The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-11-22
BACK WITH SALOON
Is Demand OF Manufacturers Mr., West
Renders an Appeal.

hoga county, in which Cleveland rs To-
Gated, in announcing the men to whom
licenses would ba granted for saloons.
have omitted many who had saloons
In the immediate vicinity Of industrial
plants. In this action, the commits
sioners were influenced by Thomas
u West and others. who were hostile
10 The continuance Of saloons near such
plants. Mr.. West, as chairman OF
the committee recently appointed at
the meeting OF the American Foundry
men Association. has issued the fol-
lowing appeal:
To the License Commissioners of the
State of Ohio.
Gentlemen In view of the fact
that many workmen are and can be
injured by having their brains be-
logged with intoxiosnts obtainable in
saloons during working hours. thereby
causing themselves and families pri-
vations and the state large sums O.
money for compensation fees and
assessments for injury and deaths, all
10 be collected from consumers and
taxpayers. the Safety First COM
mittee of the A. F. A. respectfully
ask that in granting of any licenses
10 saloons they be restricted to those
at safe distance from industries en-
ploying operatives, especially those
having work OF hazardous character,
and employing men at night.
In connection with the appeal, Mr..
West says
THE constitutional requirement of
one saloon for every 500 population is
statute which has many salutary
features that should be endorsed by
every citizen. IL is movement in
which all states will more or less take
an interest, and the Sixth City License
Commissioners, Messis Krause and
Horn. are deserving of great praise
for the fearless end impartial manner
in which the high and low were re-
fused licenses.
be altered by any attack on its con-
stitutionality or not. there are evil
IDENTIFY changes TO be made in trans
ferring licenses and granting new
ones, that should permit those other
than past keepers OF low resorts dives
and barnyard- kept bar rooms an
opportunity to combine against the
most Objectionable to better secure
consideration for themselves by oar
states license commissioners.
"The better class of .he rejected
have two special features. that should
appeal to our respectable citizens and
license commi ssioners.
First Whether the applicant has
conducted saloon having no regard
Off responsibility and law only as he
was driven to do so by sheer compul-
sion and the policeman's club.
Second Whether saloon il or
seeks TO be located so that workmen
can absent themselves from their posts
OF duty to enter IT and returne in a
few minutes without being discovered
by foreman, watohman or other
officials of the firm engaging their
services.
THE preventing of having saloons
located In the vicinity of industrial
plants so that there can be- traffic OF
persons 'bowled up or carrying buck
eta etc.. of intoxicants without TAX
ing great risks OF such actions being
is covered would be very helpful in
minimizing accidents that are now
manning around 2. 200, 900 and killing
nearly 35. 600 annually in, the United
States.
Further Provisions as above
would remove the great eInbarrass-
ment and insults that women working
in offices have often TO endure. where
saloons are within 10 To 800 feet of
the gate entrances or Office OF the firms
by which they are employed.
THE baneful effects of saloons be
ing near industrial plants. especially
those of hazardous character. which
also might employ men at night time,
came up for serious discussion before
The American Foundrymen Associa-
ton Conve ntion Chicago. the 10th ult
The evils were considered so great.
and directly connected with the Safety
First movement that the discussion
resulted in a committee being enthu
siastically appointed with the writer
as chairman to have headquarters in
Cleveland. and member from every
state to labor for the desired ends.
"The A. +. A. Is a national sssocia.
tion interested in the advancement OF
the art of founding. and takes keen
interest in the welfare Of all engaged
in its varied industries and auxiliaries,
employing many thousands of men in