The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-28
TRAITORS IN oUR MIDST.

Notwithstanding ali the efforts thar
have neen made by the officials 20.
prevent the sale 81 whiskey to soldiers
closing the saloons early. prohibit
ing men In uniform from entering
saloons. putting a ban on the carrying
away Of liquor from thirst parlors clos
ing the saloons within the five-mile
zone. except those In the city 81 Alba
querqne. and other drastic restrictions
reSorted To- by the city. COUNTY state
and national governments-iiQuor il
being sold to soldiers every day This
IL indicated 10y the number who are
arrested FOR being drunk. Il was
stated today that there were about
forty confined in the huh pen"--for'y
Young men who. IN spite u All the
"a safeguards with which we have at
tempted to surround them. were
able ~ obtain liquor and return 80
camp showing the effects of their
I~sprees. The settlement was also made
that many Of the boys 20 away an
remhlp three or four DAYS at a time
oversiaying their leaves of absence.
for which. % course. they are prop
erik punished. but this does not alter
the fact that during the time the
were away from camp tney had en-
eaged In drunken orgies, nor does u
lessen the humiliation ana shame
which the citizens OF Alouquerqu'
.houid feel because conditions eSisi
! within our mids; which make suct
things possible.
u is not believed that the saloons
isre violating the law So far MS u
| known except in one or two Instance
thcy nave shown a proper regard f"l
exisetiue regulations and nave uss'
due vigilance to see that There weI'
no %infractions OF the statutes
But there are people in this work.
and Albuquerque has some ~ them
We are ashamed 90 sny-Who w"pl'
sell their souls Tor even les. han TWEEN.
ms pieces ~ silver. the sum Tor vine
Judas I~scarIot betrayed the savior
We refer 10 the bootleggers Too laz'
Ia make an honest living. ahsolutcl'
void Of conscience. with souls 70
ahriveled that il would take , maf1i
lfsing glass 10 locate ,hcm. they violate
an the laws ~ The land ana dotcrc'
Tor tho sake ~ a few dollars fev
dollars ~ miserable none over whicl
they gloat but which any man %
woman who has any idea ~ right de
cency and respect for the law woul'
turn from in disgust.
II g. not expected mat this 1rtici
viii cause any bootleErer 20 fors"t0
the nleeitlmate and d%espicable tr.ffi
in which DE Is now engaged Ms hid
ID so thick that one could NOT peue
trate b. with a pitchfork and III
brain h. 20 dwarfed that there Is moth
ing left 60 make an impression on
Beside We doubt n many OF then
have Intelligence enough 10 read .
they could not extract nothing from
thi. editorial u they saw H. We hop
however. that we have said some'hin
herein that Will arouse the decen
people 81 the community 60 H'uo
and cause them 90 take such steps q
viii result In the stamping ou of thi
nearious traffic.
4 man who sells liquor % @ ao'die
now is aiding Germany. iie b. guilt
o. treason lgainst the government. be-
cause "a soldier with his brain befogge'
with liquor H. unfit to drill or perforr
amy Of the other functions he Is eS
pected To- perform Soldiers who haV
the liquor habit and can get the hoo1
20 satisfy their cravings wheneNe
they want n. can't he developed int
lcapahle and fearless defenders Of th
naF They may Eei hold Of ia