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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16906, 4 December 1922, Page 11

Hot from The Wires! Cablegram to Colonel Ransom H. Gillett, Vice-President of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, New York Division :

K4EO. Fram. _ By_ Aa>4- by_ B-SOA AKUBS? Not*.- Thbform must accompany any irfluip' made (hia telegram. Aeket. hr^ OT 4 40PM 29 New York 15 Via Pacific Leo 49/3 Leo, National Council License Trade, Wellington. Wets defeated drys in congress in New York New Jersey Massachusetts Pennsylvania Illinois Minnesota. Drys partially successful in Ohio California. Wets control Congress next month Dry claims enormously exaggerated Beaten everywhere except Ohio Complete returns hitherto unavailable writing fully Ransom H Gillett

The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment is a great nation-wide organization for the modification of Prohibition. Amongst its leaders are such men as Kermit Roosevelt, George A. Washington, Stuyvesant Fish, James Speyer (the Wall Street banker), Generals, Authors, Professional and Business Men, and Labour leaders. The Association is recognised as representing the moderate section of the public. PRESIDENT HARDING says : (Nov. 20 —Cable, all N.Z, Newspapers). “He has taken cognisance of the 6 wet 9 gains at the recent elections . . ... if assured that the country is not merely undergoing a temporary reaction and really demands beer and wines he will endeavour to meet the demand ! 33 Prohibition In America is an Acknowledged -Failure ! It Would Fail in N.Z. VOTE AGAINST— Tyranny, Drugs, Lawlessness, Higher Taxation, Increased Cost-of-Living, More Unemployment! Vote Continuance Issued by the National Council of the "Licensed Trade of Veto Zealand.