The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-11
CAMPAIGN OF REFORM.
Brewers Declare in Favor Of Pro-
motion Of Temperance.
CONVENTION AT MILWAUKEE

Resolutions Adopted Also Favor Elm
ination Of the Objectionable Fea-
lures Of the Retail Liquor Traffic as
Now Existing.
Milwaukee, June 1.-THE promo
ton Of temperance in the use of fer
mented beverages, their meaning Of
temperance being neither abuse nor
disuse, is favored by the United
States Brewers association in a
lengthy set Of principles which the as
sociation adopted at its closing SEES
sion. They also favor the elimination
of the objectional feature of the retail
liquor traffic and pledge their fullest
cooperation towards their extinction.
The brewers also declare that it is a
mistake to believe that the CONNER
cial interests of the brewer stands
back of the excessive multiplication
OF saloons or any Of the unlawful or
improper practices of the saloon keep
er. Whenever spirit of genuine in
quiry and rational betterment shall
take the place of persecution, aiming
not at improvement but at the exter-
mination of their business, the brew
ers will welcome it and will gladly
refrain from participation in politics.
The declaration of principles, in part,
follows:
"The United States Brewers asso-
citation, in convention assembled, pre-
sents the following declaration of
principles and declares it's sympathy
with, and offers its cooperation with,
any movement looking to the promotion
OF habits Of temperance in the use
OF fermented beverages. By temper
abuse nor disuse. We believe that the
abue FOR disusc. We believe that the
temperate use Of beer promotes health
and happiness, which are the underly-
ing conditions of morality and social
order, and in this belief we are sup
ported by the vast preponderance of
educated as well as popular opinion
all over the world.
Would Regulate Drink Traffic.
consistently with this belief we
favor the passage and the enforcement
of laws for the regulation of the drink
traffic and to keep such traffic free
from unlawful and improper accessor-
les and we earnestly desire such i'm
provement in the drinking habits of
the people as will still further ad-
vance temperance, together with the
spread of enlightenment as to the
proper functions of drink, whereby the
Individual may be able to regulate
his habits according to the require
ments Of wholesome living.
eve realize that these declarations
are contrary to what the public is
being persistently told by those who
are opposed to the use of alcoholic
beverages, in regard to the attitude of
the brewers towards the drink ques-
ton, and especially towards the sa-
loon.
While not denying certain
amount of needless competition which
our business has shared with many
other times-the realization of unfor-
tunate and unlocked for consequences
having come home to us within recent
times-we turn with confidence to the
fair minded American public and ask
it, in view of many practical instances
of our sincerity given in the face of
great difficulties, to consider the state.
ments above made and to accept our
assurance that the Objectionable fea-
lures of the retail liquor traffic do not
rest upon and are not backed either
by the commercial interests or by
any supposed political power of the
brewers, but that the elimination of
such Objectionable features is most
earnestly desired by our trade; that
we will lend our fullest cooperation
towards their extinction and invite
the assistance of public officials and
the people in general to that end"