NO-LICENSE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3044, 14 November 1908, Page 5

NO-LICENSE.

REPLY TO FAIR PLAY OW ALLEGED FALLACIES OF NO-LICENSE. (To the Editor). , Sir,-—To spare your valuable spaed I will briefly answer "Fail 4 Play's" five questions. 1. The No-License advocates not being able to manipulate the -whole seaboard off-hand are trying to save all the people they can in the best way possible at present. 2. The local workers for temperance are not remunerated at all. I would not take reward for duty. The cranks in Parliament are not all sober men.

3. No-License people are not the only opponents to monopolies. The word monopoly is seldom heard amongst them. They are trying to save the people from Home and foreign alcohol alike. 4. No-License will benefit hotelkeepers more than others. It will be hard to find the old road to ruin fop license districts some day. 5. The statements made against the evils of drunkenness are by scientists, doctors, brain specialists, physiological experts, who know what they are talking about, and by economists who know, the injuries it inflicts on men, women and children. As I have answered all his questions, I hope every one who loves his fellow will strike out the top.line,—l am, etc. t RICHARD WILLIAMS, 45 Columba Road. (To the Editor). ' N Sir,—A letter signed, "J. WJ Malcolmson, late Manager Fairfield Freezing Works, Ashburton/* regarding No-License in that elector-' ate, appeared in your issue of yesterday morning. We have heard of Mr Malcolmson before. Did he not appear in the famous bottle episode, which eventually caused the brewers so much pain and regret? Would Malcolmson tell us how many years ago he left the freezing works, and the circumstances under which he left? Also, could he offer any explanation of the following tele-, gram: —

"Ashburton, Nuvember 13th, 1908.

Malcolmaon's letter effect of No-License, Ashburton, tissue of lies. Would not dare publish same here. He was fined £25 on 22nd April, 1904, for keeping liquor for sale at his office, Ashburton. Called himself general agent. His opinion would carry little weight here."

After this it is not necessary to deal with the contents of Mr Malcolmson's letter. The statements published within the past day or two ought to gi«e electors a fair idea of what they might expect to get from the Liquor Party between now and Tuesday next. We balieve, however,, that the public are too wide awake to be gulled by such palpable misstatements.—l am, etc., J. BRIDGES.