The Washington times., 1915-07-08
Dr.. Albert Banks Asserts De-
mand For Efficiency Helps
the Cause.
DISCUSSES WAR EFFECT
General Miles Shows Anger At
SuIIivan's Telegram About
"Peacock."

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. July s.
1.-THE saloon is beating a swift retreat
before the new watchword Of the
worlds business men-'effciency.' de-
clared DR.. Albert Banks before the
anti-saloon league convention.
"The time was not many years ago.
said DR.. Banks, "when the forces Of big
business were solidly arrayed against
the prohibition movement. That time
now is passed. Three-fourths of the
mill accidents OF Ave years ago were
traceable to the saloon. When we be-
gan leglslating against mill accidents
making the owner pay for them-he in
vestigated and he found that liquor.
instead OF putting dollars in his pocket.
was taking them out; and he lined up
with us. He wanted efficiency and he
got it-by lighting out the saloon.
War Helps Cause.
1.-THE only good thing that has come
out of this senseless European war is
the great impetus given the temperance
movement. Generals want efficient
men and officers-and the first thing
they did was to legislate the alcohol
out OF existence. Russia, England,
France, Germany-all saw what the
saloon was doing to their morale and
efficiency, and they remedied 1t. This
fact is not going to be overlooked by
American business men when the time
comes to vote for abolition"
The Rev. A. c. Bane. financial secre-
tary of the league. told the delegates
that the United States takes better care
of it's live stock than 1t does its citizens.
The Government has been willing to
provide experts to cure the hog of It's
while permitting hundreds of human be-
ings to die daily Of a neglect that is
traceable to the saloon door"
Miles Shows Anger.
Some persons never outwear n
habit of going to any and for the
sake of notoricty," asserted Gen. Nell
son a. Miles in reply to the state
ment Of Jehn l.. sullivan. in which
the ex-pugilist said in a telegram
that General Miles Was "an arrogant,
prejudiced. self-centered, strutting
pc acoels now in his dotage.' -
The Miles Sullivan controversy was
the principal topic of conversation
|
| docs 1t appear that a serious break
among the delegates is imminent
but 1t Is almost f"regone conclu-
sion that neither General Miles nor
! Sullivan will be a speaker at the
convention sessions.
The former commander in -chtet
| of the United States army showed
his anger over the publication of the
! sullivan telegram.
1T was very good of the gentlemen
to Justify me so thoroughly" said Gen
eral Miles. It have nothing to do with
the Arrangement of the platform; that!
all | have to say. Nothing except, oi
course. that I haven't changed m!
| mind"
The general, who gained much of hi
| fame as an Indian fighter, glared at 6
newspaper containing the telegram anC
then hurled 1t into a cnair as he ended
the interview.
The Rev. John ]. Curran. of Wilkes
barre, Pa, presiding for the Catholic
| Protective League. which is meetint
with the Anti-Saloon League on individ
ual representation and not by church
| sanction said the reason Roman Cath
olcs had stood aloof from prohibition
| movements and conventions was tina
they usually waited for the Pope t
take the lead in all such matters.
Tanning the Tiger" was the subjec
| of William H. Anderson, of New York
State superintendent for the league
II was offered the privilege of chang
ing my subject to 'Caging the Tiger, h
countered at first. but rather an ele
phant. which acted like a donkey. 1t i
| not tigers that we have been most con
| cerned with. but Barnes"