Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-12-31
W. c. T. v. COLUMN.
New Years ProbIems.

view wear FFOpiCTUb.
The old year leaves many problems
u%nsolved. especially the old. old prob.
lem Of drink habit and the saloon evil.
Though the army saloon hsa been abol-
ishsd and much temperance legislation
enacted. yet the American saloon
seems ftmly intrenched and as the
new year Is usherd In temperance ad.
~vocates and every other man. woman
and child who has the betterment OF
mankind at heart Is confronted with
some appalling facts.
In Chicago and other large cities the
free lunch OF the saloons feeds more
hungry people than all the charitable
institutions combined. Thousands OF
workmen p%atronize the fee lunch at
noon from economy. A step in the
right direction tending towards the
Gripping Of the saloon influence would
be the enactment Of a law compelling
factories. manufacturers and stores.
and all business corporations. TO pro.
vide free lunch at the moo hour for
employees.
Again In the saloon a man is likely
to meet those who put him In a way to
find work. hence men out OF work flock
to saloons. The establishment of pub.
lie and free employment and informa.
tion bureaus would meet this want.
Again. n has only to see how the
poor are housed to understand why
men from the congested districts fire.
quent the saloons.
When home Is one room poorly heat.
ed and lighted and often shared with
other families one can comprehend
that home under such circumstances
Is a good place to stay away from. To
improve the conditions OF the tene-
ments is of course obligatory upon
the landlord. This would be the best
OF temperance work. for prohibition
laws will never keep men from want
ing food. warmth and entertainment.
These they will seek as cheaply and
conveniently as possibly. Therefore,
good. comfortable homes are the most
effective weapons against the saloons.
II owners of public lots would turn
them into public play grounds the con.
gcsted conditions OF the tenement nj.
leys would he relieved and the cause
OF mortality subserved.
Until n substitute to the saloon is
found the American saloon will still
do a regular business.
Again. the saloon is open day and
night. The churches Ave or six hours
In the week. Whenever the churches
are as tactful In raising men up as the
saloon Is In pulling them down then
viii we have prohibition indeed. and In
truth. for no saloon can exist without
patronage. The saloons furnish mu.
sic "One touch OF nature makes the
whole world kin and a man IL rarely
30 besotten and degraded as to not be
stirred by music. Then since Il Is
used by saloons IA draw men in TO
their detriment. why not the Christian
musicians furnish music TO the work.
Ing man uncontam!dated by the beer
garden?
Again. chi;d labor plays into the
saloon keepers hands. for the stunted.
u~ncducatod. moral and physical ma.
lures fall the readlest prey to saloon
vices. WHAT are we TO do about this?
In tGany states the law has taken cog.
nlsance OF these conditions and hence
the remedy lies in the enfo, cement OF
compulsory education. The w. c. r.
U. has succeeded in having scientific
temperance instruction a part OF the
school curriculum and hence educate
your children and the country Is safe
has a new Significance as applied TO
the saloon evil.
Again. thirst drives many to the sa-
looms. The scarcity OF drinking foun.
tains in all our cities and hamlets Is
deplorable. The Sunday schools could
give a cup OF cold water In His name
very ~acceptably by using the pennies
towards the building OF a drinking
fountain.
Poorly cooked food does not nour.
ish. Fooa which does not nourish
creates a want which is too often salts.
fed by stimulants. Ignorance along
this line is enormous. What is the
remedy? Clearly the duty OF the w.
G. 7, u. and other organiza-
tons Is well defined. Cooking schools
should be established where young
girls could be taught food values and
fitted for home makers.
Again. since the saloon is the poor
mans club; since there and there
alone In our cities and hamlets at all
hours OF day and night can he ind
warmth, food and entertainment, the
saloon will continue 10 wax fat and
prosper, drinking deep Of the life blood
OF millions in the yer" teeth Of prohibit.
ton laws and regulations. A substi-
tute, a family club life. Could our
school houses and churches be put to a
nobler use?
Ring out cid shapes OF foul disease,
Ring out the narrowing lust OF gold,
Ring out the thousand wars OF old,
Ring In the thousand years OF peace
MRS. WILSON,
10 hau Don Va - ~ II