Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25
w. c.. 7. i. Department
BY JULIA A. GARRISON

meetings, followed with very inter
esting parliamentary drill, after which
she gave an instructive talk on The
Flags of All Nations" 1.-THE time was,
said the speaker, when each nation
was in a measure isolated from all
other nations and was dependent upon
it's own resources to considerable ex-
tent but the great advance in COM
munication and transportation of the
last half century has girdled the. earth
and brought all together in one bond
of general interest and national broth
erhood. This feeling is demonstrated
in times of great affliction, such as
the breaking out of a dreadful cpl
demic or loss of life and property by
floods, fires, earthquakes. Immediate
ly the whole machinery Of relief is set
in motion and every nation sends aid
to the afflicted.
"Our own country is growing in
population rapidly, as people are COM
irg from every quarter of the globe
at the rate of a million a year; and
when the Panama canal is finished a
large influx of foreigners will come
direct to the Pacific coast. Two great
steamship companies have already an
nounced their intention of bringing
emigrants direct to our ports, and ii
will be a problem the people will have
bers of poor, and many ignorant, peo-
pie of all nationalities and make them
over into intelligent citizens.
AS the different flags were presented
the speaker commented upon their
significance and the condition of the
people over whom they waved. The
flag of Mexico, with a condor crush
ing a serpent In it's talons, may prove
emblematic after all, for they have al
ready introduced scientific temperance
instruction in their schools and in
time the great condor of intelligence
may crush the serpent of intemper-
ance in our sister republic.
The flag of Italy was represented
as floating over nation, one-third of
whom are beggars. But even in that
wine-drinking country there is begin
ming an awakening Of the people. Re-
Gently an anti-alcohol congress and an
anti-tuberculosis congress were held
in Milan.
In Belgium there is dramshop for
every forty-four persons. There are
also 5000 defective children whose
fathers are drinking men. Next to
Belgium comes France as drinking
nation; and there the birth rate is
yearly decreasing. In Russia only 3
per cent of the population can read.
They make a kind of whisky from po-
tatoes which they call vodka and near
ly all drink. The peasants are miser-
ably poor. In Denmark the Socialists
are strong and the condition of the
people improving. Iceland now has
total prohibition. Holland is a drink
ing country where they manufacture
Holland gin, which is so per cent al
cohol Queen Wilhelmina never
touches liquors of any kind. In Swift
zerland temperance is taught in the
schools. In Japan no student of any
age in the schools of that empire is
allowed to use tobacco. The w. G. T.
u. is strong and influential. In Tur-
key none are allowed to drink All
saloons are run by Christians and the
liquor is used by them. The Moham-
medans have many refreshing non
alcoholic drinks.
Mrs. Viola Norman, the w. c. IT. U.
president of Orange county, followed
Mrs. Phelps with an instructive talk
on the work of local unions and Mrs.
j. A. Garrison spoke on the subject,
"Our Greatest Need"