THE PROHIBITION POLL,
'lf liquor is such a good thing, why is it that, in times of national emergency, the authorities naturally close the bar's? Why is this interference with freedom tolerated? In the public interest? Yes, of course. But why "of course," if it interferes with personal freedom? Simply because when the welfare of everybody is at stake, the selfish pleasures of the individual —his freedom to do as he likes no matter who suffers—must be swept aside. When the authorities closed the railway bars it was done by common consent. Why? Because everybody realised that it was safer to travel with drivers and guards who had not "had a taste." Well then, if alcohol is bad for drivers and guards, how can it be good for anybody who has responsible work to do? What human life is safe in these days of fast travel if the man at 'the steering gear is seeing double? And the same thing applies everywhere, always. Freedom is not freedom unless it is fool-proof. Make it safe on April 10. Strike out the top line, 2&
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Taranaki Daily News, 27 March 1919, Page 5
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183Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 Taranaki Daily News, 27 March 1919, Page 5
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