The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-06-19

stay and no remorse or repentance OF
his can staunch or assuage.
II a man takes his own life, he - a
murderer both under the laws Of God
and man n he wiihholds his life when
his country calls for lis sacrifice, he
Is traitor and Stacker II he cor
rupts the life currents of posterity, he
commits the objectionable sin Of
blightlng the lives Of children whose
fathers are yet unborn.
There was q time In the history OF
our country when men seriously ques-
TONED the evil effects OF liquor on the
hunmn life, but that debate has long
since been closed; science now in no
uncertain terms declares that intoxi-
eating liquor is wholly evil, and the
experience Of the great world war has
placed the question beyond the pale
Of further dispute in the minds Of all
who are both informed and candid.
Opinion Of Great Fighters.
We read that in order to make the
Russian soldiers efficient fighters,
vodka was banished from the Russian
empire. and the great Kitchener. Gre
ator of armies and compeller Of vic
tory, told the British Tommies that II
they would be faithful soldiers Of the
king, they must avoid the wines OF
France, and our own Pershing en-
forces in every way possible total alb
stinence on the part Of the American
soldiers.
We see on every hand the Govern
nent Of the United States under the
advice of scientific experts surround
ing our soldiers with barriers against
strong drink we see temperance zones
surrounding training camps, and strin-
gent orders and laws against the sale
Of liquor to soldiers and we see, too,
the good effect of these laws in the
splendid appearance Of the soldiers
themselves.
We read IL in their clear visioned
eyes, in their wholesome complexion,
and in the erect and soldierly bearing
that marks the American soldier every.
where. We know that when drink IL
thus driven from the army, under the
strain of the greatest war the world
has ever known. the mask has fallen
from the face of rum, and instead of
the old claims Of tonic, food and med
icine, science reveals the revolving fea.
lures Of disease, waste and inefiiciency.
II TO secure an efficient man in time
Of war, ii is necessary To have sober
man; in order TO secure an efficient
man in time Of peace, IL is equally
necessary 10 have a sober man.
Evil Effects Of Drink.
Drink robs manhood of it's strength
pnd dignity; II robs wOmanhdod of its
beauty and grace, and it robs child
hood Of its joy and hope II brings
poverty and crime. despair and degra-
dalton wherever il fourishes il takes
he smile from the face of the wife,
and IL clothes the bodies of children
In rags. II brings misery, sorrow and
degradation to all who fall under its
sinister influence and power
Let us move forward, then, in the
great work Of redeeming the old Ken
lucky home from intemperance, SEN
Suality and vice. Let us make il the
the hottest and happiest
home in all the world. Let us make il
true in fact, as in song, that the sun
shines bright in the old Kentucky
home by driving from its borders that
evil whose haleful shadow
'larkens the land and fastens upon
Kentucky that mournful and sombre
title, THE Dark and Bloody Grounds"
THE STATEWIDE PROHIBITION
FEDERATION,
BY HENRY :. BARKER, Chairman,
JULIA II. GUM, Secretary.
ASSN. OF CATHOLICS FAvORING
PROHIBITION,
p. II. CALLAHAN. Chairman.
FORWARD LEAGUE.
A. J. A. ALEXANDER, Chairman.
ANTIsALoON LEAGUE,
n. A. PALMER, Superintendent.
KENTUCKY W. c. T. IT,,
FRANCES 4. BEAUCHAMP, Presi-
dent
CHURCHMAN'S FEDERATION.
w. :. LOCKHART, FIX. Secretary.
COMMITTEE FAVOR
ING PROHIBITION,
BY JOHN Z. HASWELL, JR., Chair
man.