Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-18
Anti-Saloon League Starts Out
to Kill Movement to Locate
One In Des Moines
THE EDUCATORS ARE QUOTED
Statements Are Obtained From Or.
Storms and Many Others RoundIy
Conforming the Effort to Start a
Plant For Manufacturing Beer In
Iowa.
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Des Moines Oct. iS.-Des Moines is
having a good deal OF agitation just
at present over the proposal to have
the freeholders give their consent to
the establishment of brewery in the
city. The anti-saloon league has start
ed out to kill off the movement, and the
churches and church people are throw
ing their influence against the plan.
The anti saloon league has secured,
from various sources, expressions on
the subject. President Bell, of Drake
University, declares that college peo-
pie will "see in this movement to es-
tablish brewery here great danger
to the success Of the work which the
colleges are trying to do" An inter-
esting expression Is that from Super
intendent F. P. Fitzgerald, Of the state
industrial school at Mitchellville. who
says:
.In regard to the liquor question, l
would state briefly that there can be
but one opinion as to Its effects in
industrial school work. II this ques-
ton were solved, in other words, II
some method could be discovered
whereby liquor could be oblterated
from the face of the earth, think
there would be no industrial schools
either for boys or girls This. per-
haps, is a very broad assertion, but
statistics show that 80 per cent OF
the boys and girls who enter these
schools, do so as the result, directly
or indirectly, of the. use OF alcoholic
stirnulants. You would be surprised
to know the number Of girls that come
to us who. thru environment as we'll
as heredity, have acquired taste for
these beverages"
More extended are the statements OF
President Storms, of the State Col
lege at Ames on the same subject, in
which he says:
"The most discouraging feature OF
the environment of the University OF
Wisconsin, is undoubtedly Its beer
breweries. The city of Madison, Is
beautiful for situation, salubrious and
healthful climate, and the residents or
the city are very largely of a superior
class in intellect and moral character.
Nevertheless, somewhat large Tor
eign contingent in the state has made
it impossible to outlaw the brewery
interests, and they have become firm
ly established in the capital city,
which is the seat OF the State UNI
yersity. Unfortunately many students
in aping German University customs,
think it the proper thing to visit the
breWeries and drink big mugs Of beer
and to follow great pipes Of tobacco
around the corner. would not be UNI
derstood as saying that any great
number of the students, much less a
majority of them. are corrupted by
this influence, but a sadly large num-
Der of them are. I am persuaded from
somewhat wide acquaintance IN the
state of Wisconsin and outside, that
no other influence works 30 much to
the detriment of the university ana
lessons the number Of students IN at
tendance in keeping away from the In
stitution q great many whose presence
would be a distinct addition to Its
moral tone and character, as the pres
ence of the breweries in close 3uxtapo-
sition to the university buildings. and
in the very midst Of the residence Sec
ton Of the city.
Arguing by comparison, l am con-
WINGED that nothing would be SO detri-
mental to every interest OF the city OF
Des Moines, the capital OF our own
state, and particularly to Des Molnes
as an educational center, than the es-
adjustment Of breweries.
Beer guzzling is exotic. 1t is not
an American institution but Is imports
ed. It lacks the justification or excuse
which may be found for It IN Germany.
Des Moines is becoming the Leading
city of Iowa. She could, In my 5uds-
ment, do nothing that would more GER
tainly or distinctly damage her COM
mercial, industrial and moral interests
than to make it possible for brew
eris to be established within her por-
ders.''