Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-17
FOR Army CAN|[[N
General Corbin Says Canteen Pre-.
vents Worse Things at the
Army Posts.
Whisky Shops and Dens Of Vice
Now Find No Excuse For
Existence.
Secretary Root Endorses the 0pin.
ion cKinley's Friends Make
Fight in Conference.

Washington. May 17.-Secretary Root
has sent 10 Chairman Hull, Of the COM
mittee on military affairs, an exhaust
i've collection of opinions on the question
of the army canteen," gathered by
Adj. Gen. Gorbn from every branch of
the military service.
corbin, in his review of the inquiry,
says: If the prohibition of the sale of
beer at military posts, as contemplated
by the bill now before the house, could
be effective in bringing about the de-
struction of the drink habit among SOL
slers. the adjutant general would un-
urge its adoption, and in
doing so believes he voices practically
the unanimous sentiment of the officers
3of the army; but ON the contrary, it
can be stated as a fac, that the closing
Sef the canteen section of a post would
\ be to have such soldiers as are now
content with drinking an occasional
glass of er5within the limits of the.
post. go TO the whisky shops and dens of
vice that once surrounded the perma-
nent posts, and which on the passage of
|such a law, would revive, and he can
not too strongly express the opinion.
that such legislation would be inimical
TO the best interests of the army"
Secretary Root, in Il brief endorse
nent, expresses II similar opinion.
McKinlcy.s Friends to Fight.
Chicago ILL, May 1.-THE friends of
President Mckinley in the temperance
committee of the Methodist conference,
who made losing fight against the
adoption of the leading paragrap phi in the
report which criticisss the president and
i.eensurcs him for his acceptance of
Itiriggs decision in the anti-canteen.
llaw. will take the fight TO the floor of
the conference in the form of q. minority
report, substituting other paragraphs
for, the Objectionable sentiments.
DR. j. Il. Price of the New York con-
ference. who submitted the minoritySre-
port from the subcommittee. Will pre-
sent the matter to the conference to-
l.Gay.
The majority report of the sub-coin-
imitteaaon all matters before II. includ-
ing the criticism of the president, was
6adapted by the general committee yes
lsterda4 The report endorses total ahsti-
lsnence on the part of members and min-
isters of theschurch ard Fraternity, with
Nather societies and organizations in the
j5stause of temperance. secretary Long Is
l3euiogized for banishing liquor from
American naval ships and yards.
Bishop Walden appeared before the
committee on episcopacy to answer the
l.charscs brought by the WISCONSIN con-
ference that he exceeded his authority
tive years ago when he denied the min
listers of the Milwaukee, district the
fright to submit q petition asking the APP
pointreIit Of pr. ]. S. Lee as presiding
i#eldsr and later appointed another man
ite the position.
pr. George II. Trevor presented the
fras. of the ministers TO the committee.
In defense Of his action Bishop Walden
Iealled attention 10 the factsifat there is
lnoihirg in the law of the church which
grants the ministers the right 10 IA petit
tim. The subject was referred TO a
| special committee composed of j. G. w.
s6.oXe, T. H. Murray. DR. I. u. Nicely,
/ l.. NJ. Shaw ard Dr S. F. Whitlock.
a memorial authorizing the bishops
4 TO unite the churches at the annual
l3conferences s,oSas TO pre- serve property
rights involved in the transfer, was rec-
commended TO he general conference
( 4 t,rI MA & age s