The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-09

REV. pURNELL A. BAKER, Do.
u admire a paper that IL
brave enough 10 print such ed
ltoFiala a. appeared on the
front page u The Seattle Star
thit evening"
With Iris aud other statements .
regarding The Stars exposure Of .
the cafe ovll In Seattle. Rev pur I
neil 4. Baker p D.. national super I
lnteudent Of the Anti Saloon league |
IN bis address before the delegates /
Of the eighth international conFeu'
ton Of Epwofth leagues, in the I
Armofy last ulght. paid The Star
a. great compliment as could be /
paid any newspaper. and Incidental .
ly asked who WAn responsible for .
this condition.
This answer NRa the chief Of 20 .
lice, who vas appointed By the
mayor
be- Baker then said.
Then you arc living under
the conditions you wish 10 esis,
because you people Of Seattle
have the power TO change them
By your votes.
The convention hall vas ihronged |
With delegates. local isaguers and |
others Interested 10 this conycn.
tlon. aud for fifteen minutes Dr..
Baker talked Of the cafe evil "a u
exists In Seattle.
The saloon and fallen women
so hand In hand said Dr. Baker
Where the saloons have been ahol
lahod the social OWL greatly dimin.
iahos This lie the question that
should BE- taken up by the churches
for they have neglected II too long
This was tho beginning Of Dr.
Bakers statement Il was then be
told Of reading The star. he said
= am saying these things not be-
cause know The Star or anyone
connected with II. but because I
admire a paper that IL brave enough .
10 print such editorials a. appeared /
on the front PAGE OF The star this |
evening"
DID you read the edl,oriaif"
Or. saker asked the audience,
and the many hands raised ties
Titled 10 how many were follow.
ing the work The Star Is DO.
Inc to make a clean city Of Sc
attic. This editorial states,"
he continued. that half
thousand fallen women seek
the means Of livelihood In the
various grill rooms, so.oailed
restaurants and saloons Of this
city, and the police close their
eyes 10 H. II you haven't read
that editorial 90 home and do
80 and I, will wake you up to
the awful conditions that are
said 10 exist here"
Paper for Home.
y may be giving The Star a lot
Of free Advertising" Dr. Baker told
the audience. hut this Is a papar
that should appeal to every worker
In our cause; Il ia paper for the
home ! was very tired when |
reached Seattle this afternoon and
DID not feel ready to speak tonight.
hut after read the editorial In The
star ! felt full Of enthusiasm and
ready to tell you tonight how feel
on this question.
THE Star points out one Of the
many terrible results Of the liquor
traffic The saloon needs these
women and makes It possible for
her to ply her trade,
"one Of the fearful things about
the saloon Is that II destroys moi
only homes here and there aud men
and women alike. but Il makes like
unto itself the very government
under witch We live.
THE Anu.saloon League is the
| federated churches in action" says
Dr. Baker. This ia the way the
church should work. The church
has been too easy going In the past
with all the good work II has been
doing, the Y NJ c. A. should never
have existed. The Methodist
church should have seen the need
for such an organization and should
have prepared for II,
"'rhe peril vii p confronts every
republic Is the loss Of the ability
to enforce and obey the law,
lreateet Meaara