The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-10
Prohibition Lecturer Is In Fairbanks Mrs. Hatcher Talks On Liquor Question
THE NEWER PATRIOTISM.

in Fairbanks July 9 1sl5, by Mrs Cornela Templeton Hatcher, presI dent of the Womans Christian Tcm perance Union of Ala~ka).
 The celebration of the anniyer sary of our National Independence always seems to me to be of csp"- cal significance in Alaska. for it marks. in the farthest north corner Of our national domain. a loyalty tu national ideals, and quality Of patriotism that is not exceeded in the thirteen original states
 Three years ago, a. chairman of a committee on arrangements foI the Fourth of July celebration at knik, Uhe first ever undertaken in that camp), I named as the spe- cial causes for rejoicing these three territorial achievements:
 An Alaskan for Governor.
 Equal Suffrage
 The Introduction of the Railroad Bill in the United States Senate.
 These achievements still remain cause for special congratulation. The Alaskan in the Governors chair at Juneau has measured up to our highest expectations. from the stand point of civic ideals The women of Alaska have accepted with sin cere gratitude, the responsibilities of citizenship conferred upon them by the first Territorial Legislature. And the progress Of railroad con struCtion has now so far advanced that the shining rails will soon stretch from my back door on Cook Inlet 10 your front door OH the Cinema river.
 But in our enumeration of ma terial blessings, we must not lose sight of the fact that our National independence was achieved at great cost, and that for many years the anniversary of July was observed as strictly religious festival. Writ ing of those momentous days in 1776 Benjamin Franklin said: Dur ing the contest with Great Britain We met daily in Independence Hall to pray for divine protection and guidance. For if a sparrow cannot fall without His notice can an Em- pire rise without His aid?"
 With the passing of years the devout spirit that characterized the early celebrations O. our indap"nd- ance grew more remote. until our much vaunted liberty became Ii cense; pandemonium was let loose at midnight. and the dawn of July 4 saw city folk in large numbers fleeing to the country. and the oOun- try folk, in equal panic, taking to the woods To whatever climatic or other reason may be due the almost complete absence of fireworks in Fairbanks. you are to be con- graduated on being in line with the action of state and municipal governments elsewhere, who have been for years enaCting legislation that has brought about a gradual return to a safe and sane" Fourth. In this educational work the Chris tian Citizenship department of the Woman's Christian Temperance Uni particularly fitting therefore, that my first address in the series ar ranged for Fairbanks, should b" given in the House of God. and on the theme of the newer patriotism, for We have grasped in these later years, conception of duty to the State that Is expressed in service rather than in a conglomeratiOn of sound.
 Having wrested our independence from the monarchy over seas, the patriots of '76 turned their attention to the building of a citizenship that should be worthy of the sacrifice at which it was bought. George Wash ington early recognized the menace involved in the use of intoxicating liquors, and on May 26. ITS, he issued an order directing that a corporal and eight men. with the commissary of each brigade, should be detailed to confisCate the liquors found In tipping houses in the vi cinlty of his camp, and also that they should notify the inhabitants GOT persons living in the vicinity of camp that an unconditional seiz- ure will be made of all liquors they shall presume to sell in the future"
 Once again he issued this prohibi tion
 "All persons whatever are forbid selling liquor to the Indians If any sutler or soldier shall presume to act contrary to this PROHIBITION the former shall be dismissed from camp and tho ''"r shall receivl, severe corporal punishment"
 r~ this year of 1916 the United States Liquor noalers' Association is sending into all prohibition cam paign states, as part of it's regu- lar propaganda through a subsidized press, a copy of The Last Will and Testament of George Washing