THE "OXFORD" BILL
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Harold Bucke argues that because democracy wans "government of the people, by the people, for the
• ple," the drink trade ought to be governed by the people. n the same argument all industries ought to be governed by he people. Mr. Bucke singles out the drink trade because, he
• ys, those most directly affected by it have a right to a control f it. Those directly affected have a control already—the cry practical consumer control of drinking or not drinking. Mr. Backe falls into the error of raising "the majority" the throne of omnipotence.
" The majority" is not always infallible, and it has no right iatever to interfere with the minority when that minority not interfering with it.
Will the Oxford Bill give the government of the drink nide to the people ? Supporters of the Bill claim that the oard of management they seek to set up will be a body similar the B.B.C. The people has very little control over the : would it have any more control over the board of anagement ?—I am, Sir, ite.,
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