The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-02-14
patriots.

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are, believe, such as shall provide
the greatest Joy to all our friends and
patriots.
Serbia Wants Anti-Saloon League
Help
And with regard to the assistance,
Serbia is justified in harboring hopes.
1t is hardly necessary to indicate here
all the reasons justifying the assist
ance in question. can be very glad
in recalling only some OF facts con-
corning the movement in Serbia and
in the other tried Slav countries.
The only great organization in
Serbia Tor fighting the drink habits on
the basis Of complete abstinence (no
strong drinks, wine, beer), is repre-
sentcd by the Good Templars Order
(neutral) introduced in 1907 by the
well-known Professor DR.. Auguste
Forel. Before the war we have had
one grand lodge with II local lodges
for adults and 90 for juveniles, MINI
boring about 5000 members. \ hard
and most efficient work has been done
since its foundation. 1t was carried
on especially among the scholastic
and other young men. The states au
! thorities offered also moral and finan-
ciai assistance. All means OF propa-
ganda were used: Lectures, books,
tracts, postcards, cinema. etc. Three
temperance clubs in town we're estab-
lished. The movement OF the boy
scouts took also the root in the hearts
OF our juvenile members. DIR. Popo-
vitch's Serbian translation OF the book,
Scouting Tor Boys" by General Ba
den Powell, carried our work at the
( highest point. The movement spread
in Syrmia, Croatia, Damata Bosnia
and Herzegovina. Good relations in
view OF a common propaganda
against the alcohol were established
between Serbia and the aboye-named
sister countries. But, as it is known.
after the famous trial OF Sarajevo and
Banja Luka, nearly all the most in
iucntial members OF the societies, "the
Sokol" (for the physical training) and
Pobralimtvo (the abstainers' society.
were sentenced. put in prison or
! hanged. the military authorities OF
/ Austro- Hungary having designated
! their work as 'les&-majcste" and
'Iese-patric.' All those activities
were paralyzed by the great war.
! Serbia now liberated, we have decided
ITO pursue our work OF reconstruction.
yWho can first help usf II following
your suggestion the American Anti
Saloon League hastens to offer us So
cial workers and assistance in money
and goods, it would be surely OF
great honor and true assistance for
our brave people. Do you not find
that the fighting men. wives and chill
dren OF Serbia merit better future
and destiny, notwithstanding til
other evils, to allow the survivors OF
! the great war TO continue taking al
coholic poison, that is to say the con-
slant and conscientious decreasing of
moral and physical strength, and con-
sequently OF the national and personal
liberty and glory won by blood.
Leagues Efforts Would be Fruitful
The Ant-Saloon League cau put
all the hopes and confidence i'll the
hands oil the executive committee of
the Serbian Grande Lodge. The names
OF two or three OF its members being
at the head OF the movement offer the
solid guarantees for the good and cf-
fective use OF the money and in gem
eral for the success OF the anti-alco-
holic campaign i'll Yongoslayia. They
are Mr. DR.. Tovan Danitch, medical
lieutenant colonel, president OF the
National Medical Council and super
intendent OF the Serbian Grandc
Lodge q. O. G.. t.; Mr.. DR.. Milosh
Popovitch medical major, internation
al delegate OF the Serbian Grande
Lodge. and promoter OF the boy
scouts movement in Serbia; Mr. DR..
MAIDEN T. Berilch, professor of light
mathematics at the University of Bel
grade. superintendent OF the juvenile
department of the Serbian Grande
Lodge q. o. G.. t.
We should be very happy to receive
again some copies OF organs which
you had sent me before the war.
With the kindest regards and best
wishes for yourself and your national
and high patriotic work, am,
Yours sincerely,
tSigned) Djordjc X. Slajio,
Secretary of the Serbian Grsnde
Lodge Trcsvcnost Il. o. G. To
P. S.-At the end of next month !
shall be at Belgrade. Please address
your correspondence at my above adj
dress at Skoplje, Belgrade SERBIA,
Europe).