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Show WOULD AID CAUSE BY BECOMING "DRY" Special Cable to The Tribune LOVDOV April 8 The Brotherhood Societies or London of which there are 300 with a total membership of 66 000 ha e started a novel patriotic campaign for which Lord Kitchener has supplied the watchword Strictly following the lead of the field marshal secretary of state the Brotherhood Council of War has drawn up the following pledge In order that I may be of the great est service to my country at this time of national peril I prom se until the end of the war to abstain from all intoxl cants and to encourage others to do the same It is pointed out that while tl e nation raised SIS 000 000 In eight weeks for a relief fund a sum of 17 60J) 000 Is spent on dr nk In less than e ght da a Every week brewers and diet Uers use up 73 000 000 ml lion pounds of grain 3 000 000 pounds of rice or maize a d 9 500,000 pounds of sugar or sugar equl alen Interviewed on the campaign, a brother hood leader recalled the fact that patriot Ism In Chin had suppressed tl e opium trade patriotism in Russia had stopped the sale of vodka and other alcoholic beverages patriotism In France had ban isl ed absinthe Why should not patriot Isn Is England rid us of gin and beer he sa d |