THE MODERATE LEAGUE.

Evening Star, Issue 18137, 29 November 1922, Page 12

THE MODERATE LEAGUE.

TO THB EDITOR.

Sir, —Your correspondent “ Two Top Lines,” in your issue of the 23rd last., is running off tho rails when he says of State Control that “ nobody with any brains expects it to win.” I am a member of the league, and anyone with brains conversant with its objective knows that it must win in the finish, bo tho finish the next poll or the one after. State Control is absolutely tho only certain horse in the race. The average normal voter is getting very tired of the bombastlo talk of Prohibition spellbinders. By voting State Control I am certainly voting against Prohibiton and its necessary army of spies, and at the same time I am helping to force the hands of tho Government to fulfil Its promise to thoroughly overhaul the licensing legislation. bras tie reform in our licensing laws is just exactly what tho professional Prohibitionist least desires. It would put him out of his job or prevent him from stirring up strife with bia already exploded theories. Prohibition has been an abject failure anywhere and everywhere it has been tried, and tho people of New Zealand are gradually but surely getting wise to that fact. That is the main reason why the New Zealand Alliance is trying to stampede things along just at present.- —I am, oto., Mouebatb. November 28.