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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 14, 1923
Page
2
A fragmentary opinion piece questions whether moderation can curb extremism amid a debate on a large moderating act. It contrasts calls for moderation with activists critiquing prohibition era policies and hints at evaluating moderation through historical experience and rhetoric.
Prohibition has drained hotel revenue and damaged services. The Beer and Wine League of Manitoba argues legal beer and light wines would raise hotel standards, create jobs and wages, and expand public revenue while countering bootleggers. Quebec shows such policy is feasible and promotes temperance.
H. P. Reed argues for the Moderation Bill and private sale while criticizing the government liquor commission. He cites lax permit controls, potential direct sales, and aggressive advertising by distillers as risks. He urges voters to choose freedom and true temperance in the upcoming referendum.
In a June 11 1923 letter from Russell Manitoba to The Banner editor, Middleton contends that prohibition would collapse if crimes and hunger linked to alcohol are not prevented. The writer argues actual enforcement shows these issues persist or worsen, undercutting the prohibition argument.
A letter to The Banner argues the Manitoba Temperance Act depends on public support, condemns moral suasion alone, and urges churches to cultivate consent while the state enforces the law. It cautions history shows church overreach harms Christianity and warns against coercive governance.
A reader argues beekeepers and distillers will back the League and predicts a large bootlegger turnout against prohibition. The writer contends the League bill’s defeat would boost illegal business and thanks the recipient for publishing the letter.
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