The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-19
Anti-Saloon League Probers
Proud of Record of the
US. Forces
POSTAL SERVICE
is UNSATISFACTORY
Investigators Say That No Insobriety is
Found Yet Ask to Have Sale of
Light Wines Stopped-Praise for Re-
lief Workers.

NEW YORK, June 19.-The Ameri-
can soldier abroad gets a clean bill
of health, moral and physical, in the
| formal report of the commissioners sent
| by the Anti-Saloon League of America
to make q first hand investigation Of
the charges of drunkenness that had
been alleged concerning the fighters and
to have look at the surroundings pro-
vided for the men.
Drs. James Cannon, Jr., and E.e ].
Moore made the investigation. They
praised the work of the Y. NJ. G. A.,
| Y. w. c. A. and Red Cross among the
soldiers, asked to have the order allow
| ing light wines and beer sold to soldiers
amended so as to exclude these things
and called for united support for what
ever funds the welfare organizations
need for soldier work.
"The American military and naval
forces in Europe" says the report, care
a splendid body of men. Taking them
as a whole they are so clean, so sober
land so efficient that they bring a feeling
of pride to every American who sees
them and who knows the record they
are ma king.
The report then saws that the com
manding officers are fully in sympathy
with the efforts to safeguard the men
and that they not only employ prohibit
tive orders to keep their forces clean
but promote healthy amusements to al,
in the work. The commissioners thel
discuss general order II. which pro
hibited the use of strong liquors, bu
permitted light wines and beers. The,
insist that the departure in favor o
light wines and beer should be revoked
"The mail service from the Unite
States to the forces in Europe" say
the report, taking up another feature o
the situation. lis not satisfactory.
: is handled slowly and many unnecessar
mistakes and delays occur and men alb
4 sent frona their business and familie
are not kept in touch with home life a
they should be.
Letters and papers from home re
new the home ties and oftentimes pre-
vent yielding to temptation.
These recommendation in part follo'
the report;
:" 1t is recommended that the standar
l adopted by Congress in the passage Q
the law prohibiting the sale of intox
cants to soldiers and sailors in uniforl
/ and as to immortality in the zone of tt
military and naval camps be MAR
tanned for our soldiers and sailors whe
they leave the United States. Gener;
order No II should be strengthened {
once by striking out the exemption /
to light wines and beer, and prohil
ting the purchase possession or accep
ance as a gift of all kinds. of intoxica
ing liquor. 1t should also be made a
l plicable to the navy as well as Il
\ army
"There should be no hesitation al
l no delay in issuing this order and
i passing this legislation, for the prom
taking of such action will prevent Il
l formation of wine drin king habits
1 American soldiers and sailors and t
l purchase of strong liquors under t
cloak of the wine bottle and won
= result in still greater reduction
= vice.
sit is recommended tina the Amer
can Government, either through the L
r partmentof State or through the mi
a tarv and naval authorities, request t
es Governments of Great Britain a
ID France to issue an order prohibit
m the sale of intoxieants by residents
r those countries to American soldiers a
n sailors in uniform in Difference to t
- standards.
al '.It is recommended that the Sec
tary of War and the Secretary of I
- Navy unite in joint statement to |
American people emphasizing in |
strongest possible way the great a
beneficent work which is being done
er the Y. w. c. A., the Y. NJ. G.. A. and