Last week the Finnish Diet gave the Finnish people what they had asked for in last month's prohibition referendum. On the assumption the voters wanted plenty of cheap liquor, the Diet established the following prices:
Vodka, 30¢ per bottle; Cognac, 60¢ to $1.95; whiskey, 75¢; Malaga, 60¢; port (imported), $1.95; champagne. $1.80; light wines, 35¢ to $1.50.
A large proportion of the profits, the Diet decreed, would be spent for "temperance purposes," thereby providing the thirsty Finn with the satisfaction of knowing that if he tippled he did so in a righteous cause....
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