Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-12-30
DOUGLAS MUST MAKE
CLEANUP OR CAMP
WILL Be MOVED
Government Officials Do Not
Mince Words in Stating
Condition of the City-AII
Sorts of Crime Prevail.

DOUGLAS has been announced
that the city authorities viii cooper
ate with the military and department
of justice Officers in driving from
Douglas the various forms of vice
which have been increasing al an
alarming rate in recent months II is
not probable that bOofIegging is in
creasing. for Illegal liquor traffic
has been running full blast" here
ever since the state prohibition law
became effective A shake-up in the
police department some time ago
failed TO cut down the bOOtiegger's
activities an iota
The military authorities. aided by
the department of justice men. have
been waging q relentless warfare on
liquor. prostitutes. gamblers. drug
fiends and others whose presence is a
detriment to the community. and. des-
pite their lack of familiarity with the
section, have made a splendid record
Swarns Of Undesirables
Notwithstanding the energetic eff
forts made TO clean up the city. the
influx of undesirabIes has almost
swamped those who have been doing
all within their power 10 suppress i'm
morality. and more drastic measures
have been made necessary. Wednes-
day afternoon conference was held
by representatives of the military. the
federal and city authorities, and plans
laid TO deal with the situation in an
effective manner There viii be no
half measures from now on.
Douglas is rotten TO the CORE said
a man connected with the federal gov
eminent recently. The average law
abiding citizen may not know il. but
this city is in a worse condition NOR
ally than any other place in the south
west In my capacity as a federal Of
ficer ! am charged with doing what
ever ! can 10 remedy the present state
OF affairs and ! propose TO go ahead
with every means / know 10 help make
this city acceptable TO the govern
ment as place TO train soldiers
The nation is involved in the great
est war OF all time Its very exist
ence is at stake The men it sends to
Europe 10 make sure its existence as
a democratic government must go
abroad with every atom of strength
and vitality To send them 10 France
with their bodies Slapped by the in
fluence OF alcohol and poisoned by
disease would be TO invite disaster to
American arms The war department
has set out 20 protect the manhood OF
its soldiers. and il VIII not permit
them 70 be stationed in any cOmmUni-
" where conditions are such as to
impsrl their efficiency. II the people
of Douglas want to have soldiers
u aimed here. they must unite their
efforss with those who are striving
TO make the city clean. and see that
the wcrk Is successfully performed
It Is certain that soldiers viii not
be kept long in a community where
their welfare Is endangered II is
about time for the people OF Douglas
10 wake up to this fact"
Must Improve Conditions
This is plain talk and il is plain
truth There are indications that
larger number Of soldiers than ever
be in training here. but they certainly
viii not be sent to this place if con
ditiOns are not improved
This talk of drawing a deadline on
a specified street between the down
town sections If the city is not made
clean. is aside from the intentions
Nothing like that viii be done IN a
small place like Douglas. but some
thing a great deal more drastic will
be done. and viii be done speedily IN
less the city gets busy and takes its
skirts from the mire-and that will b
the removal from here OF every sol
der Do you think this would not
be done? Well. you are badly mis-
taken One instance can be cited to
-'unfOol" you
The Pslo Alto Case
Al PslO Alto. Cal. several weeks
ago there was a clash between state
and military authorities The state
became i1sistent in regard 20 a GER
tain thing-and the point at issue was
not as serious as the one under dis
cussiOn here-and the war department
was informed that certain conditions
would not be modified
Did the war department comply
Not much Il ordered a whole division
10 change its training place. and. in
stead OF being placed In cantOnments
in California they we're shurtIed
across the continent To Charlotte.