The Washington times., 1901-10-22
NOT REPLACED BY SALOONS.
Adjustment of the Cantecn Defend
ed by the LenSuc

of Washington the canteen law was Sc
verely criticised last night by A N Can
| field. Chairman of a committee recently
| appointed to investigate the question A.
local issue. The opinions of army off
GERS and of prominent newspapers wa.
condemned. The report indicated that SC
| far as the District of Columbia is con.
| cerned. it is not true that new saloons
have fourshed following the abolish.
ment of the canteen.
| The occasion was the first meeting OF
| the sixth annual anti-saloon revival. to bs
held under the direction of the Anti-Sa-
loon League at st. Pauls English Lu-
theran Chhurch. Eleventh and II Streets
northwest. The statement in regard tc
the canteen law made In the report OF
Mr.. Garfield is as follows:
Your special committee appointed tc
| investigate and report upon the correct
ness of the statements made in the news
! papers of the country to the effect that
| the law prohibiting the sale of intoxicat-
| ing liquors in the exchanges or canteens
at military posts had resulted Immediate
| ly in the opening of many additional
! drinking saloons in the vicinity of these
| posts, outside of the military reserva-
| tions and of military control, and had re-
| suited in a consequent alarming increase
in drunkenness and decentralization among
the soldiers, submits the following partial
| report: --
Your committee has visited the posts
assigned to it, viz the arsenal the navy
yard. and the Marine Barracks, in the
| District Of Columbia; Fort Myer and Fort
Hunt, in Virginia, and Fort Washington,
| in Maryland and has found that the re-
ported opening Of new or additional sa-
looms in the vicinity of those posts since
the abolition of the sale of intoxicating
| liquors in the canteens is not true as to
any of them.
You committee finds that in the Dis
trict of Columbia, there were SIS licensed
barrooms at the end of the license year.
October 81, 1900; and that there are, to-
day, only 513 such barrooms ;an1 that,
during the last licensed year no new
barroom has been licensed in the vicinity
of any military post in the District. That
there are now four saloons in the village
of Rosslyn, at the Virginia end OF the
Aqueduct Bridge, and three on the road
between that village and Fort Myer, hut
they have all been there since before the
anti-canteen law was passed, and no
new ones have been opened in that vicini-
ty.
That there are no saloons at Fort
Hunt and Zone nearer to that post than
Alexandria. Va That there are three
saloons on the read leading from Fort
Washington to the country outside of the
military reservation; that they were
there when the anti-canteen law was
passed. and that no new saloon has been
opened in that vicinity.
Your committee has no official data
on which to base a report of the relative
number of cases of intoxication among
the soldiers at these posts before ana
since the sale of intoxicating liquors at
the canteens was stopped, but, from con-
versation with intelligent soldiers at
these posts and with citizens residing in
close proximity to them. your committee
is led to believe, and does believe. that
there is less of drunkenness and IF con-
sequent Generalization among the sol
diers, now at the posts under consider4-
ton, and has been less during the last
xix months than ever before, during any
similar period Of their existence when
occupied by so large force
At the meeting last night James L.
Ewin, President of the Anti-SaIoon
League, presided, the devotional exercises
being conducted by the chaplain of the
organization, the kev. Walter ii. Brooks
Reports OF various committees were read
by Andrew Wilson, Legislation; r. Il.
Harvey. hterature' A. 4. Shoemaker, pro-
tests. and ii. c. Metc8lf, m,tss-meeting.
An important report upon the number
and character of liquor licenses asked for
during the present year WAS read by MIR.
Shoemaker, as attorney OF the society.
lie stated that his committee had been
active in the preparation Tor two weeks
campaign against the saloons of the Dis
trlct. about 10 be inaugurated. Members
faHsaN hoo.
follows 10 take up The work of locating
saloons Objectionable In the various pre-
cincts: FIRST precinct, MI. II. NJ Kings
ley; Second precinct, MIR. o. Il. Kellar;
Third precinct Mrs. Emma L. Berry;
Fourth precinct, Dr. c. W Childs; Firth
precinct, Mrs. Lizzie J. Allen; Sixth pre-
cihct Mr. A. j. Edson; Seventh precinct,
Mr.. !. 5. Blackford. Eighth precinct, Mrs.
i. NJ Hazard; Ninth precinct, Mrs. 6. L.
Chaplin Tenth precinct, Miss Eta Jack
son.
The president announced that Sunday,
October Il, would be devoted to the cause
lie read the following circular letter ad-
dressed To all the pastors OF the clty.
urging their corporation:
Tie licenses to sell intoxicating liquors
in the District OF Columbia expire with
the present month, and If the license OF
amy place Is not renewed that place of
temptation Is closed. In this way, al
most wholly the number OF such places
has been reduced from 100, ] to every
2ls Of the population, in 1892 TO $50. ! TO
43G persons or thercabout, at the present
time-a reduction Of 90 per centum. with
a corresponding reduction in crime and
migdymt.uUrS.
To promote public sentiment in this
direction, and in favor OF whatever can
be- done 10 advance Tho reform. the Dis
trict ot Columbia Anti Saloon League has
again recommended the observance of the
fourth Sunday IL il--Hber October q as
Temperance Sunday IN tnis District At
least thirty-siN churches Of twelve de-
nominations observed the day year ago.
WIN you not preach Sunday. October -
IT one al least of your services, on some
theme appropriate TO the temperance re-
form, and specially remember the cause
IN your public prayers?
You are also requested to announce TO
your people, or 10 bring to their atteu-
ton in your usual way, that the Sixth
annual anti-saipon revival under the
auspices Of our league will be held the
evenings Of the week beginning Monday,
October =. and ending with Temperance
Sunday; and To urge that conflicting en-
gaGemcnts be avoided, and that the re-
viyal meetings be attended"
The letter is signed by the following
committee: James l.. Ewin, A y. Can
field Mrs. Clinton Smith A. l.. Swart-
wont. Walter II. Brooks, d. D. and Rob
ort Z Harvey.