Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-01-18

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the British Medical Association, it
his annual address before the sixty
second annual meeting Of that As
sociation, remarked:
"How important it is for a nation
to know that an excess in musculal
work. as i'm the forced marches of ar
army is rendered far more difficult
by the use of alcohol; that il moi only
fails in giving power in the work o.
the mustes Of the heart, but acts di
stinctly as a depressant; that it never
enchances the temperatures Of the
body: and that in its pure state it is
a food All this knowledge has beer
gained by the observation of medical
men,"
BEER IN THE PHILIPPINES.
1t is a source of honorable satisfac-
ton to the citizens of this country that
the late Spanish War was not for
revenge or conquest, but for the re-
lief Of oppression and for the exten-
sion of that liberty for which our ma
ton stands. An army of occupation
in the Philippine Islands, until the
people of that country are capable of
self government, is a sequence of that
war. If the presence and example of
a beer-drinking army will tend to
hasten the capacity for self govern
ment, then the Senate amendment is
wise. We are not without abundant
evidence on this point. The Presi-
dent of the Philippine Commission,
J. 6. Schurman, LID, sent by our
Government to those islands for in
formation, has said;
Il regret that the Americans al
lowed the saloon to get foothold on
the islands. That has hurt the Amer
leans more than anything else, and
the spectacle of Americans drunk
awakens disgust i'm the Filipinos
We suppressed the cock fights there
and permitted the taverns to flourish.
One emphasized the Filipino flailty,
and the other the American vice. l
have never seen a Filipino drunkard.
The FilipinOs have excellent virtues.
They are exceedingly cleanly and also
exceedingly temperate"
Mr.. John Foreman, who was sum-
moned to Paris by our Peace Commits
sion, as the foremost authority on
the Philippine question, says:
''Prior to the American occupation
there was little beer used in the is.
lands Within a fortnight after the
capitulation of Manila the drinking
had increased fOurfold. according
to the latest advices there are at least
twenty TO one existing in the time of
the Spaniards. Drunkenness, with
its consequent evils, is rife all over
the city among the new white popu-
lation. The orgies Of the newcomers,
the incessant street bawls, the insults
offered with impunity to natives of
both sexes, were hardly calculated to
arouse in the natives admiration for
their masters"
THE EVIDENCE. SUMMED UP.
The testimony of science shows
beer to be by nature a dangerous
drink; that intoqication from beer is
even more demoralizing than from
stronger liquors; that because Of its
inherent characteristics its use can be
counted on to lower the moral, mem
tai and physical force Of its users.
The disgraceful results of its use in
our new possessions, which have
made every true American blush for
his-nation's honor, have been just
such asinevitably follow the drinking
ola beverage whose inherent charac-
teristics are those Of beer, and show
the weakness of the claim often ad-
vanced that the sale Of beer in the
army canteen will keep the soldier
from the saloon.
The nature Of beer is not at all
changed by selling it in the canteen
instead of in the saloon. The argu-
ment is most speeious that it would
be less temptation to the soldier if he
were not Obliged to go to the saloon
outside, b,i could get beer within the
camp where it would be an ever
present invitation to the thirst i'm
duced by the tropical heat The
philosophy of the petition, "Lead Us
not into temptation" is thrown int
contempt by this reasoning, and the
! United States is asked TO provide the
temptation to drunkenness for ths
valiant men who wear It's uniform
and stand ready to defend its flag, il
need be, with life itself
The suggested Senate amendment
assumes, on the part Of the people.
Representatives, an Ignorance ofscien
tiiic facts about the nature Of bee
that ars familiar to school children
or else an Indifference to the welfav
of our army and to our mission "a
(, the evangels Of liberty to the nations
OF The earth. Such an amendmen
would misrepfesent the intelligence
and sincerity Of purpose Of the peo
pie Of the United States concerning
the undeveloped races which hav
providentially come under our care.
MARY II. HUNT.