The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-05-10
Oy MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM
HARDING CARTER. v. 8. A.

psrsnes Scores Big Victories
~ MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM
HARDING CARTER. v. 8. A.
With the declaration OF war with
Germany and the enactment OF the &c
lectiye draft law, we have assumed
obligations whose ultimate ends M
man can forescc Primarily We have
bow become responsible for the prepa
ration Of hundreds OF thousands OF
young men for the stern duties and
hardships OF war. and In the natural
order OF things they will constitute the
human element available for the m
lions defense for many years to come
The nation owes II to the young men
who are selected for military training
and service that from the very nrst
they shall know that the training will
BE- carried on under circumstances
above reproach.
The development Of minds and
bodies 10 meet the demands OF mill.
tary service In war requires not only
the most modern hygienic surround
ings, but the absence Of every form OF
personal dissipation. Any one who
sells or gives intoIicants or drugs OF
any Kind to young men undergoing
training for the nations defense not
only commits a crime against the In
dividual, but reasonable act against
the nation.
The experience OF European nations
has made II clear that to maintain a
modern army in the field there must
be organized industry at home. Any
thing that initiates against this by
deprlving the human element OF its
normal energy. working under war
pressure. must be combated and Ii need
be destroyed
Navy Also Bans Liquor.
In the course OF time following the
abolition OF the sale OF beer and wines
alcoholic liquors were previously
barred on military reservations the
naval regulations banished intoxicat-
ing drinks from war vessels. Modern
hattleships. destroyers and submarines
had become too complicated TO be in
trusted IN any part 10 minds heclouded
with drink. Efficiency and safety of
operation alike demanded the exclu-
sion OF liquors from war vessels and
Il is certain that II the restoration of
the wine mess for the period of the
war were put 10 vote of naval off
GERS II would be overwhelmingly de
feated
Observing the operations Of the 80
called anti-canteen law, which stopped
the sale Of wine and beer at post eX.
changes or canteens. II was found that
for time the offenscs involving drunk
enness increased at army posts located
In territory where saloons were per-
mitted to exist. This was credited to
the fact that men went considerable
distances from barracks for liquor and,
not expecting 10 repeat the trip soon,
INDUCED In too much for their own
good The statistics Of disciplinary &C.
ton through number OF years seemed
to establish that more than 80 per cent
Of the cases Of desertion and absence
without leave were due to drunken.
neas.
Die Victories Fer Temperance.
While the current returns Of the IN. |
tsenal revenue bureau OF the treasury
make II appear that the income from
~ manufacture Of beer and liquors |
- steadily iaersased, there can b % |
question that the Temperance and total
abstinence campaigns Of the past INV
years have brought about . Married
change In American life. Il b no
looser fashionable to serve wines and
liquors In the lavish way which Oh
eaiDsd b former yeap. That temper.
anee has won . lastins victory y q.
tssted BY the large increase IN terri.
essy coversd By prohibition laws and
b the drastic regulations governing
~ employment OF men In dangerous
occupations, when indiv iduals aIS ~
peadbas for the lives Of others
latsxiesrss p,sduss cris~InslA
The public IL far better advised T.
day than ever before concerning the
Effects Of the habitual use Of intoxi.
eanta In producing criminal. insane and
men and women and
children. Prisons. ssy.
lums and public reformatories furnish
and abundant evidence
along these lines. The increasing un.
discipline Of Americans has been OBJ
served and noted by investigators and
students for many years. This is evi.
henced In lack Of respect for parents.
FOR the aged, for the ofYicers OF the law
and for the law itself II has also been !
! uniform observation that these con
fitions become aggravated whenever
md wherever Intoxicating liquors are
nabi'uslly used Confronted with ,
'hese facts, we are about to undertake
he creation Of q large army OF the
,eople and TO prepare II for participa. G
Ion In the most gigantic struggle In c
he history OF war;.
when the army was reorrnni,ed IN !
ooI. following the war with Spain.
here was introduced in the act pro.
libitory legislation regarding the sale