Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-12-10 | Page 4 | Saloon Held Useful Factor

5 OON HELDo HELD HELD- o j. j Social Worker Tells Church Curch Council No Sub I Is s Provided DETROIT illch MIth Dec 11 AP AP- AP the The executive committee of or the if federal Council of or Churches hurches today i. i planned to determine what attitude l i It will take tate toward further investigation Invest Invest- gation gatlon of the thc pro prohibition problem l. l f A sub-committee sub was prepared t to make Dake some some recommendation concerning con con- con con- a n pap paper r submitted jester ester ester- day yester-day day by by Dr Char Charles es' es Stelzle of ot New I r J York Ork who urged a thorough study t JL ot Dr Stelzle Stelzle wn to the min min- r t sisters assembled as a a national socia sol so- so l cia worker who has been active In tJ 1 the prohibition movement for tor a score of or years asserted that education edu edu- j- j ell cation Hon and not legIsla legislation was the T main need of the prohibition situation situa tion today I Prohibition like Christianity Is t 1 not a failure ute he said because it 1 0 h has s never been really tried But prohibition like Uke Christianity cannot be made operative merely merel through law Jaw enforcement It must i depend principally on law observance 1 ance ante and law observance requires I education of or conscience It cannot canno I r be forced a it nation r LABORS LABOR'S ATTITUDE Regarding the acceptance of at prohibition pro pro- I i in this country the speaker I. I asserted There can be no questions question s I l regarding the attitude of the work work- working ing lag men throughout the United States toward prohibition There has been a growing feeling of or re resentment resentment re- re rl against what Is presumed to be sumptuary legislation which has not only dented denied them what they believed to be their natural rights but which has had practically no effect on the rich of ot the country who may secure as much muc liquor of or every kind as desire Dr Stelzle told his audience that thata l' l J a n person was not necessarily against prohibition because he wanted to know all the facts fiets about tHe possibility of or its Us ento enforcement cement and observance or because he wanted an honest consideration of or what constitutes Intoxicating liquor SALOON HAD PLACE Although condemning the saloon Dr Stelzle said that it served a useful purpose In the social and economic life lIe of ot the poor people of ot the cities and anil that nothing had b been en provided as a substitute Discussing the manner In which prohibition could be obtained the speaker said the natural order older was emotional educational and legisla tive tI He said the emotional appeal had been made by the Womans Woman's Christian Temperance union for tor many years and that some some eaues' eaues work had been done but bu held more was necessary before the legislative stage could be reached Many of or ua were misled by dry q 1 he ha c continued It Jt wasn't n of or merely merely- e cori n I t land are areas areas s' s One One fourth fourth of all the people living JivIng in wet territory territory ter- ter J before prohibition lived in six cities New York Chicago w Philadelphia St St. Louis Boston Boston and and 1 Cleveland and one half of ot all the people living in licensed license territory lived In r four ur states New York Pennsylvania pennsylva Illinois and New Jersey