| Show i iiii 1111 CLOSING OK TIm THU C When the line question of or abolishing th lb the army canteen caine up In Congress I Iwas It iwas was VII 1 that Its w result In more among tho the soldiers r Has tIlls this como Caine true Tm Tine ChIcago says tha that according to the tine of ot Who wino live in tine the towns near Incur Fort Sheri Slier Sheridan thin dan It ha hn inns The line very vcr first nr t poy JIll day a ad I Ithe the tine tort fort since the tine closing clo of or if the can cnn canteen canteen teen nil marked with drunkenness anni disorders Immediately after r th tOni soldiers hind had got their pay PR there was wan an nn exodus to Waukegan Chicago anti and the tine were the points of ot attraction Tine The account goe on to any allY that R m large quantity of ot poor whisky ky was devoured resulting In ii Inmany ninny many rows roW and disturbances Most ost ol oh ohlie thc lie trouble of course Curn t nt at the tho nearest station whore where several saloons have recently been opened In inn anticipation of ot the Increased Inar that was certain to follow the tho closIng cloning of the tho c m There was waa wasa a fight In hi every saloon anti ami the tho assort meat of ot bruised heade hael anti and discolored eye en nt at reveille roll rail call next morning was Jorge Jarge and variegated showing how potent Is h tine the absence of ot the canteen to Induce Inh e habits of ot sobriety among the nations young youn defenders tI In one sa so saloon n loon there thero was a R riot In h the tho Rr lery was badly a recruit porously beaten benten requiring the tine swear swearing Ins ing Jn of ten deputy who bo pa patrolled trolled the tIne town all 1111 to Insure tho the safety atch of the citizens There Is nothing surprising In hi this thIll The Tho closing of ot the canteens does tio not mean menn that every soldier ha has to sign a II temperance pledge It 11 ilo not remove the opportunity o of obtaining liquor And AlId It Is la more lucre probable that disturb disturbances ances will vIIi attend drinking when In III Indulged Indulged In III nt at saloons than within the Immediate reach of ot military authority Tho The movement f tr r tine the th closing of ot the thO army canteen was al But nut If It the tine results are such lIuch AS described It must ml be pronounced injudicious The cause of t temperance Is II I guo good and commendable com commendable commendable and deserves he the most mORt able support but It U must be established on onn ona n a morel moral l basis heels Persuasion not coer coercion coercion cion Is the only effective meant means m ari where whereby by b the tho liquor evil can be fought |
