A Great Deliverance

Taihape Daily Times, 26 March 1919, Page 5

A Great Deliverance

PRESIDENT WILSON’S FOURTEEN POITS.

STRIKE FOR LIBERTY AND FREEDOM.

VOTE-STEALING TACTICS

The essence of President Wilson’s Fourteen Points was the self-determina-tion and liberty of the people of smaller nations. Every man’s and evejry woman’s self-determination, the right of choice and personal liberty is threatened by the Prohibitionists.

PROEIBIION WOULD BE A CALAMITY.

Because (1) it won!)a. only prevent legal drinking, but foster sly grogselling and illegal druneknness.

2. It -would cost the. Dominion £4.500,000 plus £1,500,000 this year, and £1,500,000 every subsequent year; or £7 10s Id for every elector in New Zealand.

3. It is the German principle of “Forbidden” extended into New Zealand.

4. It would deprive you of the prompt aid of port wine or brandy or other alcoholic stimulant in the ease of sickness.

5. It has proved a failure in NoLicense districts, and has increased the record of crime.

G. The Army doctors rejected only 150 mien out bf lover men examined ias unfit) for service by reason of alcoholism. 7. The British Government found Regulation quite effective and refused to enact Prohibition. Prohibition in Gji-cat Britan would have lost the war.

S. It slanders the New Zealander — solder and civilian —as being inefficient.

.9 It would prevent you or your wife having a glass of ale or stout with your meals.

10. It would lessen the attractiveness of New Zealand as a tourist resort.

11. It is inspire-'’ sand financially backed by profiteers, to sc;rve their business ends.

12. It destroys ail individuals’ ‘‘Rights of Choice” and their “SelfDetermination.”

13. It would prevent the issue of State Control ever being put oefore the electors.

14. It gives the Police the right of entry into your home any hour, day, or night. Eemembcjf many people have been deprived of their votes by the Prohibition agents’ tactics. You should therefore know that notwithstanding this form of -vote-stealing by the Prohibitionists you are entitled to vote if your name appears on the roll of 1914 or any subsequent toll, or if your name appealed on the manuscript roll hold by the Registrar on your making a declaration in the polling booth on polling day that -you are sc entitled to vote. Do not be trickdd out of your vote. Vote solidly for Continuance.

(Published by Arrangement.)