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Waikato Times, Volume 132, Issue 22151, 24 September 1943, Page 3

Vested interests can afford to advertise. Money ; talks—but does it speak true?, LIQUOR TRADE ADVERTISEMENTS ARE THEY TRUE? LIQUOR STATEMENTS America grave prohibition 14 yean trial at a cost of BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. Prohibition repealed by biggest majority ever recorded. All the World rejects Prohibition. New Zealand has done so on every occasion. sss**Thousands of New Zealanders can’t be wrong. Prohibition has demonstrated its calamitous results morally and economically; J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S.A., 1941: The yean since repeal constitute the most terrible period of criminal history in the life of America. THE FACTS Figures published by U.S.A. Department of Justice, December, 1933, states:— t Fines and Property Realisations .. 59,997,994 Prohibition Enforcement Cost .. 25,762,059 Saved in 14 Yean £34,165,936 Less than 15} million voted repeal, out of 60 million entitled to vote. For reasons see "Note” below. In 12,400 county and towns referenda since repeal 9550 have been dry victories. 20,000,000 American people are now under Prohibition by popular vote since repeal. In four referendums New Zealand has had majorities ranging from 18,000 to 55,000 favouring Prohibition. Millions of people CAN be wrong, under the Influence of misleading propaganda. Repeal was the result of big monied interests contributing to wholesale and widesperad advertising. The Wickersham Commission, appointed by President Hoover, reported that prohibition had "increased production, increased efficiency, increased savings and decreased demands upon charitable and social agencies." Under prohibition in U.B.A. drunkenness decreased 77 per cent. Alcoholic insanity decreased 66 per cent, drink-produced crime decreased 70 per cent. WORKERS NOTE: Why was Prohibition repealed ? A big group .. of millionaires paid for the repeal propaganda. According to sworn evidence before a ConMONEY gressional Committee, one of them, Irene du Pont, declared that if beer could be brought TALKED back and the worker taxed as he was in Britain, he could shift £2,000,000 of corporation taxation from his concerns on to the workers. 4-braham Lincoln saidi ** 1 would rather lose my —. right hand than sign any document that would perpetuate the Liquor Traffic.” i • ' •, ( STRIKE OUT THE TWO TOP LINES With YOUR Right Hand Insierted by the New Zealand Alliance, South Auckland Area: F. A. de la Mare, Hon Secretary. .. _._li 1053 U. D mill TED LABOUR CANDIDATE ItIF It. vUULIEIf i FOR RAGLAN Mr Coulter was FORMERLY MEMBER FOR WAIKATO and MAYOR OF TE AROHA FOR 20 YEARS He has been a member and chairman of many local bodies and organisations and was president of the Northern Athletic Union for I 8 years. His life has been one of service to the people. RAGLAN ELECTORS LET HIM SERVE YOUR INTERESTS IN PARLIAMENT

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