The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-10-28
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IS CONDE MNlED

against Tue use OF alcUuul.
Following the example OF Greai
Britain, the city and district official:
'of both France and Austria likewise
Rave adopted the public warning
Inc nod of advising the people
aga:ast Indulgence. The report de.
plores the fact that the same method
has not yet found a foothold in the
United States, although such plar
has been noted in certain cities
where posters inveighing against
the use Of alcohol have been issued
by authority OF the mayors.
The relations Of drunkenness te
crime was a subject that received
much attention at the Congress. The
Chief Justice of England, Lord Al
|verstone, i announced that in his be.
lief 80 per cent Of the crimes pass.
ing under his observation were due
to drink. 4
Judge w. F. Pollard, of st. Louis
Mo-. who presides at the Second Dis.
trict police court in that city, declar.
ed that of the cases passed upon BY
him fully SO per cent. of those CON
yicted could charge their degrade.
tion to the use of alcohol. Lieuten-
ant Colonel McHardy, OF Edinburg
Scotland, conceded with Judge Pol.
lard as to the the percentage oil
crimes occurring In the former Scotch
capital.
Judge Pollard won the support oil
the delegates from twenty-three
countries for the adoption of his plan
to suspend sentence in the case OF
every first offender who is brought
into court charged with drunken.
ness. This involves such first Of
tenders, signing pledge to abstain
for one year. II the probationers
fail to live up to their pledge they
may be arrested and summarily
The knowledge that one
drink may mean prison sentence,
Judge Pollard ARGUED, kept many a
man straight until he had time to
collect himself. The penalty for
failure to keep faith with the cour,
was not settled, several OF the dele
gates arguing in favor OF various de-
grees of punishment. The principle,
however, was regarded as admirable,
and 400 delegates urged It's adoption
by the various governments Of the
world,
There was considerable debate on
the effects Of the use of small
quantities of alcohol Certain of the
delegates. according to the report, IN
sisted that the use of alcohol in what
ever quantity, was of the greatest
danger to the human. Others con-
tended that experiments showed con-
clusively no harm resulted. No con-
clusion was reached, the latter class
maintaining that further experiment
tation should be undertaken before
any decision was reached.
While the Congress took no action
looking to international organize
.tion for work, the meeting resulted in
the organization of two auxiliarles !.
One is the International Prohibition
Federation, which proposes to wage
an educational campaign among
adults, and the International Abb
staining Teachers Union, society
composed of teachers in the public
schools and universities who will
pledge themselves to promote the
temperance education of youth.
The United States delegates sign
ing the report to Secretary OF State
Knox are the Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts,
Washington, superintendent of the
International Reform Bureau; Cora
Frances Stoddard. Boston, secretary
of the Scientific Temperance FEEDER
alton; Martha NJ. Allen. Marcellus,
~. Y, superintendent Medical Tenn
perance Department OF. the w. G.. T.
u; Marie G. Brohn, lecturer for per-
manent Committee on Temperance
OF the Presbyterian church of the
United States; George F. cotterIll,
Seattle, Wash, National Grand Chief
of the Good Tempiars; DR.. II. D.
Crothers. Hartford. Conn. secretary,
Society for the Study of Alcohol and
Narcotics; Edith Smith Davis, Mil
waukee, Wis, superintendent scien-
|tiflc Temperance instruction Society
of w. c. 7. u. DR.. Reid Hunt, OF
the United States Marine Hospital
and Public Health Service; Gl Row.
land Monroe. Newark. N. j., Of the
New jersey Anti-saloon League;
Surgeon F. L. Pleadwell, U. s. N;
Judge Nv. F. Pollard, of st. Louis
Mo-; Charles scanlon. Pittsburg
secretary Permanent Committee on
Temperance of the Presbyterian