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Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 143, 15 December 1919, Page 14

W ''■ ■ - . ■ : : : ' ■ ■ : — r—. Speaking in the Town Hall, Wellington, on Tuesday, 9th December, 1919 vide "Evening Post," (10/12/19) 1 The Revd. R. S. Gray said : "A Convention was held shortly afterwards, and the N.Z. Alliance passed a motion 1 asking for a Poll on the Efficiency Board's proposal. They also passed a motion stating that they would I not have a poll unless every soldier at the Front could have a vote. The Moderate League stated that I the Soldiers owed it to the League that they got a vote. That was a lie. 11 S The Prohibition Advertisement in the "Evening Post," of December 10th, 1919, says: 1 4. "That when the Prohibition Party at last consented to give the proposal their support, they approached 1 the Government demanding that the Soldiers be given an opportunity to vote on the question." § Read the following Resolutions and note the Dates: I THE N.Z. ALLIANCE. THE N.Z. MODERATE LEAGUE. I From "The Dominion" Newspaper, Wednesday, April 10th, 1918. Usual supplied report From the " N.Z. Times," April 11th, 1918. Usual supplied report of N.Z. Moderate I • of N.Z. Alliance Meeting :■— League Meeting: — 1 THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC. 1 WAR DRINE POLL. ——♦ I . , ' * ALLIANCE PROPOSALS COUN- 1 ■■ ■ ♦ —• : • TEEED i , FINAL SETTLEMENT OF LIQUOR STATE PUECHASE AND CONTROL 1 QUESTION. • AS AN ALTEENATIVE. 1 . . , The central executive of the New Zea- . 8 ■ ' ■ . '>-■-■' ' . . land Moderate League held a special ' . H •'■-.■■ • ■ ; . A MANIFESTO. > ■ meeting yfcsterday morning to consider ' H ■■ . . . ' ."'■ ■ . ■ ' \ ■ , the League's attitudo in view of the , B ■ ' The postponement of the liquor poH ' manifesto issued by the New Zealand ■ . H " ' from 1917 to 1918, the declarations of the / <*, Unity FlP»t Alliance calling for a special liquor refer- Kote this data g Prime Minister and Sir Joßeph Ward *»'■•■ endurn. Mr. D. M. Findlay presided. ' H during,last session of Parliament, and Carry Olli After discussion, it was resolved to issue 11th Apgili 1918 mEI .' the continued strain of the war have , the following manifesto: — . , H Snl<fiamb ma* caused the New Zealand Alliance to call M^j.- *«.- .■_!._ (1) That the New Zealand Moderate ' S B(""IW* rW l' . its National Council to Wellington to WOt€ tltA dat« League, ■ holding that the first duty of - . ' H ♦#» ha tmiatAil consider the position of the liquor ques- „„.. , .. <t%^tm ■ government in this .time of Empire crisis ' . t| , 1.0 neirunaai . tion the j^ of present conditions. lUtll April, H9lSt , is to maintain the unity of all sections of .''... i After much deliberation, the council has • the community with the one supreme || adopted the following manifesto: — , . object of carrying on New Zealand's part fa ~ "That the interests of the Dominion, . ' . in the war, considers that there are the . ■ y ' . . and particularly the interests of our soim: strongest objections to the granting of B ' ■'•'». ,■ ■ who are returning from the war, demand ..■•.. the demand of the New Zealand Alliance ' i ■ Bj . ' a speedy and final settlement of theliquor . ' for a special liquor referendum, whiea I . ■ ' question. . . . , c■,■■ '. . .■■■;.■ ;•' .■■■. ■■■■ would mean the complete division of the ' "■'■ ■ . ■ ; I " That public opinion is now roused to * ■ . , , people into rival camps, with all the ■ . flj ■ ; ' ■■ . . ■ a full sense of that fact. ' , . > , . rancour and bitterness which is in- . ; B ' , , "That the time is therefore ripe for :.- .' -'• ■'-'■ ■ ■'•; , separable from the liquor polls. ■ legislative, action giving immediate effect : ""...'..■ . '■ "'■ ■: ,' ; ' '■■ ■ : (2) That in the present state of the •:' '■ ■ •"■ "■' ■ ■ ""'■ " ■ ■ " '■ I by simple majority vote to the recom- . Tit A Soldienß Dominion's finance the proposal of pro- Nal-a thifft rf*t« B mendations of the National Efficiency ■■■««•»»■ ■«■ m hibition would be more than ever a •»«»•.« ».■■•» u«i.v N . Board for the prohibition of the manu- mLI sir vote calamitous measure from the financial 11th Anitll IQIS ra ; :, facture, importation, or sale of liquor, ' , ««w»fc *"WI and economic viewpoint. Un **P™l ■•■»• g l A -■-■'. except for sacramental, medicinal, scien- ' < ' (3) That no vote on the liquor ques- H "\ '', ««juii j.l. * tific' °r industrial purposes. . tion should be taken until the soldiers ■ , H Whll© thO "That during last session of Parlia- Not© th* dfttO . ■ ■ on active service have returned from the »;• inent both the Prime Minister and Sir • • ■ . . war, or, in the alternative, that complete ' . :'■ WIP WM Oflf Joseph Ward expressed their opinion that 10th ApPtl| 1918* ' • and adequate machinery should be pro- ■ .^: such a poll should be taken at an early . vided for placing any issues submitted , :.' : date. fully before them, and for recording the . "That if such a poll be taken within votes of all soldiers at home and abroad. • ! . the present year, the New Zealand Alii- (4) That the league reaffirms its preance is prepared, as an urgency mea- . piously expressed opinion that before sure, to consent to the proposal for a • another -vote is taken on the liquor < ■ ■ .■ money payment to the Trade on the lines question Government should set up a • : . ■ of the board's recommendations. ! ' ■ Commission to inquire into and report on V '..-...- ■ '■ • "That if Parliament fail to make pro- : the question of State purchase and eon- ;'. .""'"■ • vision for such a poll we demand as a ' ' ■ „ tirolj with. a view to submitting such ,:; ::. '.. . . • minimum that legislation be passed this , additional and amended issues to the ' . •y . ". „'■". year giving the people the right, by , . Th« Peoples' people as would give to the moderate Note this dfttft 'I i-'. ■■;-■ • simple majority vote, to put a flnalend ' . section, or third party, that opportunity ■ . ■ ;';■ :, to the manufacture, importation, and Rltfhti of expressing their true opinion, which, .. *. , 11th April) 1918- . R ■.•■■- . sale of liquor in New Zealand, except as under present conditions; is denied to . - H % • above; the vote to take full effect bo them. . that the Trade shall cease and determine ' , (5) That if the Dominion is to be ■ : AnotheP n°t later than June 30,1919, and without Note the dfttft ' embroiled in the expense aad disturbance ■ ; . ' / any money payment. of a liquor fight at this juncture, there • ■ . InSUltt "That the New Zealand Alliance, how- " 10th ApHli 1918t . '• ■ can be no justification for further postever, in making this statement, emphatic- , ■ • poning the right of the people to express . a . ' ally reaffirms that the liquor trade has their approval or otherwise of the various ■ -, . no right in law," equity, or moTals to ■ determinations of Parliament through the ' compensation. 1' . constitutional method of a general ■ '•I "■ " ' \ The Alliance has also decided "to ' election. . - st^theS^^r^^oXo? The Moderate League immediately communicated the aiove resolutfon to the Government and the following is the ■ landing and at all places where troop mrtTAJII? kJITMICTIM^tC nvni v • trains stop with returned soldiers en route . • HKIiVIjCV iVUNIO 1 CrK d K&PLY . ■ . to their homes as is done in South Africa, ' " (Nate the Da+»l 9 :;, , ■ 'Australia, and ether countries, so that our v«»k vi«» ««•„, «• - + , «**.- , ■ I heroic returned boys may nfeet their ' ' Prime Minister ' S Off ICe , ! I rdativea and friends in a manner worthy Wellington, 12th April, 1918. '' | . cf heroes and avert the heartrending «»n > ■ ■«»».,*'.» ■ ■ •,<-■'■■ scenes that shocked bo many on a recent DS&r SIT, „ ■ . , oecasiaß Hh 6g ou S toys caino hoßs, .^ I am in receipt of your letter of the 11th instant, | i , . ' forwarding resolutions at a special meeting of the Gen- 1 tral Executive of the N.Z. Moderate League, objecting to the 1 NOTE* demand of the N.Z. Alliance for a special liquor referendum | ■ before the general election. In reply, I beg to inform you 1 * . . ... . .. .... -, _ -.., .. .*..,_ m. x^ » u « that I have noted the terms of the resolutions which will be I In the abov« Keaolutlon of the N.Z, Alliance, supplied by them to the Prest, NO given serious consideration. I MENTION WHATEVER IS MADE OF THE SOLDIERS' RIGHT TO VOTE. In regard tq the renewed request of your League for a 1 • Commission to report on the question of State Purchase and I It was not until after the Moderate League had publicly protested as pep sub* Control of the liquor traffic, I have to state that this pro- I loined resolution that the Prohibitionists, aeeintf the game was up, made a belated posal will be duly submitted to Cabinet for consideration. I mention of the Soldiers' Vote at all. R. A. Armstrong, Esq., I Dominion Secretary, Yours faithfully, " I RETURNED SOLDIERS will also notice that the only mention made of them in N.Z. Moderate League, I " .. ... _■* fcl^ „., .... . « >. •■ ■ ' 145 Featherston Street, (Signed) W. F. Massey. I the above resolution of the N.Z. Alliance is the insulting proposal, so effectively Wellington. ' I carried out} that the hotels should be closed to them on their return. ' I . , NOTE.—-It was because of the deliberate attempt made by the Prohibitionists to secure a poll while the war | was on and the soldiers were away that THE MODERATE LEAGUE immediately passed the above 1 resolution INSISTING ON THE SOLDIERS'RIGHT TO VOTE. 1 WHEN DID THE PROHIBITION PARTY ASK FOR THE SOLDIERS' VOTES P.P ? I We leave the Returned Soldiers and the Public to judge from the above resolutions as to who has played the game, and to show the Prohibition Party by their votes on the 17th December that "slim" tactics, abuse and vilification do not pay THE N.Z. MODERATE LEAGUE £ ™:ZZ^^£ im Se c,e ta , y .