The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-03
Rabbi Freund Says Strict r.,
perance Is Solution OF
Liquor Problem.
DISCUSSES MORAL SIDE
OF ABSORBING QUESTI0
Adheres to Views Expressed I
Anti-SaIoon League in Com.
prehensive Letter.

In brief discourse at the recn!.
Friday night services at the Tenn
f mai Israel, Rabbi G, j. Freund n
| cnssed one feature of the liquor a.
tation now on in the city, in view
! the coming election. Passing by s.
economic and sociological phases
the question, Rabbi Freund devoted
few minutes talk to the moral sids
the question. advancing the view d /.
men should be temperate in all THU
strong drink included, and that n
the right teaching, proper enforcems|
of good laws, leaving of the addine
more laws TO the statutes, the questiI
might be solved In prefacing i'd 4
marks. Rabbi Freund said he desir'
to give his views from the JeK|/
point OF view.
As a support of his argument
moderation in the use of drink, Rsb|
Freund pointed out the teaching Of h
Jewish people for centuries, in whiA
moderation and temperance IN
things made Of them race Of pecu|
suhservient 10 this necessary modf1
tion in drink. According to his vieu
moderation Of speech. of eating,
dressing, when properly taught, "a
farther to make better people "a
all sumptuary laws Rabbi ffeur
characterized sumptuary laws ss
means of rearing race of hyposii4
In his talk Rabbi Freund used i'm
Of the points made IN letter writ
TO Nephi L. Morris, B. F. Grant ar
J. j. Cannon in reply to an invitstIr
to join the Anti-Liquor league n
letter Is given herewith:
Fears Evil of Hypocrisy.
After mature deliberation. ssszl
your letter OF recent date. AS you ksc1
very well. during the time Of my "a
IN this community | have on all o6cz
sions avoided taking part in partisan \
sues. The questions you put TO me a.
not OF partisan nature, but involve mo-
issues that permit OF my giving you
answer that will present my views q
question that is being widely discus5z
Ny plea here and elsewhere has been q
justice and fair. square deal for OIL
To my way OF thinking, / am not
ali convinced of the wisdom OF the sa5
OF the course you pursue. l have nez|
been fortunate or unfortunate en071
TO live in a community where pruhibit
has been put into practice. SO thai
judgment as 10 it's success or faiIu
must be based on the presentation Of
good or bad results from those who hI
made a thorough study OF the SUBJ
AT the present time my best judgn11
from careful consideration OF such d1
is that prohibition Is a failure, befz1
of the inability of its Dropounders. 10
feet the result they desire to bring ahq/
II results In making hyprocrites OF p9
pie. and IN great measure induces %
ple 10 seek means by which they e
evade the law BY those who know
here in our own great conlmonwcan1
Utah where counties and towns e.
dry it is no difficult matter 10 s.
the articles on which ban has p
placed by law. There is nothing =
dcspicable than a, race OF hypocrites,
such prohibition often succeeds In cdp
them into existence.
Cannot Legislate Morality.
You cannot legslate morality Into u
pie You must educate them to bs -
and law abiding You evidence ths
the church organization 10 which
belong. / express publicly and priv
" my adnira ton for the work don<
your stake and other stakes in whet X
called the parent classes,
The teaching of the need OF sanuu
and obedience To the health regulationI
state and counties well ILLUSTRATES
point | am trying 10 make. II By ne ,
of the lessons given by your repref<1
i've physicians and others you can
your people 10 obey the law. why ca1
The same be done In regard to the
nc which YOU seek TO abolish 50
IS there is not q national prohipe
aw, and the articles upon wfncn
would now place the ban can be expres
nto our fair state. YOU would eau .
he citizens OF Utah the loss OF
'evenue. help enrich the express con 4
lies. and. what is far worse tnan
material aspect, YOU induce thos5
eel that their personal freedom
ringed upon TO acquire the desin y
nat for which at present they 90
are. The futilitv OF sumptuary ae'
startling lesson from the histou
.ations. +<
Virtue OF Moderation.
What is needed is a campaign o. e
alton that WIN teach the people 70
hings In moderation. | may be en-. q
With Chauvinism in claiming for fne
lie whom ] have the high honor TOT 4
ime being to represent that mes
Yet they make use o.
olic beverages. And II you WI N
he trouble TO consult the article on -
oism in the Jewish Encyclopedias ~ u
1 which great work are in the pu
biary and also in possession OF
( the leading members OF your cTu
on Will learn that the Jewish peops
great measure Tree from excess ~
latter OF the USE OF ALCOHOLIC aI1e
is due 10 the fact that they
armed 10 use these things modeIs &
history has taught that extremes o. Z
+ another kind are harmful ING 4
ssults are obtained by rcSort'ng !" 4
olden mean. 49,.
| fear that | am oversteppins ~
ouDos and ndulging in the e%pisS's
opinions that may not appear n
5 cogent. | might elaborate tne n
omic fallacy of prohibition. put sn u
ave To others. ,*I
! say in conclusion-come ana " y,
,aSon together and let this he tne M
the matter.
What we need here in Utah ana
here in our beloved country IS nnp .H
zhtencd citiZenrY-and above a.. n
we use the right of su!iraess |t
'eatest privilege and POSSESSION "a ,
nglo-SaXon race, let us at ah .
iect good and upright officiais 80 A I,
ST and foremost duty II shan ,S ess'
make effective the laws placea ~ -
atuie books. ~
We must educate our people NJ ri
eo OF obedience TO law rather ,ur VI A. =
iy too frequently happens, mnkinss "A |:
evasion and tTickery farce; ~
nseGuence VIC become the IsN' e.
ock of the world n