PUSSYFOOT AND PROHIBITION

Pussyfoot Johnson's eye may not make England dry by 1930, as the prohibition workers boast, but it has certainly given John Bull something to think about. American actors and comedians have long been popular in Europe-everyone in France worships at Charlie Chaplin's altar-but we doubt the amount of applause that will greet Mr. Johnson's tour of the British Isles in the leading role of Claire Briggs's "Somebody is Always Taking the Joy Out of Life."

Pussyfoot has made a good start, however, by winning Lady Astor to his banner, for now the prohibitionists are assured of at least one vote in Parliament. But whether or not a national ban on Scotch and Sodas is a fair exchange for an eye is a big question, and one that England is sure to have a lot of excitement in settling.