Berkshire Chronicle Reading 05-1915
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ALFRED SENESCHALL.
Chairman ,of tho ~d of Manarement,
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dOll&tion; · Wi'; or _~.' will be graterully
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8eCN)tary, Mr.
Leonard, . Court.nq. ffi!ii..~,.: , llJ liomnonger La.ne,
THE GOVERNMENT'S Dr INK -~
" '.. . ' PR.OPOSALS.
To
lihe Edik,r of the- .. CfuonicIc,"
Sir,-l enclOse" a ,OIIP:Y" of ~ re.omt~n passed by
my """ooiation t<Hlay, ayd..ball be 0r iged if yon
will :..Uow !pO to P.Oinl oul in , j'OUJ' oolumna the
...ture of the GOVCl'7,IlD"ut. propa. ..I..
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~ Cba.ncellor of the ,Exqiequ... , 0J> Apr,} 228&lcl m
the
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or Commons.:
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"I 'guM~tee thla ,tQ. Uie HOO\;e: ,t,hat when we
approeoh Ithia maUer, we shall approach it from
the ,point :of vie"., of per.,...: who h&ve only one '
obie<:t. in :-riew. and thM ia to in<lro&<lI. the supply
of munitioDe of w .... &l ' the momen~.
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, While taking, in the riefence Of the
1m jN o. 3)
Bill, 'f.ulI ' and iUlIM:ient.tepa, ..m.ich no ' y crit.i~e8,
ro oontrol tha 'Wary. small minority of ~riJlkers and
alackefs , he go"", further &nd prop
taxation
-.yliich l.il!bea~ i,n,?",~ the, cost~a~ ..Icoholio
lIqUOr!; to ~"ry @fICtien of the , comm
!;y, every..
wilere,
In , Novem'ber.. lllB!. he! in
' the beor
, by 2DO uer cent.
now propo ' to incrll'lBO
duty on eert&iJ, el""",,,,, of be&r-pckieularly the
Ito)Itl! and porlerB d:rvnk by
a point
whlch_·is 800 Pill' cent. ,ahov~the duL:lj lUI it stood
beforth hi. laid Budge&.
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The proposed ' extra
of 36s. pef: bRrrel on
of the type
in :Burton on ·T,rcnt, in
London ,
qtMr parts of tho IGng.
rpr......'eni'. ..
,increase of o""r l&d, pey
-beers a.na: &cuta win
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in , the ooonl;ry. to oay
nothing ' ,01. the
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indu.try.
The ""0190
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that the in·
, cxeasOO: ' tax in ;November I;'!t has relruJted I in a
, d9Creas~ olltnu~ 01 ~eer of j 26 pEll' I cept. ; thi. ,
, I further tax will pra<;tioolly destroy the trade.
The
1<1J1s of capit.l; aM tbe 'tm<!mplovment Whioh will
,'~Cal!"oo, q"f' !Jill... in th.. bre'h-Il4I':' "nd Il"""..,d
tiad'."., mit, &!so m thClli& irade.. wthch, otmnly barra,.
malt, lIop" o'machinet:\', :rebide.,., buildin.... and
,vnrj9n. utc~k, wHl be di,.astr()u,. We arB' Ctmvmeed that ihe 'whole aeit.tion i" ~. - outoonie of
: the Iemperllnce : 1>".rty takinl1 lldvllma.tre of the
neceMitics of ,the w .... to wroal[ itS ...
throup:h th"
Government, -on I< trade which has been eotabli.bed,
maintained. taxed, regnJated Ihld ' corrtrolJoo by
Govem",enle ror hnndredB of y6al'&.
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46, Cannon 'Str""" London, E.C...
, 3rd May; 1915.
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OF REaOLUTloN.l
- ,At & meeting this , aftmnoan the followin/t rf.'lQo
l ..(ioD wae .-.-1 :- '
'This m",,~ . 'or the Allied Br ..W;erj Trader&'
A.aoaU.tion,i ~pr~ting , suppliers Of materi~
madlinery &nd: -plant to brewers ,aJ,a distillers,
etr<mgly Pl'~ .again.t ,tho Go":emm~t'. '"ttemp\
to:, bring ~ !b?u-t prQbibition b~' ~' Mter
ti?-n\ thei( propo . Gh)o,!-l? ,have no
guar~
.' Pe<;H1.r.
Othnr lC\.DJect. b"t tho , wcr_ _
mIHutioU8,!My
impo~ 't.u.a:~on inereasing the' 6O~tr of alooholiG
be:veIllligea '-~ ';!lY1i
' pqn.uml\1' .in every ' part of the
oount11l', tq .... tis. "J the ~maflds, of) the extreme
teetotal pa.rty. , T " 8 ....aoei.tion oI 'bus in"", men,
-while': Siyi,nit rQ ~vord ' agaUi,;rI,I' th~ twiple mC8.8uree ,
proP9sod to control ,the small.' minority of
drunkards o.n<FsIookcr~ "!'eerts ' th.~, the taxation
proI!08&ls ,h" vo' nonl> but' politicaL objilctst :with tho
pumshment ,of. the trade and an depen<lcn t upon
,t. Against such ..taxat.ion we ,vill protest by every
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