The farmer and mechanic., 1914-08-18

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peis municipalities to refuse licenses
In all cases in which the need for
them Is not clearly established md TO
all persons who cannot demonstrate
their respeCtability
There are more than lsaae
sfewerieS in Germany and the per
capita consumption OF beer in Ger
many Is larger than the per capita
consumption Of all liquors in the
United States. In 1912 the Gerrnaa
Imperial Statistical Office published
complete data respecting the effect of
alcohol on the efficiency and health OF
industrial workers. beginning with
his twenty fourth year. the drinkers
attacks Of sickness were ? s times as
frequent As those Of the healthy man.
and the disparity increased year af-
ter year. while the same was true Of
the duration of sickness. Other saCh
statistics showing the liability to acci-
dent and disease have been published
and spread broadcast throughout Ger
| many. The national Insurance socie-
ties have entered into campaign
against the use OF alcohol. In the
spring OF last year the first congress
for the bringing up Of children in total
abstinence principies,-therafte to be
held annually in Berlin 1t was
| largely attended by women
| Thoroaghness of The Italian
Campaign.
| At the recent National Anti Aico-
| ho1 Congress held at Milan stringent
| new laws were passed against aleo-
hOliSm in Italy. In order TO secure the
fuil enforcement OF these laws a COM
| mittee, appointed by the pharmacists
of the kingdom. issued circular. on
! March I. stating that it considers con-
! ditiOns favorable for starting an anti
| alcohol campaign. particularly in the
form OF prevention"
In 1897. for the first time in its
history, the Italian Government was
officially represented at the Interna-
tios,ai Congress Against Alcoholism
which met at Stock holm, Sweden
Each year since there has been Italian
representation at these congresses II
| 1911. for the first time in Italian his
tory, the liquor question was raised IL
parliament. The Prime Minister
Signor L-uxzatti proposed that no new
, licenses be granted without a favor
able vote Of the municipality inyolv
, | ed. and that such grants must in ever,
case be confirmed by the prefect II.
proposed also the establishment il
each province Of a technical commits
y sion to study the effects Of alCoho
I manufacture and consumption. and t.
: prohibit the sale of liquor to childre,
: and drunkards. These reforms wer
( | not cafTicG Ou1 at once. IN 191
e however, at the demand Of Bisola Il
r and other Socialist leaders, the bi
y passed both chambers embOdying tn
e main reforms advocated by PreTnie
= 1uZZatti
;, Prohibition Work In Scandinavia
q The Scandinavian countries led tf
n way in prohibitory legislation. Ice
n ! land passed its general prohibition la
+ in 1903. The manufacturing and in
" port have now ceased and all sale Wi
" end next year. The government con
II mission appointed in Denmark in 19t
y went over the entire subject of licen
~ ing laws. They made many recon
a mendations, and a government bi
$ embodying these was introduced in tt
:, lower house Of Parliament in 1903, b.
20 failed to pass. 1t was introduce
a each year following until 1910, when
s was finally adopted, although the
n failing in the upper house. Popul;
t. sentiment in Denmark against the sa
70 of liquor, however, is growing and
A. the elections for the Danish low
+ house. held ia May, 1913, 80 Of the l
in members elected had pledged Their
Of selves to support a national plebisci
"A on the question: Of prohibition. II
,e Farce Islands and the vast continent
ut island of Greenland both Danish Pc
q sessions, are under prohibitOry laws
A fOrmer1y nOle0 Tor InelF 1nten1 pc
VI. ance, the Norwegian people have be-
80 steadily moving in the direction
ny outiawinS the liquor business. A fe
to years ago, after Norway had enact
f. rather advanced temperance legiSl
ton, including a severe tax and I
cs striction OF the area in which Hqu
er might be sold, the laws reducing t
of importation of French and 9th
to wines the French Bourse. und
he threat of boycotting the loans then b
er ing sought by Norway for new railw
he extension compelled the NOrwegi
ari parliament to repeal the law. In t
nd spring Of 1912. the Christiania &c
mt ernment appointed a committee to
as vestigate the entire liquor questit
Of This committee will present its rept
h to the fall session Of the present ps
* Hanent at Christiania At the /;
IN parliamentary elections, in Octob
ief 1912 As per cent. Of the memb'
ch pledged themselves to remain total a
ge stainers, and to enact radical temp'
q ance legislation Practically all