The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-06-14

the hllli nut his veto was nNNfiNlfn
and defeated BY the spirit NJ hatred
and lmpauaioned prejudice IN which
THO dastArdly monatfaaiiY was con
And here we have only on infln,
itoamimhl fragment u The rornrd
only arintllln of evidence Whlfl
NAY be multiplied and accumulated
beyond limitation. aud all ieadinf
10 tho Inevitable finale that pro
hibltlon not only DOES not prohibit
| hut 10 pefveraiyu Of private ana
public mofala
Where tho saloon was sane, safe
and nationally regulated n The PEG
pie would have II SO the biind PR
/ The speak easy the hnnt logger and
the seductive club locker nov are.
Tue saloons have been closed a.
homes and effective regulation. and
every criminal eongfivHnee that hu'
man ingenuity could devise has sue
rredpd thom
You viii remember that o few
years ago the national congress was
| Involved IN an acrimonious struggle
IN respect 10 tho question of abolish
lug the army nhnteen This same
sect NJ irresponsible trouble breed
ina HaHnntinuaiiHta Invaded The halls
Of federal legislation and ultimately
succeeded In securing tho rnnnt
ncnt " law nhnlishluF tho ran.
teen. Army officers. those Invested
with authority and eharrod with
The obligation Of maintaining Dis
cipline. protested. but TO no avail
The cantecn was doomed TO ~. and
went
IN the April number Of the Army
and Navy Life MAghsine may BE-
found two mnht valuable articles
one from ne pen q Edward Ranks
Smith. chaplain at uuYsfnurs island
aud tho other ~ Edwin Emerson
tho eminent nuthnf Of army stories
and " wide Acquaintance with the
soldiers u the armies u the world
You, my friend, seeking knowi
gdHe. may ma much profit IN a
perusai Of these articles, for they
convey potential truths that may
not be Ignored II We are In search
of faeta
Chaplain Smith says
There are two classes ~ inism
pefate people IN the Wofid--hnfd
drinkers and wrong thinkers All
thoughtful men have a compassion
Tor both clesaes fof The trouble
aud sorrow which the hard dfinkef
entails upon his family. and Tor the
widespread trouble brought about
by the Incorporate words and acts
u wrong thinkers You
can never lsHlHists men into moral.
~ and this whaia question Of TEN.
psfaner and pfehltltloh il moral
question. The most com
piete argument against prohibition
u that II does not prohibit This has
been The experience Of the army,
an experience which il valuable and
pertinent In this connection. be-.
cause our AfmY IL composed ~
average men taken from the sprk D.
inK classes. and the results ~ eight
years test prove that tho abolition
% the canteen abolition which
met with the uRefWheiminH disnp-
prnNai u not only the soldiers. but
their superior uffiesfa-NAa a most
unfortunate mistake
"un the other hand regulations Do
regulate The cantesat when happily
enforced. did meet the natural re-
quifsmsnts of the afmy and waa the
bee, possible solution Of tho quss.
tinn
lis then quotes literally from The
official reports o. department COM
ma ndsrs and trustees u soldiers
homes and concludes With THE state
= teeard Il As my privilege and
duty 10 speak safd for sobfiety
temperance aud seed iifinH On tho
part " both citizen aud soleief II
has proved impossible IN the past
W lrEitlaiS men into habits 81 total
abstinence II 10 the part ~ wisdom
70 persuade them into the way Of
true temperance
TO this aii the testimony Of Mf
Emerson. Ia no other army 10
UNI ennesH 30 common and fragrant
an offsnss a. 10 the American army.
Yst the Amefiean recruit IL no more
- 0. -. 81 =
man. the ffcnehmahi the English
man or the perhaps not
quite % much me difference 10
that the soldiers Of ether armies are
not forced late total abstinence
against their viii while in barracks
only 10 he allowed 70 misbshaye aa
they like as soon a. they get ho.
yond the reach q thsif officers In
stead u temperance 10 the army We
have iteiotaiism white on duty and
intempefanca outside
Tie real reason tehind u all lies
not IN the wick e1nesa ef the "a
looms nor In the mate pfofiiFaey
Of the American soldier as such The
soldier IL not diffefsnt from the Or.
finAry male citizen u the same aEe
The cause Of Il all lies IN the short.
sighted legislation ty congress, slim
ulatsd ~ NQmsu4 not BY men. which
campslH the enlisted man 10 go DRY
within quarters until when he gets
hia freedom he Eoss forth like tho
beast u the Apof aiYpsf raging with
thirst and seeking what he may de-.
vour
u Il a slEniflreni fArt that tho
TTuhiniiionist would make every man
hut himself total Autiainef.
lut our friends. the enemy admit
that prohibition does not accomplish
iia purposes. and claim that while
they cannot prohibit In toto they
can reduce consumption.
IN. city 81 Worcester Mass. IL
dry, the largest dry city In that
state Under the law the express
companies are required 20 make
daily reports TO the chief Of police
81 all inioticaHis shipped into Wof.
cester. ! have the certificate Of the
chief of police showing the lmpurtA
lions Tor the month Of last March
from which Il appears that IN that
one month there we're shipped into
that city and reported By the cx.
u beer, a.sfa kegs Of beer. or s,tss
gallons Of spurious liquors aud this
Tor i.i 900 people. Including women.
children and the babies. ttt, 900 bot.
ties Of beer. And In this manner
consumption Is reduced. what "a
with audaeity that L. startling
from H. hoidness the prehibitionisi
and he loyal coadiuinf. the anti.sa-
loon icaEuist. undertake 10 afro-
Fate to themselves all the virtues
that belong 10 the human family
with thefA the man who drinks h
criminal. the man who sells 10 arch.
criminal. and the man who manu-.
features II demon. There 10 no
good saloon, all are bad. ana
Tor their purposes they always
choose the very worst they can find
aud measure an others BY It's i'm.
perfeciinna
am here 10 proclaim that thofc
are Eood saloons with proprietofs ns
honorable and aa respectable a. may
be found In any other branch Of
business. which they viii cnucode to
b rminently decent
am here 90 proclaim that drunk
onneha among those who imhiho
at all IL not the RUE, but tho ox-
ception
am here 70 ptoriaim that II IL
not the use Of intoxicating hever-
ages. but that 1t il the abuse OF
that uac which Il had
Each Of you take a mental census.
N You will. Of all OF your acquAlnt-
ancea and then answer. how many
In all the number whom you know
have become lost Of aeif-controi
through the use Of intoNicants7 IL
there one In 1907 Are there twoi
And u there are. il i q the 80.
aencr u our free Institutions that
without harm to themselves OF 10
aNI4Fu hat Win RiauaHEr4 "a than