Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-09

imprisonment, and In zone canioDe he
may be- confined tor an indefinite
period In "homes" established for In
ebriaies. Liquor dealets are liable
to severe punishment for selling to
minors and to intoxicated persons, OF
even to individuals known TO be In the
habit OF drinking too much.
Peuons convicted OF drunkenness
are in some cantons prohibited from
entering a saloon and the proprietor
is liable to nne " he permits them
TO remain. Fathers Of families,
known 10 be pooG are pun
ishcd II they enter saloon, and
Ia Berne tbs law IL that any person
who helps pauper to drink or gamble
may be imprisoned Tor sixty days, AMI
no one convicted Of jtunEennsas can
lawfully enter a place where liquor is
sold Tor period OF two years from the
date Of his conviction ami sentence.
Any appearance In public Of IA In.
toHicalcd person Is generally followed
by the arrest Of the Offender.
Il is claimed that these severe
strlctures have had most benz hcuut
eject on tho public morals Ia the
swits republic aud some have advo'
Gated the adoption Of similar measures
Ia other Countries. The general
principles on which they rUst
are the came as those on which
most laws against drunkenness are
framed; ~ the results are not equally
satisfactory Ia other places, the diiler.
cucr must depend on the way In
which those laws are administered.
The swiss people, although enjoying
the benefits Of a republican form Of
government has been trained 10 sub.
mission under the strong arm Of the
law 10 a marked degree. From the
days Of tho severe reiomer, Iwingh,
when public logging was the penalty
Of habitual neglect Of attending church
on Sundays, 10 the present day "
mlllIaflsm and police regulations,
when even tho Christmas 10y Of the
little ones IL marred by the pfosencs on
the Christmas tree Of a formidable look
ing rod, tho people have been inspired
with the awe necessary Tor tho enforce
montoffIgld measures. La the ABSENCE Of
such education the administration Of
unusually severe laws must necessarily
be- detective, since there are numerous
ways In which any law can be cvadod
by those 40 disposed. And II IL beyond
question preferable to restrict the enact.
mcnt Of laws 10 such measures ~ eau
be administered 10 the very letter,
rather than to multiply laws, to remain
dead Letters except In particular cases.
The Goiheuburg system IL the oppo.
site 10 the Swiss method OF warfare
against drunkenness. 10 deals almost
entirely with the regulation Of the sale
Of inloxlcants. 10 minlmizos the
opportunities for INDUCING IN
drink and deprlves the dealer.
OF any motive Tor violating IA,
law, by fixing their salary anu making
II independent OF the amount Of bush
ness transacted. IL also gives back Il
the community a part Of the money
earned, by yearly donations u public
improvements aud benevolent insIitu
lions, and 1t is founded ON philan
thfopio principles. For these reasonI
many have recommended Il as superior
10 any other method.
Probably tho regulations Of Swiizfr
lana are most practical TO that repub
lie, while other measures Will have Il
be taken Ia other countries. One rulD
canno, be applied everywhere. Nation
have their peCuliatillos, not 10 b,
overlooked In the efforts Of lawmnkor
anu philanIhropis,s to conquer vice.
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