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V WILL j r AGE WAR ON iNG LIQUOR t f ill Ask Parliament t to En- En Enill tact pct Legislation to Curb Traffic in Strong Drink FOLLOW FOLLo r RUSSy RUSS BUSS y- y ol nt to Accomplishment li by Slav layr Nation anon in Ending Sale SaI of f Dangerous Vodka r i I London Nov Not 19 A A petition Is shorty shortly short short- ly y to bo presented to the tho British gov- gov ov- ov b by the tho Strength or of t Britain asking that the British I o fellow the lean lead of the thc mes Illes to prohibit the tho sale of oC alcohol r his his remarkable appeal has already alread 1 seen een signed by 1000 representatives of ot ho he hO brain power of oC the nation I ng ng leading officers In to the arm army and munitions privy avy avy y directors or of prominent men ture aire art and music finance and Industry IndustrY in In- In and college professors sors rs heads of C public and secondary h OIS prominent scientists an and medical medical medi medi- cal eal men The memorial claims that two gra Bravo c o Dangers dangers stand before tho country holdIng holds hold- hold holdI I Ing s g back the tho power of earl early victory and vision of off throwing a shadow over the f fp peace cace One Is the wasting power of or al alcohol al- al cohol cohel the tho th other is tho Imperilling of Infant life Ufe Among all the factors of ot weakness these confront us with tern tern- able ble and they lie within our on own control With the weakening of oC alcohol removed our national would gather ather effort against the enem enemy increased d strength th with tho the Increased strength and more rapid supplies cur ur losses l ss in six campaigns would have b been en substantially i reduced educed The ic following facts arc are given concerning concerning concerning con con- the effect of alcohol g It hinders the army delays mug mu mu- munitions keeps thousands of oC men inn from war w war r work worl dall dally makes good workmen second Hampers the thc na navy d delays las transports transports transports trans trans- ports places them at nt tho the mercy merc of ot submarines slews slows down repairs and congests docks Threatens the mercantile manine marin marine ma ma- rin nine rine absorbing during the tho war between be beI between be- be I tween and cu- cu bCe feet of space and nd i retards buildIng buildIng build Ing of or ships Destroys Destros food supplies in twenty twenty t ty months of war it consumes over ocr two and a half haIr million tons of oC food with sugar enough to last the nation natien eighty days das and uses up more sugar ar than the army g. g 7 Wastes Pastes our financial strength th In the thc first ir l twenty months of oC the war Wal our people spent on alcohol sterling f Diverts the thc nations nation's strength It uses workers acres of oC land and tons nf or coal yearly earl durin during the war It has Involved Involved in involved In- In the lifting and antI handling on Toad road and rail of or a n weight equal to tot tor t r t tons tens Shatters our moral strength th Its temptations to women Involve danor dan dan- sor or to children and anxiety to thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands gf yf t soldiers The appeal goes on to sa say that durf dur- dur ng f the thc eighteen months since the tho gov- gov appointed the board o of cont con- con t cl Its work though h successful soI socially so- so has had little effect In the great reat I industries on which the armies r rely ly and nd the men in the trenches arc are betrayed betrayed be- be ayed b by an enemy at home Russia and Uld her prohibition Is made much of in the thc memorial which con- con eludes s Wo Yo arc are no temperance reformers as such euch Wo We stand for the great reat desire of f all good p people ople to strike the mightiest might might- rest iest est blow for fog oJ freedom of which Britain s capable We support Iho tho demand ter fN prohibition made to the government nt y Its own Investigators in and b by the shipbuilders shipbuilders' deputation with not a Teetotaler amon among 1 thesis In SIa March larch 1913 1915 Believing In the prIme prime minister n s words words that No sacrifice Is too great when freedom and honor are aro at stake and nd that rich and poor alike should hould bear It It wo as ask tine tile government to suspend sus US pend all drink licenses throughout the I kingdom rn for the period of oC tho the warWe war c We Ye c believe a golden solden moment has I arrived for foi our countr country that prePared prepared pre pre- I pared for foi sacrifice by the example o of the king and Lord Kitchener the nation nadon nation na na- na- na tion don Is ready foi for the natural step that France and Russia have haYe already taken The suspension of the liquor traffic during the war the conversion of the public houses Int Into houses of oC refreshment refreshment refresh refresh- ment ment nent will quicken up our civil and antI fighting populations will raise a new fire of or resolution In our OUI people and will give gi to millions the tho first opportunity they have havo ever had of oC breaking old habits habits hab hab- its of or weakness and forming new habits habIts hab hab- its hg of or strength 2 We Wc believe c that in this as In all I ner vital Issues there must be sympathy sym Bm pathy lathy of purpose and unity of or action between the allied nations and we v appeal appeal ap ap- peal eal to the government t to b be bold an and R trust our pe people to be Iton strong and foloi fol- fol low oi our 11 allies to bo be worthy orth of or the mighty destinies they hold In solemn trust |
