The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-25
POLLOCK'S
LETTER
FROM HAAS
Judge Pollock Read Letter
From John Haas at Big
Meet at Jamestown
HAAS IS AGAINST LIQUOR
Reading of Former Saloon
Keepers Letter Created
Big Sensation

Jamestown, N. D.. May 25.-Judge
Charles A, Pollock of Fargo delivered
two addresses here yesterday, in the
afternoon and evening. At the even
ing meeting he sprang somewhat of
surprise and sensation by reading
letter from John Haas, a former sa :
loonkeeper Of Moorhead, in which the
latter bitterly condemns the liquor
traffic.
In the afternoon Judge Pollock
spoke to a large body Of men gathered
under the auspices of the jamestown
Y. M. c. A. His subject was. "The
Boy in Court" 1t was a general dis
cussion of the juvenile court, it's aims
and possible results.
The Fargo jurist urged that in the
larger places courts should be estab-
lished, having to do only with the de-
linquent and neglected children; that
the present system Of putting the re-
sponsibility of the work upon an al
ready over-crowded district court is
wrong. He said that prevention and
not punishment for crime should be
the uppermost in dealing with these
matters; that a we'll organized and
thoroughly equipped juvenile court
presided over by a competent judge
who could give his entire time to the
work is condition devoutly to be
desired.
The thought was likewise developed
| that under any system the young mer
of the Y. NJ. C. A. could accomplish
greater results by acting as Juvenile
officers upon the theory that the boy
understood the boy problem in many
cases better than the grown ups. The
reflex action upon the boy officer
uynIII6 oil vyNn6nrr anrfar6aS
Judge Pollock.
In the evening to a crowded house
at the jamestown armory, all the
churches uniting, Judge Pollock de.
| liVered his address, THE Next Move
| in the Temperance Reform"
The address was along the same
| lines of a similar address recently de-
| livered in Fargo. 1t was an economic
discussion of the different phases ot
the liquor question. An amendment
Of the national constitution forever
prohibiting the manufacture and sale
of all intoxicating liquors as bever.
age being the ultimate desire of the
speaker.
During the speech, as showing tht
general trend of those, of even mer
formerly engaged in the liquor bust.
ness, he read letter recently secured
| by him from John Haas, of Fargo
| which he claimed speaks volumes
concerning the traffic from the stand
| point of one who has spent lifetime
| in that business.
He commended Mr.. Haas for Civ.
| ing the letter and thus at this late
period doing all he could to hell
break down an admitted evil,
Mr.. Haas Letter.
The letter Of Mr.. Hass is as fol.
lows:
Fargo, N. D., March 1S, 1914.
want to state that for the pas
| thirty-eight years I have lived either
| in Fargo, N. D., or Moorhead, MINI.
during all Of which time, up to -four
years ago, was engaged in the liquor
| business, both wholesale and retail.
know it all and what the business will
do for man and his family.
I am satisfied that If had spent
the energies put into the liquor bus
mess into other fields of activity,
would now be worth a million dollars
and what is more, would have the full
respect of my fellow men.
believe the state makes a big mis-
| take in licensing the sale Of liquor
It practically holds out to the yount
man, as it did to me, that the bushes!
is lawful and consequently respecta
BILE.
1 am now So years old, and am
| sick man and am fully conscious o
the fact that all my ailments are tht
result of the use Of liquor.
was married some few years ago
and have two children, one a boy anC
the other girl. For their sake wen
out Of the saloon business for years
ago.
| / have had ample time to think ovel
my past life and it's results. hav,
no hesitation in saying that this whis
key business Is all wrong. I wouIt
rather follow my children, whom
dearly love, to the grave thai
to have them engage in the salooI
business. / want to say to all of my
friends, that in my opinion the onl.
| true attitude Of the state with refer
ence to the liquor problem is, an,
should be, absolute opposition. The sa
loon man to a lareg extent is tool o
and servant of the big brewer. An.
| system of dealing with the traffi
| free from the clutches Of the brewe
4 which will help the saloon man to ge
free from the clutches Of the brewe
is to be preferrd. Prsonally, am sat
isfied that absolute prohibition will b.
the rule in the state and nation with
in ten years. am in favor of it ant
want to do all can to bring it about
Il (Signed) JOHN HAAS.
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