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Taihape Daily Times, 31 March 1919, Page 5

1 he Principle Prohibition is False One : would not New Zealanders are temperate. Temperance means moderation in use. Prohibition forbids use even in moderation. All abuse is harmful—abuse of speech, of appetite, of money, equally with, abuse, of .Liquor. Because some people speak slander and falsehood, should the right of free speech be prohibited? Because some men embezzle money, should money be prohibited? Prevention of abuse is the only remedy for the evil of alcohol. You could no more successfully prevent the evil of drunkenness by prohibiting drink, than you could prevent the evil of fire by prohibiting Safety Matches The medical examinations under the Military Service Act proved that out of 18,113 examinees from the Auckland Province only five were rejected as being alcoholics, or one drunkard to 3,622 temperate men # What frenzied finance is it that asks the Dominion to pay i* million pounds in a lump sum and sacrifice the yearly revenue of li million pounds gained from the voluntary consumption of Liquor so that one alcoholic to every 3,622 sober men shall be reformed? Or conversely, is it right that 3,621 men should be branded as criminals if they drink a glass of ale of their own free will because one cannot control himself?

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