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White Ribbon, Volume 24, Issue 284, 18 February 1919, Page 12

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ALCOHOL CONTRA MUNOUM. A suggestion for a “V” demonstra--1 on. I Ir* musi< i < only suggested. ,mH anv ot!v r suitable | ieces may hi M'V’.iiiutrrt. Dominions ami Allies arc yronPcd On the stage. Alt lire tippropriatety dressed, and carry their national Rude of the Ocean y as curtain rises. »chile llntanma enters and takes nP a central Position on the stage. Driiannia: D night r** and Mho. greetings to you all. \ ogrthcr we laced a common dinner, .nil wrested victor) from overwhelming odds. Without our terrible handicap wc could have faced Germane’s hordes with calm confidence; handicapped by strong drink, we came oorilousN near defeat. Strong drink h ndertd the production of munitions; n lessened th '* etln en< \ <d soldiers and < ivilians alike; it « loaded the brain of the ofti <er, ..ml weakened the physique oi the private. It iast men into hospital who should have been in the trenches, until of my own fort's 45 per cent, were unfit to take the held bv reason of preventive diseases. Strong drink threatens out \er> national existeme, and we all h. d to deal mor* or less drastically with this tr..itor w thin err we 1 ould <oiii|uer the foe without. Now we are no longer threatened b\ the German invader shall we allow our life blood to b“ sui ked b> tins infamous trattle ? Strong drink attacks life in its earliest stages, and lobs the child ot its right to be well born Its wreckage crowds our gaojs md mental hospitals, and from the cradle to the grave it *s .1 menace and a handicap tea anyone who uses it. Friends and Children, shall we not join in a bloodless war against strong drink until, for our nation’s salvation, we drive it, an ou* aw from our Planet? Columbia, m> eldest daughter, driven in \our youth from my household; hut returning in your vigorous womanhood to help in m\ hour of need. What have \ou to say? I.v l nited States of America ad razees all sing "Hattie Hymn of Republic. U.8.A.: Fong ago some of my Stabs outlawed strong dr nk. and from these* States which were dry my

finest soldiers < nine. Secretary Daniels made Army and Navy dry, to their great benefit. Dry Seattle broke th‘* record for shio-building. Wherever drink went out efficiency increased, so m\ States have confirmed the amendment to the Constitution) aril the success <>f Prohibit on in indie dual S’ates lias caus'd a nat on to adopt it. M\ l nited States have outlaws! the drink traffics Solo 1 1“ Pune, “Tramo, Tramp, Tramp.”) We advanee in arts of war, but In thing' of moral worth liven Christian mind is more disposed to think. And as sure as God has said, “F.vil shall be looted up,” Pr tain’s sons shall see the overthrow of drink. Chorus ( All): When >ou see the Temperance Arm), Know th» titm* is drawing near, For we’re at it every clay And we neve mean to st.,y, Till the great and glorious victory sh ill appear. Britannia: Now, m> I ad\ *1 the Snows, tan Canada, uni and %<;ui s ster Columbia own a continent between you, so how fares your part in this great contest? Canada: forced be the st**rn logic of facts, l made nn camps dry. Mothers petitioned for their sons to have dry < amps abroad. Mv whole Dominion *s dry for tin* period of demobilisation, and 1 intend to keep it dry. Chorus: I* or wt’er at it every day, .And wc never mean to stav I ill the great and glorious victory shall apoear. Britannia: IMgium. mv biave ally, in the hour of \our peril did >ou find strong drink .1 blessing *»r curse? Belgium: When the Hun swept down upon me with rage in his heart, that tage was inflamed to madness by the strong drink found in such abundant e in mv cellars, and my daughters drank to it*' dreg*' the tup of suffering. I am with you in this fight. Chorus: “The Marsttl.tisr." II /tile singing, Iranee advances. France: I too can speak of how this foe thrusts its sword into the very vitals of a nation. 1 set up a commission of experts, whose verdict was:

“Thfc chief cause of race decay is alcohol.” Absinthe I barred dur ng war, and restricted sale of other spirits. By posters and other means I am teaching my people that “Drink is as much your enemy as Germany.” Solo: Cheer, boys, cheer! The nation is awaking, Thousands iisc to snap the tyrant’** chain, Brave, true hearts the tempter’s cup forsaking) l ighting for truth they will conduct yet again. Through the land let freemen assemble, Soldiers brave, devoted to our cause ; Foes of truth, befor** oui arms shall tremble, And proudly the naton enjoy the teml>crancc laws. Chorus: • Cheer, boys, cheer! our cause is great and glorious, Spread it wide, our world to restore; Cheer, hoys, cheer! for truth shall be victorious, Firm to the Fledge let us labuur evermore. Britannia 1 Thank you, Fa Belle France. What sa> me other Allies? Japan: When Russia and 1 fought to a finish her vodka-weakened sol diers fell before my sober, brown warriors like sheave** before the scythe. I proved then how quickly wounds heal when the blood is untainted by afleohol. Russian \ ational Anthem as Russia approaches. Russia: Learnmg the bitter truth and lesson front the former war, 1 banished vodka ere I marched against the Hun. It paid financially, and in spit** of the war my finances improved How it paid in efficiency tm brave Allies know ; know the story of m\ long retreat. How a sober Army re treated for months, and remained an Army, and not a mob. Now my land is a welter of bloodshed, and anarc by and vodka is restored tc power. f»u< cess to your crusade, and may you help me to become a sobe r nation once again! Roumania: M) patriotic statesmen closed the wineshops, though ihe\ owned the vineyards. My h»*lp is yours in this tight. Italy : The wine of my country is clear to the palate of mv people, but dearer far is the welfare and ctfi ciency of our nation. We have restricted, we have regulated this traffic to no purpose, and we now join you to fight it to the d?ath.

Solo: (Tune, “Scots Wha Mae.”) Friends of freedom swell the song, \oung and old the strain prolong Make the Temperance Army strong On to Victory! latt your banners, l p t th« m wave, Onward march a world to save, Who would fijl a drunkard’s grave; Bear ho infamv. Britannia : Our heart' are as one. We have fought and beaten the llun, .tml sha.l we fear to face that deadlier Hun Strong Drink * Come, my Children from the Southern Seas, are you willing to join us in this war? South Africa : I closed my bars whenever your troops called on me en route, and tempted not your soldiers to drink. 1 stand beside you In this light. Victoria Sew South Wales. Jl\ l ustralia. .S'. Australia, Queensland, Tasmania, and Xew Zealand sine, 4 The Homeland:' Victoria: For these, my sisters, I speak. Already we are in this tight. Some of us forbid the sale of liquor after 6 p in., and all are bus\ tning to vote it out. My sister Sydney is shoril> to vote, and v*e pray and believe that ere ic,»2o c! >ses our o ntincut will be as dry as our own sandy d p Sv‘rts. Round: (Tune, “Scotland’s Burning. ) Whiskx’s going, Whiskx’s going, Vote on, Vote on, Kverybody, < verybody, Jo n our home protection party. Britannia: Last, but not .east, fair Zealand a, who dwelleth like a jewel in the blue waters of the Pacific. Well watered art thou, cascades bap down thy mountain sides, snow f« d rivers in°amler o’er thy fertile plains. Canst thou not do without thy waipirb, thy strong waters? Zcaiandia: Mother of Mine, my sons fought for thee in Galli’)oli and in France, and to the last man and to the last shilling I was with thee n the light. So stand I beside thee in this greater strife. Drink has s ain many of my son>, and wrecked morally many more, and to it I swear undying enmity. I have closed the traffic after 6 p.m. and when troopships arrive; but in spite of all, my boys get drink. Now is aroused the deep wrath of my people, and the trade that cannot be mended must be ended, and on April loth we ntend to end it with our bullets, which are ballots. Our great aim is to “Twine the Ribbon round the Nations.”

Sing: " All Hound the World. All together. Britannia: Sister and Daughters, here we form c,ur I eague of Nations, we pledge fealty to each other and undying hatred to the Liquor Fi .dc. W»• shall win in this bloodless war. Linked by our Ribbon White, our motto “For God, Home and Every Land," and our Watchword, “God ex pects ever> nation and every indi vidutl io do its duty.'* Chorus: We are coming to the rescue, Wc arc coming in our youth ! I he homes we build tomorrow Shall be guarded by the truth; We are coming, com ng ;<> the battle For Country, God, and Right; \nd for a winsome token We wear our Ribbon White. I// will then sing: “GOD BI.FSS OCR \ \TIVF. I. \\D”