The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-08

intoxicants is licensed. This fact,
however, does not prevent the officials
from warning the public against the
use Of alcohol.
Following the example Of Great
Britain, the city and district officials
OF both France and Australia like
wise have adopted the public warn
ing" method Of advising the people
against indulgence. The report de-
plores the fact that the same method
has not yet found foothold in the
United States. although such a plan
has been noted in certain cities. where
posters inveighing against the use Of
alcohol have been issued by author
ity of the mayors.
Drunkenness and Crime.
"The relations Of drunkenness to
crime was a subject that received
much attention at the cnSsc?ress. The
chief justice Of Eng, Hisfo,yer-
stone, announced that H.. s!cAi
ninety per cent of the crimes p.- "Ocie
under his observation was due to
drink.
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 eighty-five per cent of those
convicted could charge their degra-
dation to the use of alcohol. Lieut..
Col. McHardy Of Edinburgh, Scotland,
coincided with Judge Pollard as to
the percentage of crimes accruing in
the Scotch capital.
Judge Pollard won the support Of
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 drunkenness.
This involves such first offenders
signing a pledge to abstain for one
year. If the prohibitioners fail to live
up to their pledge they may be ar
rested and summarily sentenced. The
knowledge that one drink may mean
prison sentence, Judge Pollard
argued, kept many man straight un-
til he had time to collect himself.
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, however. was, regarded as
admirable, and 400 delegates urged it's
adoption by the various governments
Of the world.
Limited Use.
There was considerable debate on
the effects of the use of small guam
titles of alcohol. Certain of the dele
gates, according to the report, insist
ed 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 organization
for work.. the meeting resulted in the
organization of two now auxiliaries.
One Of the International Prohibition
federation. which proposes to wage an
educational campaign among adults,
and the International Abstaining
Teachers union, a society composed
of teachers in the public schools and
universities who will pledge them
selves to promote the temperance
education of youth.
The United States delegates sign
ing the report to Secretary of State
Knox are Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts,
Washington, superintendent of the
International reform bureau; Cora
Frances Stoddard. Boston, secretary
of the Scientific Temperance federa-
tion; Martha M. Allen, Marcellus, N.
Y, superintendent medical temper
ance department of the w. G. T. u;
Marie G. Brohn, lecturer for perma-
nent committee on temperance of the
Presbyterian church of the United
States; George F. Cotterill, Seattle.
Washington, national grand chief of
the Good Templars; DR.. T. d. Croth-
ers, Hartford, Conn.,. secretary. So
ciety for the Study of Alcohol and
Narcotics; Edith Smith Davis, Mil
waukee, Wiss., superintendent scien-
tific temperance instruction society of
w. G.. T. u; DR.. Roid Hunt, of the
United States marine hospital and
public health service; q. Rowland
Munroe, Newark, N. j.. Of the New
Jersey Anti-Saloon league; Surgeon
F. L. Ploadwell, U. s. N; Judge w. F..
Pollard of st. Louis. Mo-; Charles
Scanlon, Pittsburg, secretary perma-
nent committee on temperance of the
Presbyterian church Of the United
States
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