STATE CONTROL.
What a mission sister knows of State Control was told b> Sister Bessie to South Wellington Union. She had been invit«*<l to go round and see for herself how the system worked, w here all private profit was eliminated. She went round twelve hotels, and came to the conclusion that, in spite of an external appearance of respectability, and even gentility, all the evils of the Liquor Traffic were present, all th.* more dangerous because they were so skilfully cloaked and hidden from view As she said, when asked what she thought of State Purchase and Control, in the course of her rounds, it was “A very kid State, and no Control.” Howling greens and tennis courts and croquet lawns attracted the young, wellapi>ointed “ladies’ parlours’* appealed to the women; luxurious, beautifully de coivited cafes were provided on all hands, seemingly so innocent, yet all intended and planned to tempt the unwary and develop In them a taste for strong drink.
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White Ribbon, Volume 31, Issue 368, 18 February 1926, Page 6
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163STATE CONTROL. White Ribbon, Volume 31, Issue 368, 18 February 1926, Page 6
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