THE DRINK TRAFFIC.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 20, 28 May 1913, Page 6

THE DRINK TRAFFIC.

“A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS.” t-fi'iN;?! Auckland, May 26. In 1 the course of a “civic sermon” in St. Mary’s Cathedral yesterday, Crossloy dealt with tlie drink traffic. “The morality of the people of New Zealand,” he said, “does not depend on gaols, but upon principles.” Illustrating his point, he said that no one -could-deny that there was urgent need for reform in the drink .traffic- Ho had drawn attention to the need for such reform, and he would continue to do so, although he felt something like the voice crying in-ithe wilderness. There were those who would make the selling of liquor a crime. “I do not believe in the gaol method,” said the Bishop. “I acknowledge it is a cure, but I also believe it would be a creator of untold evil on the national principles of our people. Let me point out a bettor way.” His Lordship then once more advocated the open bar, so as to make hotels houses of refreshment, where men could stand at the counters openly, in the sight of their felloAV men. “If all public houses,” ho continued, “were sheathed in light, many of the evils in connection with the traffic would by the. alterations that the proprietors would have to make to their buildings carry out this reform.” The preacher also said he would he in favour of £ome system like the Gothenberg system, under the control of the State. The Gothenberg system provided that food should bo sold as well as drink. The manager, under the system got a heavy percentage upon the sale of non-alcoholic beverages. This system had been tried with admirable success in England by the Publichouse Company.