THE DRINK PROBLEM.
XO UNIVERSAL rftOHIBfTrON COX' I'i'.'.l Bi.A ! ED. LONDON, April 14. The ’Daily Chronicle ’ .-ays that the Cabinet’s drink jo Hi. y is still unsettled. Tiie committee who are inquiring have
alrady asked the opinions of experts like Sir Thomas Whittaker, M.P., Mr B. Seebohm Eowntree, Labor loaders, and leading business men. It is certain that the Government do hot contemplate universal prohibition, but will probably introauce restrictive measures, including prohibition of the manufacture and sale of spirits, a reduction of the alcoholic strength of I,per, hours of sale not to exceed five, the closing of public-houses near factories, mines, and workshops, and compensation to the interests affected. The ‘Chronicle’ confirms the statement that the Cabinet arc considering an elaborate memorandum with a view to eliminating private profits from the sale of alcoholic liquors, and the State acquiring breweries and licensed houses at a cost of £300,000,000.
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Evening Star, Issue 15778, 15 April 1915, Page 3
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149THE DRINK PROBLEM. Evening Star, Issue 15778, 15 April 1915, Page 3
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