PROHIBITION.

Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13635, 25 November 1914, Page 2

PROHIBITION.

(To the Editor of "The Colonist.")

Sir, —I read with amusement the Prohibition letter signed "IV G. Butler" in your issue of the 21st. He advances as a strong reason for Prohibition the fact that it is alleged that the Czar of Russia proclaimed for complete Prohibition for his troops in the present war. Did any Britisher ever hear of such reasoning? Haye1 we, as true-born Britishers, to go to Russia to be told what we should do in the matter of what we eat and drink, or, for that matter, for any other advice? Absurd. If Mr. T. G. Butler thinks so much about Russia's idea.s and laws he had better go and live there. His ideas might suit the Czar of Russia, but they_ won't suit free and independent Britishers — and we are determined to show him and others so on the 10th of next month. But after all perhaps even the Czar of j Russia lias not forbidden the use of | alcoholic liquor to his troops. The Prohibition party some time ago, „by misconstruing Lord Kitchener's remarks, made out that he was in favour of total abstinence. As a matter of fact he never used the phrase attributed to him. As a matter of fact the British War Office has sent 150,()00 gallons of rum to the front to help.the British soldiers through the severe winter campaign. (See London "Daily Chronicle," October 6th, 1914.) As for the evils of excessive drinking^,,no one will deny them, but No-license is not the cure: worse crimes will spring up in the way; sly-grog shops, smuggling, etc., with* all their attendant evils, which any man of common sciise knowis. There ai"e more- hotels in Belgium to the, population than any other country * ■' . ...- ■ ..

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in the world, and where is the true honest Britisher that would say one word against the noble, gallant^ brave, honest, industrious heroes of Belgium? I am, etc., MODERATE.