Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-06 | Page 41 | Move in Favor of a Dominion-Wide Prohibition Law

MOVE M O V E IN I N FAVOR OF r A WIDE DOMINION DE DEI I PROHIBITION LAW EV Every ry Mem Member r of Federal House Has Been Circularized as td His V ie Views Vies s Sentiment Favors Measure but Policy Will Vill Probably Dictate Delay in Its Presen Presentation ta tion r OTTAWA Feb 5 Proposals for a measure bt Of t D Dominion wide prohibition In time of the war and amI for Recon econ a Reconstruction period of or three ye years ts afterwards afterwards after alter wards and a ref referendum then as s to repeal have b been en submitted to par par- Each member of ot the house has re received received re- re a letter asking for an expression expression expression sion of hiS hid Views upon the question and at the end of or the week there Isto is isto isto to be a a. meeting of those in sympathy sympathy sympathy thy with the cause Some resentment was expressed to today today today to- to day over the fact that the gathering is 13 thus to too be limited It is held that It would it would bo be better if the meeting were an open on one not only f for r sympathizers sympathisers rs with prohibition but also to those who have gave open minds on the subject Efforts were made today by The Star correspondent to s secure cure a sym sym- symposium symposium of or opinion from represent representation groups of or members rs from each ince So far as the government Is concerned the question is one of polIcy policy policy pol pol- icy and on such matters it Is not customary customary customary cus cus- tomary to express any advance opinion Among the members of parliament varied views are expressed Tern Tern- perance sentiment strongly prevails question beyond and on principle th the majority of members members would even favor prohibition The question is how ho v r as S a a. ver very largo Jarg one and a disposition is apparent to let the provinces deal eat with it as th they y are al already already already al- al ready doing with such marked effect It is also aIM pointed out that dO ao far as Ontario is concerned the move mote for a Dominion prohibition mea measure ure may conflict with that of the committee of one hundred aiming at provincial pro pro- If It there is to b be a a- a Dominion pro pro-I act a provincial one would be necessary Sir G. G E. E Posters Poster's Argument Ar On the other hand Sir George Foster Fos Fos- ter whose temperance proclivities arc are well known has written a letter leller to the local committee stating that there Is no doubt of ot the great that would be ef effected ted were t d done don n. n aW away I with that the he saving go far fat to I finance the war if it it could could could-be be collected and devoted to object that object that even evell were the amount saved to the people themselves it would contribute very largely to both the ability and desire to support war ar funds and that whenever whenever whenever when when- ever it is made absolutely y manifest that the p people Je of ot Canada desire this action public men will be found ready to coincide with their wishes The rhe qU question sUon is bound to be considerablY considerably considerably con con- to th the ft front nt this season but bute e considering the extent of the problem problem problem lem ita its effect upon the revenues revenue the thear ar argument um nt that th the provinces are aN deal deaf d l. l I and the further fact that it lug Ins with it the session is to be devoted demoted essentially considerable rca rea- there Is to the war son soh to doubt that this year will see federal on the any such uch measure statutes the government were If h however gov it bill induced d to introduce such a would doubtless fl pass frilly