The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-28
ProhibitiOn-Pr Preventive for Suffering
By waiter R. Brinckerhof, ND.

Although unqueson right to disagree With the
Bishop Of the church of which point
doctrine, it upon liquor
question should be thought fundamentally conflict Bishop
my spiritual hope
depO the harm done by the and abuse of alcoholic
finds temperate
that its harmful effects viii have become history
my purpose writing this communication to show how while Joining
with Bishop different
conclusion from him how it is to be controlled
that the position which
CARDS do the of duty.
in Controversy. t..s
interpret attempt as controversial for TODD
will thing
the % hope sS Saa ng 1tss to s the GuGn fa %
appeal to the Hawaiian people, who Fundamentally
R Leading ps pa ,% u 9r 1 Dn whether met OF mo they:
suffering above all personal material
there are some ugly
facts the world Such all all
For example if discussions to the efficacy of vaccination for the m
veniOn of smallpox
with children dsputants
children perfect
time unanimity opinion would Similarly
the liquor problem could begin saloon while
ARRAY in continue the back of Chinese
hall while being piled with
psychos asyum
Guided corridor
There facts the world ugest
much the suffering the world pventb but prevented
It can be taken that the beverages
the direct and the indirect suffering.
Drinking admittedly voluntary act and therefore the suffering due
alcoholic beverages is in the
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for the individual from his responsibility all that
Bhss the use Of alcoholic beverages which " "l'"n cause Of "f
Courses of Action
clearly o everyone by
charge his responsibility in this These alternatives
both be pursued for, failure them
party through nacion increase of the growing total of suffering
beverage
solve the whole problem at once It is recognition of the fact that the loc
of the situation forces him o be a abstainer
laws vheh I prevent suffering By the u
the sale the manufacture poisonous habitpodung drug which
the muchsu suffering.
j absolutely prevent
suffering.
valid this advocating
license system for inasuch such system means that the community
suffering
forces one to be not y total bsn but also a9 advocate Of nbion
provided that st admit the individual responsibility
on which this argument is based
cry
visionary This does not disturb for the things that called
the discussion of social problems perform the function there
hypothesis progress
n either science social beerment.
practical points which
believes abstinence prohibition
considered practical
Personal Liberty Versus Public Good
It often claimed that the use of alcoholic beverages be safely left
be true
by the his safety his family
o cates the public
ducng the suffering the alcoholic ubvers of the
liberty
lit limit forbid If the community consider expeden
IL dom liberty
liberty This dposes of the liberty argument and emphasizes the
responsibility the individual prohibit
drinking alcoholic
Individuals
is likewise claimed that prohibition does prevent the of alcoholic
beverages This the obligation or the
individual individual
by law and might justly disregard it that would like to point
practical the prevention of suffering through the effective
prohibition the voluntary drinking alcoholic
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