New-York tribune., 1909-04-05
DENOUNCES STEEL MEN
BIRkEEPERS NOT so BID.
So Says Dir, Peters IN Talk to " est
Side j. VI. {. 4. on ElciSe Bill

=.-r- <nl5,zi-r YESTERDAY =. the West SIDE Young
Mems Christian Association on the OH OF 'i'
Committe. of Fourteen framed 10 relieve present
axcise conditions and 20 abolish entirely the Ralnes
ssx hete' the ReF pr John ?. Peters said that
.ht heads of the steel Trust were worse citi@ens
than salooEkeepers. and were 10 blame for m'CH
more evil TIry we're only more consistent Fio-
-ztors OF the sabbath. he said. bat dssraded man
e7,o5 and vyo-.anl,ood 10 the lowest depths. until
.be d.stricf aboa Pittsburg had become notorious
I1r Peters said
In Pitts5urg theg are working men 1yeIli$-lola
hours daN ana seven DAYS week, si',5 So
Il fhe employment Of strcetes- employees n this
city without -es; j. violation % tIat LHHda h9s
mental laE % God ana man has eacn nsah @ shTI1' 5
have one days rest IN seven tteE one So, No "a ar
right. Rhether the day of rest be en- ouhoaH VI
some other day ..
Fu7esmenta1 fazs the saloons are making mo- =
hetn DEGRADED and brutalized. These steel manu-
fscttlrers worse than any saloon MAJ. =" -
losnkespeT bad as those manuis ,he
hrqstalize and degrade tn men and dTiNe ''e
women into prostitution
T1r Peters explained thar the Law not only legal
.zed the opening Of the saloons sunday which IS
ste most discussed part Of bin but also aimed
- reduce ihe number oT saloons frem about one
each hundred of population 10 one 10 e''c"
thousand Canon William Shesi, Chase. who also
addressed the meeting said that surTendef OF d
rsr cr the Sc oa IN mean; ultimately the SURRENDER
~ eli of it. Not until direct nominations were
brought about he said and the people really seIeC
cd their representatives would the saloon and It's
allied evils be successfully comhated- /" alI""
them open during any part ~ the S7aNoa'"' IL
said vas a direct step backward
Or Peters said AT the beginning Of his TAX mat
t-s real difference between his views and those OF
Canon Chase VAS that the latter wanted lhe ID
icons open all day while he wanted them cioseo
~. cf tho dav After sketching the history OF
r-evicus excise legislation and outlining the pro-
visions Of the Brough bin. DR. Peters said;
The question Of opening SUNDAY is incidental
Brough bill We are really hsnriis gnu "a at-sr
been brought in touch with the needs OF our city.
L was originated by an upstate man ~to Part
r,ert You mav say that every ten room hoteI IN
the city fake. and very OFTEN diso'"eii =
f1si now We are getting from thousand z,
iurkmen. manH Of whom as you kLloW ar. ar u Tasr1
hiSbest characte-. Although we have not hea.i t
from all them without an eNccpl.or eforceS
and that the situation must be TeneaeuI I oH ~ sort
oTening The cry At once arises t,- Gon.r Won
- ~eople are YOU You have law "hE u'" H'N
enforce i:.'
In declaring that it was Impossible 10 get lne
--e~ent Excise Commission TO enforce the "a" u
Peters quoted Senator Raines as asking him. " ny
10 vou suppose put a provision TOT Only SiAN
i-sn~ctors in the bili2"
canon Chase when he spoke. came hack with an
,rh.r quotation from Senator Ranes, TO this ef-
feet:
Al have 10 say the: when any clsrsy'9s9 gi,,s3
that the law cannot be enioIeea @ i h thirst
slazinF plants eannej e & CLOSED ot on and Gent into
some other business
None Of the provisions in the bill appeared 10
erreal 10 Canon Chase. though he admitted me
tact that saloons we're cTen Illegally He said;
Prostitution is a crying shame in this city but
committee has not asked that that oe GeSeo f o.
it-Tet 81 is not proposed license thievery; There
should be no Welding to evil ! may not oe ao1e o
accept II tacftE hY silence