LIQUOR AND LABOUR.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16052, 20 April 1914, Page 3

LIQUOR AND LABOUR.

At the Hanover Street Sunday School Hall last night the question of Liquor and Labour was discussed. , Mr Bewley, president of the Bakers Union, opened the discussion, giving expression to his views on the matter. Ho stated thut it was a healthy sign that most of the present Labour leaders had come to the conclusion that the liquor traffic "was not in the beet interests of Labour. It stood in the way, of industrial advance, and it must go. Ho quoted Kcir Hardie, Ramsay Macdonald, and Philip Snowden as being out for the emancipation of tho workers, and direct opposition to liquor interests. The Federation of Labour, tho Social Democratic Party, and most of tho Trades and) Labour Councils of the dominion endorsed their attitude. "Our attitude," he said, '■'should be a persistent and uncompromising opposition to this giant octopus." The liquor interests were absolutely against national progress, and their destruction would result in tho maximum benefit to the workers. CM the 14,000 convictions for drunkenness in 1912 probably two-thirds would be of tho working classes. The brewers, as controlling'the greatest monopoly in the country, were in opposition to organised labour, and Labour must bo. out against them. Mr Steve Boreham, who followed, stated that ho did not support tho liquor trade, but he supported liquor. Ho quoted texts from the Biljfc in support of his assertion that Christianity was not opposed to it, and urged Labour leaders to concentrate their efforts rather upon the. land problem.

Mr A. S. Adams challenged Mr Boreham's Bibical allusions, and quoted leading Christian thinkers as being in favour of the direct prohibition of liquor. Referring to the economical aspect, he drew attention to the vast disproportion between tho brewing and other industries in respect of wages paid and income received. Mr M'Cutchcon spoke of the w.-.rthleas-ness to Labour and to Socialism of men who

drank

Mr Smith, dealing with the liberty of tho subject aspect claimed the right to protect his daughters from the possible effect of the trade, and stated that the only constituional method was at the ballot bix.

Mr F. B. Adams combaed the contention that Capital would be more greatly advantaged than Labour by prohibition. Mr May and Mr Perry, in the interests of Socialism and Labour generally, declared themselves as strongly opposed to liquor traffic. Both stated that men were injured morally and physically by the trade. The- Rev.' R. S. Gray said he was delighted to hear the almost unanimous expressions of disapproval of the trade andijts methods. It was time that Labour expressed itself in no uncertain terms upon this question. He was convinced that the workers would come to see that the solution of this problem would pave the way for other reforms.

, It was decided to continue the discussion usual meeting next Sunday, and attend the meeting unanimously deeided' - to forego the upon the following Sunday week. The prohibition meeting at the Octagon Hall. .

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