B.W.T.A. CONDEMNS THE WET CANTEEN AND THE RUM RATION.
At the National Council of the British Women’s Temperance Association, attended by nearly 1000 delegates, the* wet canteen and the rum ration were condemned in the following resolutions: — “That ir view of the strong pronouncements made by Lord Kitchener as to the evil effects of alcohol upon the health and efficiency of the troops, this Council urges the War Office to abolish the sale of intoxicating liquors in camps and training centres, to provide adequate substitutes free from injurious results, and further to discontinue the billeting soldiers in public.houses. ” “That representations be mao- to Lord E • hener and the Army Council urging that the present issue of the rum ration to the forces be immediately withdrawn, ana that liquid food, e.g., condensed milk, tea, coffee, Of bovrit, be supplied in its stead.”
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White Ribbon, Volume 21, Issue 248, 18 February 1916, Page 15
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141B.W.T.A. CONDEMNS THE WET CANTEEN AND THE RUM RATION. White Ribbon, Volume 21, Issue 248, 18 February 1916, Page 15
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