually the crime incidents that they thought would decrease did not disappear but increased. Many super villains who were hidden because of Superman began to

Wrecklessly destroying the city, Luther, who was the initiator of everything, revealed his ambitions.

It turns out that the reason why he promoted the "Superhero Ban" was to make Superman unable to take action again, so that he could rule the entire world.

At the end of the comic, Superman appears again, wearing that iconic tights suit to stop Luthor's evil plan.

Luthor: "No, Superman, aren't you afraid of the Superhero Ban?"

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

The story ends with a relatively humorous dialogue, and at the same time, the "Superhero Ban" was also officially abolished in the judge's announcement.

It seems that he also expressed his position from the side.

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

Because it caught up with the hottest topic at the moment, 'Prohibition', the sales volume of this issue of "The Daily Courier" directly exceeded one million, and the serialized "Superman" has also become another source of support for the abolition of 'Prohibition'.

One of the reasons.

In today's era, there are not many people who openly support the abolition of Prohibition. Although the power of the prohibitionists has changed dramatically due to the Great Depression, those who remain at this moment are all 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.

…

"Mr. Colin Looper, can you tell me your position on Amendment Bill 18?"

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

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

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

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

Colin is not disgusted with this. Everything he has done is destined to be unnoticed. In a certain aspect, the collection of [Beliefs] requires a lot of attention.

And to put it another way, since these reporters asked such questions, it at least means that they have at least read the serialization in the "Courier Daily" and gained a little [faith].

"My attitude has been very obvious."

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

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

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

Colin's answer obviously satisfied the vast majority of 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 Looper, believing that your serialization in "Superman" intentionally misinterpreted the content of 'Prohibition' and slandered you.

What do you have to say about the benefits of Prohibition, Mr. Colin Looper?"

"What were the benefits of Prohibition? Sorry, I don't know what the benefits were."

After shaking his head, Colin looked at the Courier Daily reporter who asked the question, spread his hands and said.

"I only know that people have had enough of being unable to drink, and they no longer want to become criminals because of drinking. The abolition of 'Prohibition' is a destined fact."

Looking at the reporter in front of him, Colin slightly raised the corner of his mouth: "In fact, I am already prepared. Once the 'Prohibition Order' is officially abolished and takes effect..."

Yes, the reason Colin was willing to be interviewed in front of the Pulitzer Building in New York was actually for publicity.

Don’t forget, before Roosevelt came to power, he had already rented a suitable warehouse at a port near London to store purchased Scotch whiskey and gin, waiting for the 18th Amendment.

After being abolished, it seized the wine market.

But now that the abolition of the Eighteenth Amendment is doomed, he naturally needs to take the lead.

By then, as long as Congress passes the repeal, everyone will know where to buy alcohol.

Looking at the reporters in front of him who were all waiting for him to speak, Colin was about to speak when suddenly [Super Premonition] reminded him. He turned his eyes slightly and saw a sneaky figure in the crowd squeezing past, rushing in front of everyone, and then followed everyone

With shocked eyes, they all opened their collars, took out a pistol and pointed it at Colin.

"Go to hell, Colin Looper!"

Bang--
Chapter completed!