The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-23

daily newspapers Is n significant straw
q the dtreetton % the wind IN relation
The Pittsbnrg Gazette-Ifmes In a con-
gplctolis piasa on its FIRST n recently
makes the announcement that. 4 n order
% make sits business policy h~hrInoniEeg
er seek OF accept advertisements OF in-
toxicating liquors.
The Chicago Reeord-Herald sets forth
the responsibility OF a family newspaper
these words. 1.-THE Record Herald has de-
cided TO eliminate liquor advertising from
Its columns. II will fulfll It's existing
eontracts.t o print this class OF advcrtis-
ing, n having done that II will accept
no more.
In making this announcement the Rec
ord Herald d/Stres to be rightly under-
stood. The manufacture and sale OF II.
quor are sanctioned By law, and the adj
rertising H. legitimate advertising. How
ever: printing this class Of advertising
involves social questions that call for
emphasis and wider consideration.
The Record Herald goes Into many
thousands of homes. In virtually all Of
these iS an abiding sense OF the need OF
protection T,o &c against The nbuses Of the J..
n constantly increasing degree there is
ascension from the use OF liquor for the
sake OF the young. There Is the haunt
the young and uniformed character may
unconsciously drift mot nm uncontrolled
and destructive habit Or excess.
Liquor advertising does not discrimi-
mends without reserve what the best so
cial. sense OF the day more and more
d!sapf'rovcS as dangerous.
The Record-Herald does not deny the
view that pure alcoholic liquors have
their wise and proper use In individual
instances, but contends that the respon-
sibilit% Off the advocacy for such use
should rest with the family physician
rather than the family newspaper. and
declines henceforth TO share this respon-
sibillty."
Tho Methodist Society sent out circu.
lars OF inquiry concerning the policy of
ne%srapers touching liauoor advertise
piled. and live Hundred and twenty OF
these suited that they accepted no 'llaour
advertisements of any kind. Three hun
dred and sixty papers declared them
selves In of national prohibition
and nearly all the newspapers, whether
favorIng prOliibltoln or not. expressed
their behalf that national prohibition is
coming.
What might be termed the literary
propaganda against the saloon Trough
our leading magazines Is one OF the mos,
significant and hopeful signs OF the times.
Through story and magazine article nre
slrlkIngly shown the evils OF storing
drink to Individual n community life.
John BarleScorn has been prohibited
III all nrnly and nav posts, and he has
been made to. walk tic plank OF the
American batticship.
Saloons have been prohibited on the ten
mile Panama Canal strip reaching from
Unceun TO ocean.
According 10 n ruling by Secretary
Lane no drinking sRloOnS or bar room
Will be allowed upon government lands
In the Yosemite National Pork.
The action OF the Kansas Civil Service
Commission, at the suggestion OF Cover
nor CanpGr, that no user Of alcoholic IL
tfnOrE Shall hereafter HE pnUllin I'm NnI,.
Cial position IN the state Of Kansas gives
an idea OF the growth of sentiment in
Tint suite.
The General! Federation Of Moments
ship OF over one million cultured, intiu.
entail women. has declared itself opposed
to the trlffic In drink.
Tho launching OF an educational cam.
paign against alcohol By the New York
City board OF health Is Significant as is
the decision OF the National Pharma-
cOpOeIR committee OF tiIty.one leading
physicians to strike whisky and brandy
from the new revised edition OF the
The Movement World Wide.
When the historian writes the record
Of the past, prominent as tile unspenka-
BILE war Itself will the story Of the plie-
nominal progress made In the worlds
crusade against alcohol,
Whatever else good or bad mny rome
out OF the great European war Il seems
10 bring u great realIza tlnn OF the true
relation OF drink 10 efficiency and sue.
cess.
Prohibition and lis marvellous results
In Russia have hHd far too little Httcn-
tIOn IN this country. Since China prOllib-
tied opium the world has seen nothing
ny order OF the Car last November
prohibition prevail liz In the Russian I'm.
pire which covers One-stxth of tho hnb-
liable area of the earth and effects one