Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27
USE OF WOMEN TO
LURE PATRONS is
HOTLY DENOUNCED
Illinois Liquor Men Take Stand Which
is Construed as Covering Cab
aret Feature.
CALL OFFICIALS TO ACCOUNT
Also Propose to Maintain List of Con-
tributOrs to Campaigns to In
lure Their Business.

While the Illinois liquor dealers did
not specifically denounce the cabaret,
they today placed themselves on rec
ord in a resolution which is construed
as covering the subject In his ad
dress yesterday National President
Neil Bonner asked that action be TAX
en- looking toward the adjustment of
this feature.
Today's resolution is general in its
scope. 1t vigorously scores the prac-
tice of using women, immoral wO-
men, to lure men and to promote the
sale of goods and proposes to remedy
the matter through removal from Of
fee OF the public officials through
whose connivance the traffic is con-
Quoted. The text of this resolution
follows:
Whereas, It is a matter of common
notoriety that a great deal of unde-
served Odium is brought upon the Ii
qJfer traffic on account of the fact that
a very few saloon keepers are permit
ted to use immoral women as a, means
of sharing male patrons, in order to
promote the sale Of their goods; and,
Whereas, It IS we'll known that
these vicious saloons can only run by
paying blackmaiI to those public Off
Gals who have the power to grant or
revoke saloon licenses; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That our attorney be di-
Tected to prepare a bill for presenta-
ton to the next legislature, providing
that the fact that an immoral and vic
iOus saloon is rnnning without inter
ference, shall be a sufficient reason
for any citizen to go into court and
ask for the removal from office of the
guilty public official.
Would Bar All UndesfrabIes.
Other action taken by the conven-
ton looks to the passage of a law
barring from saloons not only
minors, but those convicted of
felony. habituaI drunkards, those
who have been adjudged guilty
Of immortality and those who are
known to be connected with CONNER
cialized vice, and il is also proposed
to maintain a list of individuals and
corporations which make a practice of
contributing to the prohibition cause,
the obvious purpose being trade boy
colt. Resolutions adopted covering
these two subjects follow:
Whereas, The enactment of prohi-
bitiOn laws means the abolition of our
Jobs and the confiscation of our prop
erty and.
" lAF4 CctSs HOSt pei SOIS " no COLI
tribute financial aid to the organiza-
lions which aim to. promote prOhibi-
ton, are aiding and abetting the rob
berry Of our members; therefore, be it
Resolved, That our trade paper be
to maintain a standing list of
all firms and corporations whose mem
bers have contributed material or fl |
aid to organizations advocat- /
ing confiscatiOn; and be it further
Resolved, That we approve of the /
recommendation of our president pro-
viding that the state auditor be given /
power to investigate all organizations /
which appeal to the public for funds to /
promote their propaganda
Resolved, That the officers Of this |
organization direct our attorney to |
prepare a bill to be presented to the +
next legislature. making ii unlawful I
for minor, person convicted of a /
felony, person who has been ad- /
judged drunkard. a person who has I
been convicted of immortality, or a .
person known to aid or abet prostitu-
ton to enter or be in saloon in the |
state Of illinois,