The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-11
NEW DRUlSNICk'S
CAnPAeI FAIRLY
GOING On c0UB
Temperance People. Of Province Hnv4
Worthy Task Before
Them.
LOCAL OPTION USED
WITH GOOD REsUINms
Bill Effectively Prohibiting Drfnk
Traffic Is Being Preparcd-If MN 4
Have All Modern Improvemen1n 4
and Provide for All Contfnren<sen. n

Montreal. Can, May 10.-The PRO.
'hfbition campaign in New Brunswick
is fairly under way. 1t may be re-
membered that last December tho
New Brunswick branch Of the Do.
minion Alliance approached the gov
eminent with several requests Theso
were ID the enactment OF a law pros
hibiting the liquor traffic for the
whole province; (O, that a commits
tee Of the Alliance should be- ans
corded the privilege of helping 70
frame the. bill; (s), that the bill -
prepared should be submitted to the
people Of the province In the form 81
referendum not earlier than the
middle of February, nor later than
the first of March; (4). that provide
ing majority of all votes cast Is In
favor Of the bill, the government will
at once, during the then session Of
the House. secure its enactment To
the deputatton presenting these -.
quests the Premier promised cares
full. continuous and sympathetic con.
sideration."
Shortly after the interview with thS
government the Alliance received q
letter from the Premier promising
definitely that prohibition bill
should be enacted at the next session
II the House. Then there was q re4a
quest from the attorney-g general THAI
the Alliance should appoint a CONF
mittee which should work with thG,s
government in getting up the BILL
The Alliance acceded. and appointed
strong meeting in Joint session
with the government committee, and
together they are evolving bin WITH
all the latest improvements. Like
much of the recent liquor legisiation
in Canada It has been to some exten1s
| modelled on the Manitoba bill. thAs
work of Sir Hugh John MacdonaId.s
Other prohibitory measures have also
been put under contribution, and the
result according to all accounts 10 ~
very fine piece of legislation. es
| Some remarkably strict clauses aim
at abuses which might accrue from.
alcoholic medical prescriptions. Ona
of these provides that no phyaicanIg
may issue such prescription unless NJ
has personally visited the patienr
another order that no liquor pre-
scrtbed shall be administered excep43
In casa of actual need. according To-
the Judgment Of the physician. An-A
other very rigid clause 10 aimed a4s
the liquor advertising which has CONS
far to nullify the law in some locAli-3
ties under prohibition. The New
Brunswick law prohibits any publish.
ing. circulating or selling of any
newspapers periodicals or other artts
Gle of printed matter in which there
are liquor advertisements This ~
papers and magazines published with
in the province, but also those sent il1
for sale, chiefly from the United
| States. 1t also prohibits liquor ~.
vertising by means of sign, billiard1l
circular. poster or price list, Within
the limits Of the province. Anoth44|
clause hits any one who. while uudeN
the influenza Of liquor. undertakes III
drive, operate or have IN charge any
automobile. motorcycle. Or other vo~s
hicle propelled other than by muscu
lar power.
The spade work for the receptions
of New Brunswfck's fine prohibftlo&gz
law has been proceeding for 1o9E
time. In the course of this s0tnG1
nine counties have shut out liquor a1e'
far as the Scott act affords means O.
doing 30. In adj the other countiea
considerable districts have beo1o3
cleared OF liquor by local option
There have been violations In sOnn9s
places but the situation IL beyoHE,
measure superior to what obtain4dE
under license. Now the intention ~
to supersede all the local Legislators
by a rigid province-w1de law ThetQs
Is no doubt expressed that the latte
has a majority of the people At t1r5
back.
The bill as 1t In at present bsfos]
the House contains no referenduu]
clause. may be that the eeFo4A]
ment mediates putting the n1 !
through. as was done in OntAr4~S3
without going to the trouble OF tar
ing a referendum on what many cOm~
slider foregone conclusion. T|
opinion seems to be, however, TIT
the clause ordering a referendum VIM
be added. In one point the goveYmA1
ment failed to accede fully to TIE
demands Of the temperance peoples
1t did not submit tho law to the veto
before the first of March. This te
not, however, attributed to any baA
faith on the part of the govcrnfpeMx5A
but to the congestion of pariiamnn&|
AIRY business and to the time nsc4
sary for the careful drawing UP OF TIL
law. It Is to be regretted, howev9n
II It gives the liquor bars a new Leaf
Of life. Whether the law goes 70 k116
popular vote or il merely to he paa6
by the Legislature, the temperaa1
people of New Brunswick have ~
worthy task before them.
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