Alcohol in European Colonies of Africa.

At the Musee Social, of Paris, the International Anti-Alcohol Conference has closed its sessions. From the preceding conference of Brussels, Belgium, some good results have been obtained and there is every reason to hope for similar results again, since the work of the conference has been directly practical. Now that the United States is a country with colonies and protectorates, this should be of interest. Progress is being made, although local governments are hampered both by foreign antagonism and by political influence on the part of liquor sellers in their own central governments. England's policy towards opium in China and alcohol among inferior races has not set a good example in the past.