TRAPPEDI.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 662, 12 November 1909, Page 3

TRAPPEDI.

Sir,—The representatives of the Not" Zealand,/ ; S alliance, who considir'ith'at; they are' the '.re-',.. ■ ■■:/. pirestntatives of the vast number of Nb-LiconßO \'., •.-;£ voters of this country-—which most, emphaUo- / j ally they' are: not—have .been lassoed; by 'the -iw enemy—thpj brewers. .Perhaps lassoed .is not, ;;■:. the term-rtfrey ■.have' bad Bait put upon' their .;;.■..- tails,.. and j.have. ..been. caught; • Tney: have meta-?., ; : ; : j)hori'cally ; eateiu from, the -.hands, of the, com*.. " : rr ; '- mon enemy,-, and- when they awake from, the'■'■'■;.■ Vi'/ stupor into• which .theyjliavo'fallen they.'^rill*:.. 'i; realise what :■&bitter (mouthful , ., they?;have. ~v ;,: taken, and it will be the immediate,: and ur- :i'.; gent, duty of ,the> No-License-: Zealand (whoi as. before; stated, are >not "re- ',' v presented :by.; the.UNcw , Zealand' Alliaincoy^to: ;.:.v; administer.' sucUs'"a- 1 powerful will, ;,,..'': save their poor misguided brethren,and,pair.';. .v' ticularly . the. cause from: : thei dangers 1 which .-:. :,'■'■'■ now confront.:them." The New,, Zealand Alii- ",-> v auce undoubtedly ,dpe3 a -large/aitiount i o{.'.-sir' work, but it .over-estimates its',powers:Badi.'.ii-)V authority, and! has absolutely no right -to"l.γ-v compromise with anyone. ■The.. Liquor ' parly i ; v;' is composed-:of those who;aro 'directly infer-""','/,(■■■ ested in tho -snip of, liquor. Its,,'members arij- ; : :J : ' broworsant!, otherar-shrewd business men who/ ■ ::;'. can see in 'front,' of them, aheadiof them;::and.' ~',-.; ; :. v.: practically, bohind-.i them. - Judging -by .the •'■.-■. ; i terms of thq ■ so-called, 'ogreoment; they;have:' ■;■'■'•; had a. vory. simple task; and..to use .'a sportingVγ. .J;-' .term they have, "got'all ; ,oyer''-,the;gcntlemeiiV ::*"i irom tho Alliance camp. • -v-;.'-:.:-.-'."--><'vv i .'-i : ~:':,'', ■jttrieliy,: the' No-Liconeo. .ppxty' scored :; half a point where' it , , was .justly, entitled :','ir.-r co a whojb pointi.ii" it had^"desireu'..it:.v Thia,:-! , ,. s point is ln.retereiice to toe"mujority necessary'.-■> co carry, prohibition. If the: piu-ty pad. wanted '-■,': a bare majority to dccido.it is strong -enough -~*', to have insisted. up°n. ; this.,without -sacrificing',. ■ ,v its freedom to ! th'6 : wishes'.of a" handful" oi t '.: .',;!■ brewers. 'jL'ho.; war-is being' waged';'.: r ■'■'■'; against'.the brewers, unrt- their-,monopolies andv j;-;S ; tnoir. "tied" houses as niucn'as.^against'.tnorY;; ■■■?: trailic, and, : knowing this, wha.t!have the wily,'. ,J; browprs done?...Tliey .have.- agreed .with, - : our ■:'■■.■;: 'friends .'of tho 'Alliance ' that- .if-• they..-'(-the:>',::v: brewers) lose their mdnopoly the; electors: who i' : v' '■• make . them ' lose .it, as : lvea as : :those elector* ? '■' i - : .' who support: theni.v hiiisfc : deny cthemfcelvos,;■ :; . ; S This so-callfid 'agreement is: inranibus. ;'• Thay';v ,: have also-agreed that if Dominion option". U^'".'; carried it-shall, not take;otfect: for iivo ycais.. : ,v.\ ! '. This -is iniquitous.. Fancy Guch.an' attempt,'te,;,';.,;', defeat the wishes of tub. people without first.'!. l:_i consulting ;th(i people! \Tne real' parties in.. "v■,;}■. terested-.in this question are'the .buyers—the^'.:.')', people—and tile. sellefs-rtho browcrs, : and;the.,-. .'/',;:■ impudent ■.proposal which ; is about % to: ibe vv ) brought belorfi Parliament.has the'consent'of -,:"\ ono party, only,, and therefore it ia not^trarigo- V':;:. to find ..that t!io; only party to .benefit,if ihe i>::; , propositibn biicoincs law is-the- before-mun<'' ■■" tipned consenting party.- The whole business'is ■:■■:! amazing, andj attogether. too. high-handed; to: W'" \~~ tolerated, in any democratic: country; ; , Ono ri. v : V diculous clause, states that if Dominion pro« 1 j - hibition .is carried,, no further, poll shall;, be\ ; — taken fo"r\ threes , years.; ~This- is .the ppsitiod >1 as "the law stands-.ij0H1ay.,,.; ».■■:; v;' ' : •'•> '■■'■: > - .'■■■■' i> . : It,.is,to':be .fincerely hpped!-that wnon'th» ,; .'.' ::; proposals come beforo the; Housoi every mom- ' y ber.will carefully, think the-matter brer with ''■■'s the result that this one-horso,''"heads I win,: : -': (ails you lose,"■■■ measure will .be,, thrown put '■;•'• ■ neck ande crop.; If, this is done members can ' ; ospect their action.".to ,bp'enuprsod by 'every i>: ■'■"■ level-headed elector.: in tho countiy;—l am, ■ etojiVft- \ :, ,.: ■■ ';: .tiISGCSTEA PROHIBITIONIST;-" ■ : i '#■