The Detroit times., 1917-11-16
TELLS OF
a MaBN rINlIT
L.UNG FI6Hl
WITH BOOZE
Publisher of Times Re
views Thirty
Years War


Dire sins ne 1ena Ne. ''-N.'
ri n ~ tha closing sce %.
fnrtieth nenud .enN 30 nu 'i
I,,nee erroIhoru guhh,h
srtes l,rtrcit T8r.. rsturi leo I-'
.eo,.ff which tne Hld on 1a. &c.
eo,,,tg.d bv f. father in l,-N e
"a the Hra prohibition camp" go p"
-gsT
Aaar pa,InE rpurc Q" D.A.
Tar.hinr Uaor he Hnl al IU'
T-pitej gfatcs Military acafe hi
efherrterholn sid iu paH
"Pefshing lefi West foin in lese
"a lead "a campaign agalnsi rsishl.-
and / came back here from nii
iiarv Academy 20 join your Hi-.i.l-
gntion in drive against red .i4sn'
~ don't know which WAS tbD more
fazardols apI eNciuns SNOW
booze tribe licd 60 scalp ine ".i''
AND the subscription lis' oi the ip"
sou Gazette suffered heavy 'dauA.
ties-m mostly ndssIng Buf reiria
,osnf. came I'M from KCilin, nc3i-
l.,rd ars other sobcr sections. ana
a.. tepf I'M lively artillery tire vh
,h,,t rbe FIRST statewide prohibluon
.e,rpaion 81 fSS7
.Tbat was tho beginning Of the
,-birtv Years war friends onl
eves have seen the coming of me
glory Of salOonless state. and int
banishmcrf OF iho liquor iratiic iront
n,aiortfv 0f The eistcrhood ~
state and national prohibition 81
The manufacture of ardent spir, s
tor Tho period of the War but the
~ q T. n and handful OF proht
1.ttionists withstood sneers and jeer-
=, tba. dietant dav 20 keep the new
,r,,,,nnbant cause alive
.syou christian women were the le
xion ~ me 10 youthful purity ane
d. ho,ne and the legion oi death "a
tho aesecratorg of both. and I an
i,annv "a con,o hack 10 these well
,o,nernbered scenes and tell YOU how
uroud am tn have battled with yot
- me earlv .,ffepsives aeainst NJ,
- 4 ,oerican curee
,.,r,rentv.seven wears ago II va
,,,], - mo 10 welcome the dele
rstoe ~ the second cOngressiona
6tstric. convention OF the w G. T
~ ~ which Mrs. Julia D. StaunarC
,rss nresident The beloved Mary
ra+bron vas state president
,rharo is nnlv ono name on the pro
rrsr, IN fSq0 that reappears in tht
,,roreedlnrs of this convention. that
~ Nrs Matte French. I hope ini.
!, anotber nroof Of the tcnacity with
,.',,s~t tha french 6rbT
..r .aal, .bat Democratic edito
.,,oa,,,t,', An deleaates vas.too SO
r.re sbocr for some Of the goot
,,,a,,,a,, ~ tbat dav. They regarded
{, ae nolitical camouflare. one wor
49, reader resigned. hope mi.
e,cocb vii be less disastrous: tha
|. I'm ~ "a fortunate an least. al
- fa..,,rcr VIM was asked If n,
- 80 a,d;cvce With him The
-o MIR me for two blocks h,
sasd sh,f dis,anced them in IN,
third
..Sornetimes a suspicion arises II
my mind that certain forms of Prus
sian ruthlessness may have been in
spired by the way the booze garl
dominated politicians and newspap
crs ana inundated business men
Certain II IS that many Belgium.
have been invaded and many Lusi
tanias sunk IN the prosecution Of
rule or ruin policy that had Tor ".
wa;chwords, Sink without trace
strike him dead" and Take ~
prisoners
Poisoning the foe. as practiced b.
the Teutons, bears resemblance
10 the process which the liQuor-deal
er has maintained IN this country
from The beginning. His operations
have been deyilishly two-tonic-beei
and whisky
"SOw. look you, a strange and in
spring thing has come 10 pass. The
cross does not consider itself sup
planted BY The sword. T. acclaims
the cause a. one sanctioned by the
Nazarene when lie declared tha,
those who take the sword shall
perish By the sword The cross
IS comrade of the sword. if gieams
above Old Glory AZ the battlefront
II rs sending IFS young mon upon
This holy crusade with its prayers
thew go as The soldiers OF the Eae-
sara went, from tho holy sacrament
10 where death awaits. their names
ar, Inscribed with the saints OF old
on sanctuary walls. The cross is
rolng into canfonmenf and trench
with the safeguarding minisiratinns
al cbaplains and uriasts and Y. 81.
a. A secretaries. battling against
foes OF camp and furlouph more 10
be- feared than ne enemies bullers
Again T congratulate vour organ