Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-06-30


= cents to Si.0S.
The averare wage Of an entire fami-
Iy at garment finishing Is from sixty
to seventy cents y day. Making cig.
arctic wrappers bring ten cents athous-
and, and woman working from six
a. m. to twelve p. m. can make 81 per
week. These wrappers are made for a
merchant on fashionable street, and
stamped as made in Egypt, or Turkey,
or elsewhere, and you eau have your
initials on them III silver. blue or gold.
The housing conditions oil these peo.
pie are of the very worst.
Mrs. Margaret Dye h.th's National
Superintendent Of Legislation says: A
letter just at hand quotes from paper
relative 10 the canieen.
Il says "lt seems no provision has
beea made for The social recreation AID
relaxation OF the soldiers after renew
ing the csnteen which was not conf
mon bar. The soldier should have
some club room aud social meeting
place since his life is isolated and re-
moved from home Influences.
This is entirely erroneous Since the
anti-canteen law went Into effect, 49,
250,006 has been appropriated by cou-
gress for postexchange buildings at
army posts and garrlsons, which in
Guide amusement halls, gymnasiums
fitted with every new oev ce for ath-
leties, bowling alleys, shooting CALLER
les, and reading rooms, where the men
find every convenience for writing let
tiers. These letters with every facility
for amusement and social recreation
without the use of beer, and far and
above the former canteen. We wish,
our frienus would give these facts the
widest publicity.
The truth Of The matter Is. The iiq-
uor people are deiuging the country
with erroneous statements, striving to
make he'people believe the passage of
the anil-canteen law was terrible
but we stand today where we
have always stood. A liquor saloon,
whether run by an individual or the
OF the United States, is
evil, ana only evil. Shame be it upon
us, II this Government, so strong and
should ever again 90 into the
liquor business, and supply its soldiers
with beer.
Great Britain has an army temper
ance society whose honorary president
is no less parsonage than King
George, and whose president is Earl
Roberts, formerly General Roberts the
ideal of the British army. Everything
is done to encourage total abstinence
On the part of the troops, promotion
for total abstainers being one Of the re-
wards offered. The KAISER in-beer-rid.
den Germany, III recent address to
The officers of the navy, urged them to
total abstinence from beer drinking, as
sit had been proven detrimental to
good service,' and was calculated to
interfere seriously with their efficiency
as officers" | make these statements;
says Mrs. Ellis because SO many qHer-
les are coming to me regarding the
law.
Representative Bartholdt Of st.
Louis, Missouri has introduced bill
10 restore the army canteen but. Son
gress does not propose to undertake
any general legislation during this
so the leaders in both Houses
have told me again and again. We
shall he On the alert at the coming SEES.
sion in December next, but in the
let our friends give the
facts quoted as wide publicity as pos
sible.
SIX MONTHS ENLISTMENT FOR BOYS,
General Wood, chief-of-staff of the
army, Is proposing to Congress- =
novel scheme for six months enlist
ment. He says: SIT is my belief that
many high school boys and graduates
Of colleges, may be euticed by the
promise of short taste OF military
life, to enlist for that period who would
net care to abandon the business ca
reers they have mapped out, as would
be the case in five year terra. Dung
sters Of higL intelligence should easily
be able to ground themselves in the
practices in six months hard
work, aud the benefit to be derived
from the setting-up drills, and reu-
lar habits of life al a formation period
would tend TO physical development"
All the more reason the canleen
should not lie returned TO the army
that our boys in the formative Pc
riod' Of their lives, may not be encour-
aged to form the dunk habit, says
your superintendent cf legislation,
AN UNANsWERABLE ARGUMENT.
Audaclous as are the attempts OF the