Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-08-07
USHER DISCUSSES SALOON LAWS
AND ILWAUKEE
Approves The FOrbidding OF Women
From All Drinking Places.
(By Ellis B. fishery

evidently worked better than it's
friends anticipated, and Governor
Philip is especially to be commend
ed for forcing provisions into the law,
the effect of which became apparent
on Wednesday when Chief of Police
Jansen issued an order forbidding
all carbarets, concerts, etc, closing
palm gardens, and fOrbidding wom-
en- from all drinking places in the city.
1t is a most sweeping cleanup"
measure, and one that will have Just
as much endorsement from sensible
citizens who oppose prohibition, as it
will from the most radical anti-saloon
apostle. | was particularly interested
in the enthusiasm of distiller of
whiskey, whom ] met Wednesday,
just after the papers announced the
Chief order. He said it was the best
thing that could happen to the saloon
business, where the introduction of
female singers and dancers had, and
could only have dangerous effect
upon public morals. In insisting upon
the provisions in the Stemper bill that
a saloon must have the endorsement
of the Chief of Police in order to get
license, Governor Philips under
stood what he was about. He has
been a member of the Milwaukee
Police Board himself, and is per-
sonal friend of the Chief, so he acted
with foreknOwledge of what would
follow. | am told that so many sa-
looms depend upon their program,
and upon mixing IN of women that
there are at least $50 saloons that the
Chiefs order will close. This is quite
as many or more than the Stemper
bill can open, even if the Chief gives
his endorsement. 1t looks as if the
governor had done Milwaukee a good
turn and he ought to have 5ne approval
of every good citizen. Chief Jansen
says that saloons will be drinking
places for men only, in this city, here
after. That is what they ought to be,
and it is what, if their owner and
hackers had good sense, they must be,
if they don't want to have them put
out of business entirely.
THIS NATION NOT BLUFFING.
The eastern papers and the members
of congress are saying great deal,
since the last note went to Germany,
about special session of Congress,
and war appropriations of about 500
millions. suggested this POSSIBLE
ity weeks ago, but the American
people do not face such plans until
they are realities, Who dreamed, in
1898, that an American fleet would
strike Manila? The person who had,
the day before it started, suggested
such a thing would have been laughed
at by most of his friends. So, now,
the average citizen is regarding his
danger of contact with war as entire
ly remote. He has been told that the
president is busy considering our con-
ditions for defense. but he is entirely
placed in thinking that such consider
alton is only for the moment. He
ought, despite the talk, and true talk,
of our unpreparedness, to give our
government credit for some sense. If
he does, he should appreciate that not
only the regulars, but the national
guard have for months been under
orders TO prepare themselves. That
the United States secret service agents
have pretty complete list of sus-
piciOus aliens and of unpatriotic local
citizens, and that our government ar
mories have been working over time,
some of them three shifts for months.
is undoubtedly true | firmly believe
that al! rnis. and more, is true, for |
have faith in my government to be-
lieye that it knows the full weight of
the words it has uttered, and that its
promise to back them up. if necessary.
is good 10 the tull limit of our ability
as one of the great nations of the
earth. Any American who does not
realize the gravity of the present stu
alton and the import of the presidents
utteranees is likely, at any hour of the
day, to have an awakening. The Uni
ted States didn't blum when President
Cleveland called upon England to keep
hands off the Venezuela matter. Ii is
not blutling now.
TANES ARE DISCUSSED.
If the view just expressed is cor
rect one, 1t seems Of the utmost i'm
portance that our state legislature
should show some signs of compre-
hension of the situation. \ half bill
lion more of war tax will mean six
dollars head for every man. woman
and child in the United States. We
are already paying a dollar a head.
That will mean $50 to every family of
five. During the Civil War this state
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