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Show Perhaps This Wit Suit You Better To the Bottorment Leaguo: 3o you don't attach much Import-nnio Import-nnio to tho Ool. Goethal's statement with regard to prohibition In tho canal ca-nal zono? Well what do you think of tho following report of ono of, tho most Intelligent committees In tho world, which has made a thorough li.l of !, ,i'(lotnn Norwegians Wrestle With Liquor Question; Commission Reports "Chrlstianln, Juno 19. An alcohol commission which wns appointed by parliament threo years ngo to InvM-! I tlgato certain conditions nml recommend recom-mend reforms has Just Is'sued majority major-ity and minority reports. Tho com- mission consisted of nine members. i Tho majority report which is signed by six members, ndvlses against tho import and manufacture of brandy spirits, but would havo tho snlo of 1 spirits subjoited to tho Bamo rigid , 'laws uh'ch are no win force In Swo-den, Swo-den, In nccordanco with what Is I known as tho Urntsko system. Tho sale of distilled liquors, according to this system, is subjected to tho most rigid limitations. The majority report also favors tho Swedish system for the sale of beer, according to which j beer below 2 1-4 per cent nlcohol by weight Is sold freo of restrlct'ons. Thoro aro two minority reports. Ono Is signed by two members nnd recommends prohibition by local veto, tho "Samlag," place of dispensing liquors li-quors to bo allowed to Import and sell spirits. Tho third member of (ho minority rotommends total prohibition, pro-hibition, or that tho prohibition of distilled spirits bo decided by referendum. refer-endum. The Norwegian government sent a commission to tho United States two years ago to study prohibition and other legislative conditions affecting tho liquor business in tho United States." j Published for the Improvement Leaguo. |