The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-11-04
THE WARFARE AGAINST DRINK
TEMPERANCE BATTLE GATurno
STRENGTH EVERY Day
Some Facts About Denmark and .,
Liquor Curse. 0

Liquor Curse. ''
In recent issue of the Amor,o..
brewers Review, Chicago there "n ou
peared detailed STORY" attemn,,n-
10 prove that Denmark had "settioSsS,
the liquor question by the use of boo.
and light liquors. and claiming ne,
the people of that northern en,nia al
Kingdom required stimulants becamaee
or the severe climate. ''Se
In reply to an inquiry made bv .D.
Associated Prohibition Press Me Ie
Astrid Blume. president of the noniss TI,ss
w. c. T. u, forwards a most intnn
esting comment upon the claims ,n.el r1oa.
in this leading brewers journal aue iIaue
are some OF the claims made by the
brewers article. and the facts as civ.
Blume: MISS
The Brewers Review says: "a dis
tinguished scholar of Copenbaren
SAID to me, The people of this cllmeta
can partake freely of stimulants anS
Ill TACT, we must use them. o."
Miss Blume writes: ut is n fsc,
that the leaders of expeditions IN
search of the North Pole. such as Fri.
thiof Nansen Ga Norwegian), and 9th
ers, absolutely forbid stimulants dnr.
ing their journey. They cannot hear
the cold If they take a drop of spirits
] think that Is a proof against tbe
distinguished scholar" 'A'
The Brewers Review asser,s.
Denmark would never submit to anv
such superficial experiments upon so
serious problem as prohibition "
President Blume says: "All fem.
perance people in Denmark work for
prohibition, and thousands of Others
have been won for the idea of local
option, so we hope ere long to get law
in that direction"
The distinguished scholar" in the
Brewers Review writes: I'm all the
Government departments and public
works of the Government, such as
ship yards and railway (State) shops
the Government forbids the sale of
spirits, but provides the men with
light beer; hence we find that Den.
mark has gone further in fayoring
beer than any other nation"
The fact as stated by Miss Blume
is: II am sorry to say that the dis
tinguished scholar is not quite right
on this point. In most of the railway
(State) shops you can get all sorts Of
spirits, and 1t Is no rare sight to see
drinking people there. How It is in
the shipyards / don't know. On the
public places the Government does
not forbid the sale of spirits, only
tries to make 1t easier to get the
mild BEERS"
Perhaps he thought he could i'm
pose upon the readers living some
5000 miles away. The Brewers Re-
view correspondent then proceeds to
make the astonishing statement:
II have yet to see man drunk
upon the street or in a public place in
Denmark"
To which Miss Blume replies:
Drunken people upon the streets
and in the public places are a very
common sight in Denmark. am
glad to say that you would seldom
meet drunken woman out of doors,
still, 1t may happen. But drunken
men! / have seen them in Copenha-
gen, In the little town where ! live
myself, in the villages, in the railway
stations, In the train, everywhere.
don't know If 1t is worse in America,
but God knows we have-oh. what
quantity of drunken people both in
doors and out of doors in Denmark"
In other words. the liquor trade
editor is caught once more at his old
game. deliberate misrepresentation,
to bolster up his fast failing cause.
The testimony of the president of the
National w. c. T. u, of Denmark,
who Is herself resident of Copenha-
gen, pointedly exposes the dishonesty
~ h4 L
ent.
Neytp