THE PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN

Gisborne Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 4978, 19 September 1918, Page 3

THE PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—-What is known as “The Strength of Britain Movement” lias brought together men and women of the best brains and finest character in the Old Country, including members of the Privy Council and Parliament, . the Army and Navy, the Public Service, and Loaders in Science, Industry, Finance, Literature. Education, Art, and Social Service. They are all determined to fight to a, finish in order to defeat Britain’s greatest enemy —Drink. What may be called the minifesto of the movement is contained in a little book colled “Defeat?” under the joint authorship of Mr Arthur Mee, organiser of the Strength of Britain Memorial, and Rev. John Stuart Holden, with an introduction by Dr. C. W. Saleeby, F.R.S.C. This book lias been read by hundreds of thousands of people in Britain and by tens of thousands in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and has stirred hearts and consciences as they have never been stirred before. A most unmanly attack on Mr Mee. and, incidentally, on all who have given the book their imprimatur. together with some grossly misleading statements about the book, which is described as a “scurrilous” slander on the British Army and the British people,” and a “villainous farrago of lies and filth,” were made in your issue of last Monday by a correspondent using the obvious misnomer Fair Play. The writer now challenges your correspondent to quote from the book one sentence —not separated from its context — in support of these bold assertions, and to produce, or quote, his authority for the misleading statements that the book ' 'was at once sunpressed in England, and b v the “Canadian Government. ir be will do this, and sign bis name thereto, the writer is prepared to deal further with the matter. I am, yours etc, R GAED]XER ,.