The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-25
AGAINST CANTEEN
GENERAL DAGGET SPEAKS
TO STATE w. C. T. U.
Says Generals Grant and Funston, who
Advocate Restoration, Don't Know
What They Are Talking About.
Especial to the Evening star.l


OCEAN GROVE July 25.-Advice
against the reestablishment of the
army canteen was given last night by
Brigadier General A. S. Dagget, u. S.
A, retired, when he spoke before big
audience in the temple at the end Of
the first days session of the summer
institute of the New Jersey Women's s
Christian Temperance Union. Mrs.
Emma Bourne, of Newark, who is pres
ident of the State organization, intro
duced General Dagget, and he was
greeted with cheers and handkerchief
salute from the large body of women
assembled.
When the meeting was about to close
resolution offered by DIR. William e.
Jones, a summer resident here from
Philadelphia, passed. 1t stated the de-
sire of the convention to deprecate
wherever made any effort to reestablish
the army canteen at any post or gar
rison of the United States army and
provision was made that an indorsed
copy of the resolution be sent all the
| Senators of the State.
General Dagget was seated on the
temple platform with a number of
members Of the c. K. Hall Post, G.. A.
r., of Asbury Park, and next him sat
Bishop L. B. Wilson, temporary head
of the Ocean Grove Camp-meeting AS
sociation. Bishop Wilson, in an OPEN
ing prayer, paid tribute to the late
president, Bishop ]. N. Fitz- Gerald.
"It was largely through the influence
of the w. c. 7. u. that the canteen
was abolished" General Dagget said to
the conventioners in opening, land
through them 1t will not be restored .
The speaker said he had been in the
United States army since April, 1851,
and he based almost every statement
made on his personal experiences. The
general said that General Grant and
General Funston, who are advocating
the feestablishment of the canteen,
didn't know what harm the canteen
has been accountable for.
The speaker denounced these mer
and the editors of the Army and Navy
Magazine for advocating the resstab-
lishment of the canteen when, the gen.
eral said. the truth is they never saw
one in the regular army. Said the
speaker: "a pure, clean army is want.
ed, and l wish to advocate as a pre-
ventive of drunkenness in the army
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Department that in future total alb.
stainers will be given the preference
when promotions are made"
The difference between the army pos
exchange and the canteen was 1eflned
THE post exchange was and is yet
good thing" said General Dagget. Il
maintains a general store, library
amusement rooms and lunch counters
The canteen was room added to tn
post exchange for the sale of beer and
IL the efforts to restore 1t are prevailed
against, public sentiment against tn
change must be further aroused than
Is at present"
Supporting the affirmation that Uni
ted States Army men are far better OF
without the canteen, General Dagge
told of many of his personal expert
ences at Fort Spokane, Wash, ant
Fort Omaha, Neb. The efficiency o
the soldiers at these posts, the Genera
declared his observations 20 hav
shown, decreased with introduction 0
the canteen. He also gave his opinion
/ quoting instances to prove assertions
! that the army in Manila was made t
a considerable degree inetlicien
| through the drink habit.
Mrs. A. q. Sener. of Camden, at 4
: continuation of the convention, gave
: address this morning on What 1oun
: Women Are Doing for Temperance.
and Miss e. H. Goodwin, Of Green
wich, spoke on "Bloodless Victories.
Miss Emily B. Stokes. of Woodbury.
] made a plea for temperate habits 10
posterity.