and that an overwhelming preponderance of scientific those already convinced, if not informed, of the pro- I have not heretofore devoted any space to the (After a print in The Defender.) or. at least, has been discussed within the ranks of the temperate use of alcoholic drink and of the saloon, which does show its usefulness and wholesomeness, There is one, however, in the issue of January 18, subject of the saloon and the work of the anti-saloon league. On the whole, these editorials could not have 144 among the people ? priety of the business in which they are engaged. Is it not time this knowledge were scattered broadcast (February i, 1908.) But this material has been allowed to be on the shelf, evidence, moral philosophy and sociological study editorials that have lately appeared in Collier's on the The Saloon Should Not be Abolished but Improved. deal can be and has been said by the champions of the drink question will readily convince any open- Improve the Saloons. been discussed without pulling them to pieces entirely. strongly favors the use of alcoholic drink. minded person that the contrary is true, that a great BILLY J. CLARK, founder of the first temperance society in the United aye, its necessity, for the widest cultural development,