The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-01-07
ANII.LIoUoR sEMriMEhr.

/ Shfisu1u temperance UntOn.)
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ANTI-LioUoR sEMTiMENT.
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 it not disconcerting to find that
the great anti-alcohol movement
which il sweeping Europe had its be-
ginning in the land of the 1900 brew
cries? A scientific pamphlet written
in 1886 by Professor van Bunge, was
the start Of campaign which has pro-
duced an antiliquor congress in every
advanced country on the continent,
and a 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 1893 there was only one
known total abstainer of prominence
in the German empire, a noted Ham
burg engineer. In 1897 leading ply
stefan undertook to urge abstinence
upon members Of his profession, and
after months OF work found himself
with a 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 a noted
German army physician who has de-
clared: 1t must be considered incom-
patible with the honor of a city or
government to allow the activities of
poison factories, such az breweries
and distilleries.' There 10 q
strong anti-liquor movement among
the Socialists. For more than
three years the sale of beer in
the great Krupp works has been for
bidder That and other big Industries
-stea 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 IA, 900 bar
rels in 1909 to 1880 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-Loraine. where "anti-alcohoi
placards are posted In all the sta
TONS"
oooLEY ON JOHN sARLEYcoRN.
IT'S strange. Hinnissy. how tn
wurruld has turned agin its lifelong
roommate. Jawn Barleycorn. Afther
rollickin' with tn old fellow f'r cinch-
ries tn tickle public has rounded ON
him an II rapidly chasin' him Off tn
map. I've told ye how it is in England.
It's tn same ivrywhere. In Rooshya
tn polls has stopped tn sale Nv yodky,
which is tn name Nv tn Rooshyan nay.
tional brainstorm. In France they've
frbid tn cityzin to take his tumbles
of absinthe.
"Jawn Barleycorn might have gone
on f'r years II t hadn't been that tn
wurruld began to suspect that he was
no good In a fight. That knocked tn
last leg firm undher him. cud've told
tn wurruld SO long ago. I've seen him
start millyon fights, but niver seen
him win wan. He's lived fr years on
his reputation as warryor. No army
was supposed to be amy good with.
out him. He was welcome in tn So
5ers' tent an tn gin'ral's headquarters.
People said about him: He's a scamp
and false friend. but he's divvle in
a scrap An now they know he amt
amy good at that ayether. His blum
has been called"