The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-18
LADY ASTOR IS
FOR RUM CURB
IN ENGLAND
Would Not Emulate 'Pus-
syfoot, but Wants to Put
Control in Hands of
People
mot YET READY"
Eugenics Won't Rid Ma
ton of Weak Willed
Citizens
BY DAVID NJ. CHURCH

TsTAFF CORRESPONDENT !. N. SERvIcEl
LONDON. Uot.-Lady Aston is not
after the iaLrels OF "Pussyfootr
johnson.
Piymouth's titled VI. P. denies that
she is seeking prohibition for Eng
land. despite the fact that she has
introduced a liquor bill in the house
of which would restrict
the sale of liquors.
Il am not advocating a prohibition
aetrfo- England" Lady Aston stated.
Public opinion in this country is
not prepared for this. On the other
hand, IL is surely a counsel of de-
spair to sit with folded hands and
wait for weak-willed citizens TO be
eliminated By a process of ~eugenics.
AS an industrial nation dependent
on foreign export trade we simply
cannot afford either the ineffic-
iency. loss Of time and ~slackness
caused by drink o. the high taxa
ton land so increased cost of pro-
duction) due to our having to spend
50 much on the victims of alcohol
in prisons. police courts. infirmaries.
hospitals. warehouses and asylums-'
LET PEOPLE CONTROL
Lady Aston explains that her
liquor control bill is merely a meas
ure@to give the control Of B-itain's
liquor traffic into he hands of the
people. The bill provides that the
degree of control of the liquor traf-
fic shall be determined by popular
vote. Under such conditions Lady
Aston is confident that the British
people will eventually restrict the
sale Of intoxicants TO such a degree
that entire prohibition will be I'M
necessary. or at least that II Will
be made difficult for those who
abuse the privileges of alcoholic
stimulants.
Lady Aston is not alone in her
efforts to restrict n liquor trade
OF. England. for her bill is but one
OF five which were introduced just
before parliament rose for its sum
mer vacation. In the proposed bits
the question OF local option Is
brought to the front and there Is
but little doubt that within the next
few years The English voters will
be given an opportunity OF express
ing their wishes with regard to the
liquor trade
PROPOSE SUNDAY CLOSING
sunday closing is another ques-
tion which is brought up by the
pending bills in parliament. Under
present licensing laws the public
houses Of England are open for sew
cral hours on Sunday-for a few
i.on-s in the middle Of the day and
for three hours in the evening Tenn
perance advocates are waging a
campaign against Sunday beer.
but ~inasnluch as the poorer people
save up their pennies for a sun
a blowout at the corner pub
1t is doubtful whether there VIII
ever be n great favor for Sun
day closing as against a general
restriction Of drinking.
Opponents of the proposed liquor
point to Scotland with
pride. They maintain that local OPP
tion and attempted reforms have
failed there.
The agitation is growing in noise.
but there are grave doubts of the
success OF the refo-mers so long as
the British government continues to
reap a tidy portion of its taxes
from the liquor traffic. Moreover.
the attitude of the government.
aside from the question Of revenue.
cannot free itself from the infil-
ence Of the thousands of voices tina:
shout "'arf a pint o bitte-.' to the
thousands CT bar-maids who throw
back the blinds at eleven o'clock
each morning.