South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-05
FIND LADY ASTOR
FAYORS RUM CURB
FOR ALL ENGLAND
Would Not Emulate Pussy
foot But Wants to Leave
Control TO People.

LONDON. sept. LADY Aston Is
not after me laurels OF "Pussyioot
Johnson
Plymouth's titled NJ. p dsnie.'
that she is seeking prohibition FOR
England. despite The sact that she
has introduced a liquor bill in the
house OF commons which would re-
strict the sale or liquors
Il am not advocating a Drohib.-
ton act for England Lady Astor
stated Public opinion in this
country is not prepared for this. ON
me other hand. IL is surely a counsel
OF despair 10 sir with folded hands
and wait FOR weak-willed citizens 10
be eliminated by a process % eu-
GENES As an Industrial nation de-
pendent on foreign export trade We
simply cannot afford either the in-
efficiency loss OF time and slack
ness caused by drink or the nigh
taxation Cand 30 increased cost OF
production due to our having 10
spend so much on the victims OF al
CohOi in prisons police courts, mfr
maries hospitals. work houses and
aSylums."
let People Control
Lady Aston explains that her Il
Quor control bin is merely meas
ure 70 give the control Of Britain 5
liquor traffic into the hands OF the
people The bill provides that the
degree OF control OF the liquor raj
fic shall be determined by popuio r
vote Under such conditions Lady
Astor is confident that the British
people will eventually restrict the
sale OF intoNicants 70 such a degree
that entire prohibition will be un-
necessary. or at least that il will
be made difficult fer those who
abuse the privileges OF alcoholic
stimulants
Lady Astor is not alone in her
efforts 20 restrict the liquor trade OF
England for her bill is but one OF
five which were introduced iusi be
fore parliament rose for lis sum-
mer vacation. In the proposed bills
(he question OF local option IL
brought To the front and there Is
hut little doubt that within the next
few years the English voters will
tie given an opportunity Of express
ing their wishes with regard to thu
liquor trade.
Propose sunday Closing.
sunday closing rs another ques-
lion which Il brought UP by the
PENDING bills in parliament. Under
present licensing laws the public
houses Of Englond are open for sew
eral hours on SuEday-for = few
hours I'm the middle OF the day and
for three hours in the evening. TEN
perance advocates are waging a
campaign aeainet Sunday beer. ''
but inasmuch az the poorer people
save up their pennies for q sur
day blowout a. the corner pub''
e is doubtful whether there VII
ever be any great favor for Sunday
closing as against n general iestric-
ton OF drinking.
Opponents Of the proposed liquOf
reforms point % Scotland with
pride They maintain that local OPP
lion and attempted reforms nave
failed there.
The agitation is growing in noise.
but there are grave doubts OF the
success Of the refOrmers so long rs
tire British government continues
10 reap a Idly portion OF it's taxes
from the liquor traffic. Moreover,
the attitude Of the government
aside from the question Of revenue,
cannot free itself from the irflu-
ience Of the thousands of voices
30 the thousands OF bar-maids who
throw back the blinds at Il o'clock
each morning.