PART I.--AMERICA.

PART I.--AMERICA.

CHAPTER PAGE

I. THE STATE AS SALOON KEEPER 9

II. RUM AND POLITICS 21

III. FORTY YEARS OF PROHIBITION 32

IV. PROHIBITION IN KANSAS 45

V. THE LAW THAT FAILED 53

VI. HIGH LICENCE IN PENNSYLVANIA 67

PART II.--GREATER BRITAIN.

I. PROHIBITION AND LOCAL OPTION IN CANADA 75

II. LOCAL CONTROL IN NEW ZEALAND 92

III. LICENSING IN AUSTRALIA 104

PART III.--THE CONTINENT OF EUROPE.

I. THE STATE AS DISTILLER 112

II. THE GOTHENBURG SYSTEM 122

PART IV.--ENGLAND.

I. THE GROWTH OF THE LICENSING SYSTEM 133

II. PROPOSED REFORMS 147

III. THE PROBLEMS OF REFORM 169

IV. THE PATH OF PROGRESS 191

APPENDICES.

I. THE CONDITION OF WORKING MEN IN MAINE 199

II. THE GIN ACT, 1736 200

SOBER BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT.