The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-05
The DeuilIest Foe.

The Chancellor Of the Exchequer Of England.
David Lloyd George, gives as his settled opinion
that Great Britain faces foe more deadly
than the Zoe of drink. He says this at time
when his country is meeting the most tremen-
deus crisis of its history in the war which is
being wased in France and yet with this going
on he says I'VE fighting Germany Austria
and drink, and far see. the greatest
Of these deadly foes is drink"
That may be considered d strong expression,
but in the final analysis must it not be held
10 be true that the threat of drink is not alone
the deadliest foe Of Great Britain, but that the
deadest foe OF nations everywhere is to be
found in drink. Wise, indeed those nations
who make it so that the manufacture and sale
of intoxicating liquors are things which are
placed under the ban,
The position of Lloyd George is that in the
settlement of the. matters In the struggle in
which his country is engaged we first Of all.
must settle with drink" and further, that
nothing but root and branch methods would be
of the slightest avail in dealing with the evil"
His utterance this question. made on Monday
of this week. came in the course of his reply to
a deputation OF the shipbuilding employers
federation. the statement from that deputaton
being that, because OF the indulgence of EN-
ployes In the shipbuildng industry in drink
that the average output had been decreased.
. though work being done night and day,
many men not approximating full time. as they
were drinking and carousing and that the re-
ce:pts of public houses had increased even with
| Absolute prohibition for the nation was urged
by the deputation the example of Russia and
France for prohibition being cited. That this
lis the need was agreed to by Lloyd George. his
iintimation being that Lord Kitchener and Field
Marshal French were of the same opinion, and
that King George is deeply concerned s to the
matter. That his country beginning to
realize the gravity If the situation, he said
holding thar the need is that the public snouro
Give assurance that the sentiment is for dras-
tic action for prohibition The outlook is that
the crisis Of the. war upon England will result
IL the annihiblation o. its deadliest foe. the
drink evil
Today North Carolina enters upon another
stage of the fight for the best for the manhood
ard womanhood of the State The limitation
which has been placed upon the quantity OF IL
quol which he transported into or be re-
ctived in the State is expected to do vast
amount Of good, and to destroy. In great de-
gree the blind tiger curse. The effect OF the
new law Will he closely watched. and with this
there should go on uninterrupted campaign
50 that the sentiment of the people of North
VIII come when the voice Of the people will he
50 united and so insstent that there VIII be alb
ssiute prohibition in this State. That is the
goal and the winning of It will mean for the
greatest benefit to all the people Of this good
State. War has forced the nations OF Europe
t. their face against drink the best interests
II this country the best interests of all its peo-
PIE should bring absolute prohibition, not alone
t. North Carolina but to every state of the
I'nion.--Raleigh News and Observer