Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-01
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Why Should They Be Shown Special
 Eavor?

MT. Editor: I noticed in today's Bulletin that Governor Holconb has ordered that all places of business shall be closed at p. m., except sa- looms, bars and tobacco shops. Why
 has this special favor been shown to these three? Why should they be all lowed to remain open until 10.30 p. m. to gather in the nickels and dimes, and the stores which carry food and clothing, absolutely necessary to the comfort of the community, be closed at z? State after state has outlawed the saloon and the bar. Why does Connecticut treat them as though they were her greatest blessings?
 We women are constantly reminded that we must conserve food;; we must conserve coal: we must conserve lights if this war is won-and we are doing our utmost to do it Why are the sa- looms and bars and tobacco shops
 taken under the protection of our gov- ernor and permitted to waste all three while schools, churches and other busi- ness places are closed?
 Every woman who is struggling to keep the fires burning should protest against this unjust protection and i- cense given to two of the most de- grading influences in our midst We are grappling with the appalling prob lem of a shortage of 35 0000 900 tons of coal. Why has not our government shut down all the breWeries for the pe- riod of the war? It takes one pound of coal to make one pint of beer and it i is estimated that the 1900 breweries 1 in the United States every year con- sume 3 30o0,000 tons of coal. If the 190, 900 saloons in the country had been closed, which it has been com- puted use total of approximately I il ,000,G 900 tons of coal. what a vast l help it would have been in solving this 1 problem, which has brought so much l awful suffering upon our people. If it 1 is true that this shortage is due to a 1 lack of cars to transport the coal, as
 was told it was by one of the largest business firms in the state, then why not forbid the use of a single car for
 the transporting of beer, so long as 1 there is need of one te transport coal? Think of the number of cars that are used daily not only to carry the beer to the different saloons, but the stuff needed to manufacture it!
 Is it not about time the power Chat
 be began to talk about the sugar used
 in beer and about the gIain used in beer, and about the coal used in beer
 and let the women rest bit?
 It seems to me it is the duty of every
 woman who loves her country and he, home should protest against any fa- I vors being shown to the saloons and bars. If theatres must close at 10 why not the saloon? One-half houi more means greater opportunity fol the husbands and fathers to booze
 while the wives, mothers and children
 are suffering from cold and hunger. This is pre- -eminently a woman's
 question New Zealand has ordered the saloon closed between the hours
 of 3 a. nn. and D. m. What con.
 trast to Connecticut! The census re.
 ports show that the brewers use three
 and one half times as much coal at the bakers, nearly six times as mpcf ] as the printers and publishers, nint times as much as the manufaetuferl of boots and shoes and twenty time, as much as the manufa cturers o
 mems clothing. Is not this woman, probiem7
 II Every hour that the saloons and ban , are open money is thrown away, mel are made inefficient for fife's duties the home is darkened-aH because bee
 Is allowed to be sold. Saloons ant
 bars sell beer, been contains alcohol alcohol is narcotic drug. which ha been proven distinctly harmful. Wh. t does the governor permit saloons an, } bars to have three and one-half hour
 more to sell it than the baker, tn grocer. the meat maFiSetf
 !, MARfNDA c. BUTLER ROBINSON ,I Danielson, Jan. 30, 1913.