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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-02-06
TIE ATTITUDE OF THE GERMAN.
AMERICANS.

New York papers try TO produce the
impression that the German.American
conference recently held at Washington
fas for its object 10 force the ad-
ministrstion TO give active support to
the German government. This innuendo
is nothing but slander. The aim Of
the conference and tile organization
which II has created IL 10 secure
American rights. The movement is in
every respect the same which the young
democracy OF 1879 under the leadership
Of Henry Clay, Calhoun and others
inaugurated against the old democracy,
headed by President Madison. Tie com
plant was that Madison as well as HIS
predecessor Jefferson had been dereliet
in defending American rights against
English aggressions. Reading the history
Of to-day, we read the history Of 1912.
Neutral ships. even American ships,
laden with american goods that are not
contreband are held UP by English men
bi-NhI+ NtuNEhl etuuatNr aft Fttftatcu
from buying American supplies on the
pretext that they might be exported to
England's enemies and the proof that
such is not the intent is imposed upon
neutral countries while nnder inter.
national law the burden Of the proof
lies on the captor, This insolence goes
even farther, Neutral countries that
have pledged themselves to export no
American supplies are still deprived Of
our goods to make sure that they will
not export them. American conditional
eontraband is by highhanded Englisl,
Order in Council classified as absolute
contraband and confiscatei outright.
American supplies for German civilians
are by a recent Order OF Council
threatened with coniiscation which is
extended to both to American ships and
their cargo on the frivolous ground
that the order OF the German govern.
ment which aims &C outstanding the
fcodstuffs Of the country for the support
Of women aud children is meant to
secure supplies for the army. Tic Ger
nan-Americans protest against this
injury to our rights and sgainst this
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-02-06
eamitaG ben 6. sebrnar 1915.

Die Rem gorter .GpsniHg
pcft" parni bic SeutI6en Dor Der
Strafe fir nsbertretunI Der 1eutras
Iitdtssei.bs. Oamit ipsnbet lie fif an
bic unrifise aorefe. 9as 3isl Der
Seutffen lit. cine ebrli6e Reutralitat,
ni4t bios nad bsm 9u9itaben, ions
bern aud nn6 bem @eiIte gu erlangen.
3riegsfiibrsHoen Wdffsn su3ufiibren,
1T teine ebrlibe ReutralitGt, ebsnio lit
es nidt neutral s:bunSelt, psnn man
Gnelonb srlauht. ME bas jsBt ges
i6iebt, ohne glodaoe aus ben 0dfet
ieiner 6sinoe amsrifdai!de Daarsu
-heraus5ubalien, bic tsiue apntrebanbe
limb, poer tpenn man i'm ssftattet.
in Der piltiirlidftsu Wslis amsritaui-
ihe Waaren, bic beoinste 8pntrebanbe
iiuo, fir abiolutc Sontrebanoe gu err
tldren.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-02-06


|niaIrei1 nnaeimuneIt, bas 5lpctt'
grobte nadl 6eutieniaen @robtritn1t'
MEMS. llriteroeiien for6erfe es fort
lpdbreno bic 8iiriidgnbe beitihen
9anScs, iilsbeionoere Die Miifgnbe
elmer oelitidjcn StaSt, Die es Iih in
ipilfiirIider @ciie angeeignet itito
ourd icinen WiIitarisnuis ouf ii,ge.
i1br fiiuf @enerationcn beboltcn bat,
Ger 0filitnriSinus elmer giepnblif
ilnS 9emofratie. Die i'm iueicntlihen
Die einridtilngen ndpolccuiidler Ser.
ipaIting beibchalten hat, III ebenio
ariidcno gc.pcicn ruie oerielliae einer
monardijdcu 1emofrnfie lpie Gng.
LAMB, imb er tnm Ieift briideiloer
perben. OILS Der einer Ytonnrd,ie iDie
Geutid)lano. &snrnm ioilte Der alii.
Iitarismils IN ciliem Safe id1nbIi.
der umo barboriid'er iein ais in Dem
nnbcrcn2 limo NIT weIdem Sfaafe
iii Sicic frieestiidtige Tcmofratic
auis cnaiic pcrbunoeu2 9iit 9iuB .
lamb, ciiiem orientnliif neipoti-
id)en Staatr, ser nit 8ilic iranjcii.
idjen 8elocs eincn 10 fiirdDfbarcn hi.
liiarismus 5u 9aHoc entiuidelt bat,
enb iein glmitreten ocniienigen Der
S>ilnnrn glttilas pergleihbor it,
9ldien, Die ails giublano in ipciilidje
9Gnoer aciIobcn iiito, befdjulbiaen
Scn ruiiiidm aliIitariSnus oils cine
geSrpblma Der g8clt. lin lid aegcn
ole aroBte g,cinhr perfbcioinen 5n
tonnen. Die ibm mad, ieiier Mniiht
orclt. niniite uti6ldno peil
Belt 5m 3cit Die Stlrfc ui6 3uiam.
ncuiegung ieiner 9InGrifis. uno ger.
tciSieungsmittci Gnoern mliBie es
Sic aagcmcine &sebrpflid,t cinfiibreri,
Die bcn 8oltern nitgfo idhfIdcu
9Iuies itrts cin Steiu 0es alnitoi;es
mar llno bod baben lie ieIbit 5li
Oicicr WaBrcpeI aegrifien, ipenn Die
3oth Iic ,ipnna 10 bo6en j. 9, Sic
glmerifoncr ipdbreno beg giirgerfria.
ges Die freifpilise slnperbimg nuf
lmo fiihrten Die 3ipnngsdlsbebung
ein. 7ie bcutife Seeresoeritdrfung
DOR ouoertbaIb ,iobren tuar Die notb.
lucnoige 5olee ser uollIaen gerdnoe.
rung oes miIit6riifeu @leidgeiridts,
lie ipar beoinei Surd bic nciien 9fii.
itunael in Hublano im6 6nrd) Die
Sdnfinng bon slrmcen in Sen iiioiIa.9
ridden Stantcn Der gnIfanbalbin.
ieI. gum geraIcid' pollen mir mis-
cinmal IN Die cage berIeeen, mir
stmerifaner b1ttcn uif't einen Naa,.
bar. Der uniere Rubc tort. ionSernI
pier folder Rodbarn. Rebnlen mir
an GanaOa eutuideIt iih au elmer
iidrfen 9PilitdrlUadlt. oenfen mir ms
eine ieinbIid,e glilItdrniaht an Der
otlantiihen @renje im6 cine anoerc
on Der Seite Oes gtiIlen S5eans:
iranlcs miibteg nud ipir infer nod
unboaidnbiges glilitdripiiem peiter
cusbaucu unS Elm sroBes itebenSesI
Seer uuterbaIter iOipeit mir Sies
fir cine iiarfe Tefeniipe cber frdf.
tiee Sfieuiipe iiir notbig baIten. limo
mir iuiiroen oieie MnBreeeIn nabr.
idleinIi6 ersreifen, cbne niid MIR
cinen sIugcnbIId Su sogern. Tieier
unier @rino nim, bnb mir BON Data.
gouieu bis 3u unierer @reiiJe seeei
Merifo feiner Wilitnrmaht Guropas
oeiiaiten perOeu, iid bauernb ieit5u.
ieten unS unieren Srieeen su gefdhr.
ocn. lit oerieIbe Grlino. Der ben Teiit.
id,en Bpinet 3n iaaen: .@ir miiiirn
oic itdrfite 9Irinee baben". nHo Den
beitimnft. iuenn er bic
iidrfiie 6Iotte iiir iidb foroert,"
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-02-06

Gin pabres Bort ipri6t
Elm Ginisnosr, isinem Ramsn na6 elm
ameritaner, in elmer Rem Yortsr
3eiturg. pem er iagt, Oab bic ams.
ritGniife preiie in bitIen 9riese Iid
biz auf bic auo4sn blanlirt bat. 2lns
itatt bem publifum flare 4usfunft
iiber bie uriaden bss ariegss 3u err
iteilen. bat lie nod cen Gtrabenp6bel
an 9ebereien iibcrtrpffsn unb baraus
ergibt iif, BAG i'm Gmsritanii6en
8olte ni6t bds minbeite Yeritdnonib
iiber ben &rieg dnsutreffeu 1T. Bss
nau 10 mic in Der nmeritunif6en preiIs
bort man I'M 8olts pbrafen Don Wili>
tdrismus urb monardiI6er Wiltiir,
bic ahfolut nihts ertldren. Wie Der
ginienber nit pclIem Rafte Iaat, bat
er no6 in teiner ein5iJen englilfeu
Sdqesseitung nur ben 9sriu6 entbedt,
Die @ntitebung RES arieses sei6if)ta
lid oar5uitsllsn, o6ippbl es bod tlar
lei. bub elm iolftr WsIttriss ni6t
bur9 einen 3uTall uno nidt burG
einer2aune entitanoen, ionoern nur bic
SdIubpirtune elmer lanssn aette DON
DoranssgaHsentn llriaden feiH t6nns.
Die Gntlaee III polltpmmen bsrebtist.
3M ibrer Gntihuloiauna tanH Die engs
Iifrlsamsritoniff. prsiIe nur unfilb.
rem, oab iie niemals bic 8erbreituns
DON gilOuna unb auftlaruHg aIs ibrt
Mitigate bltrIhtet bat.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-02-06

Oeuf q q Il D bat be HdrnuHg
ertbsilt, bag nsutrals Shiife ii9 ben
9eIpGHern tim Gnglano uno sSrlano
herum ippie aus oem cnslii6en aa.
nai fernbultsn miiiIsn, on es einsn
ensraiIfen arieg gegeu bic S6itfe, bic
nit Sruppen uno &riegsmunition bon
England nad Grantrei4 sebeu, fiibren
nerbe. Wsnu bie neutraIsn
S6iffe in bic Rorbiee einlaufen
pplIeu, ioqsn Iis nm Saottlanb bsrum
geben. DAB 1euti6lanb bos
Rsht bat, oieIen &risg gu fii6ren, tpirr
uno tann nidt beitrittsn tperben. On;
ftob piro gsnommen an Der Warnuns,
oaB nsutrale S6iffe, bic in ben psr=
6otenen 9efpGhern angetrOffen tpsrs
ben, 9sfabr laufsn. in Ten 9runb se.
bp5rt gu iperoeu uno es berriht bic
Weinunq Dor, buB OeutI9lanb tsin
Reht babel neutrals S6iffe, ieIbit
aus gerfehen, an3ugrsifen. Oiefe an=
iiflt piro aus bem 9runbe binfduig,
DaB Gnglarp feline S9ifistapitGns an.
aefpisisn bat, unter llmftGnben bic
neutrale Slaaas auf3u9iTen, alio I'm.
Ter fali8er Sslagse gu iegeln. Gin
proteft Der neutralsn Md9te gsgen
bic m0alide 9srisntung ibrer Sdiff.
fpiirbe bann MIR 6ered)tigt fein, fpsnn
lie Gnglano rer1inbern, ibre 5lass gu
miBbrauhen. 60 lange bus nidt ge:
fdie9t, 1T es ni6t bic S9ulb 9eutf1.
lambs, fonbsrn bic Sdu!o gnglanbs.
refp. bic Niitftulb Der neutruIen
Staaten, uenn bic s6i5fe Der 9sbts,
ren gu Sdabsi tpmmsn.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-02-06

Die 81. 9. simes" bat. pie re
fdst, bel ndbersr griifuns gefunOen,
bab bic in Dafbington eeariinOete
Hutionuls beutidznmerifanif5e Qiaa
Den 3lped Dcriolgt, ben prGfoenteH
Bilion gu sninesn, bic Saf)e bes
Deuti6en 4diitrs gu unteritiiben. pis
Drigsnfa[Is Der prdiibent oarauf su
reHnen babe, baB Ct bei isiuer 8epere
bung um cine Misbsrpobl cas oez
fammte @otum Der Dsutihen, DETER
reider uub llnearn eegen fih bd6sn
fuerbe. Die n5imes" meint, bag elm
folder gIan oem prdiibsntsn ipiatpms
men iei bd feline isbiasn isbr serin=
ger ausiihtsn duF eiuen 3neitsn 9er>
min ourh pieien plan cine fold frdfz
tise Gtiss srbalten pirben, Bag ibm
ber arpeits 5ermin nidt ertge5en f5nns
fe, eenn isoer amsrifaner, Der niht
nit einsm Binbeitri9 bsIoiSt lit, ipiir-
be fir ihn ftimmsn.
9ab biele 2lniidt uiGt ri9tis 1T,
bafiir rufeH piE es 80. p. Zines
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-08
A WISE MOVE.

The grape growers of California
are wise. Seeing the profits of
their industry threatened by the
rapid spread of prohibition senti-
ment in the West, they have decid-
ed to take measures to stem the
tide. There is nothing new about
this determination to fight prohibit
ton, but the way these Californians
propose to go about it is new.
Instead of contenting themselves
with denouncing prohibition, de-
claring that it violates personal
liberty and will injure business, and
using the other stock arguments OF
the ants, they propose to disarm
the advocates of prohibition by
eliminating, so far as possible, all
the evils connected with the sale
of intoxicants without prohibiting
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-08
Affairs and that she is never tn
goat in an Affinity case.
ODD BITS OF NEWS

Copake, N. Y.-Mrs. William
Bonner awoke and saw horse
standing in the snow near the
freight depot. An hour later the
horse was still there and she called
up Constable Reynolds. He left
his warm bed, walked three miles
and started to lead the horse away
when he discovered it was wooden
horse consigned to local harness
maker.
Kenosha, Wis.-This city has
adopted the pay-as-you-go system
and will pay cash for everything it
buys and demand the same dis
counts that would be allowed to
any private firm or corporation.
Chicago, Ill.-Billy Sunday in
sists that before he will begin his
evangelistic meetings in Chicago
he must be assured that $25O,O0O
stock company be organized and
incorporated to finance his religious
meetings.
Spokane, ash.-Emery O.
| Edwards. of Colville, Wash, died
| in New York recently. Only after
his death was it learned that he was
| in New York in regard to an estate
estimated at hundreds of millions
of dollars, to which he was sole
heir.
Fort Totten, N. VA mos
quito bite may result in blindness
to Sergeant David Levine, of the
Hath Coast Artillery. The bite
resulted in blood poison and sur
geons fear he will lose the sight OF
one eye.
Los Angeles, Calif.-Aaron
Misenheimer, 90 years old, is ac-
cused by his wife of being infatu-
ated with another woman.
Mt. Pleasant, Mich.-Mrs. War
rem Johnson, 81, is probably the
oldest newspaper reporter in the
country. She has been reporting
for 40 years and still writes good
stories.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-08
ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY
By JOHN S. PARDEE, Sec

The commission asks only that
this plan have consideration
there's no doubt it will get it-and
that whatever changes are made
they shall strengthen and not
weaken the plan. That is not too
chesty, is it?
Whatever comes of it-and some
thing will come-we know that
this movement would never have
got anywhere without the state
press. So far as the commission
is concerned, they appreciate this
and thank you for your co-opera-
ton. So far as l am concerned,
appreciate it still more and am
forever grateful to you.
That's about all. The lieutenant
governor will want his Office now
and those of you who have kindly
been sending me copies of your
papers may as we'll cut them off.
| am ever so much obliged for that,
too.
tell you this-I am proud to be
one, if only a has-been, in the
Minnesota newspaper fraternity.
Very truly yours,
JOHN S. PARDEE.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-08

trust fund on per capita basis ac-
cording to the constitution; the
present one-mill tax on the basis of
teachers salaries; the present local
one-mill tax on the basis of school
attendance.
So make school taxation by the
state a stimulus to efficiency in the
schools and means of equalizing
the burden of common school
education.
Distribute state aid for first class
common schools and high schools
in proportion to results accomplish
ed, to the expense occasioned and
to the burden entailed OH each dis
trict..
Award state aid for furnishing
special courses on cooperative
plan by which the district will fur
nish the equipment and the state
will approximately sustain the
additional expenses of hiring
teachers.
The education commission has
reached the conclusion that this
plan will promote the efficiency of
the schools more than now, equalize
the burden better than now and
give more completely than now to
every child in the state the guaran-
tee of common school education
and to every child who can profit
by it the opportunity for special
training or higher education.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-08
LUKE MCLUKE SAYS.

The lad who couldn't tell you
the name of the Vice President is
the same fellow who can tell you
how to run the Government.
The old-fashioned 17-year-old
girl who used to read books on
What a Young Girl Ought to
Know" has 17-year-old daughter
who puts her mother wise.
The Willowy Girl cops out the
covers of the magazines. But the
girl with the wide curves and the
dimples in her anatomy attracts all
the attention on the street.
What has become of the old
fashioned man who used to wear a
new paper collar every Sunday.
Before you get her she can say
things with her eyes that make you
feel funny all over. And after you
get her she can say things with her
mouth that make you feel funny
all over.
Since the vacuum cleaner dis
placed the broom a man can't find
a blame thing but his wife's hair
pins to clean his pipe with.
In the Game of Love you can
always take a Heart if you will
lead a Diamond.
One half the world may not
know how the other half lives.
But it isn't the female half.
If you imagine that women have
not Sense of Humor just take 9
look at the hats they are wearing
Any woman who has a 40-inct
waist can tell you that the waist Of
Perfectly Formed Woman should
measure forty inches.
A lake of fire and birthstone ism I
the only He'll ever invented
There is the case of the man who
has $50 dollar wife and the 81;
salary.
When a woman's hips are so big
around that she has to go through
door sideways she gets lot o.
comfort out of the fact that she i:
broad minded.
You may have noticed that
somehow or other a crossed-eyed
girl with a mustache never gets
mixed up in any Platonic Love
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-08

has come for sane, affirmative and
aggressive party action in order to
secure wise, just and necessary
laws and to promote the highest
efficiency in the public service, and
also to secure to the people the
return of that prosperity they have
always heretofore enjoyed under
the Republican party. We, there
fore, favor and adopt the following
resolutions as the preliminary
declaration of principles for the
Republican League of Minnesota.
Resolved, that we renew our
allegiance to the principles and
policies of the Republican party
as heretofore declared in its
national platform and that we
pledge our hearty support to that
party and to its principles and
policies, including the principle
of protection, which has always
been a corner stone of American
prosperity.
Resolved, that we believe in
constitutional representative party
government and in the concentra-
ton of responsibility for govern
ment in the hands of the constitu-
tional officers of the State and
Nation, who are elected by the
people and are directly responsible
to the people.
Resolved, that we believe
political parties are necessary to
secure the highest efficiency in
the public service and to guard the
rights and interests of the people;
that party conventions are neces-
sary to maintain party organiza-
ton, to give the people an oppor-
tunity to assemble and discuss their
legislative and administrative needs
and dictate their party platforms,
and we favor the calling by the
Executive Committee of an early
convention to complete the organi-
cation of this Republican League,
and for the adoption of a platform
of party principles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-08
To All Editors:
This will be Thirty"

his VIII DS HlIIy.
1t has been keen pleasure to
me to write these letters for the
last year. hope you got some
thing out of them.
And now the efficiency commits
sion has told its story. 1t will be
for the legislature to decide whether
it is good story or not-whether
to hang it on the copy hook or
throw it on the floor.
A little more than a year ago
the efficiency commission was
asked by the governor to serve.
1t did serve. 1t has submitted to
the governor, for consideration of
the legislature, its best judgment.
The commission may be asked by
the legislature to furnish further
information. To that extent the
members are still ready to serve.
But if anybody thinks this commits
sion is going to tell the legislature
what it ought to do, he can guess
again. The only people who can
instruct the legislature in its duties
are the people whom the legisla-
ture represents.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-08

These articles are presented by the Education
Commission of Minnesota.
The state educational commission
submits the following summary of
its recommendations:
Unite all the educational activi-
ties of the state.
Leave the university under the
regents.
Put the supervision of common
schools by the state under a state
board of education.
Join the regents and the state
board of education in an educational
council.
Leave the independent districts
as they are but make them uniform
by abolishing the special charters
of all but three large city districts.
Raise the rural districts to the
same dignity and power as the in
dependent districts by creating in
each county a common school dis
trict embracing all the rural terri
tory.
Insure trained men and women
for supervision of rural schools
through the election of common
school supervisor by representa-
tive body, instead of the county
superintendent who may be well
chosen or wholly unqualified.
Distribute the state school fund
in three ways: The income of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-08

THE Miner again this year has
ordered an elegant line of sample
calendars for 1916. The samples
will arrive in few days and will
embrace works of art suitable tor
any pocketbook. In connection
with this announcement of our
calendar line we wish to state a
few facts that it will pay to look
into. For every year that the
Miner has. been in existence we
have advocated the trade at home
policy and have spent a mint OF
money in typesetting, paper, ink,
postage, etc., in bringing the mat
ter before the local people. We
have consistently raped the mail
order concerns in favor of the local
merchant and in several cases that
we know of have done some good.
Having fought the battles of the
local merchant in both time and
money for years, we are loath to
remark that our efforts are not
appreciated. The trade at home
policy is all right when applied to
your neighbor but when it hits
you, why you fail to see the point.
Last year we purchased calendar
samples to the amount of $50 or
over and we can safely say that
after paying freight and labor bills,
our ledger shows some IS in red
against the calendar business.
The local merchants will howl and
whoop for home trade and then
give their calendar orders to the
first agent from out of town who
comes this way. We admit that a
newspaper is for the purpose of
fighting the battles of the local
people. We also admit that it is
uphill work and that coal, wood I,
groceries, clothing, rent, paper
bills, salaries for employees, etc. can
not be liquidated with thank yous
and slap on the back now and
then. We can do printing as well
as any other office and when we
cannot do it ourselves will furnish
it at no additional cost. We fur
nish calendars at prices equal, if
not less, than outsiders who have
expensive men taking orders and
who spend their money in other
towns. A dollar spent for print
ing in Kokomo, Ypsilanti, Duluth
or St. Paul helps out these places
and the dollar is irretrievably lost
to Ely. Think it over.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-08

On the inside pages of the Miner
will be found the message of
Governor Hammond to the legis-
lature and also the farewell message
of Governor Eberhart. Both are
interesting documents and well
worth reading and thinking over.
Governor Hammond became chief
executive of the state at noon
Tuesday when he took the oath of
office.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-08

tnat sale.
This they would accomplish by
strict regulation. Aside from
providing for midnight and Sunday
closing and the enactment of an
antitrust law, they would make
it illegal for any wine maker,
brewer, distiller or wholesaler to
have any financial interest in a
saloon. The purpose of this is to
prevent the manufacturer of
alcoholic liquors from controlling
their sale at retail as he too often
does, brewery control of saloons
being one of the greatest evils in
Minnesota ond other wet" states.
Aside from these important
measures the California Winegrow-
ers' Association will advocate the
passage of drastic legislation con-
corning the sale of liquor to women
minors and intoxicated persons,
limitations tending to eliminate
dives and laws pertaining to the
prosecution of liquor law violators.
1t will also ask that separate
licenses be granted to sell malt and
sermented liquors as distinguished
from distilled liquors; that saloon
licenses be not issued to individuals
but only to property, the owner
being responsible for observance Of
the law. Other recommendations
of the association include county
option, except in cities of 5000 OF
more population, and one saloon
to each 1 900 inhabitants in licens-
ed territory.
The large vote cast for prohibi.
ton at the recent election in Cali.
fornia and the election of one
prohibitionist congressman from
that state have aroused the grape
growers there to the necessity OF
taking quick and decisive action
towards suppressing the evils Of
the liquor traffic in order to stave
off prohibition.
In advocating the passage of this
strict regulatory legislation they
have exhibited wisdom which has
not marked the actions of the op-
ponents of prohibition in other Sec
tions of the country. Undoubtedly
if such a program of legislation
were enacted in states where the
saloon still exists the life of that
institution would be considerably
prolonged. But the average
brewer, distiller and saloonkeepe1
cannot see the wisdom of adopting
such a policy. Instead he opposes
with all his might every effort
which is made to impose restrictions
on the conduct of his business and
even tries to evade such restriction:
when they are once enacted into
law, thus mourning the antagonist
of large class of people who are
not so much opposed to the sale Of
liquor itself as to the gave evil:
which nearly always accompany it