Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-11-22

The national assembly OF the w
c. T. IT,, now convened in FO.t Worth.
Texas. has passed resolutions to com
plete their yet unfinished reform
work In the army by urging congress
to establish amusement resorts for
the soldiers wherein they may enjoy
social relaxation without acting
the vicious habits engendered In the
canteen of the past. The routine life
OF the soldiers render them keenly
~appreciatlye of every diversion. and
20. by providing moral literature and
wholesome amusement, their leisure
hours will be the means not only Of
diversion. but Of enrolling instead Of
degrading them.
The method Of curing cases Of i'm
morality D. judicious doses OF moral
merriment Is as old as II is reliable
A speaker addressing the Woman's
Municipal league OF New York city
said that the world has e. eater need
for innocent amusement than IL has
for libraries and that the ranks Of
degeneratcs we're swclled by pleasure
starved people who mistOok the glitter
OF intemperate existence for the gold
Of genuine pleasure.
II is proven on all sides that the
masses arr drawn into the mad whirl
OF inebriety by appealing to the needs
OF the soul for ~cOmradeship. pleasing
environments and amusement The
saloonkeepers are students Of human
nature and a%rtfully apply their knowl-
edge 10 allure the uuwary They first
weave a web about the human senses
that. In time. the soul In
its meshes.
In the larger cities, whore saloons
are sometimes magnificent palaces
where the senses revel in the com.
mingling onulcnce Of lights. mirrors.
paintings. music. flowers, levity and
| beverages. even aesthetic natures arc
often satisfied: and il Is little wonder
that the average man Is an easy prey
10 the vice that turks behind the gaudy
trappings.
The natural deduction follows that
to provide these legitimate human ma.
ture requirements with the baser ele.
ment eliminated. the saloon influence
would be routralized.
Our citizens could find nc sureI
remedy for the drink and social evil
IN Albuquerque than to oppose the at
fractions NJ immoral places by estab
llSnlHS l'SpINH VI NHul'o'ih' hS'iNo
ton.
n there were places i'm the city
whore the natur al craving for com
radcship could be satisfied under
pleasing conditions 10 all. the saloons
would undoubtedly suffer from lacl
OF patronage
The recreation rooms should be dis
tributed throughout the business por
ton OF the lily with the same view
OF securing attendance Of %transien
guests that ~actuatcs the saloons. TIL,
plans of p ivate club rooms applied I,
these public resorts would operat,
successfully The doors should neve'
close and n welcome would be- assured
to strangers and friends. rich ant
poor alike. n place where occasiona
lectures ard music would inspire tn,
listeners with higher ideals; wher,
honest games and current literatur,
would aid IN diverting the thought.
from cures.
or course, a general objection vii
he made concerning the cost q
maintaining these resorts. But thes,
counter att actions TO the saloon
could easily he p divided II the church
es and all benevolent societies an,
reform leagues should form n trust I,
share equally the cost Of establish
ment and maintenance. The worth o
such clean. moral resorts cannot b.
estimated IN dollars, for no one cal
&doubt but the saloons and brothel
would have fewer inmates. while tn,
homes AMI churches would prospec.
MRS. RALPH Hill.
| Assistant Press Reporter, w G. 4. q