The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-15
URGES CADETS
To PASS UP
DRINK HABIT
Kaiser Says War VICtOrS Will
Be Nations Using Least
Alcohol

(By Leased Wire)

Berlin, Feb. l4.-A temperance or
gan circuates the following as the
text of that part Of the emperors
speech to the Murwik naval cadets
which dealt with the liquor question.
"One more piece Of advice | will
give you on your way, on a question
the importance of which for my peo-
pie lies very close to my heart 1t
Is the question of alcohol and drink
ing. know quite well that pleasure
in drinking is an old inheritance OF
the Germanic peoples. Nevertheless,
we must by discipline free ourselves
in every respect from this evil. /
can assure you that in my twenty
Two years of government It has been
my experience that Of great num-
ber of the crimes which were laid
before me for decision nlne-tenths
were to be ascrlbed to the conse-
quenee OF alcohol. In former days II
was reckoned among young men par
ticularly smart and dashlng TO be able
to drink and carry a large quantity
AS q young officer | had an oppor
tunity OF seeing examples of this
though | never followed them.
Drinking Views Obsolete.
Those are obsolete views which
were all very well for the thirty years
war, but don't do today Quite apart
from the consequences which ! need
not further dwell upon, should like
specially to draw your attention tC
one point which concerns your future
career, AS you will notice yourselves
in the course of your term on board
service in my fleet has attained
degree Of intensity which can hardly
be exceeded 1t is your task to e
through these prodigious efforts II
time Of peace without getting used III
| in order that you may be fresh II
case Of serious events. The next wa
and the next naval battle will demant
sound nerves on your part, They vii
lie decided by nerves. But these arr
undermined and endangered from
youth upward by indulgence in alec
hol.
Later YOU will have an oportuni
ty of seeing the target ships and th'
effect of modern projectiles upo
| them and You will be able to pictur'
to yourselves the conditions Of battle
You will see many different visions o
appalling devastation There the or.
will be for firm nerves and coo
| head
Temperate viii Win.
The nation which takes the small
est quantity Of alcohol will win Ant
that must be you, gentlemen. And b,
you an example should be given to th
crew. That has most effect on tn
men. And. consequently, expec
from you that. here in the nava
school or onhoard ship, while keer
ing up comradeship and friendliness
you will remember this among youl
selves, and that care will be take
that the drinking of alcohol is not re
garded as belonging to your priv
leges.
In my navy are either in cours
Of formation, or already formed tn
Good Templar lodges and Blue Cros
associations. And | only need to poin
to the model example OF the Englis
navy, where 10000 officers and me-
have already Joined, to the great at
vantage Of the fleet 1t is one of tn
questions of the future for our nav
and for our nation If you educat
the people to do without alcohol
shall get reality and sensible sui
iects It is a great question of tn
future. for by the time.eXpred me-
the idea will be carried into tn,
country II YOU promote these prir
clples my people will be morally ele
waited That is work in which
should like TO ask you to take
share"