The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-05
7 CITIZENS ARE UP IN ARMS AND MASS
MEETING HELD.
STEERING COMMITTEE APPOINTED
viii Take Charge Of the Matter for Citizens
and Devise Means to End Prenicious
Practice.

iatlve 70 liquor peuulnB mas stlfIcu up
Crystal Falls as no other subject has
for many years and we are pleased to
say that we can see the beginning OF
the end Of this prenicious business.
Supplementing our article of last
week. Father Kunes. rector of the
Church Of tho Guardian Angel, dis
cnssed the matter from the pulpit last
Sunday and he handled it without
gloves Father Kunes sees the evil of
this practice. probably, more than any
other citizen OF Crystal Falls. Many
Of his parishioners are foreigners, the
very people upon whom these liquor
peddlars exert the most vicious in
huence and Il is due 10 his taking up
the cudgel that the most fruit has been
borne In this effort TO rid the COM
munity of this practice.
The other ministers OF the city have
also taken mp the matter. Those hay
ing the matter in hand canvassed the
greater portion of the city during the
week and arranged for mass meeting
Of citizens to be held at the town hall
last night TO talk the matter over and
devise ways and means TO stop IT,
The plan is to appoint steering
committee into whose hands will be
confded the work. This committee
will consist of from FIVE to seven
members and IL is the intention Of the
movers 10 have the committee call upon
those in the business first and ask them
to stop It. They will be told plainly
that simple promise to stop will not
do; they must stop. Careful watch
will be kept by the committee and IL
there is any evidence Of their trying TO
~fool the committee other means will
to taken. even employing detective,
II necessary. 70 compel the stopping Of
the practice.
In case those engaged in the traffic
refuse TO stop. then the law will be- in
yoked and n warm time may b. looked
for.
AS might be expected, the saloon
keepers who have obeyed the law and
confined their traffic TO sales over their
Lars are joining whole souled in the
movement with almost every other
business man in the city.
AS an indication Of public sentiment
in this respect, we reprint the follow
ing interviews with prominent citizens
OF the city
Its me that knows the harm that
this practice is doing 10 business
said County Treasurer T.. A. Henry
Il can feel it every day. Those who
are not in complete touch with the
people al the mining locations have no
idea Of the extent Of this evil
"You didn't make your article any
too strong said Robert Munns 1T
is disgrace upon the good name OF
Crystal Falls and hope that you will
keep IL up aud be the means Of stop
ping IL.
| want 90 compliment you upon
your article about 'hquor peddlinR'
said Irving jackson. ~ have been
talking with about twenty people this
morning and every one that met
mentioned the article and said what
good thing IL was Why down the
street bunch Of us got hold Of two OF
the saloon keepers who have been fore
ed into this business and one Of them
said i am peddling because am fore
ed 20 do 40 bat I stand ready this
minute to quit and further here Is Sl5
that / will donate towards fund 10
stop the work n
'You didn't make that article n bit
too strong said Jas r. Flood. ~
was glad 10 SEQ Il and hope that it will
bring results ! am willing TO join in
any movement % help stop IL
THAT article was al right. old
man said r. y Webb. "You have
taken mp work that Is worry
much needed and hope that you will
be the means Of stoppingit".
"rhis thing ought to be stopped
said Herman Ran, "and / shall give
the movement my hearty support lt's
not alone Of q week day that this ped
ding is done but on Sunday. all day
long. The plea that these goods are
ordered IS all bosh have been told
and / know that those making the
statements told the truth. that liquor
is actually forced into the houses n
the man has not the money IL makes
no difference; he's trusted. +"
"It's good move and I'm in 10 help
stop IN" eaid A. A Lustheld. Talk