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LICENSED VICTUALLERS'
CONFERENCE
SOLDIERS AXD SPIRITUOUS-
LIQUORS.
"A PIECE OF IMPERTINENCE."!
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.}
At tbe meeting at tbe Annual Coif
ference or the Federated Ltcen
Victuallers' Association Mr. .T.
Dillon, Victoria, obtained a suspefl
sion ot the standing orders to ded
with a resolution passed In the Hons!
or Representatives on tbe prcviou)
night in connection with the sale
u«c of alcoholic liquors by the eoldieij
of Australia. He moved:
"That -in the opinion of this Cori
ference the Federal Parliament 1|
making a serious mistake 111 seeli
ing to forbid the supply, use. anf
pale of intoxicating and spirituou
liquors where soldiers were gatberej
together, and that such 11 resolntlo
will tend tn mcke our soldiers clou hi
ful men. and will engender a feej
lug of disregard for such an obje
tionahlc law, which is a distinct ;
lerference with tlie liberty
subject. This Conference would :
spcctfully ask the Prime Mtniste
as tbe clause was carried by t*ucb i
small majority to bave the clause r<]
committed to the House."
Sir. Diilon thought It was ft plec]
impertinence for certain persons -
-ek to niter the mode of life thi
en led as ordinary citizens and
ace restrictions upon the men wonI|
lead them tn do what other men ba
done In like circuiust:ujces. TlieJ
would get. li.iuor by underhand mean
and by sly grog selling in camps. Tb
rcsfrlclt'm nieaiil the demoralising o|
tlie soldier.--. The motion was
r.'cd unanimously and it -was 'decide
1,1 forward a copy of it to tbe Prim)
Minister.
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