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while the country Is at wal the men
are doing less work than would be re-
garded as an ordinary weeks work
under normal peace conditions. The
problem Is not how to get the work
men to increase their normal peace
output but how to get them to do an
ordinary weeks work of ffty-one or
hfty-three hours. The most potent
reason for the loss In time Is tho IA
ciltties which exist for the men to
obtain beer and spirits"
Plenty Of work and generous a
simply demoralized the shlpyard
workers. and the sane handicap on
output was evidenced In other very
necessary activities.
Mr.. Lloyd George called to his coun-
sci tho shipbuilders Of England, and in
response to his request for advice these
men declared that no half measures
would sufice and urged the total pro-
hibition Of the manufacture and sale
Of all alcoholic drinks during tho CON
t~inuance Of the war. This course,
however, would have nnragonizsd GER
tain wealthy intrenched interests en-
gagged In the liquor business, and the
Ministry therefore had to a
modification In tho form Of liquor con-
troll.
This was embodied In the Defence
Of tie Realm Regulations Of 1915. The
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that the army's greatest enemy was
not Germany but drink.
The prohibition vas primarily for
the period of mobilization and for
vodka only, but 1t has been extended
from time to time and will prevail GER
tainly until the end Of the war. In the
meantime the sale OF wines and beer,
not originally interdicted. has been so
restricted that the effect is tantamount
to prohibition.
There is no question about the
beneficent results Of the ban upon
vodka so far as Russla's armies are
concerned, for the men have risen to
unusual demands both physical and
disciplinary and have done things
which they were quite unable to do
during the war with Japan. The ques-
ton is. Will the Russian peasant main
tain this measure OF sobriety when
peace comes?
The Government-in fact the Gar
has declared that Russia will never
again undertake to sell vodka. What,
however. has happened In the mean.
time to the many thousands of Rus.
sian alcoholic addicts? II the news ac-
counts from various sources are re-
liable there has grown up In the Cars
domain q tremendous sale Of still more
poisonous connections. These are sold
under various. namss. but their results
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Here Nearly One-half the States
Have Prohibited Sale of Alcohol
How Russia, France and Eng
land Meet the Problem


not either put fortn the same enersy
or WORK at the same speeo as ean We.
nourished men. g sex, weight aho
constitution likewise exert ihhuenco.
"A woman requires on an averase
ABOUT rour-nrths OF inc 1000 supply Vi
a man. n an adoiescent ABOUT seVeh-
tehths. basty, the pieuisPVeins NJ
nuence upon the ono h'.pi. oi
mainutrition PAD ieedins anu Ions
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be no doubt that lndustrlai aicohoi-
ISM Is IN part quo 10 'he iach VI
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ha IN tho British Ministry he can iii
n ford "a offand tba .heerape"-those
triad yept,amen ubo baye won THAR
nosl,io,s in tho neoroce nv reason of
their generous CAMPAIGN contributions
drawn from wealth made principally in
the manufacture of spirituous liquors.
Un~ouestionably. the German and
Austrian Governments discourage the
Thinking of spirits while they make Il
possible for the men. with some re-
strictions. TO obtain beer and light
wines. Nationally restraint has been
exercised upon the drinking Of strong
alcoholic beverages through the cur-
tailment of the amounts of grain al.
lowed TO be used in brewing and dis
tillatlon. This il an economic prob
lem designed TO conserve the stocks Of
cereals for foodstuffs.
The same thing is equally true OF
wei, nigh all of the Europcan ma.
tons. Within the past few weeks tho
British Government has shut down In
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h omc workers. among whom, I'M
happily, drink has strengthened its
grip during tho last two years OF stress.
This question has beer the subject Of
careful study by a special committee
engaged in looking after the health OF
muni,ion workers. DR. George New
nan, the chairman. has some perth
nent things to report that should in
terest Americans. lie says:
at should he noted hat a variety OF
factors affect the relative value of food
To the individual consuming il. For
instance, there il the nature of the
employment, whether scdcntary or ac-
tive, and the amount of energy called
for.
with increase Of work there must
he proportionate increase in quantity
and in nutritive value Of food eaten.
Illy paid laborers and others whose food
amounts only to a bare minimum can
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he WORLD MARCH OF PROF IIBITION

One member OF the Duma said that
II 600. 900 Russians die annually from
alcoholic excess, and this dep.orable
state Of AFFAIRS must cease IL Russia
Is to hold her own with other nations"
Figures plainly tell the story of the
spread Of vodka drinking. The Gov
eminent had not controlled the busi-
ness more than two years when the
value Of the sales totalled $14s. 900. 900.
Six years later. in 1913. the receipts
reached the sum of nearly $500, 900, 900.
From vodka alone the Russian Gov
eminent realized 500. 000. 900 more in
1913 than from the revenues of the
State owned railways.
What brought about a change in the
Governments attitude? The authori-
ties had been generally deaf to the
earnest appeals Of social reformers.
The Car wac induced to issue his i'm
perial rescript early in August Of 1914
mainly through the influence of the
Grand Duke Nicholas. who recognized
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are alike. blindness. suicide and death
being common. Even a do cologne
In large quantities Is consumed by
those well enough of to quench their
thirst in this fashion.
The French Government early sup
pressed the use Of the worst of the ma
tional tipples, absinthe. but did not
consider the conduct Of the war af-
fected by the use Of light wines. In
fact. the military authorities have seen
to 1t that the French soldiers at the
front receive daily a tot" Of rum con-
tanning about twenty grams of alco-
hol. and the daily wine ration has been
augmented. Plainly the military heads
are satisfied that this measure Of slim
ulant IL helpful where the men are ex-
posed to unusual stresses Of weather and
bodily labor.
At the same time the French Gov
ernment has regulated the use of
drinks in Industrial plants. an heavy
alcoholic beverages being prohibited.
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By DR.. PAUL BARTHoLoW.

TIME recent discussions OF the
drink question in England. If
they have done nothing else,
have at least furnished more real
knowledge Of the effects Of alcohol
than the Investigations Of physiolo-
gists in their laboratories. The public
has now got the whole matter OF drink
into something like It's right perspec-
tive; and the general conclusion seems
to be that some precautionary meas
uros must be taken to curtail the con-
sumption of alcohol, but hat anything
like a tcetctal state or the total pro-
hib!tion of alcohol by act Of Parlia-
ment is l!npracticable.
The English public. however. does
not for n moment underrate the i'm
portance of the drink problem as II
affects munitions. The discovery that
tho Allies have been short of NUM-
tons Is not a new one. II Is of many
months standing; and every class in
England had been discussing ii befor,
MI. LLOYD George uttered MS FAMOUS
phrase that drink was an enemy more
terrible than Germany herself.
The fact Is that many of the work
ers in the munitions of war factories
and among them not n few women
were drinking more strong spirits than
usual and more than was good for the
work. and in order to bring the whole
country to attention Mr.. Lloyd Georg,
came out with the truly sensational
remark that drink and sloth wcr,
~reigning in the shipyards and mines
II was the opening of a rather humili'
ating chapter In the British record,
The Home Office and Admiralty re,
ports in the White Paper certainly
showed the need for immediate action
Before they were issued the ship
building Employers Federation told Mr.
Lloyd George that the leading ship
building firms in the country wcr,
unanimous in the belief hat in ordcI
to mcet the national requirements a
the present time there should DO tota
prohibition during the war ~ the sal
Of e3cisanle liquors. and not merel,
restrictions In the matter OF hours o
areas Of drinking. This request va
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GEORGES PLANS FOR
CONTROL OF DRINK EVIL

made in April and II nay be supposed
that the ~deputation of employers,
anxious to emove the dangers OF a
shortage of tonnage caused by German
submarines. felt that II was time 10
turn to the practical issue of drink and
asked definitely for prohibition.
But a difficulty arose al the start.
The occasional figures that had been
published from one district were
promptly denied as being typical of an
other. Mr.. Lloyd George had fastened
the evil on a small minority of the
workers and upon certain districts.
The publication of the White Paper
soon afterward showed effectively
where the charges should be made
against areas of drunkenness.
Take. for instance. the figures in an
iron works for March, 1915 Only "a
per cent, OF the men were working
more than a normal week and virtually
half the men employed were working
less han forty-hve hours IA week.
That Is a common case, and II is not
an especially bad case in shipyards.
In II submarine shop whose work is
scheduled in the White Paper a loss
during the week of twenty-four men
NhIhllS Jun tIHle - SIlcu Oh u TOll OF
l35 men all told.
These instances and many others
mentioned in British reviews show the
dimensions of the evil in the war in
dustries. The cause was thought at
first to be the sudden distribution OF
high wages to Il minority OF unskilled
workers, Subsequently when the ORR
gin of alcoholism was more attentively
considered and studied the causcs were
believed to be insufficient food, over
time ana Sunday labor.
These influences were particularly
injurious in the case of women. Then
the absence Of discipline was exceed
ingly misChievous No rules were en-
forced as to time. No food or shelter
for the workers In munitions factories
was provided beyond what was offered
by the pablo house. The workers
only knew that they could come and go
when they liked. and that they could
earn enough money on sundays. when
tho rates OF pay were doubled, to keep
them for the next three days,
Mr., Lloyd Georgia then formed hts
Health OF Munitions Workers Com.
Y Continued on S,rth Peggy
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tering the nations manufacturing
facilities for the production Of an
ample supply Of munitions. and this
drag upon efficiency was equally evil
dent in the shipyards. 81 vital to the
maintenance Of England's supremacy
upon the seas. With ample justifca-
ton Mr.. Lloyd George said early last
year:
I'VE are fighting Germany. Austria
and Drink: and. as far as I a see.
the greatest of these deadly foes Is
drink. II we are to settle with Ger
man militarism we must first Of all
settle with Drink"
In April OF last year Vice-Admirai
Jellicoe wrote to the Admiralty: II
am very uneasy about the labor situa-
tlon in the Clyde and the Tyne. 80
My destroyer bookings and reits are
delayed in every ase by these labor
difficulties. and they take twice Is long
as they need to-"
Another high naval officer reported:
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tive Edwin Y. Webb Of North Carolina
on the score Of national preparedness.
Mr.. Webb Is the author Of a nation
wide prohibition bill. He says: ANY
kind Of military preparedness Is neces-
sarily bound up with physical, bodily
preparedness Of the Individual. The
warriors Of Europe have ruled that
they cannot be successful under old
conditions. That is obviously why
France, then Russia and then England
declared against liquor. either In abso-
lutte prohibition or the most rigid regu-
lation. and incidentally / might add
that the right to sell and manufacture
injurious int%oxicants Is not inalien-
able"
Congressman Webb Is wrong when
he gives precedence to France in the
matter Of the regulation OF alcoholic
liquors. Russia was the first Of the
belligerents to take the problem in
hand. and she did 20 at the instance of
Grand Duke Nicholas. who realized
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graph accompanying this article and
showing the weekly averages Of con-
victions for drunkenness In London
from 1909 to the endso of January Of
the current year illustrates wildly the
effect of liquor control In England's
metropolis. The same holds good else
where in the big cities OF tho British
Isles.
Industrial canteens have been estab-
lished In the realm as a further means
Of checking alcoholism among NUM-
ton workers particularly. and recrea-
ton centres have been instituted for
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Movement Has Spread Over Two
Hemispheres, Stimulated by Wars
Need for Temperance on Fighting
Line and in Munition Shops

pened: within the brief span Of half
a year nine more States swung into
line In favor Of prohibition.
No wonder the league was heart
ened and felt itself warranted In
adopting the war cry: "A Saloonless
Nation by 1920!" The Anti-Saloon
League has proited by every one of
It's failures. and cumulative wisdom has
broadened the wedge driven deeper
and deeper into the opposing forces.
The effect Of persistent appeal Is
now evident in Washington. and It Is
q fact that when the subject Of pro-
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hibition was up In Congress a couple
Of years & several million petitions
reached the national legislators. But
a still more significant phase of the
question II brought to light by the
number Of ballots cast in favor OF
prohibition in the last W decades.
Starting with an inconsiderable
handful. the aggregate Of these votes
has now reached a grand total Of
something well over o 1000, 900. The
Anti-Saloon League has not sought
to outnumber the voters OF the Did
established political parties; its aim
has been to control the balance OF
power, and 1t has attained this end In
many of the States. counties and towns.
The manner in which this balance of
power Is handled illustrates the
shrewdness Of the leagues generals.
The organization finds out before cleo
ton whether or not a nominee for po-
litical ONCE Is in favor of local option
or Statewide prohibition. II on tho
side Of the cause. the candidate can
count upon the leagues voting
strength. II. on the other hand. the
nominee hedges or expresses himself
frankly against the movement, he "a
be certain of . corresponding handi-
cap.
The Anti-Saloon League has car
ried this fighting method to the halls
Of Conguss and employed 1t with
candidates for the House and Senate.
The nominee Is asked In a brief but
pointed communication to state. II
elected, whether or not he will vote for
a Constitutional amendment making
illegal the sale and manufacture of
alcoholic beverages" II the candidate
lodges the question the league wastes
no time with him. but ssumes him to
be opposed and deals with him accord
ingly at the polls. The man in Con-
gress too Is made to realize that his
reelection Is dependent upon his at
titude toward prohibition.
Manifestly this way of carrying on
its campaign Is radically different from
the methods adopted years ago by the
leagues forerunners. The only thing
about the whole anti-alcohol move
ment that now smacks Of religious zeal
Is tho leagues single mindedness and
entire indifference to the political prin-
ciples Of the nominees for public ONCE
which 1t will support. The politician
Is all right in the eyes Of the league
II he promises to lend his vote to adj
vance the suppression OF drink. Other
issues may be dealt with by the would
be Congressman or Senator or other
public officer just as he pleases.
The object OF nationwide prohibi-
ton Is OF course to close the breaches
in the prohibition field works and thus
to prevent interstate traffic and the
convenient slipping across the border
OF a wet" State. 1t Is a matter OF
fact that prohibition has pretty gen
orally failed to inhibit the drinker in q
dry" State II he had the money to pay
to have liquor shipped to him In any
one OF many deceptive guises.
The only really dry" State In the
country is Oregon. There the prohibi-
ton of manufacture and sale Of liq-
Tors Is reinforced by the laws firm
stand against their entry In any form
within the State. Nationwide prohi-
billion would OF course DO sufficiently
tempered to make II possible to have
alcoholic liquors made In. tho country
or imported for medicinal, Industrial
and scientific purposes.
The stand against drink y now
urged IN Washinstoa by 1segsseaA-
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CONTINUED on s,rth Poge.)
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-08-17
Kind Words From a Brother
Printer.

Iowa county Democrats have nomi-
mated Robert M. Crawford, editor of
the Mineral Point Democrat, for mem
Der Of the assembly. If there is bet
ter type of man running for the assem-
bly, in the entire state than Mr. Craw
ford, we don't know who it could be.
Bob Crawford is true blue in every re-
spect, is exceptionally we'll educated,
and would serve Iowa county in the as
sembly with credit to himself and to
the people generally. Richland county
Democrats have also put up a high
class man in the person of Attorney P.
L. Lincoln of Richland Center. If
Grant and every other county would be
as careful in choosing candidates for
the senate and assembly, the legislature
next winter would be much more
worthy of respect than it has been for
the past few years. - The Bloomington
Record.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-08-17
PRESS POINTS
Observation-Disclosures

The Bulletin issued by the national Demo
cratic press bureau quoted a good point from
the Bloomington Record last week.
Burlington Standard Democrat: Unable tC
make any Roadway with their slogan, ANY
thing to Beat Wilson, the republicans have
changed it to "Blame Everybody on Wilson"
Chiffon Times: There is a lesson to be drawn
from the addresses being delivered in every city
and hamlet of wisconsin this fall and the peo-
pie, regardless of party, should turn out and
hear the republican orators. II they are telling
the truth the time is ripe for general clean up
in Wisconsin.
Bloomington Record: The editor hears a
good many arguments for and against Presi-
dent Wilson's election, but the argument we
hear most, and it comes from the best and most
intelligent people we know, is that Mr. Wilson
has been president during one of the most criti-
cal periods in the history of the country, has
had more difficulties to contend with than any
other president since Lincoln, has come
through it all with honor to himself and to bis
country, and as matter Of simple justice he
should be reelected That Mr. Hughes is a
good man is beside the mark-wa do not know
what he would do president, and this is too
critical time to take chances.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-08-17
ASQU|TH HOLDS OUT
VOTES FOR WOMEN
Thinks Them Worthy in Any
General Franchise Act.

London, Aug 15.-Premier Asquith
introduced in the house Of commons a
bill to extend the life of the present
parliament for eight months, or until
the end of next May.
Dealing with suggestion that the
franchise should be extended to all
soldiers and munition workers, Mr.
Asquith said there were the gravest
difficulties in the way, and that there
were serious objections from a mill
tary viewpoint to holding a general
election among the troops in the field.
He added
General enfranchisement has been
brought face to face with another
problem. What are we going to do
with women?"
He was bound to say, the premier
went on, that representatives Of the
women had presented to him a per-
fectly unanswerable case.
They were content to abide by the
present franchise, but would urge
their claims if the qualifications for
the franchise were altered.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-08-17

A few, very few, Wisconsin news
papers are publishing matter that
doesn't look good to The Democrat.
Some of it is furnished free in plate
form by railroad companies and some
by the Water Power Development
association. Cut it out, brother edi-
tors. On no account print it without
letting your readers know the source
from which it comes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-08-17
PUBLICITY SOUGHT
IN FRATERNAL WORK
National Congress Seeks to
Make System Known.

Cleveland, Aug 15.-The annual
meeting of the National Fraternal
Congress of America will convene
here the week of August p, when rep
resentatives from eighty-ive of the
leading fraternal societies in the
United States and Canada will meet
IN one of the most important sessions
ever held.
One of the most important subjects
which will come before this body is
the movement to advertise fraternals.
1t has been felt by progressive frater-
nal leaders that the subject of fra
ternal protection has received public
ity in the past only through the medi-
UNI of the friends of individual sOcie-
ties. A campaign of advertising is hop
ed shortly to be inaugurated which
will place before the masses through
the newspaper columns, the work or
the fraternal system as a whole.
At the last annual session OF the
congress held in Minneapolis, the
proposition for amortization of bonds
was Endorsed and since then the COM
mittee on statutory legislation has Sc
cured the privilege of valuing on a
scientific basis all bond investments
held by fraternal societies. This en-
ables the fraternal societies to state
definitely the amount of their reserves
thus invested as the fluctuations Of
the market does not affect their bonds
which are usually permanently held to
maturity.
In 1915 alone, $1O3,5O8, O93.O0 was
paid out in benefits by fraternal So
cieties and since organization the
amount paid reaches $2,058,312, 537.00.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-08-17
A BIG QUESTION.

Get a good understanding of the
water power question. 1t is coming
more largely into state and national
politics. The following sent out from
the Hatton headquarters at Madison is
anlightning:
The conservation legislation of 1911
having been declared illegal by the
Supreme Court, the legislature Of 1918
passed the Husting bill preserving the
rights of the people in the navigable
streams in the state. When this bill
was passed, the water power trust
vowed vengeance on all who had
helped enact the law, but they did not
attack the law in the courts because ii
was constitutional. Their fight was
political. They supported Philip. He
was elected. In his message to the
legislature he advocated the amend
ment of the Husting act to give the
water power trust all they had asked.
The bill was introduced and passed by
friends of the Governor. He signed the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-08-17
The Old Adaqe Fits.

Boston Post: Mr. Hughes is lawyer
enough to know the old adage, when
you have poor case, abuse the other
side He has not hesitated to adopt it.
He tries to tear down, but he has no
suggestion for building up.
1t is but just to say that the candi-
date has made an earnest and studious
essay at hard task. But it is no
trumpet call, there is in it not mo-
tive nor a phrase nor note to arouse
the already rather dispirited republi
cans to ardor and the fame of enthu-
siasm. 1t is hard reading-and by
all the millions of voters, save the few
thousands in Carnegie Hall last night,
it must be read or not known at all.