The farmer and mechanic., 1914-08-18
SPIRITS. that il is now Called the Stock
holm syxtem
Isrvrhs f,SeirHxs In KTrl> "a

SPIRITS that IL ~ now called the Stock
holm syxtem
PruhsiitiOo la FSnlsna
Two sections of the Cars Empire
Finland and the Gid kin-dcna 81 Ia
land. have already taken IN advanced
attitude on the liquor question az rs
Tar as their limited autonomy would
permit In 1854 the private spirit Sys-
tenn WAS abolished IN Finland In
1919 local option WAS adopted under
a plan similar to that OF the Gsth~
burg system When the n~w eoasti
tuition came into force. on January l.
1907. which established universal suf-
tras~ without regard - sex. ma iort-
| " OF the members OF the Diet elected
eoth men ana women. declaring Tor
immediate prohibition Of the hauor
| business bii embodslns thss MAS
| enacted into law IN May fsa1 All
tfaihc In SPIRITS. wine and beer ex-
| S"f' Tor medicinal and technical pur-
| poses. II prohsbtted Including the &C.
| ca~saaStS-ai aSe of wine and except
| ing only the use Of spirits for Russian
tFo"t.s stationed an Finland THIS b.it
| however, iasled to secure the signature
oi the tZaT. and was therefore .aop
cfatlse- TWO years later the question
| Was AS'oH considered. but IL MAJ not
uitii the next year that the Dss-t ,.2ss
| ed rcai prohibitoT, bsli The Czar
| again vetoed thc measure al IN. m
| stssatt"r- n Is reported az the Preach
tt'0terhn~nt. actin ts~t.aH sf the
iInpoTtefs of Freach Wines In the
election OF 1912 n uaaj jar,ts Of The niet
again expressed Itself Ia favor OF ,otai
prohibition This. together with tho
| TACT thaa me consumption of alcohol
| ia Finland il the lowest an Europe IN
dscates that The people are al the back
| Of the movement
Propaganda NsnonS Tie 1.,,se>.
The Russian Poles realize that airo-
hoitsfn is one Of the curses OF the Saav
) peoples. The progressive temperance
movement took hold with them after
the great strike of 1906 The Social
lists were heartily in fayos of il FIN
4 ally. the Russian Government has ger
a mitted temperance societies to be
formed among the Polish la hor-rs OF
a fictai figures she~ that during the past
; | ten years the of alcohol has de
Y creased from - per ccnt. per
: capita per aBnum ThtS agitation in
: | the interest of Sob:ieiy is extended %
Y | Austrian and German Poland and its
9 advocates are pointing out how tn.
n future Df the Poles. a.. z dis, met race
! Is dependent, to a great extent on thu
il physical visor which has been 50 in
@ terfered with lay the use Of alcohot
n Anti Liquor Agitation In ls.ssin
G Proper
>. 1t is inadmlssibIe.' said the Gar
!, Of Russia. i'll a recent reScript address
II ed to IA Bark. the new Minister oi
= Finance. on the liquor esii in his EN-
- pire. Ito permit the favorable fnaucial
position OF the state Ia depeud on the
destruction Of ne moral and tconoIni il
ne strength Of the great multitude ol
O. Russian citizens
W In Russia as Is well Known for ths
n past nineteen yearA that ~. since
i'll January /. S95 the entire liquor lraf
n fic has been in the hands of the gov
% ernment The object in the estaib
S lishment of this state monopoly 50 tht
n government declares. was Ito atteInp
Ill to decrease drunkenness and To secur'
he an increase in revenue from the traf
ut fc- Drunkenness however.--ant
ed crime'-haye increased enormously il
1t recent years ia Russia
Ell In 1897 the revenue from the STAT
o. monopoly was. in round figures. SlI3.
'e Gee. 600. In 1913 these figures r~a Oh o.
at a total OF s425, 200 coo The consau, p
et ton of liquors had increased durin
~ that time from 1900 GEO gallons T.
~ 252, 000. 90e gallons. SO enormous ma
,'e been the increase that, according io
ne correspondent OF the London Times
Lai many Russian villages which wcr
- never prosperous cnfighte ened. ar
now literally dying from drunken
r. ness.
en- The baneful effects OF alcoholisr
Of were among the first subjects consid
eW cred by the Duma when II was eStat
ed liShed. In 1912 this rud lime nta Z
la Russian parliament passed bill. wit
re- the approval OF the government, r.
Tor striCting the sale at govern meni shop
he reducing the percentage Of alcohol
Ter liquor, and prescribing that instruf
ler ton be given in the high schools as
De the nature and effects Of alcohol
ay the same year a commission al
an pointed by the Duma to inquire mi
he the question. Early in 1913 this con
oy- mission reported and recommends
In many reforms and reStrictio Thes
On. included a further decrease of the "A
ort coholic strength OF spirits. the iabe
ar ing OF the bottles with ~Arnir
asst against excess and the compu lsos
er, teaching Of the dangers OF drink q
ers the part OF the clergy Of the Orfhods
Ao- Church. The main obstacle IN Ii
er- way Of reform Is that one quarter
Of the regular revenue OF the state