New-York tribune., 1908-01-07
TO CHECK PROHIBITION.
MODEL LICENSE LEAGUE.
Increment Among Liquor Dealers
AGAINST Lac TiOldtiOn.

If the Model License League infant OF three
months has its way there will be no more Vloht ton' ~
the liquor selling laws in this CITY, STATE "a
The league has announced meeting 10 De hoiu a.
the Waldorf on the evening of January o' "he"
it hopes enroll the local saloon proprie'ois @
members Notices of the meeting. when come i'm
the birthplace OF the league, Louisville, NY
New York yesterday and Immediately set hquo'
dealers and others thinking. In a Woro' tlle leae
plans make each bartender his own poiio
The founder of the league and its president IS
T NJ Gilmore. of the owners OF fohio''
Wine and Spirits Circular liquor TRADE Jou'i
published at Nos % and 80 Broad street. TINS e'S-
He is the Western representative of the puoica
ton with offices Louisville. In his letter ne an
nounces that he will speak at the Waldorf hiee'
ing on the aims of the league. which he says Io'
for its purpose the passage of model license iaN9
in all states where the liquor traffic is licensed
thus bringing about complete respect for anu o'
ence to the law the part of the retah H4uo+
dealer
Retail liquor dealers with whom the SUBJECT "a
discussed yesterday more inclined TO iaush
than TO be serious. but leading brewers
sale liquor dealers and editors of liquor liaoe
napers said they were in favor of the league ana
the model license law it plans They SAID the
league result of the increasing tfeho lo"aiu
prohibition, that had already done some gooo
work in the West but they did not pin much iai'h
on its chances in the East.
1t declared that an effort undoubtedly "ouIu
be made to have law this subject oIiereu
for massage in the State Legislature this winter
The model license law suggested by the leasue
is brief and is intended. its hackers say more "
bring about the enforcement of existing laws sup
posed to regulate the liquor traffic than to nurdeh
the statute books with further enactments It's nVe
paragraphs as follows:
First-AU licenses now outstanding TO continue
in force unless cancelled by majority OF VoteIs.
Second-No license should be issued IN lne a 60
until the proportion becomes not more man 1e
each five hundred of population, ana theI eIedite.
they should be issued in such proportion as society
or convenience demanded -, -
Third-A license should yield good annual t re
turn to the government but II should not De eH =.
cessive several principally because ~
some almost cornpelS t!ie
beverages TO intoxicated men and TO MINORS r anu
the violation of laws in regard tn closing at cei
tain hours. , 49,, Lo,Id re
Fourth-An licenses to retail liquors snouo ne
clear unambiguous contracts between the state
and the Individual. and they should PROVIDE that
conviction first offence) of the violation OF laM
cbo,,Id carry with il a thirty days suspension OF
the business of the lfCensee, and the second III i
I-,c+ion should work immediate cancellation ana;
Furthermore. that the holder cou!o never pe iOA
again to retail liquors in that state, -, ,s
Fffth-A penalty should be proVldeu IN a!l 10
governing the retail liquor trade against any illlo
over eighteen who represents hlfhseI u po VI '7
n order procure lntOXlcanIS
1.-The idea that is paramount in these sugges-
tons" it is explained in the circular that accom-
panes them lis to give great value and security
10 a license possible, so as TO encourage the u
most obedience to the will of society expressed in
the laws on the books; to remove the liquor
dealer from politics by making his right to CON
tinue business dependent upon his own Will ana
acts and to provide for the immediate and inevi-
table cancellation of license conviction OF the Vlo-
lation of law.