AUSTRALIA'S DRINK TRAFFIC

Otago Witness, Issue 2934, 8 June 1910, Page 27

AUSTRALIA'S DRINK TRAFFIC

ADELAIDE, June 4. The new Premier (Mr Yerran), in the course of a speech at a Rechabite jubilee, said that God was not going to see the principles of society dropped by a few dirty beer barrels, and he (as Premier) was there to defend those principles.. While he held the position of Premier no man need expect any sympathy when he came to him about the drink traffic. He was concerned to defend righteousness, truth, and justice. SYDNEY, June 4.

Speaking to a motion before the Anglican Synod at Newcastle, to support nolicense at the next election, Bishop Stretch expressed the hope that the Synod would not support no-licenee. The Synod was not a political body, and for any such body 1 to say it would support and vote for a man on this ground only was degrading their doctrine. That was really"" sectarianism to vote and cry for the personnel of candidates. He thoughtlocal option was the worst thing ever introduced. He regarded the action of the Legislature in referring to the people the question of no-license by means of local option a piece of cowardice, and false to the root principles of democracy. The State said, " You can have your license if you build a house costing £7OOC or £BOOO, but we can shut it down at the year's end, however well you conduct it." This was an elaborate and disgusting swindle. It would knock morality out of the trade. The motion was rejected.