The sun., 1901-10-13
GOTHENDURG SYSTEM RESULTS
THE OUTCOME or ITS GENERAL
ADOPTION IN SWEDEN.
Dru0kenncss Vice and Crime Greatly
Reduced of the System a.
u Exists To-day What Its Oppssests
sun Have 90 Say Against u.


Gothenburg system Of regulating the liquor
trafic which 81 walls In sweden and wit
some modir cations In Norway and Finland.
Is based upon the theory that the evil OF In
Temperance cannot b. entirely erodicated.
but can be reduced 20 a minimum by prAc-
teal regulations II does not attempt 90 pre-
vent tho u.e Of intoxicating liquors. but 10
prevent the abuse Of them.
The fundamental Law OF Sweden permits
local option IN dealing vita the liQuor uafNc
by the votes Of the people. including women
taxpayers, and four Of tne provinces OF the
kiaEdotn are entirely without saloons The
Gothenburg system has been adopted BY
sixhty-three out oi total OF ninety-two
municipalities The remaining nine either
prohibit the liquor rsnhc entirely or license
private dealers In the country districts the
sale Of Hauor is generally prohibited. but
people who are IN the habit OF drinking Oh
tain supplies from the asents Of the Gothen-
burg system In the neishborins towns. ono
tan get beer every where II IL the common
drink Of the people and il use Is growing
more and more general In 1850 the annual
consumption Of beer was about 1po.ooo hecto-
llter- AZ present II reaches i30ooSo hecto-
it.rs. the population having Increased about
Is per cent IA tho meantime. In 1850 the
rvsrsr. consumption ~ beer per cnoitA
Was sbou, 70 liter, NoS sn9H' Hn en,.,n. = m,s,s
n low per entage OF alcohol
The results of the adoption OF the uothetli
burd system are seen " every direction aho
only in the decrease in the consgmpton OF
Intoxicating LIQUORS, but - we d"Crsas- W
drunkenness b1Ns.N p.np nv ,t',lnci.,. oI DO moi
deny, that the system has beet practical sna
henehoal, - far "a u goes but they object
No country has suffered 30 much In the
past from the unrestricted tnsnuiscsuLs.
.s y.srs 'aS ago ts.r. vas a public h6ass in every
cottage and NJ .i,I dis,illerlc- OF spirlu
ron gots,os, s9d ,.s, eS5h hss snS 20 nan 1sTr,be
M.p. nsp III The srect. ths, IL lisa Parliament
a.:sd aw H,Gh.S,,ns ssyir sTaiir ths, es mosi
81 them wer. compelled 10 .usE.nd opers.
tlops. and s.vins local op,i9n 70 s'ues, ,o,ss u0rs
'.%psr.nce "an nee to a certain degree, Il va. pt.o-
ucally a failure and IN is6S, after an ssin-
ton. the common councii o' rp ""thrHnours n,- W.
he monoroiy * The liquor 'ratfc n tha,
and above q per cen, interest on the capital
Invested should be psid into the munioirs.
OF indirectly enjoy any further Pecuniary
benefit from the sale similar scheme had
JAILED N the mining ,S t0sm sn.,.m.at ~ IN co,S'
rnburs was prudent and sktlful enough 10
mste u a great success there 49,.
into iSo shares. which were taken by promi-
men, business men and pHrso, "a shon M w
ssed by a board Of directors. one-hslf Of
whom are elected by the share holders and be
remainder by the municipal council nS
tsoveTppr % the proVinCe, who u appointed
nv the king Tor life. i made general -uprr
visor Of ia arairs and arhitra,e. dispute. be
tn" rules prohibi, tie. al. Of LIQUOR 70
any p~,son on sunday. holidays and sii"r
soci9Sh s sx a. he ON sSeeS eSsr d,ys 'Rs aSences
of the company are open from IN me morn
M until SIN the evening during hs sun
mer and until IN the evening IN ths win,
t~r. when the attendants are authorized
10 seli not more than one drink 20 any mai"
-nrned on ,h- premise. or no! more than
forty-fve quartz in bottles ~ defnDohnr 70
he consumed elseNhere botne. cor,a,n'hs t IN ~
cons1u,.d elsewhere. 6ut IL a purchaser de-
sir~- anoihsr drink, or another ooui~ ne
Ear away. there b~lng ONLY fourteen asencie.
Ga the city OF iHoOoo roralstion, .hefe therc
we're ttS saloons 20 Ni.GS population h"i%N
the System Wa adopted he ,Ame man can
10 accommodated again sfct r"a sons ~"
I Tls S%sT q, IN" Tse r." sss Of second
drinks or bottles 10 left to the Judgment OF
the ate dant -.
.o"nters aud shelving bu' are entirely With
nut ornam.nts aud are msde a. unsitrncilye
Z, - con.,s,snt with s,s n"s,nsrs arc ssrISs srIS,
sdng OF IG SS 11S'. "a =, e." down tn ,nd
'"rTp. .s, ard sRFns Fin arr arr 0' ~ P'r%0 credit n
low-d Men WITHOUT money cannot s.t
chiidr.o nnde, is cithSt Wv IN, drink or not
tie. nor 20 la irini drunNtrds. nor 80 person.
y.;,.. raS,. S s:r, srfns sd Written ''f 'SssSon for
20 persons under he influence oi liquor nor
20 pcr-ous Of uHsourd or fechlc r',nd
Tho iquor y absolutely pure md the Nriccs
rnSrscd are therefore much 'strr than ,n
ntoi1sIy sllo?n- \ tt.n oi pr',sn ,n,,n,.d nntsi
nv De director, subject g. tc rattcrton
Of ihe municipal oo"nsil ard mI.i No =
Ss.s,ss ~, srS.ct pTe ~ ,rlsS % Or pcrsus.,on Ta
w"br- uniform ~Im'iar e. that ~ = noncr,
i. sns nsn ne isn',aed Al /" in close r,lst,or
WITH the pol 90 u. .SGrn iinI, ", ..'s, .ps' ss, ,aS
Who n II iuds' -nt. viii hc lri',rcd oT VI
iajwrc o,hcrs b- It, use The ii..i liberty
,masins .,"r,sI arr told ~ the c,mplAin''
made 1gsin-t them Hnd the rra-ohs thev r.
prt To nstliy IN" rciu.l 70 5pr,aS ,,,o appy- yc
No recourse Money lpaned - ply iof t.uuor
c-nno, no recovered in NJ conr', &nd !. =
mert iiGrc. T,s are pl, I'D 90 the same
few years OF experience IN dothcnburs
taught the necessity OF ccIi an modlil.~tioh
Ass S 4 ss. iy"sS nSe we mere &c granted
70 hotel, and lars. re,pcc'shls r~.'anrsh'-
. 10 .nply LIQUOR 70 s, *. e.m,%G. sSr'% Of M
working claS- cheap rr.tauran,s were go
isblished 10 con1eciion With ~. liquor assnI
prlcos a cup 81 cofe~ tea or cocoa Tor tive
and a half cent. and for nve cents with bread
and butter seven and n half cent With mea'
and sandwiches 10 cents With boiled egf
and other food and drinks 81 similar prlu~s
Reading rooms also were esia blished ~ con-
nection with the rOs'aurHntS, In which news.
papers magazine and books are tyrn. shed
free 20 all cofacrs ~ 'he cNn-~ns~ OF N" oofdp
No drinks are served IN the reading room
but Persons buying sandwiches. eggs and
other food In the rcsiauran; arc allowed one
dram OF liquor
In NEARLY every case the restaurants sf'
Kept by the mADaEer of the agency. and the
profits on the ssle of food So 20 him. Hence
ss he receives a salary for managing 'hs
agency, aud hts coTnpcnsatlon IL IN no wise
Affect ed whether h" sc'ls little or moro HquoI
II is 20 his pScuniary advantage 70 persuade
callers 90 take coffee tea and food instead
Tho results ~ tho Introduction of Tho
Gothenburg system n that CITY. In siook
holm and els~vhcrc are very apparent ~
the first place tho number of di~till.fies ~
sweden. which. ~ have said ~as ~. i2t y
tsso. vas reducei TO 40 in 1870 and TO i2s ~
isss The amount ~ hquof consumed an
nually per capita In itS0 va. forty.nve quar- :
IN isfO u was thirteen quart. IN isSs bsh
eusrts
lus fof tncrca ssd ssles. BY fefusing - -~l
on credit by opening velN lighted health,
and clean preris~s IN place oi TIE tornsl