LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2000, 6 March 1914, Page 10

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

;; THE PROHIJBiIIOiN MiOV^WENTi : iSir,-'->ram sorry to Ttav-o t-o ask you to allojr ' n'l'o' 'sj»ace."ta Hyjjjf to aiice' ! in,your ■ jsssio ef 'lAßWrtiiiry 21. First, ■I' did net.' ttdnjit' £l,(tOO>QOO would, be lost to, the revkiue., Wist 1 did shy was. that- tho tfionpy, l'iow spent m"<lrmk(wcid'd -he used;,to buy .otlier djitiattfi goods now not wUrelraj-tHt liiei'i jrlio "drifik. Tlve-Jt 'J.'ivpjit oil-to. siiv for .iirguineht'sake if ffie rnoliey sy.iiE.lost. (which it , ivdnicl , jfot:be) cV<?)i. Ilicii 1. wonlti not for rtfitcAUis "lnirprfse destroy a iiation.' -This, .ftlly- is btema detoo-n* Htrfl-ttrrl iii'Eassia at tliclpresoMl- time. the antlinr of tho.plaiij.'.ipo"WHte,'.-pro-c%iisimg; tlvftj. ho' had "Muiidwed ; whiletlio .RHssiilij-Cliili-ch is praclaMiKg its , Irorrbr of the re'siilits..' ' '- .

Thek'its Ho wlLfetfc'r 'abstainers '■'or drinkers buy inert goods., 1 that is a- question 'a.iiy. hoj loin years • β-f ago would answer-hi favour'of tire abstainer; In a Kcctt 'visit to Mnsterton, every tasi»rss'.«r,i:tt_riutorVitiived said. Made genor- . aUy'liad'iwproi'td-Tmdftr'Nb-liiccnso. Ti so, it wriitld bo hattor still mister ft" 0 " Mfcition.. '.tfhethcr.'.'. tljo j)oiniM|Mi' TroasurertliinksSsfii 01 s not'does not altar the fact.:' Tlio worage ? ■,C : reas«! : cr. we think, uiiderstemils ' this , as ■well as wo do, ' AnjHraj't. <J.la<f jtoltb said, "Give mft a soßor nation; aivd I ■ will lavo no trouble, to get-tlitt reyoraie," Then as.to- .I'fohihitioiiistsiii.ot being patriotic, surely' they cttft compare favourably wffli th'osirengagcfl iii tlio'TiqiKir traffic? Do tto drinkbr&.-dKnfc for revenue purposes? '.' " ; • • • Then , the statement that the worst teas of.orim&ar'o ii6fc dpfie by driftktng men is sirflply itn uflSU.pjferted'assertion.; While all' our Judges at Mfoftus and abroad have for tljo last.sQ yegtte.-.wtade publie statements-to tlio-mttery-hun-dreds of tiroes -ftoin their places on tho ; 'Bench. Against•'"Td.inijjferalWii's"" bald-' assertion I frill liow-siipplj- souie fasts. Baer, medical officer; of tho prison .oi Blortzsa'isee, is resiioji'siblS fer, ■.ttifl fa!i losing statonieiiib:— "Anions -i .8227 rirismwrs there- froi'o' itTi drUii&aJds (3G.5 per cent.)j for soxbp lands- of crirao tlio preportiou of aleaii6J.-caus.cd casts was much greater; assaults, 5L3 per cout.; rosistiag. tiurpoliee, 70.1 per cent.; orkßcs.ttgn.mst moralityj 66.0 ; per cent." ; and i\nf 'is among the Germans. •h'Jio- tlrmk light .beer, -la ' Switeerfand tho <jf§cial penitentiary 'Inquiry af 1592 stflted; that 40 jjer , ccn.t, ot tbe' :nuite 'criminate in Swiss .pnsjjns Gfltojiiitte.i tfeir ei-iiiies t '.iiiirli?r ti'l6 fiiflueftoo of drink. 'In Italj .iihij'.preseßH:tii)g attornfiy Of Sliian- , states -tMijrt id criniss agaiiisfc tlja person ftirceVfo.urt.y d: Ho culprits were undflr tlidiiiiiuoncp-ol iviiie/ The pro'secu/tihg' Attorney of boiiwi says moro than 50 per eiiat.) of Qayamd, iiot less fhnu'tiO riqireeut,. •■ ;•. '■'•'• In , 1903-a' IJanisli.Woyfl:!' Conifliission instituted an.'iltqulQ;-for. fciio 12 months fretn ijfcfotef 1, 1303.' to : ''Septauber, 30, 19G*. During fha:t year 4741 inou wer<> cojide'innotl :— " v ■ ■ 2039 (-13:j3 : per cfnt.) Xfei'o drunkards,. ISMS (ilvO pei- ceiit.) vefo oet drunk' ; . ards", • . : ■ 707 (16.®' per cent.) ' were doubtful. - Tlio : ;jtfdteidj St*tis'ties (feotWsl, p, &; give ,iho''.fhe' {ollowiftc Miforhiation ; •*-There \fsff 108,1/03 psrspns cbarged with and in. tliQ fbrnipr entirely iia tho hfovso of al.eohb , }, aitS-j.m tlio tetter ni&irfly 60; sSi> caiie.sof- on' oMdreii ve.H duo to.'dririifj'Sp 'pisr oeiit.. o£ the cWargiMJ f?r jiiurcler jifise.'frojri'-driiik. From. .di&'r.ent ■ c^refu':l 'imvijstiga* ';. tiwis it.-.fesfgvHKl t&it IntiO per cent, ;of tho ■ca£es r :tlie cjtmiHal"'\vas not sobef ■at t.!i6- tiino' of tooimitting the often*©-Abskiiifii-s ..rarely esftoftd 6 w 8 ,! per. ■??nt..qf't.h(3;u-h'ole/- Here in AueMaiidi Mr. eorefn*; the lato gaolot hi clmrgo of Motini .Edtn Gaol, tftW m ih.ab ctor. '■ Hig his'-lT; years he had Lad ,an {i.tjstaino ; r in gaol. 'I cauld fill " :eol«BUi^pjvyyour iwrrial with, similar Statistics. -a.}! cojrfrovcrtiilf* ! 'Tbmi)cr* ance's , '. , I shall .feel ciatl .if . .-ronfy' ■ 'etatff--ment flfe^aiilj '■'■ I?'out.' 103 soas in -Nfew ■ /fcajaiid ■is attrihufafjio to! Orink.., I)j?:-Bpatlfes yvblfchere places' it at : iniich hishi't 'figure' ' I cannot understand what -conncetion a sly grpg oasis xtndcr Lic&iUe has to dp ivjth .Prohihitiop- liiqiiftr is now ,(!asi!y boiiFtii from tho/wholesale , li.ouac. tJnder Preliibitioa. lvtjuer will be soutraKjuiei of trade?. There wffl two . .diiMiifcies then, fhe first -en© wiH be™ .jjet tfcp.HtjUOT, then the ftoxt to sefl it ftohrbifcionish do net' prrfei" illicit tlfiriWii"; they waat i!O : 0110. to tisc alwhelie 'bov6rag«s, but they ■ prefer if drilling is induced - fa, it siiuuld not , have tho sanction of the law, as at prqse«t % For same ' tittle wtrjie'after P.rohibjtiep is es-taUtsfasd, ihlm jjiay bo cland.«strao sales. T(ib drinkers' appetites will rojnain. But-, even they will so bo aea-ned tljMr abnormaf niipetiti!, r l'o afgiio that. UecaUsfr a lii\y is infringed, it sliosid bo'r-qpCßled. is ab-sii-ftlv'. Tq ha iQjrrcal, w% 'shouli. uiidet such;-.a contention, advocate the repeal ■ wf.tfH laws for afl o-ii.f Statutes a : r6 infringed.•• Wkit wilFbq jiepdod will bete sjtwnEthen thorn where iiceded: The sMipliG-an-fc fqr a ].k«ii.!lci .nevci 1 daeftelaiim a- license as a figlit ' What ho sa.ys is, he- 'wants to Supply n 'iiubjio want," 611 tljis tMc pnpi)k of Npw Itavo -feui' times, by. nnal joriticSj have said tliafc Uw.y do not waai sush a cfeuMful boVeiit. Tlrey sb.qli.ld bo the: judges of wTmt. they need; and as the jwajerity gm-orii aii all other ,(}iii>stioisii,'so Wlfty should jirthis, "tsmIK'rauce's" obje.eti()iis netw'flistandinft. Queens Street; Auclclandf. P.S.—There is one iiwjiortiwt .point . that, I passed' aver, sthe-ra jf.tHf correapoijdflufc infers that Prohobii ionjsts will iipt'.protoftt tJw nVamifactii.ro of lionwmady? iutoxicunts/ ' J spj ; they wffl, oWKrjytso .tlje .Pro-hißtfoii of. liqijot would!. fe/i fa.rcQ li,ko iS'pLict'tiso is' to-dcj', ■' 'tvM fti North- Dsfeofapfebtir-iSojiibHeri &fca : tc&, in tIK: .if.S.A., tto. on.o it pijinjitted to brow, wliab is calleil , . t)i.pre "near beer" that- tforipiiis. MWre-j-tl-iaii .'biw-lialf pf oh-o per cent, of alcohol. Th<> same eoiiiri}.(ju -scjise ruje' will, .fee ciiforced lifij-?.' All beers' a.hot'o. that standai'il are c&flfisca.tcd, ,aui| ; -t'hosto\vha liave them in." tboir possojsjd'n sev'e'r'oiy puijished, t atn wcli aware itiii as a patty we liavQ.la.id oi}.rsolV:&s..o{)sn.tp a.charfco of, ib.coiißiiit«ii!3* a* to- : oijr drhi'lc aS h.on)c 'policy. • Ij ■ at any rats-/ alwa.vs opposoci it, an el X bDlieyis.thp .partj , -ijave now fixfiwii. .wiser. ; We idoubt .-very muc-h i-f ii. nitirß'd-Mstm a-nd mpfe coii-si-.stout attitude, iu.the ■fut'urH.wiil please ? *ia.uy. .better, \siioin 1, &•,&■ mise'niny. haVc~'aojne JWRoiia! inter•£. in'tho tra-OJe, so hides liis jdentity. : , :■ ;■., w.r v