The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-12
AGAINST CANTEENS
Temperance Advocates Ask the
President 10 Suppress the
Sale OF Beer.

Washington July u.-A delegation com
poseo Of Joshua }. Bailey. OF Philadelphia
president OF the National Temperance So
ciety: Hiram Price OF Washington: Relv.
l.. II. Foote. of Brooklyn, Or. James B.
Dunn. and c. X. Blacl0all. OF Philadelphia
Joshua Leverng, OF Baltimore: William
NJ Smith. Of Poughkeepsle: II. l. Ames
Wiliamsport. Pa, and Colonel Eu Ritter,
Of Indianapolis. representing the Nation
al Temperance society and other kindred
organizations called upon the president
this afternoon TO ask his consideration OF
some points IN reference to the interpre-
tatlon given by the attoreny general 10
the recent act OF congress Affecting the
army canteen
The deegstion recorded rs dissent from
the opinion 9f the attorney general and
presented a legal opinion prepared by Col
Ell Ritter
Mr.. Bally also read paper signed by
many well known representatives Of the
| National Temperance society which en-.
bodied the views OF the delegation and er
| braced the points upon which they dis
sented from the Interpretation given N,
act by the attorney general II contend,
that congress sought 20 accomplish th,
total abolition Of the sale Of intoxlcat
ing liquor IA the army Tho interpretato,
OF the attorney general (Which was 20 IN
effect the act was prohibluyo only as I,
10 the sale Of liquor iu tho canteens b,
officers and mem the paper docares. wa
g matter Of amazomcnt 10 the poopl
OF the whole country interested ln IN
subject. and no class OF persons. 81 IS as
member OF congress present during m
serted, we're more surprised than "a
enactment Of the legislation. The delepa
tion represented that Or the statute wha
rs author and the vast number Of other
Interested as well as opposed. thought
was then ne Interpretation given by Nh
I attorney general is peryerson OF tt
z law Reference Is made 10 the recent "a
p quirics conducted by the war departmer
concerning the sale of intoxicating llquol
in the army canteen The responses r,
ceiyed. the paper says. only aggravate
a the public feeling because army office
OF the highest rcnk, on the largest expe
iehce. and Of the greatest prominence. ,
wei as those Of lower rank. have heret
tore' when perfectly free. given ii
: strongest expression 10 exactly the r
verse view Of The business The paper d
- care that the agitation upon this subte
70 viii not subslde and the president 3 az
e ton and Interpretation Of the law
's ed 10 give rehearins upon the constri
= The members Of the delegation an
y their call reported the president al "a
ing that the opinion Of the attorney ge
y eral was given without any previJ
knowledge on his part-that he did n
y know that an opinion had beeq asked I
- BY ten secretary 0f war-neither did
y know that such an opinion had be3n 81
le en-. until several days afterwards. a
that he woud look into the matter peYsc
ally. and II the opinion OF the attorn
general was found % be correct. Il sh0l
stand. but, he added hat an men w'
~ falible and that II tHe attorney gene
: had made a mistake he had no doubt
CGriggs) would bo ready 10 rectify
n that Re was an able lawyer ana q n
a.. honest and courageous