: . ( , _ . • ' / . • ■ (Annual LIQUOr ReveßTO -£4000 000) ■ Hon. R V G. Brett, Lieut-Governor of Alberta^ ■ O TRkT JL® I W**J£& 9 ' I - Canada, writes as follows: , -,'■,' ; .., \ ' . : ■'"' &p ''Is Prohibition a failure ?" My answer is "No"—a most'emphatic , ' . ' ■ : "Nol" In my opinion, it is one of Canada's greatest achievements . ' ' ■ . ■ . . since Confederation, Prohibition can never be a failure anywhere in ljik.Y .. • % .-Jf f IQt* Wk iff this world. Far from being afailiire, it is one of a nation's greatest ... , ■. development of the civilised world, the time is not far distant when N the use of alcohol a3 a beverage will be unknown. The only sufE«piee|»i2||» V JO PS^i( W W H ferers on account of-Prohibition are the people who were engaged in ,•; \m S f l M. jk %M, Mi liv if °f openings created in legitimate business of national im«- -' ■•' "^^P 6 ' , w'■ . ■ _ . . • ■ portance, which would provide better for them than ever the liquor ' '' ' '. .. , N ' r . ' Seeing in this province the success of Prohibitaou } :I< favourably :; • j , ■ . commend it to the people of the Antipodes, ■ ; " I ."••.■ • ■ . ' ' ■ ' • ,\ • • .'■'"'■ ;: ■ '-■' ...... ' . ■• > ". ,' / f Premier Norris, of Manitoba, says: li;.. •" • ■■■.- : ■■ ■ ■ ■ • ■*.;.;■ • ■•■=■■ •■ • .. ■■ • . . - : . : ' ■ ■' "" '' t ''■; "' .'-■■■;■ v .:; I I © „ ■'''■■•' ffl ®'I " Prohibition is workingu'p to-the fullest expectations of the strictest ;: Ms %J4?M. RR*!hM»&Rß%aif f &&%3> ■A & lIMW %> %&s!%* ' ; - \ K■• There have been a few violations, ktev.en the gentlemen who were : ' ■■" . v ■ , . / . ' engaged' in the traffic have ao&pted the judgment of the people ■ I Jtrf ' H remarkably well, and Prohibition is a success ia MaDitoba." • .... !; " \ ■..■■ - ■;; —■ : : : ■ w ■'. ; ■ :..•,■: .-~ ■..:■> , < -~-i ; : -.-The ; National '-Efficiency .-League is actuated solely by a • -fS ~r o r* a um» - & "'* a* i ■ ; '._■■- # : e ■•■ '■■■■•; . Hon.W. R. motherwell,Minister of Agncul- f !• '■ ■■•/ Patriotic desire to advance the interests of New Zea- ■ : , '. ~.- , i i j •» .i . r -. : , •.; . r• • i ture, Saskatchewan, wntes ©a behalf of , land It is determined to "fight this question to a finish, • y ; ■ \ : the Premier, as follows: \ i / . ■ .. . '■'..',... ' ■■"■■■. . ■ '. ' ' things if we were paid to do so. The first six months or a year - e e , after the licensed bar was abolished, we kept track' of the crime and ) , ■' There sno room for it in .a thoroughly Efficient Nation. [ cnrae&m under the old as compart with the m The' ; ;' ■ . • reports were so favourable in this respect to.the new. order that we '"■.'.'■■ . MM , M «,i.i M . M .^ M .. MUM i. J| ».....,.. u . i . -~.,J 1/ ' have ceased making comparisons. The business men of the country ' . " report many, many cases of old accounts that are being paid by . •' n> «# ', m m/tfe • TIJ TTTb' ' A ' ''" i ' drinking customers, but which were looked upon formerly as bein ', : lhe.. National.. Emciency: Boards Keport states ..that: •- ' ,".. ■.. . Vaß gO odaswritoofftheir books. Thegenerdeffectof Prohibition "It has Question from the point ' '■ . hae Um aU t0 the good noevil effectß> noteveiLtlie much ,"" l! " ! " ! " ""';"" '"""" h " " '"'" m " ""'■' T "' l " " >---'—.-- • • antipipated destruction of our hotel system. 1 ' \ ! ; of view ofJ the-Efficiency of the / State and thelaidivi- * '• ,- ' ": /:: Xr """""" ■■"■iiiimn '»■■■" iim|.niiiiiipii..-ii.i»imiii»iniir».ii.inii»ifi »i»»i.iirir iiimnii.. inn 111.'10. nirwiinii — ■■■in— in ■ i i.i -i-i.n. i... .— .n.ii.ii uniiM _ dual, both during the War aed and it has .-.■;• . therefore submitted its recommendations so as to promote \ ■'■-"' . ■'■ ' ■ ■■ • - _ - Permanent national efhgiency; ? ~■■■■ ... . -i ; GEO. H. WILSON, .'' , H. H. MILLER, • . / '. ■ Dominion Treasurero . Dominion Secretary.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 25, 24 October 1918, Page 3
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514Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 25, 24 October 1918, Page 3
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