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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 294, 31 August 1918, Page 3

Read this striking testimony as to what Prohibition means to Canada. These letters are contributed by men who are interested in the welfare of the Nation from an efficiency point of view. This is the testimony of leading men, and Every Letter has been written since June sth, 1918 The Premier of British Columbia says: What Business Men sgy,,n. ~ i.'i.'i' £.1 r .re -~ • ,i Messrs. Henry Birks & Sons, Ltd., Winnipeg, "Since the prohibition Of the liquor traffic Within the the largest jewellers of Canada, write:-"Prior to Province of British Columbia, two of our large provincial J': oh i biti ? n > a lar s e percentage of the merchants of . ~ , i , j .i , • , r.i a i i this Province, were much concerned about the serious jailS have been ClOSed; the Working OUt Of the Act has effects Prohibition would have upon their business. proved of great public benefit and vastly increased the ? n few mouths there was ac.ucei y a sin R io merchant r . c \ i. rv. ■ li ti • c in the Province-who was doubtful as to good ofteets comfort of a large number of homes in the Province of of Prohibition on Business." -June, 2ist, 1918. ■ British Columbia." -June 25th, 1918. What Retail Merchants of Canada sav: The Premier of Ontario says: r«U "Prohibition has-been a distinct success in the fi.SS : CSirtSr!rL°Cot Province Of Ontario. Many Of ltS bitterest Opponents at vention assembled in Winnipeg, June 20th, 1918, at the time of the enactment of the Act have become now SSs S £% : Wtow itS Strongest Supporters and advocates. It has had a. (I) That while many new factors enter into business beneficial effect On SOCial and moral Conditions through- conditions during war thne, yet we are convinced , , v r> t T,r T o that the enactment of Prohibition has not had a ' OUt the rrOVinCe. —J Ulie 25th, 1910. detrimental effect on retail business as a whole. mn A ' m * t C ' H t 1 (2) On the other hand, wo have many evidences of The Acting-Premier of Saskatchewan says: "We Wouldn't return tO the Old Order Of things if We wage earners. Old debts have been paid and . j , . 1 c , • ~ ri. ■ casn business increased. were paid to- do so. The first six months or a year after (3) As to the geneval benefitß of Prollibition to the the licensed bar Was abolished We kept track Of the Crimes Community, they have become so evident after and convictions under the old order as compared withthe new. The reports were so favourable in this respect support." -June2ist, 1918. to the new order that we have ceased making compari- What RaSlwaymen say: ' I SOnS. Nobody talks Of reverting tO the licensed bar tO-day. Mr. ft. D.Robertson, Member of the Privy Council The wonder now is that we tolerated this abomination so o f ~C an" d » ; , and Vice-President of the Order of long. The general effect of prohibition has been all to a rt^ Si the gOOd With no evil effects, not even the much antici- Canadian workmen. The economical and safe operpated destruction of our hotel system." June 7th, 1918. tS^S^^^&ZM __j _. j~ cA 11 greatly improved, all of which has a tendency to inThe Lieutenant-Governor or Alberta says: i^S 0 ™ 1 prosperify and Mnta K &S " Replying to your question,' Is Prohibition a Failure ?' , T Mr - w °v L -?est, chairman of the Brotherhood My answer is 'No,' a most emphatic/No.'. In my opinion Sl^^£^sZ'S2&sft it is one of Canada's greatest achievements since Con- e » C£S . of °y. ct * ?s years in railway locomotivo operfederation. Prohibition can never be a failure anywhere t^i^t^AZS^^S^^^^ in this world. Far from beiiig a failure, it is one of a -June 28th, 1918 nation's greatest steps towards prosperity and lam sure L^^^T^i^^iSSi^^ that With tlie intellectual development Of the ClVlllSed the Brotherhood of Loco Engineers, writes:-"On world, the time is not far distant when the use of alcohol fe^ 2 ? A* d f l? f tim r WJ nt[n s 6^y ,' ~, , . „ 1 t 1 ,1 n Province in the Dominion of Canada, appeared as a beverage Will be Unknown. July sth, 1910. before Sir Robert Borden and his Cabinet, and requested the Dominion Government to enact a The Mayor of Winnipeg says: "In regard to Prohibition in the City of Winnipeg, K briefly, in myOpillion,it is the best enactment that ever Words fail to express tho wonderful benefits received l . 1 „l„„ n » by our members on account of the prohibition and LOOK place. curtailment of the Liquor Traffic." -June 28th, 1918. What Prohibition will Mean to New Zealand In the face of the foregoing testimony no right-thinking man or woman can doubt the fact that National Prohibition will drive from New Zealand the greatest enemy ever known to individual and National efficiency. A poll of the people is wanted. We have already been denied the 1917 No-License Poll and it is improbable that the Government will of its own volition grant a poll this year. If a poll should be taken under the present statute, and National i Prohibition passed, it would not be operative until 1924, hence the National Efficiency Board's proposal to pay compensation. The National Efficiency Board and Leading Business Men of the Dominion recommend it as "A Sound Investment" to compensate "The Trade" and stop the Drink Traffic AT ONCE. The N.Z. Alliance Monster Petition will give o§ the Foil—Sign To-day N.JS.A. Efficiency Series—7 I.—-»^Tr.,... V ...... -.mi ■■ "■■]'■" ■'" - i..i...i..-.—..,.-. i. um. — ■■"■"■■""■nlul'miM"-nHMiHl , niHiffllll" l '""'»^'"'—T Be sure you sign the right Petition! Look carefully, or you may be induced to support a proposal asking for Nationalisation of the Drink Traffic with all its attendant evils. The Alliance Monster Petition is the one that every patriotic citizen should support. Sign it and no other.

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