The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-11-01

there are notorious instances Of both
practices-he gets a sure profit, and the
Governor gets the public abuse.
What utter foil As ] see 1t. this sys-
tenn of Canadian Government Sale
which Governor Smith sJauds in the
United States as a solution of the prob-
lens about the worst that could be
devised. It neither ends the social
troubles caused by alcoholism, nor does it
put the drink trade out of politics. Brew
ers and distillers have everything TO gain
by putting money into poht cs to win or
maintain Government Sale There is
abundant proof that they have done SO on
a colossal scale.
POLITICAL CORRUPTION
This is the explanation of the political
corruption indicated by the following
facts-a few among many-taken from
evidence ELECTED by the Royal Commits
S on which, in 1926-l927, investigated the
Dominion Department of Customs and
Excise.
New Brunswick Brewing Company
made large contributions for political
and propaganda purposes for which there
were no proper vouchers, . Such
contributions We're entered in the books
of the Company as and charged to Malt
Consumpt on Hops Consumption, Ma.
terial Consumption and Advertising
accounts"
firm OF distillers in Ontario kept an
account headed Protecting Trad
Marks" this was shown to cover pay
ments to fight for Government Liquor
Control and AGAINST Prohibit. on, small
payments to political parties, and pay.
ments for obtaining legal advice and
watching things at Ottawa" (the seat
of the Dominion Parhament)
At Vancouver the President of the
British Columbia D.stilleries Ltd, and OF
the British Columbia Breweries, admitted
before the Royal Commission, payment of
nearly 100000 dollars to campaign funds,
He acknowledged that some of the
cheques were in the nature of loans and
donations to fight Prohibition
[ could multiply these instances from
the official Report of the Royal Commits
sion. Canadian Government Sale" OF
liquor Is plainly not a model either for
Britain or for the United States.
Two other points should be noted: ID
system of personal permits" was de-
Vised in the Government Sale" Prov
inces to linn t the quantity Of liquor which
one individual could purchase In a week
or a month, but i'm practice this is far less
Sweden. One can affirm without fear OF
contradiction on the part of anyone who
knows the fact that the would-be pura
chaser In a Government Sale" Province
to limit the quantity Of liquor which one
individual could purchase IN week or %
month, but IN practice this is far less de-
terrent than the Bratt system in Sweden.
One can affirm without fear of contradic@
ton on the part Of anyone who knows
the fact that the would-be purchaser IN
q Government Sale" Province can OBJ.
tain as much liquor as he requ res with
out serious difficulty % Again, in some
Provinces the liquor interests have se~
cured public consent to the establish
rnent of beer parlors attached to hotels,
and competing with the Government
Liquor Stores.
YOUTH HOLDS THE KEY
To retrieve this serious situation is the
great moral task to which the new United
Church Of Canada IS setting her hand I
am privileged-and 1t Is indeed a great
privilege-to be the messenger of the new
Movement. The successful formation Of
the Active Service Order in British Meth
odism set in motion a current of thought
in the minds of the leaders Of the soc. al
forces OF the United Church. AS in Brit
ain SO IN the Dominion, Youth Holds the
Key" The coming generation can re-
verse the mischiefs which apathy and
subtlety have brought to pass.