Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-05
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NauOnals Safety COunc1l
The Fourth Annual Congress of the
National Safety Council was held re-
Gently in Philadelphia. Representa-
tives were present from most of the >
500 industrial and transportation con-
Germs which hold membership in the
Council. These concerns employ a
total of more than 100000 men.
While no formal resolution was in
troduced bearing on-the question of
alcoholic liquors and industry, never
theless in both purpose and spirit the
National Safety Council is definitely
committed to the program of the
elimination of alcoholic liquors from
industry. No alcoholic liquors were
served at the annual banquet which
was attended by nearly 1000 people.
Governor M. G.. Brumbaugh of Penn
sylvania, and Mayor Rudolph Bran
kenburg, of Philadelphia, were the
chief speakers. During the course of
his remarks Mayor Blankenburg pick
ed up his glass of water from the ia
bic and said: Gentlemen, this is
Safety First; there is nothing in
this glass which initiates against
safety" This remark was cheered
to the echo. Every man at the BAN
quet seemed TO be in complete SYM
pathy with the Mayors statement.
Governor Brumbaugh took occasion
in his speech to give the liquor traffic,
with its open saloons, body blow.
Mr.. X. w. Campbell, of the Illinois
Steel company, retiring president of
the National Safety Council, took as
basis for his annual address the
words of the youthful Christ to His
81 L -
that | must be about my Fathers
business?" Mr.. Campbell said he
thought these words might be para
phrased, without violation to the sa-
cred page, so as to read: "Wist ye. not
that WE must be about OUR Fathers
business ?" For % minutes he deliv-
cred an address of rare beauty, set
ting forth the real purpose of indus
try and its place in human progress.
Indians Against Liquor
Chippewa Indians on the Fond du
Lac, Minn., reservation, are signing
a petition addressed TO Cato Sells,
commissioner of Indian affairs at
Washington, requesting his to sup
press the sale of liquor within the
reservation. The petition sets forth
that saloons at Brookston are within
prohibited territory. "The Chippewa
treaty of 1854" says the petition,
provides that mo spirituous liquors
shall be made, sold or used" and at
Brookston, Mimi, Liquor is being sold
and disposed of to the hurt and de-
triffient of the Indians
How 1t Will Operate
The vote on statewide prohibition
to Be taken at the fall election Of 1916
will be on an amendment to the con-
stitution of Michigan, and will be TAX
en- in accordance with the provision
of that instrument providing for the
initiating of amendments by petition,
which provision was added to the con-
stitution in 1913. This vote will no
way affect the present local option
law, nor any county.that has voted out
the saloons under the provisions of
this law, unless the amendment to the
constitution is adopted by the vote Of
the people. OF course, If this is the
result of the vote, all legislation that
is in conflict with the provision of the
amendment will be superseded by it.
If the amendment to the constitution
fails to carry, the result will be that
every county that is dry will remain
dry until changed by vote, and the
counties that are wet will remain so
until changed by vote of the electors
thereof. No county now dry will be
made wet by failure to carry the
amendment.