The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-08-15

Licensing Bill a word or two should be said. In
England saloons arc called public houses and
their managers 'publicans.' Well. many years
ago licenses TO conduc, public houses" were
granted rather promiscuously. and 1t has been the
custom OF the authorities TO renew these licenses
from year to year without further inquiry. Now.
however. II IL proposed To limit tho number of ga
looms aud the provisions OF the Licensing Bill
would. ] believe. decrease the number In London
by half~-and half means many thousand. Tho Ii
eensing Btll also looks o. to the adoption OF To-
cal option, 90 TO prohibiting the sale Of liquor
to children. "a to the ultimate prohibition of wo-
men aa bar maids. There are now nearly 30. 900
women employed AZ bar-tcndcrs In England. and
the most serious phase OF tho liquor problem !s
tho growth OF intemperancc among women. cspe-
ctally among working sirls. Drinking In said to
be stationary Tor possibly actually dccreasingl
among the masses OF English men. but Increasing
among English women and among the wealthy
aud leisure class OF both scxca. A friend of mine
spoke 10 me OF seeing a great number of apparent
ly respectable women drinking In tho saloons In
Chester a few nights ago. and In Glasgow NO
men arc often scen rceiing from saloon doors. II
In high time that England were doing something
Ia save herself. and tho grca, temperance process
sion In Hyde Park yesterday waA ono o. tho most
encouraging things | have se.u Over here. was
aiso gra,iaed 10 ind tho recen, record of tho
United States held up az an example aud incentive
for English action. In all cases tn. arguments
~ @A4 As@4ANk u ~ 14lt 7 AAFtAi0ksT
ak" tn" arguments for and agalna, Stat. rrohihi.
tion In our Southern States ~i,h which wc ar. all
40 familiar. There IL the same spcc!oua appeal 10
The poor man. arguing that tho bill will leave
II "asf for The rich to set liquor but make 1, hard
for III" poor man. and IN. same cry OF "connaca-
lion" because the Government would refuse 10
continue some licenses. Hut n big bodied. keen
wi'tcd Irish cabman whom I heard addrcsa the
Hyde Park meeting yesterday answered both Thea.
arguments. and made an especial appeal ,o work
Ing tn"n and women. his hearers. In til. dcciara.
ton that when you buy a farm product 30 per cen,
of the purchase money suea for labor: clothing
IS per cent; iron and steel goods. - per cont:
coal. Is per cent: while OF each ono hundred
pounds cor dollaral worth of whi.kcy bought,
only : t"r cent g"cs to labor.
To-day tho House Of Commons ,ak~m UP IN. Ii.
c"naing nill aud thirty days viii be devoted To It's
discussion. Tn. ~hlsk.y interests will make a
desperate and conacienecl.aa struggle. and already
THERE IL growing evidence OF tho truth OF Lord
Itoh.bnry's declaration that ~ the Stat. docs not
soon control Tho ahiskey frame. tho whiskey traf.
hc viii control the state" And England 4. going
10 control the trafnc.
Other notable political measures now up for
discussion and action In England ar. III. Educa-
lion Ac, and The Old Age Pensions measure. Tn.
BIN Tor old age pensions has already passed the
ti"tn" of Cominona and II w not believed that tho
Hons" OF Lord. Will dare turn II down. The bin
In i'n present shape provides that the Government
rhall pay To all pernona over sixty years of age the
Hnm OF nse Hh!llingn t&t..0) II week unless such
persona have an income OF over ten shiilings
$500 II week from other aourc,s. In such
cases tho Government pension will be only enough
10 make II total OF fifteen shiliinga. or 81. 60. The
Education Act now under consideration IN for tho
pnrpoHc of relieving the present discomfort among
non Episcopaliana who are kicking from one end
of England To the other against the control OF
many OF the public schools by the Episcopal
clergy.
And while speaking OF schools. let me mention
cducntion az the great nource OF Enrlish and