Does Organised Labour favour State Control as a solution for the Liquor Traffic? The New Zealand Labour Party, although declaring, for democratic reasons, that State Cpritrql should be on the ballpt-paper, decidedly refused to commit themselves to it. as a-policy. The Labour men of Great Britain want Prohibition. Recent votes in industrial centres • in England, Scotland, and Wales give a, majority in every case lor War ; tifflp Prohibition. Annan, where the Government public-houses are, voted over 3to 1 for. Prohibition. Paisley, in Scotland,.' registered 11,182 for and 1178 against, or over 9to 1.. Hull gave an 11,512 majority, while Lasmabagow, in Scotland, topped the lot witii a- 30 to 1 verdict. The totnl for 27 centres was—For Prohibition, 166,693; against Prohibition, 78,066; a majority tor Prohibition 88,627. New Zealand. Labour jvill follow th> ipleudid leari.—Advt. ■
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 80, 1 October 1918, Page 11
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135Page 11 Advertisements Column 3 Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 80, 1 October 1918, Page 11
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