The chronicle=news., 1914-06-03
DRUNkEllliesS7i
MjsSlln Army
CAUSES ezAl 70
TAKE ACTION

iI8adon Standard:
81. i'eter.burxh. Juae 3.-ctase Ga
the heels oI the reseai gesrIips Ut the
esaE io the seS ministef Al finance.
urxink the seeessily Of - disestisK
the administration Of the state mo,
noi,oiy of spirits - to save the eovs-
try from drunkenness. eoaes the in.
pesiai order sLoiishinx the siss~-
honored custom Of army eoGnAsdess
To raise = cup" To the health at the
ear and the imperial family In fsoal
of the tfoops at the eonriustoa ot
pafades nni mAneuyess- This aew
proof Of the ssAr'. essnessaess in The
matter o. temperance has got come =
momeai too .nos. fer il the Easss~s
eaussd BY the drink habits smOsx
tho masses of the Russiaa people are
frishifui esouRh. thes arc doahiy
dangerous in the ease Of the army.
oa which the very safety Of the em.
pise depeads.
The physiaue of the Russia yoais
from which the array j. recruited u
noae too good. II . lAsse auaL@s Of
iorsiitiss-espeeisiiy IN sibesis-ths
p~seealsxr of seersioas reaches ~
much - seseasy. and the sraeszi re-.
.TuiiinE standard ts lower shas ia
Austria. rsAaee sad 6esmaay ~
Geaessi Roaiser. the former miassses
of ~sr. osee stated. the adoption By
Russia Of the Austrian standard
would s-sasis In . ioss of over !: rss
eesl of the army. \ Physiaae 30 aa.
satisfactory - this h Incapable of
sesisiisg The insineasc Of aay eossid.
cradle quaatiiy Of alcohol. sad What
lhi. m~aas In the case Of A. array
has br~s svseasiy sho~a BY expert.
meats 10 S~edea.
Il has bc~a psoscd b. then that
the absorption Of but half . iitrc
tirss thss oac piau OF b~es halt ~
hour before ssoaiisk rvdaers the
nastsmssship ~ aessiy - PEI eess.
sad that the effect o& . daily eoa-
sanp,ioa af but one bottle Of bses
fas . period ot twelve days rosSia.
acs fos = whole wcck after. Yet. se-
eosdiax 10 the iasrsiikniioas Of Dr.
lsaaotf. ia oae particular LEGALITY
osiy fifiy yoans nea oat Of total
OF A3x lnssed out 10 b. tessosaiess.
while N. shspisosr has foaad saoas
the specially selected eo.ps of the
fsoatIcr guards oaly 3: per eeat Dot
addicted 10 drink.
hut alcohol hsnacn the Rassias
army In yet another aad perhaps s'iii
more Important r~spert. The Rassky
iasaiid. which II the offieia, osssa
Of the minisiry Of war. has recently
drawn ailrntioa 10 this sspcet In
scrics ot slasminx articles. Il IL the
effect ot tho drink habits oa mobiils.
alton. Each time. II IL poiaicsi out.
the reserves arc called oHt for their
periodical ssainla9 the authoritics
have no cad of troabie with the
irunkards. The uca comc 10 their
srsininx. ecntrrs not merely dead
drunk. hut also provided With large
quantities Of vodka In hotties. which
they they cndcsvor to smassic iato
tho barracks. Last ycar this 10 what
took place In Moscow:
"Thc drunkcn cohorts stream Into
tho gates and two powerful soldiers
search every rcscrsist. The as
founded peasant. aud workmcn sec
their bottles. with the state label on
them. seized from their kits and
flung on the stones In the courtyard.
The air IL filled with tho sound Of
broken glass. A rcscrvist without
bottle Of vodka II a rare phcnomcn-
on. Ono individual. without shirt
IN hi. body and clad In rags. brought
with him 4 whole basket containing
eleven bottles. Eleven times tho
gias, rang against the pebbles. and
each time the drunksrd dropped
tears. The heap
Of broken glass grows larger and
larger. and a stream collects under
meath. Several rcscrvists throw
themselves upon their knees and ap-
proach their lips to the drunken
stream. They are only kicked away
by tho feet Of the receiving soldiers.
Finally three large
carts filled with broken glass leave
the courtyard.'
Can anything be more sinister
than this spectacle! The same jour.
nal continues its narrowing descrip-
tion rs follows: "fn the barracks.
and subsequently In the train which
carries the rescrvists to the camp.
one can witness almost drama: the
sober fight with the drunken. one
against hundred. Tho commandant
Of the station is simply in despair.
He had 400 mon sent to him without
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