Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-09

ndopted the public warning method Of
advising the people against Indulgence. The
report deplores the fact that the same
m-thod has not yet found a foothold in
the United States, although such a plan
has been noted in certain. cities, where
posters %inveighing against the use Of al
cohol have been issued by authority Of
the mayors.
Drunkenness and Crime.
The Citations of drunkenness to crime
was q subject that received much atten-
ton at the congress. The chief Justice OF
England, Lord Alverstone, announced that
in his belief 30 per cent of the crimes
passing under his Observation were due to
drink.
Judge w. F.. Pollard, of st. Louis, Mo,
who presldes at the second district police
court in that city, declared that of the
cases passed upon by him fully So per
cent of those convicted could charge their
degradation to the use of Alcohol. Lieuten-
ani-Colonel McHardy, of Edinburgh, Scot
land, coincided with Judge Pollard as to
the percentage Of crimes ACQUIRING in the
former Scotch capital.
Judge Pollard won the support Of the
delegates from twenty-three countries for
tho adoption of his plan to suspend sem
tencs in the case Of every first offender
who was brought into court charged with
drunkenness. This involves such first Of
tenders signing a pledge to abstain for one
wear. II the probationors fail to live up
to their pledge they may be arrested and
summarily sentenced. The knowledge that
one drink may mean a prison sentence,
Judge Pollard argued, kept many a man
straight until he had time to collect him
self. The penalty for failure TO keep faith
with the court was not settled, several of
the delegates arguing in favor of various
degrees Of punishment. The principle, how
ever, was regarded as admirable and 400
delegates urged its adoption by the various
governments of the world.
Alcohol in Small Quantities
There was considerable debate on the
effects OF the use Of small quantities of
alcohol. Certain of the delegates, accord
ing to the report, insisted that the use
Of alcohol, in whatever quantity, was of
the greatest danger to the human. Others
commended that experiments showed con-
clusively no harm resulted. No conclusion
was reached, the latter class maintaining
that further experimentation should be
undertaken before any decision was
reached.
While the congress took no action look
ing to International organization for work
the meeting resulted in the organization
Of two new auxiliarles. One is the Inter
national Prohibition federation, which pro
poses to wage an educational campaign
} among adults, and the International Alb
staining Teachers union, a society com
posed of teachers in the public schools ant
universities who will pledge themselves Il
promote the temperance education of youth
Delegates from United States.
The United States delegates signing tn
report to Secretary OF State Knox are Rev
Wilbur f. Crafts, Washington, superintend
, ent of the International reform bureau
a Cora Frances Stoddard. Boston, secretar,
of the Scientific Temperance federation
Martha NJ. Allen, Marcellus, N. Y, super
Intendent medical temperance department
of the Woman's Christian Temperate
union; Marie c. Brohn, lecturer for perma
nent committee on temperance of tn
Pr esbyterian church Of the United States
George F. Cottoril. Seattle, national gran
T Grief of the Good Templars; Or. T. L
h Crothers, Hartford, Conn, secretary of IN
Society for the Study of Alcohol and Mar
cotics; Edith Smith Davis, Milwaukee
l. superintendent Scientific Temperance In
+ struction society of the Woman's Chrlstia
n Temperance union; Or. Reid Hunt, Unite
5 States marine hospital and public healt
e service; G. Rowland Munroe, Newark, c
I the New Jersey Anti-Saloon league; Sur
e geon F. L. Pleadwell, u. s. N; Judg
i w. r. Pollard. ST. Louis; Charles Scanlor
e Pittsburg, secretary permanent committe
n on temperance of the Presbyterian church