Show question of slay blay 15 the war department authorities are rather sorry now that they asked congress Con eress to make an apar appropriation privation pria tion for canteen buildings for the army for with the amendment made by the senate to the army appropriations bill on ina ma tion of senator iseo ator hale halo prohibiting the sale of ardent liquors on military militar y reservations the canteen ey s lent re ceides a severer blow chaa than if no appropriations P at all had been m made oe should s this amendment finally prevail there is but little tte doubt that the 69 59 canteens already successfully started will have to be closed for they cannot possibly be supported without the revenues rev moes from the sale of beer reports reports from all all those now in odera oder aion ioa s show how this tobe to be about the only item of profit i the department would a good deal rather have the appropriation tail fal I 1 altogether than to have it accompanied by the prohibitory prohibit ora clause adopted by the senate indeed it is under understood that the conference committee will be aked asked to strike out ont the entire provision and itis it is generally expected thattie that the drop committee will comply with the request for with the ex exception of senator hale no one of the conferees is sufficiently interested in the temperance question to insist upon application to the canteen when it is maill man test that the rum sellers outside of the military posts are the people who will be bene fitted in case the eale sale of beer is prevented in in the government canteens Anocia ted tress press I 1 BASHING V A s u v G to TOY slay may 15 the secretary of war has amended paragraph 39 army regulations as follows the bale sale or use of ardent spirits or wines in in cant canteens tens is strictly prohibited hibi ted but the commanding officer is is authorized to permit light beer to be sold therein by the drink on week days and in in a room used for vo other purpose and when hen practicable in a building apart from that in in w which the he canteen is located whenever he Is satisfied giving to the men an opportunity port lirt unity to obtain finch such bever beverages 1 I 1 within the post I 1 limits im ts has the e effect of pie preventing venting them from resorting tor for strong str ong intoxicants to places without w so such eh I 1 limits and tends to promote t temperance em perance and discipline among t them hem the practice of what is known as treating must not be permitted |