THE VEXED QUESTIONS

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8178, 3 May 1919, Page 2

THE VEXED QUESTIONS

(To the Editor), Sir, —The General Electiu probably not be long delayed,, the drink evil is to be tackled it is time to get going hibitionists and State Control cates are in perfect agrees opposition to the present rotter sing system, and neither pan, claim to have a monopoly of for the drunkard and those rh, from Ilis excesses. This is p, to test the alleged earnestness advocates of each method of i with the evil. Isn’t it time 4 erate party got out a program explained something of the dn tlie scheme for State party have a. very strong east elimination of private prajj shutting up of about three-fo®

the hotel bars, the provision doctored liquor and so on ski explained to the general publi will hestitate to vote for a pi poke. Again, it is up to the ft party to openly proclaim their tation of the present system, plain that by an unjust ballot with only two issues, forced« by the Prohibitionists, manvd have been compelled into an g with the trade and have had I Continuance though they detij only a little less than they dii hibition. Let them this time tg through the Dominion not tm ocre speakers, whose whole gramme was negative and a position to misguided refon fifty able advocates with a p policy of real sensible reform i abolition of private interest. And what are the Prohibit going to do? They have toldi and over again “April 10thJ only chance.” “If Prohibit not carried on April 10th it J so severely handicapped at tkJ eral Election that it can’t be to This was true and false. Fall cause no greater number of vi Prohibition will be required til it against the two issues ttaj required against the one; tn cause the Prohibitionist voted largely helped on April 11 Moderate people who hated (J ance of the present system Ml they hated Prohibition, and til voted for the lesser evil, I people will vote State Ownerei time and the Prohibitionist rJ suffer accordingly. It is quill Prohibition has no chance at ti referendum. Now is the ekJ prove which Prohibitionists ail fanatics for a fad, and whickl desire reform. Some of tkJ afraid to give State owneJ chance for fear it may solve t| of excess, and win general s|fl and then Prohibition is d<K*l ever. Some will not vote fori Ownership because they do iJ to be “shareholders” in aa for supplying drink, and tIJ prefer Continuance to State! ship. Do they realise that till at present gets about forty J dividend on all the liquor lit* even sold ? Are they not ■ shareholders ? Prohibitionists I nise the truth that they have* at tlie next referendum; t* prove their sincerity for re* accepting what they consider:! loaf and helping tlie State 0* party to stamp out the ah* trade? Let them help to gi* Ownership a trial. If it * well and good; if it fails, * call on the Moderate party* them get more drastic reform* one who votes Prohibition at * tion referendum helps Conti* A coalition of' Moderates >■* hibitionists would stamp oil trade” by a ninety PM majority. United we stand, B we fall, and Continuance * England wanted to serious!;* Germany and take away its* for mischief, whereas Frans* to crush “it” out of exist®** it be wise policy for Enfb* France (o fight one another Germany crushed them Wl'"* etc., STATE C 0«