Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-13

The drink bill is three times as
much money as we spend on public
schools. 1t is as much as we spend
for bread and clothing. II is as much
as is earned by all trades unionists.'
It's twice the capital in all the ma
tional banks. 1t would pay 10 per
cent on all farm properties in the
United States. It's too much to
waste.
command, do you think New Or
leans a wholesome. desirable place for
an army camp from a moral point of
view" To my astonishment, he de-
clared il was the most desirable; no
venereal diseases to mention. ! asked
permission to visit the wards. This
the captain reluctantly granted He
seemed to be under the authority of
caution-which was proper-he ac-
companied me. We first entered a
room where a boy lay on cot near
the door leading to another room. His
face showed traces of intense suffer
ing with complexion that told of
infection. said to the captain,
What is the matter with that bcy!"
And he said with voice and manner
of care Cbut not of TRUTH: "Oh, just
recovering from an attack of the
grippe" As we disappeared thru the
door heard that boy murmur
Mother" And then / heard another
voice from the fathers and mothers
Of our country. We have given you
our sons; are you going 70 deal hon
estly with them % We then looked
into the other wards Of various dis
eases which were outside in build
Inrs by themselves. While passing
from one ward 20 another manly
young fellow came up to US and ad-
dressing the captain, said. If you
please. sir, / would like to be excused
from drill today" Why; what Is the
trouble - asked the captain. To my
surprise and the captains chagrIn. he
answered. Il am suffering from We
nereal disease" And on our return
as we passed the window of the ward
where lay the first suffering boy there
was no longer need for concealment.
The captain said, lit is not the grippe
that is the matter with that boy; he
has one of the worst cases of primary
syphilis" There were no women
nurses in evidence at this camp, and
the mother or sister or perhaps some
pure. beautiful girl would come to
this boy il they knew of his Illness,
but shame on his part demanded ST.
lence
then went to Camp Nicholas at
City Park jackson Barracks is the
base hospital for battle camps. And
vet there was-according to the COM
manding officers report in charge at
the dispensary at Camp Nicholas
nineteen sick and one-half of those
sick from venereal diseases.
Stop for moment and compare
Corpus Christi with New Orleans, and
. hns IN
and city in our country the crimes of
Texas and Louisiana are repeated.
Why Nation Wide Prohibition
Why do we want nationwide pro
hibition? From scientific point of
view, Il is absolutely necessary as a
mighty aid. If from out of this terri
Bile conflict we wish to emerge in our
individuality the great nation that we
are. and too. that we may continue to
clearly stand apart. in space, and
thought by conserving our independ-
ent Americanism. Every day we put
off the consummation of this mighty
question we are aiding the imperial
German government and that element
in every state and every municipality.
Vice and crime and drunkenness and
graft and every private protiteering
corporation in every city and state
4 NnlGn encourages i1t htollAllE. ptNl-
! Logging politician for their private
gain to the destruction of our soldiers
and civilians as well, should be looked
upon in the light of treason and held
responsible.
Nothing will so quickly make man
lose his self-respect and put him in
that frame of mind that he will go
anywhere. and do anything, and tell
everything. as strong drink.
Liquor Loosens Soldiers Tongue.
sat beside young. purely Ameri-
can soldier on the train from New
Orleans to Mobile. soon discovered
he had been drinking. Presently he
asked me TO join him. politely de
clined detest whiskey. Then he
said. What shall do with it; have
| five quarts of the best whiskey in my
suit case" and laughingly continued,
well, can kill about two quarts
myself and there will be a lot of old
chums from the Fort who will help
me. l am not allowed to take it to
the Fort and my furlough will not be
up until tomorrow" And then he told
me many things. His furlough was
to dry Mobile only, and he ran down
to New Orleans, where there was
something doing. and of his associa-
ton with commercial harlot while
there. Then needless that he was
talking to stranger, he gave me in
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