Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-02-21
Saint Nar!J's Beacon.
COMMUNICATED.
Victory.

OF America have won their second
battle, and the army canteen is
dead !" Such was the message
which flashed over the wires from
Washington to Chicago morning
paper January 9. By the decisive
vote of "a to Is the United States
Senate that day struck out Of the
army bill the amendment reported
by the committee on military affairs
in favor of the canteen, and in so
ling proved that it does not agree
in the professed opinion of Secreta-
ny Root that the w. @. L. q. wo-
men and other anti-canteen fighters
are "misguided people who are do
ing the devils work."
This victory over which we are
all rejoicing nightly and for which
we are thanking and praising God,
is the result of the combined efforts
of the temperance and moral forces
throughout the country, chief of
which had been that sentiment
creating force which pervades home,
church and state-the Woman 8
Christian Union. Nothing did
more to strengthen public sentiment
ag inst the canteen than nullIica-
ton by the attorney general of the
snti-canteen law passed by the last
Congress Nothing perhaps could
more effectively have focused pub
lie attention upon the iniquity Of
the army saloon, and upon the dan.
gerous encroachments Of the liquor
power in government. And the
voice of the people was speedily ex-
pressed in utterance from platform
and press, in petitions, letters aud
kilograms to their representatives
at Washington, in personal inter
view with senators and congress
men, and in "hearings" before con.
gressional committees.
1t is significant that the dispatch
es from Washington and the com.
ments Of the press generally attrl.
butte this victory for prohibition in
the army to the influence Of the
W. G. 7 u, and especially to the
presence and work Of the white rib
bon convention in the capital CITY.
Press comments from leading
news. papers Of Chicago and other
prominent cities have been received
by the editors Of the Union Signal,
also numerous congratulations FROM
many men and women who are in
t-rested in temperance work.
Well may the people rejoice over
the successful passage of the anti,
canteen amendment in the United
States Senate, and now that the
victory is won 1T is significant to
see that the honors are justly and
fiithfully distributed IL will be
universally acknowledged that ne
passage was brought about by the
untiring efforts of the Woman q
Christian Temperance Union at
large. They have been assiduous
in their Efforts to remove this enc
my from the army, and although
at first were defeated, their courage
and determination never for an in.
slant relaxed, instead OF being dis
coursged they began with renewed
energy and now their efforts are
crowned with success, their fond
hopes are realized, and they feel
they are doubly rewarded for their
work though the successful passage
OF the anti-canteeu amendment.
Mothers, perhaps, will not be so re
lnctant in parting with their sons
now that they know the canteen
has been "drummed out OF camp. -
AS the Union Signal states the ar
my at its best is not the kind of a
training school a mother would
chose for her boy; but with aboli-
ton OF the army saloon many OF its
worst dangers are removed.
A feature of the anti canteen vic.
tory which ia a chief cause for re
jnicing is the proof it gives that our
nation recognizes the supreme au.
thoity of righteousness On the other
side of the liquor traffic in this con
test was almost unlimited wealth
controlling hundreds of thousands
of untac IN Tho 1Abo, a. -.