REMITS

White Ribbon, Volume 22, Issue 1, 1 February 1950, Page 6

REMITS

South Auckland District 1. THAT the showing of Temperance Films be made compulsory in teaching the ethics of Temperance in Primary and Post-Primary Schools. 2. THAT in districts where there is no L.T.L. the age of Cradle Roll children lie extended to 10 years, as at that age they are able to read and understand literature enclosed with cards. 3. In view’ of the increase of child delinquency and which police evidence states to be the result of a certain type of pictures and comics on exhibition and sale at our picture theatres and stationers, we urge that deputation* be appointed to interview’ thor.e responsible, and that letters be sent to the Prime Minister drawing the attention of the Government to this urgent matter. 4. THAT when more than two nominations for any Dominion Officer are received, a system of preferential voting he adopted in order that the wish of Convention may be clearly indicated. Manawatu District 5. THAT in order to make Temperance Sunday interesting for children, the W.C.T.tr should endeavour to procure films which are suitable for them. 6. THAT fortified or "medicated’’ wine as sold bv chemists should he sold only as a doctor’s prescription, wine being, like other poisons, harmful in overdoses. Hawk*’* Bay District 7. THAT Convention draws the attention of the W elfare Officers to the fact that there are no restrictions preventing young lads from entering hotel bars for the purpose of selling newspapers, race cards, etc., and would urge them to use their powers to have restrictions imposed. 8. THAT in the event of a man or woman being concerned in an accident at which it has been proved that indulgence in strong liquors has been a contributing cause, that person should be ordered to take out a prohibition order for three years at least, against himself or herself, irrespective of any other penalties imposed. 9. THAT more severe penalties be imposed in cases of assault. 10 THAT this Convention believes that if the Mental Hospitals were placed under the control of a separate Board, this would be of great benefit to patients, their relatives, and the Mental Hospital staffs, and would bring about a more effective rehabilitation of cured patients into normal life. 11 THAT this Conversion urges that wh<*n Justices of the Peace are being recommended that special consideration he given to those who are known to he total abstainers, and of good character 12. THAT, because we believe that «uch a practical and forward move by Temperance forces is long overdue, we would respectfully urge that a fund for the erection of Temperance Hotels

be definitely started among combined Temperance forces, and that a system of “Sunshine Boxes” be instituted for such a purpose, and members and friends be asked to place one penny in special boxes each day the sun shines, boxes to be opened at a special meeting, and moneys forwarded to a selected responsible person. 13. THAT believing Total Abstinence to be a moral and religious question, we would ask that, the National Council of Churches of New Zealand be urged to institute a ‘ Comnrtment Day” as has been done in America whereby, on a given Sunday, eve.-yone except children under 10 years of age, should be confronted with the definite opportunity and obligation of committing him or herself, in the name of Christ, to abstinence from the use and serving of alcoholic liquors. 14. THAT this Convention recommends that a tactful message be written to the Committees of the Y.M.C.A. and the Boy Scouts of Invercargill, suggesting to them that, in view of the threat to right living which is involved in the facilities for drinking intoxicants made available by the Licensing Trust at Invercargill, they should decline to accept any share in the profits arising from the sale of strong liquor. Note.—Should this system of sharing liquor profits be encouraged, a much to be deplored slogan could very soon become gene-al—“ One for the road,” which is recognised as dangerous and unsafe; the slogan could so easily be “One for the Y.M.C.A. or for the Boy Scouts” etc., and any further popularising of the Trade in this way, to the misleading of the public in general and particularly young people, is greatly to be deprecated.

15. THAT Convention discuss the sending of a questionnaire to the ministers of all the Churches in New Zealand, to ascertain their attitude towards Temperance Teaching. Nelson District 16. THAT we protest against the publication of an evil form of literature at present in circulation, and beg that the Minister for Internal Affairs be approached with a view to exposing the utterly anti-Christian expression of modern thought which is being circulated between the covers of books whose authors aim at nothing higher than clever use of apt phrases and descriptive passages which convey only the lowest in moral standards. Note. —The repercussions of the same are as evil as the drink traflFc. and even more subtle. We therefore pray that pressure be brought to bear upon publishers, censors and the ministers responsible, to ensure that this soul-destroying practice shall not continue. We demand clean, decent literature, constructive, not destructive. 17. THAT new* legislation be brought into force in the selling of contraceptives. The commodity should be sold only by chemists and not over other shop counters or from other dealers as is being done at the present time.

Marlborough District 18. THAT the Government be asked for the rigid enforcement of the law regarding six o’clock closing of hotel bars. South Canterbury District 19. THAT resolutions passed by Dominion Convention be included in the “White Ribbon.” Note. —This already done. See April issue for this year. Otago District 20. THAT the Government be urged to enforce the licensing law in regard to after-hour drinking in hotels and that the license of houses so breaking the law* he endorsed. 21. THAT in view of the seriousness of drinking among very young people, the law regarding the serving o f minors be rigidly enforced, as too frequently minors are before the Court for drunkenness. Southland District 22. THAT the Government be requested to cater for that part of the nation which at present derives no benefit from the viticultural section of the Department of Agriculture by providing from its resources pure, unfermented grape juice for use as a beverage.