Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-08
DIG DRIVE ON TO
eliminate BOOZE
TEMPERANCE FORCES HOPE TO
DRIVE LIQUOR FROM STATE
FOREVER.
MEETINGS 10 De HELD
THRuoUT STATE DAILY
to Wind UP With Big On
sIausht on Sunday Presiding EI.c.
ton 0ay-Army Officers at Canton
ment Come Out in Favor Of Pro-
hibition-Diseuss Evils Of Liquor.
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Des Moines, Oct S.-The big drive
by the temperance forces TO rout booze
from Iowa forever is on this week.
From now on up to the day of voting,
Oct. Is, meetings will be held all thru
the state. winding up with final on
slaught on SUNDAY. just preceding
election day.
Get out and vote is what the big
temperance workers are hammering
home to their audiences in their
addresses this week.
Major General e. H. Plummer, in
command of the cantonment at Camp
Dodge where more than $4,000 young
men are to be trained for service over
seas, is out in signed statement urg
ing the adoption Of the constitutional
amendment. He declares it will help
win the war.
Every man in the United States
should be willing to support and en-
force prohibition forever in order to
prevent the possibility Of the health of
a single soldier being impaired now"
General Plummer declares.
Army Officers For Amendment.
In a letter to the Polk County Pro-
hibjtory Amendment Association
General Plummer thus sets forth his
views:
In reply to your letter of Oct.
would say that a successful general
was asked why he was always success
full. He replied becuse he took every
possible precaution neglected nothing.
no matter how trifiing it semed, in
his preparations for q battle or cam
paign.
I'VE should take every possible
precaution neglect nothing, no matter
how trifiing it may sem. If it may help
in any way to make sure the success
in the great world war.
1T Is not q time now to consider our
personal views and feelings in regard
to prohibition. We know that accidents
of all kinds have occurred thru drunk
enness. The drunkenness Of one
general. one officer, one single soldier,
might cause the loss of victory in war.
''Every one should be willing to
secrihce all personal objection to pro-
hibition in order to insure prevention
of any possible accident, loss Of life.
defeat, even in one battle.
Improper use of alcoholic liquor is
dangerous to health al,d every man in
the United States should be willing to
support and enforce prohibition for
ever in order to prevent the possibility
of the health Of one single soldier be-
ing impaired now. Aside from all
question OF expedience from other
reasons Che expediency Of prohibition
as measure to insure success In war
is unquestionable and paramount at
this time and should be Loyalty sup
ported by every citizen Of the United
States" (Sixned E. H. Plunmer.)
Secretary r.. B. Patin, representing
the war department on training camp
activities and now at Camp Dodge. Is
also out in a statement urging the
adoption Of the amendment.
In his statement Mr.. Patin says.
addressing the local committee:
II presume you have copy Of the
law which forbids selling liquor to
soldiers In uniform he declares Our
government has recognized that in
order to win this war our young men
must be in the best physical training
Efficiency is demanded and surely II
efficiency is demanded In this time OK
war how much more is it necessary in
ordinary Life.
People Of Iowa should help make
the country safe for young men in
times Of peace as we'll as in war. The
passage of the amendment would
certainly mean that the thousands OF
young men who are to be called upon
r. live for their country will be much
more efficient by having ieiiipisss;':.
removed.
st seems strange that the world at
large has not recognized that our
people would be much better prepared
in times Of peace and that it takes war
to bring about prohibition. Yet say
il this war does nothing else than to
abolish the liquor traffic it is worth all
Of the struggle, sorrow and sacrifice
which IL being made.
with all my heart l sincerely wish
that the boys now in training may be.
returned to country forever freed
from the thralldom of liquor as well
as that, the world may be freed from
autocracy.