Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-05
EUROPE AND TEMPERANCE.

l'-St'i Ih'SlloS
The Iowa Post. the German paper
published in Cedar Rapids. says:
I'm all the foreign countries light al
! cohclic beverages are in common but
temperate use and the American Sc
cret debauches on prohibition posons
| unknown"
That is all nonsense There is no
truth In the statement that all Euro
peans know how to use liquor inteili-
gently. Every mai who has Travelled in
Europe knows better. Foreigners are
Just as unfortunate in the use Of
liquors as Americans. Whole sections
Of Europe are besotted, more so than
in America London has whole dis
tricts that are in deplorable condi-
| ton, largely on account OF alcohol.
One man who travelled in London
| states that even women with children
in their arms frequent the public
houses. where there are special rooms
for women and that they stagger out
of the drinking places hardly able to
carry their children. In portions OF
Ireland whisky is an admitted curse,
and in Germany the emperor has d.
rected his attention to the problem Of
over drinking. drinking that is helping
to break down the efficiency Of the
army dis wen dS CI the INDUSTRIAL WORK.
ers. 1t is not true that all the bever-
ages in Europe are light or that they
are used by all temporarily Many Of
their liquors are more deadly than any
we have In this country Take the alb
sinthe of France for instance. What
| prohibition poison" could equal that
stuff? Europe is as much in need OF
! education in the matter OF temperate
| use of liquors as is the United States
Foreigners are no wiser than the rest
Of US. II the editor Of the Post will
| study the arrest for drunkenness in
American cities he will find surpris-
| inglv large number Of foreign names in
| the list and II he will trace the origin
| of the men he will find that a good
| proportion Of men thus arrested are
very direct importations from Europe.
The American Is bad enough. but he
| Is hardly worse than the foreigner.
There is no use in making our own
people out SO bad. nor people in Eur
ope out to be so good.
COURTS AND "TECHNrCAL1T1Es
| [Sioux City Journal.
The burden OF The complaint cs q
joint committee Of the National Civic
Federation and the American Bar As
| ISOLATION, on which appear the names
of notable array Of the most illus
| trious lawyers Of the country. Is the
expense. delay and miscarriage OF Jus
tice thru what In popular phrase Is
| termned "technicalities." 1t means the
undue weight given by the courts to
errors" particularly In administering
the criminal code. when they bear no.
wise or in remote degree upon the
question Of guilt. The report shows
that nearly 50 per cent Of all trials in
volving q penitentiary sentence are re-
versed for mere errors Of procedure.
while a far higher per cent of new
trials are granted on the same ground.
The eminent committee indeed puts
its finger on one Of the most glazing
evils Of our court doings-an evil 50
glaring that but for the circumstances
and the very nobility Of its real origin
would certainly have been set to rights
any time the last nifty or hundred
years. these very technicalities which
now operate TO abort justice grew up
and became presidents thru the hu-
manity % the judges and are to be re-
'membered to their everlasting honor.