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Taranaki Daily News, 17 September 1918, Page 4

What does the elector ask ifor if ha signs the liquor grade's petition? Ostensibly lid requests a poll on three issues : Xational Continuance, Nation#! Ownership, and National Prohibition. But read tlie liquor trade's petition carefully, and it will foe found that it asks th'at these issues are not only to be decided ; on a bare majority vote but the elector is to vote for one issue only, and, still more important, that no issue is to be carried unless it secures a majority of the total votes cost on the three issues. Just what this delightfully undemocratic measure involves is ccen by'noting how it might work out at an election Suppose National Continuance secures a majority—plainly, the trade wins. Suppose National Ownership secures a majority, who winst The trade, as will bd > clearly seen When its price is madia knbwii 1 But suppose noiio of the three issues secures a majority, wh<> wins? The trade once more scores, for there would be no dianee. In short, liquor demands a three-to-ond chance. Not bad bdds, is it—for liquort Contrast this with the Alliance petition. The National Efficiency Board invest!* gated the liquor traffic with impartiality. After hearing the argumenta of all sides and classes, it came to the conclusion that the liquor traffic is one 'of Now Zealand's greatest enemies t6 efficiency. In the interests of the people, it therefore proposed to secure National Prohibition at onee—provided a majority of electors were in favor of tiuif course. The Alliance monster pefcitioa asks Parliament to grant a poll on fki -basis of the board's report- ®gn tke N7. Alliance Petition, and refuse to ""g" that on ibehalf of liquor. If yon hscss signed the latter under a nrisspprehension, ask your M.P. to Ism jvarr im*| removed, or send Word to tits WS. Affiance representative at OBce—-AJtefc Can a woman tread the primrose psffi of folly and not pay thepeaa&jrT Tmt is the theme of "The Law Compens*' tion," a Select picture featuring fie inr comparable actress Norma Ta?ma<!ge. This fine_ picture story shows finally art f.hc Empire tn-niprlit. Supporting the ",W fi: "rp fr ft.* >n,i .cßisode of ."The •> t«>*i Francis X. ' Bnslnnan and l3ovci-1y TJayno.