South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-14

monopoly threatening stability of institution through
the degradation only of the immigrant of the native
who alone drinks his liquors with him, but them
manipulate his his ignorance the toll of poll
teal greed and capaItc design making of him drug
the labor maret-a degrading the manipulation
it S to the manipulated.
In country and city alike this foe of renders
fold difficult what in itself is difficult enough; the pro-
duction in this world of race-nether Saxon Cet
Latin, but AmeTican-here work heaven
problem of human progress
The task is great for a cursed people We must
abolish the traffic liquor and pu. these 100000 engaged
in work something else that will present pa
larger opportunity develop their brains improve
minds become forardo lockers and useful citizens
of the higher aspirations that selfmprovement always
takes with it.
Which only phase of the problem being considered
in this connection Take another phase the peril arising
from the number and growth of great cities
ably, to immigration centering there.
Under the best possible conditions is open question
whether civilization sustain the burden of such urban
populations Hsoryarber of many great questions
appears decide in the negative.
The and fall of has been IN the past
growth and decline of great cities.
Moteys startling statement that Sin all human history the
vivfyng becomes aernvard the dssoving principle finds
abundant justification in the fact that metropolis is
evidence of patrons greatness and prophet of its
coming destruction
South Bend isn't much of metropolis and Indianapo-
lis regarded such-nether of them a
tain area-bu still In these cities that the civilization of
those eliminates.
Here good evil combat thus far most
often, the record shows with victory the side of the
forces that benumb and Destroy
South Bend Northern Indiana, what say Chicago
the central indianapolis all Indiana what the Greater
New York is the whole United States and the world
When America falls If it ever fals-whch Heaven forbid
watch these cities go first from the greatest the least
Athens the Persian, reduced classic Greece slavery
Rome, the barbarian, conquered Italy
Paris has than brought France the of
anarchy.
London has repeatedly endangered English liberty
And America is rapidly becoming nation of great cties-
the of life within which produces unnatural
demand for intoxicants centerng again the saloon and
again, for the sake of the race demanding its abolition
The appetite grows by that which feeds and each de-
cade witnesses the steady and alarming increase of ntemper-
IN all larger and largest
grasp has evil upon urban population that when
determines free her borders of the traffic she
conquer-not the saloon but her cities
Up date the city has invariably conquered the
That why the liquor interests delight the township and
ward of option and pirate about home rule when the
liquor traffic that is be voted outhough seldom wanting
it. is something that they to be voted in.
Yes metropolis rules the county, the nation the
generally has, and South Bend and Indianapolis
exceptions.
Where will all end? AT the best the greater the cities,
the the of great vices, but rumdden
cities even of the Ehart Lapoe Mshawaa type also
capable of cursing the land.