CORRESPONDENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 September 1917, Page 6

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE LICENSING BILL. To the Editor. Sir, —As was expected, the 80-ea.lled National Government has flouted the expressed opinion of SO per cent, of the population, by bringing down the early closing Bill. Mr. Massey, with his inefficient chuckle, says: ''See, we .are cutting off five hour? a day," and then he heaves the -Bill on the floor of the House and says: "Scramble for what you want!'' We have lost the National Efficiency Board 011 this question, and the combined intelligence of. Massey and Ward will not be as good as that of one member of the old board. British Columbia has wiped it right out as from September 1, aiul our new ally, America,' through all their principal papers, said the first trench America must take to win the war was to smash the liquor trade, and they are doing it now. What influence does the brewer, Mr. Myers,, wield in the Cabinet? We spend 4 1 /, millions in liquor and make the farmers and i workers pay for it. The Cabinet are past praying for, but the Almighty in his wisdom may send us a man with a vision for the future of the country. Let us hope it will be soon.—l am, etc., C. O. SOLE. Stratford, Sept. 13.