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Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13851, 31 August 1918, Page 8

Read this sinking testimony as to what Prohibition means to Canada. These letters are contributed by men who are interested in the welfare of the Nation from an efficiency point of view. This is the testimony of leading men, and Every Letter has been written since June sth, 1918 The Premier of British Columbia says: "Since the prohibition of the liquor traffic within the Province of British Columbia, two of our large provincial jails have been closed; the working out of the Act has proved of great public benefit and vastly increased the comfort of a large number of homes in the Province of British Columbia." —June 25th, 1918. The Premier of Ontario says: "Prohibition has been a distinct success in the Province of Ontario. Many of its bitterest opponents at at the time of the enactment of the Act have become now its strongest supporters and advocates. It has had a beneficial effect on social and moral conditions throughout the Province. —June 25th, 1918. The Acting-Premier of Saskatchewan says: "We wouldn't return to the old order of things if we were paid to do so. The first six months or a year after the licensed bar was abolished we kept track of the crimes and convictions under the old order as compared with the new. The reports were so favourable in this respect to the new order that we have ceased making comparisons. Nobody talks of reverting to the licensed bar to-day. The wonder now is that we tolerated this abomination so long. The general effect of prohibition has been all to the good with no evil effects, not even the much anticipated destruction of our hotel system." June 7th, 1918. The Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta says: "Replying to your question, Ts Prohibition a Failure?' My answer is ' No,' a most emphatic 'No.' In my opinion it is one of Canada's greatest achievements since Confederation. Prohibition can never be a failure anywhere in this world. Far from being a failure, it is one of a nation's greatest steps towards prosperity, and I am sure that with the intellectual development of the civilised world, the time is not far distant when the use of alcohol as a beverage will be unknown." July sth, 1918. The Mayor of Winnipeg says: "In regard to Prohibition in the City of Winnipeg, briefly, in my opinion, it is the best enactment that ever took place." What Bunines* Men say: > "* j Sb-Mhn Henry links it Sons, Ltd., Winnipeg, t).<: larirent j<:w< ; |lers of Canada, write:—"Prior to IV/lnl,iti«n, a largt of th« merchants of Hi.:•. IVmiiicc w<:ic much concerned about the neriotM »:!1i:».Ik Inhibition would have upon their business. In a f'.w mouths there was scarcely a single merchant in Ui<: IVovince who was doubtful as to good effects of Inhibition on Husiness." —June. 21st, IiMH. What Retail Merchant* of Canada »""•• wiiLM ; A>, a request has come from New Zealand to i»iv« them the benefit of our experience under Prohibition: we, the Manitoba Branch of the Retail .Merchants' Association of Canada, in Con- . veution assembled in Winnipeg, June :oth, 1918, hereby send our heartiest greetings to our fellow • citizens in the Antipodes and desire to say: •' (Ij That while many new factors enter into business conditions during war time, yet we are convinced that the enactment of Prohibition has not had a detrimental effect on retail business as a whole. ■ (2) On the other hand, we have many evidences of •■„ larger purchasing power and more prompt payment on the part <*f the public, particularly the i wage earners. Old debts have been paid and cash business increased. *. (.'5) As to the. general benefits of Prohibition to the jj- Community, they have become so evident after .'• two years of trial, that any proposal to return to the old order of things would receive little r support." -June 21st. 191R | What Railway men stiv; Mr. (;. 1). Robertson, Member of the Privv Council jv of Canada, and Vice-President of the Order of ~ Railroad Telegraphers, writes:-"Prohibition has. in my judgment, greatly increased the efficiency of our - Canadian workmen. The economical and safe oper- ■■■- ation of our public utilities has been greatly enhanced lhe general commercial prosperity in Canada hits ; greatly improved, all of which has a tendencv to in- ?•-. crease national prosperity and contribute to human happiness." June 27th, 1918 Mr. Win. L. Best, Chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Lnginemen (Membership of 105,000). writeß:~"Krom my own peisomil expvri «nces of over 28 years in railway locomotive oper ation, intoxicating liquor has been one of the worst foes to railroad efficiency humanity has ever known. —June 2Hi.li. 1918 Mr. Colin Lawrence, Chairman of the Dominion Legislative Board and Legislative Representative of the Brotherhood of Loco Kngineers, writes:—"On January 27th, 191 ft, a delegation representing every Province in the Dominion of Cana'hi, appeared before Sir Robert Borden and his Cabinet, ami requested the Dominion Government to enact a £ Prohibition law. At this conference I had the honour to represent the six Railroad Brotherhoods, and requested in the interest of th se org missions that the Government pass a Dominion Prohibition Act. Words fail to express the wonderful benefits icceived by cur members on account of the prohibition and t. curtailment of the Liquor Traffic." —June 28th, 1918. What Prohibition will Mean to New Zealand D l-l- • f° re going testimony no right-thinking man or woman can doubt the fact that National Prohibition will drive from New Zealand the greatest enemy ever known to individual and National efficiency. A poll of the people is wanted. We ha\e already been denied the 1917 No-License Poll and it is improbable t'lat the Government will of >«s own volition grant polbhw ysaf. If a poll should be taken under the present statute, and Nnti nal Prohibition passed, it would not be operative until 1924. hence the National Efficiency Board's proposal to pay compensation. The National Efficiency Board and Leading Business Men of the Dominion recommend it as "A Sound Investment" to compensate "The Trade" and stop the Drink Traffic AT ONCE. The N.Z. 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