El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-15

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bership included One-third of the army
The criminal and hospital records OF
/ members and non-members ttht
| smaller number being members in each
case) for 1898 are as follows;
Number Of soldiers 1853 4S,S4z
| Convicted by court mar
tiaI NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. II 1,717
/ Convictions per iOoo..... 90
/ INSTRUMENTATION per 1900. 40 90
! Hospital admissions per
1000 -...-.. 209 800
Drinkers Fell First.
OF the Boer war sir Fredric Treves
/ says 4 was as you know, with the
I relief column that moved on to Lady
/ smith. and. of course, it was an ex-
| tremely trying time by reason OF the
! hot weather. In that enormous col
/ umn of 10000 the first who dropped
/ our were not the tall men, or the short
I men, or the big men, or the little men
/ they were the drinkers, and they
! dropped out as clearly as if they had
/ been labeled with a big letter on their
\ backs"
OF the campaign under lord Kitch-
ener, when GOrdOns' death was
Avenged, sir Francis Grenfel says;
Inc campaign in Egypt was a tee
/ total campaign. We drank the Nile and
] nothing added I took over the rear
guard on the occasion of the finish of
the campaign, and in no other part
OF the world nave i seen a force OF
men so fit and so well as that force
which was employed upon the Nile"
OF the defense Of Kars, in the
CFimean war sir Fenwick Williams.
who commanded the Turks. says Had
not the Turkish army at Kars been
literally cold water army am per-
sUaded they never would have per
formed the achievement that crowned
them with glory"
The total abstinence feature Of lord
Kitchener's campaign above mentioned
and forced marching tests OF three
regiments, of which one drank water
only, one beer and water and one
whisky and water They eXcelled in
the order named.
The amazing endurance Of the Boer
army was largely due to its abstinence
from liquor.
Experiments in the swedish army
show accuracy Of Workmanship re-
duced 80 to so per cent by one and
one-half ounces Of brandy per man.
No Liquor in Navies.
Alcoholic liquor is prohibited in the
American and the English navIes- In
1899 John D. Long, secretary of the
American navy, issued general order
No. sos as follows, After mature de-
Liberation the department has decided
that it is for the best interest Of the
service that the sale or issue to en-
listed men Of malt or other alcoholic
liquors on board ships of the navy or
prohibited Therefore, after the re-
ceipt Of this order, commanding off /
GERS and commandments are forbidden
to allow any malt or other alcoholic
liquor 10 be sold to or issued to en- !
listed men, either on board ship or |
within the limits Of navy yards, naval /
stations or marine barracks, except in I
the medical department"
Recently vice admiral sir J. r. Jelli- /
cOSe, commanding the Atlantic fleet OF /
a oil a
any officer holding a command which I
carries with 1t any measure Of respOn- i
sibility for the defence Of the empire /
must recognize. as 1 do, the value of 4
sobriety in promoting fighting eff
cheney. In the navy there are three
upon which efficiency de-
pends- They are discipline. straight /
and endurance, and sObriety
tends greatly TO the I
promotion of these qualities. In re- /
Saru to discipline, one has only to look I
at the punishment returns to realize /
how many of the disciplinary. offences |
are due at the outset to intemperanCe- !
As Ior endurance, medical research has
amply proved the fact that sObriety is
4 great asset in improving the physi-
al qualities, and therefore the endur- |
lnce of the human race. But of our
own personal experience we know that
we do not drink alcohol just before a
ootbaI match or a boat race. If we
10 we shall fail and the same is true I
# any other pursuit involving endur-
ince. As regards straight shooting |
which is so largely a question of the |
we, its is every ones experience that !
abstinence is necessary for the high |
st efficiency. If I am going to a rifle I
Meeting in the afternoon. I don't drink Z
whisky and soda at lunch. If I did, !
know 1 should have no chance of
making a possible What applies to I
rifle applies equally to a heavy gun, /
nd all admirals recognize this by tax I
ho f- Z 4
rom harbOr on urgent business at
east "A hours before battle practice or
gun layers' test is commenced"
Kaiser BIames Crime to Liquor.
Emperor William of Germany. ad-
ressing the naval cadets at NIurwik
n February, 1871 said: Il can assure
GU that IN my - years of govern
lent it has been my experience that
-reat number of crimes which were
aid before me for decision were to be :
ine-tenths ascribed to the conse-
uences Of alcohol In former days it
-as reckOned among young men par g
icularly smart to be able to drink and ,
AIRY a large. quantity
Those are obsolete views which /
-eFe all very well for the Thirty {
ears war. but don't do today As
GU Will notice yourselves IN the Y
curse of your term on board, service ]
D my fleet has attained a degree Of 7
Intensity which can hardly be exceed /
d. 1t is your task to go Through {
1eSe prOdiElOus efforts in time of I j
eace without being used up. in order ]
hat you may be fresh I'm case of seri- : {
US events. The next war and the I {
ext battle viii demand sound nerves D
d your part. They VIII be decided by ,
erves- But these are undermined . &
nd endangered from youth upwards a
y Indulgence in alcohol
1T is one of the questions of the fu- u
IRE for our navy and for our nation q
{ you educate the people to do with
ut alcohol / shall have sensible sub
cts. 1t is q great question of the fu- +
ire. for by the time expired men the q
lea win be carried into the country. t
YOU promote these principles my ! q
eOple win be morally elevated. That ! S
a work i'm which I should like TO ask | ]
)u to take a share. J.
'-The nation which takes the small ! d
st quantity of alcohol viii win the / ]
attles Of the future" d