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. MANIFESTO OF THE WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANQg UNION OF NEW ZEALAND. "THE STRENGTH OF THE NATION" MOVEMENT. WITH a. view to staying tlio ravages of tho drink traffic ami securing the speedier winning of the AVar, we urge upon tlio people ol New Zealand tic need of obtaining, bv direct Act of Parlmmont, the immediate prohibitum o| t u> Bale of all alcoholic licjuor during the period of the War and loe six months thereafter. In view of the serious needs ot our Empire at the present lime, it is incumbent upon tho people: (1). TO CONSERVE THE FOOD OF THE NATION. The manufacture of drink took from Britain every week in 101o:— 71 million lbs. of bin-ley and grni n. 3 million lbs. of rice or maize. . 9£ million lbs. of sugar and sugar equivalents. 3COO tons of coal. . ~; •„,.„« o- ,iu,,„,i "The net result of it all was a decrease m national ellioiency. -hu Allied Booth, Chairman of the Cunard .Steamship Company. ~,,,. „ lv _ In pi-aportion to population, tho manufacture, of drink in New Zealand absorbs similar quantities of foodstuffs and coal. a.) TO CONSERVE THE SPACE IN SHIPS AND TRAINS. The Otago "Times" stated lately that a large liner was due at Dunodin in February, in, whioh 5000 cubic feet ot space was occupied witn whiskj. And this is only ouo steamer and one port. 11u111 .. n (3.) TO CONSERVE THE PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY OF OUR MANHOOD. "Alcohol spoils soldiors. It is subversive of discipline and robs a, man ot his prudence, judgment, consciousness, and higher morality; it lias a greotinfiueuce on the sexual passion, and the diseases which resulted were tlio sliaino and bane of the military authorities. I have seen 499 men in one day in one place; they all came from ojiq military camp, and Alcohol was the indirect cause of all their misery. —tjir .fhomas Anderson Stuart (Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Sydney). "The directors of military operations are practically all whisky drinkers, and, therefore, wish tlio soldiers to drink too. Out here in tins torrid climate they actually still issuo rum instead of food and sterilised water, and, as a result, we now havo cholera, dysentery, and diarrhoea to contend with. Anyone would suppose that no military medical history bad ever been written or' published. Our Kress failures and stupidity are, In my opinion, duo to the whisky affecting the intellectual organs and clearness of our ■ leaders. The Kins is the head of the Army; as he went teetotal tor national safetv, every military mess ought to have followed him. Not one did! It is a repulsive exhibition of selfishness and luxurious treachery to our country."—Viot.or Horsley, Co., A.M.S. (Consultant Surg, to H.M. Forces, Mesopotamia). ' ■ . . , The "Auckland Star," 24/3/17. says: "48,000 soldiers are segregated in isolation camps in Britain, defiled and diseased," and every "Report charges Drink with heir," the one sreat c rusb of sin and awful suffering. (4). TO CONSERVE'OUR NATIONAL RESERVES. To prodncQ drink, the British Nation used in 1915:— 571.00Q acres of land to grow barley. . 34,744 acres of land to grow hops, and monopolised the labour of— 3:1,800 agricultural labourers. 8,000 coal miners. 112,000 workers in Breweries and Distilleries. 298,073 workers in retail distribution. "The services absorbed in the drink trade are on a gigantic scale, and the net result of it all is a decrease in Nation al .efficiency. I say it in all seriousness that if we are to maintain our armies in the field, wo shall, beforo very long, have to choose between bread aud beer ."—Sir Alfred Booth. (5). TO CONSERVE OUR NATIONAL WEALTH. In New Zealand wa are spending on Alcohol over J314,000 per day (working day) in tho year, and so wasting our National wealth. * TO SUM UP: THE DRINK TRADE HINDERS THE ARMY. . It has been, and is, tho cause of grave delay with munitions; it keeps thousands of men from war work every day, and makes good, solid workmen second-rate. IT HAMPERS THE NAVY." It delays transport, places them at the mercy of submarines, slows down repairs, and congests the docks.' IT THREATENS OUR MERCANTILE MARINE. It lias absorbed, during the war, between 60 and 70 million cubic feet of space, and it retards the building of ships to replace our losses. The Board of Trade asked the shipbuilders and marine engineers of the Clyde, and AVost of Scotland what steps could be taken to accelerate the produotiou of merchant ships. At a meeting they declared that the first essential is the immediate total prohibition of the sale of all alcoholic liquor throughout the United Kingdom, applied to all classes and individuals alike, and until this is done further essential steps cannot advantageously bo. taken. IT DESTROYS OUR FOOD SUPPLIES. In 20 months of war it consumed over 2,500,000 tons of food, with sugar enough to lost the Nation 80 days. It uses up more sugar than the Army. IT WASTES OUR FINANCIAL AND SHATTERS OUR MORAL STRENGTH. "The Strength of tho Nation" movement in tho Old Country has given publicity to this carefully-considered and crushing indictment: "The man power lost through Alcohol since the war began is just as if the entire manhood of the United Kingdom had stood idle ior 100 days." Russia has proved the enormous benefit of Prohibition during the war. Canada and America are driving liquor out. Rumania abolished drink when-joining the Allies. Britain has lessened hours of sale. Australia has greatly reduced houre, of sale. Our King has set us an example of personal abstinence. Earl Kitchener'and Lord Roberts, though dead, still appeal to us to crush the drink. Lloyd George says:"Drink is a greater enemy thau Germany and Austria.-" All that is noblest, holiest, and best in our family and National life would flourish and increase by tho abolition of drink. Why should New Zealand ho the only place to lag behind in this tremendous hour of crisis when everyone should serve and sacrifice? ■ ■ ■ AVe earnestly entreat your personal and enthusiastic help on the grounds set forth in the "Manifesto." All correspondence on the subject, orders for Leaflots, donations towards the campaign, names of any willing to work or join our Union, should be sent to the nearest local branch of "the AV.C.T.TJ., or direct to Mrs. Harrison Lee Cowie, Amethyst Hall, Tuvercargill. •"'"■' ■ • ■ ■ ■■■ ' ■ BESSIE LEE COAVIE, Organiser of "Strength of the Nation" Movement in N. 55.' • Amethyst Hall, Ihvercargill. : v

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