The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-01-20
ANTI-LIoUoR SENTIMENT.

ANTLLIQUoR SENTIMENT.
In an article showing that the
greatest nations in Europe are against
alcohol" the Philadelphia North Amer
lean has this to say about Germany:
is 1t not disconcerting to find that
the great anti-alcohol movement
which is sweeping Europe had its be-
ginning in the land of the $4,000 brew
cries? A scientific pamphlet written
In 1885 by Professor van Bunge, was
the start of campaign which has pro-
duced an anti-liquor congress In every
advanced country on the continent,
and biennial international congress
that draws delegates from nearly ev-
cry considerable nation.
"The growth of sentiment against the
evil has been almost incredible. In
the year 1898 there was only one
known total abstainer of prominence
in the German empire, a noted Ham
burg engineer. In 1897 leading ply
sician undertook to urge abstinence
upon members of his profession, and
after months of work found himself
with total of nine signatures; but
ten years later 800 physicians had
Joined.
1t was German university, that of
Berlin, which first established a scien-
tific course on the alcohol evil, in 1906.
1t was the German kaiser who a few
years ago declared himself an abstain
er, and enjoined the army and navy
to follow his example. 1t is noted
German army physician who has de-
clared: 1t must be considered incom-
patible with the honor of city or
government to allow the activities of
poison factories, such as breweries
and distilleries.' There Is a
strong anti-liquor movement among
the Socialists. For more than
three years the sale of beer in
the great Krupp works has been for.
hidden. That and other big industries
steel works, shipyards and mines
supply tea free to their workers, or
milk at cost, and forbid the sale of
beer. At one huge plant the con-
sumption of beer fell from 147 900 bar
rels in 1909 to 14,500 barrels in 1911.
The Berlin railways have forbidden
the use of beer during working hours,
and similar action has been taken by
the government railways of Baden and
Alsace-Lorainq, where anti-alcohol
placards are posted In all the sta
TONS"
DooLEY ON JOHN BARLEYcoRN.
"It's STRANGE, Hinnissy, how tn
wurruld has turned agin its lifelong
roommate, Jawn Barleycorn. Afther
rollickin' with TIL old fellow f'r cinch-
ries tn tickle public has rounded on
him an is rapidly chasin' him off tn
map. I've told we how it is in England
It's tn same anywhere. In Rooshya
tn polls has stopped tn sale iv vodky
which is tn name iv tn Rooshyan nay
tional brainstorm. In France they've
f'rbid tn cityzin to take his tumblel
of absinthe.
"Jawn Barleycorn might have gon,
on f'r years If t hadn't been that til
wurruld began to suspect that he wa
no good in a fight. That knocked tn
last leg firm undher him. I cud've tolC
tn wurruld so long ago. I've seen hin
start millyon fights, but niver seer
him win wan. He's lived f'r years OF
his reputation as warryor. No army
was supposed to be amy good with
out him. He was welcome in tn so
Jers' tent an tn gin'rals headquarters
People said about him: He's SCAMP
and false friend, but he's divvle IL
scrap An now they know he AIM
amy good at that ayether. His bluff
has been called"