The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-09
ENEMIES OF THE
HUMAN RACE
as :. DFLEGATAS UNANIMOUSLY
CONDEMN DRINKING HABIT.
NATIONS GREATEST OBSTACLE
ssepOrt Of international Congress On
Alcoholism DenOunces Liquor
Habit as Dangerous to Public
Health and Morals.

HItOnOItSIl are LNO VI LAAN ANe'l eN-AN-
substantial enemies Of moral, arts
sic and commercial progress OF the
human race, according to the report
of the United States delegates to the
Twelfth International Congress on
Alcoholism, made public by the state
Department today The delegates we're
appointed by SecretaryKnoX as one OF
his first official acts. The congress
was held last July in London, and
twenty-five governments were repre-
serted. the delegates OF each concur
ring in the general finding that alco-
huIism not only was unnecessary
10 human life and comfort but was
nmical to both.
Three departments OF the United
States government We're represented
by delegates. the State, Navy and
Treasury. Twelve Representatives
.went abroad. and all Of them unani-
muusly signed the report made public
-odav. the finding OF which is to con
temn the drinking habit as dangerous
20 public health and morals and sub
eersive of national. moral. CONNER
oial and military greatness
According to the report. the in
serest shown in the congress was
greater than ever was known he
fore. Because OF the information
evolved at the congress. the dele
gates accepted the invitation Of the
queen of Holland TO hold their next
meeting. TWO years hence, at the
HAGUE III conjunction with the con
ference of the committee that IS
working for international peace.
While the congress urged the ne
,-essity of imposing the most rigorous
restrictions on the sale and traffic in
alcoholic liquors. it regarded as
equally important the need OF edu-
eating the younger generation 10 a
.erue knowledge of what alcohol Is
and what is effects upon the human
system are. The delegates believe
fhat The numerous recent discoveries
As TO the harmfulneSs Of drunken
ness and even of moderate drink
ne. also. should be set before chill
iren in order that they may see the
danger of the practice The Ameri-
Gan delegates sum up this phase OF
their report saying:
Increased teaching as to its char
-er and influence should be provided,
70. conserve industrial efficiency in
M commercial competition of ma
IONS. as wen as to promote two Of
a chief objections of government;
she public health and morals
The value of the method of com
hating the growth of the liquor
fIagbn Is emphasized in the report.
SVhiIe5 acknowledgement is made that
he organization of associations of
,syvenile abstainers is useful, 1t is
declared. the chef reliance should be
tfIaced on scientific temperance edu-
c.afion in the public schools as
-Ieans of Kidding the public mind OF
sarrors about the effects of alcohol
and substituting the facts that science
Is declared to have evolved about the
tise OF the beverage, even when takn
in. small doss.
In furtherance Of this plan, Mrs.
Edith Smith Davis of Milwaukee,
md National Christian Temperance
FTuion. and one fthe American del
gates. urged the necessity Il get
Ing TO the root of the matter by
-,smpelling the curricdla 81 norLldi
.s.9ooFs and ur'yc; lis IL jnclcre
,tIch education. In this way, Mrs
LAWS rontended, the younger gener-
7tSgr would be assui~'l a. pr.'rer in
-tructiOn on the subie'l.
Miss Cora F. StOddard, OF Boston.
smother American delegate and sec
-atarv of the Scientific Temperance
Federation, also devoted to the same
z4ibIecf, her address which was the
sirsa paper of the congress. In 1t
-.he dwelt upon the important rela-
ION OF such instruction in the
=chools to national progress. She put
forward the benefit derived by a
number of countries through the
-.doption of suhc plan as proof that
y should become universal.
The United States, according to
ne REPORT. made an unusually good
moving in its exhibits. Germany al
20 was to the fore with particularly
szae collection of cOloTed charts
showing the effect of alcohol on the
body. the family and upon society
Especially effective it is said, were
zAe stereopticon slides of the Ma
s5onal Temperance League of Great
Esrilan.
These stereopticon pictures, the
report goes on to show, were largely
reproductions of municipal posters
nat are being issued by the city
councils OF about 100 British bor-
snughs The posters deal in a popu-
Far way with the delectorious effects
OF alcohol on the human system
.4nd are posted by order of the regu-
zAr officials of towns in which the
.ss1e OF intoxicants is licensed. This
saer, however, does not prevent the
Gsaiciais from warning the public