The Washington times., 1910-07-17

2 evidenced By the bill before the house
of comTOns. introduced by Horati0
BottonIey, for the regulation Of racing
by law. There has been an agitation
/ against racing, with the usual result
I The game was nos killed, but the tfmf5
! parliament treated It like boxing in this
eountry-let It aIone-with the result
that there are many scandals across
The water about bookmakers weIchiug
Air Eottomley ind that the love 81
racing Is Sc Thoroughly iuzrairea in The
i-uEiiShmeE that they viii not stand fer
having the sport abolished wherefore
oe-hS q human bei1s- able to see two
SIDES 10 q question. ne proposes TO lei
l-ie government benefit BIZ the DouurzE
S~ll'iId HIS suggestion is that every
11oElnal1er be licensed and subject 10
punishment il he defaults lie names
uer cent on all bets as about the
proper tax. or a shilling in the pound.
as We say in dear old LuuuOn- He per
S9HailE likes the pari-mgtueIs but SAYS
f.iSiand IS not now ready for tHar form
OF betting, and VIII stick by the present
system when interviewed bv london
sporting Life. AIr- BotJomley said, in
Not a Busybody Bill.
ct should be content to begin with
racing, and in any case I should never
propose to extend the bill beyond the
scope OF public betting, leaving people
20 do what they Ike IN their own homes.
] should, however, approve of Including
recognized sporting clubs, which would
have 10 be registered and licensed. ami
would -Eeu be free from police inter
teFenCe OF any kind
Have you calculated the probable
revenue TO the stEte-I the taxes you
have suggested were imposed
including stock Exchange traneac-
be. the total revenue I estimate at b.
coo sterling, 100000 from the stock
Exchange, and 5.C31O0 from racing and
betting That sum would De sufficient
10 extend old age pensions 10 people oil
sIzty-live years of age instead Of sew
enty as at present
Based Upon Human Nature.
Ny proposals are practical. and pre-
sent no difficulty in putting into opera
uCu- They are based upon the princf-i
pie that the gambling instinct Is Inher-i
ent in mankind and that It is folly on
the part OF the State 10 shut its eyes 10
this fact and 70 deprive itself Of q large
revenue ready % its hands
with regard TO the stock EXCHANGE /
/ would make the present duty payable Z
on the transfer OF stocks and shares
payable en- the actual contracts for MN 1
q
would have 10 pay their quota a I re-
gard DC as scandal thar this form Of I
gambling which causes. uuf1r--ruarelv. I
more harm than betting. should be ia 4
vcred by the state at the expense Of a /
national sport"
Reply to Reformers.
What would be your reply 70 the#
N9nccmformist protest that would bel
raised as 10 the das@er OF the state /
sauCtiou1nE by legislation anvthfurl
which they would assert was favored +
with EicE2''
Ny answer 10 that would Ire tv-oroTd /
In the FIRST place the uonconr0ruiSt- /
and those who think with them afrcad-I
acGuiesce IN our drawing nearly q GUAR /
ter of the total national revenue from /
drink. with bit more from -7ay-f1s-
cards and, secondly, I would remind .
them of what the Old Roman Emperor
Sald when ne was TebEEeI Tor drawing.
his revenue from tainted source -
placed q handful Of the money 10 his
nose ana Simply observed Non DIET.
IL does not smell