Foreign Language Press Service

The fight between the liberal elements and the temperance reformers to grow into enormous dimensions. Both sides have subscription lists, and the money is stacking up for and against prohibition. The saloonkeepers declare that various breweries have promised their assistance and that surely v

The Taxpapers' Association of Cook County had a meeting yesterday and expressed their intention to assure the Water-Apostles at Hyde Park and Englewood of their moral support. The Association is pretending, of course, not to have any sympathy for Temperance, but wants to fight the sale of whi

Messrs. Freeman and Jewett, Lawyers for the Water Apostle in Hyde park, are stating with confidence, that the Superior Court will give a decision during October against the Morrison License Application and therewith a judgment in favor of Temperance. According to the opinion of the dry follow

The City Council declined yesterday, with 37 against 27 votes, to close saloons and stores on Sundays. The Council furthermore decided not to leave the toleration of any saloon to the neighborhood-vote. Herewith, the liberal elements of our city's administration was a victory, which

Judge Kirsten yesterday freed Ben Leavitt, and Treyser, who have been accused of using immoral pictures as theater announcements-propaganda. Judge Kirsten denied any continuance of the case to Alderman Eisfeldt, who caused the arrest of the three defendants. Jusge Kirsten also point

The introduction of Congressman Kwasigroch's bill at the State legislature created great interest among the working class. Kwasigroch's bill proposes that no person under the age of eighteen, or a woman employed by a commercial house, should work longer than sixty hours a week or mo

The leading Jewish publications of Chicago have taken up the discussion of the Hebrew Sabbath as opposed to the American Sunday, and have unhesitatingly favored the abandonment of the former and the observance of the latter. The reasons are plain. The American Sunday is an institution ingraft

It is expected that within a short time all grocers selling alcohol beverages will be boycotted by the women of the "Christian Prohibition Union." They have passed a resolution to this effect and started the ball rolling in Englewood. There is no doubt that their appeal will be welcomed by th

At a certain meeting held recently the following subjects came up for discussion: The selling of alcoholic beverages should be made illegal. Amusements on Sunday in the open should be prohibited and all stores should be closed on this day of worship.

The following is from an article published in the Hebrew Observer and reprinted by the R.A. Rev. Dr. Kohler, in the September issue of the Menorah, states his belief that Sunday services are a failure and urges faithful adherence to the old sacred Sabbath. It is our opinio

It is indeed commendable of Chicago's English press to forget former political animosities, and to remind their readers on the occasion of C. Hesing's 69th birthday, of his many distinguished services and merits. These manifestations on the part of the English press came entirely unexpectedly

Six fruit peddlers were arrested and fined $20.00 each for peddling fruit on the street on Sundays. If there are any fruit peddlers reading this article, please do as other civilized people do and refrain from peddling on Sundays.

Under the auspices of the HydePark Protective Association, there was a meeting at the Hydepark Hotel for the purpose of agitating towards the carrying out of the old Hydepark Prohibition law-regulation. Successively Messrs. Professor Galvin, Alderman, Kiney and T. H. Banning, made speeches ab

Numerous members of the Church Union and a large crowd of Temperance fanatics, held a meeting last night at the Arcade-Hall, 64th and Wentworth Avenue. Mr. H. C. Staver, the noted waterdrinking enthusiast, predicted that in the near future the whole district between 55th Street and

The Republicans finally have decided to state their real standpoint on Prohibition by publishing the following suggestions in their press: According to the Republican standpoint, the election precincts of each county should decide, whether the liquor trade should be allowed to exist

Even the most conservative Republicans seam to hesitate before they really might feel inclined to make prohibition a national issue of their party-platform. Even the most fanatic followers of temperance preachers are quitting prohibition-ideals for something more substantial like the unlimite

The inhabitants of West Roseland are getting tired of the propaganda, made in their district by the temperance-fanatics. In a petition to the Chicago City Council, they protest against the any law or ordinance, favoring prohibition, and are asking for protection against the water propagandist

In order to make the agitation against saloons still more effective, the Hydepark Protective Association, has decided to be incorporated. As soon as the Incorporation-Charter has been granted, the said Association will hold propaganda-meetings in various sections of Hydepark. These meetings w

Altgeld's public utterances during his present travels through the state of Illinois are very frank. But he also penetrates into the bases of these matters. Altgeld thinks that spiteful school laws of the Edward type and the absurd and oppressive prohibition laws are the product of

Here and there in this great country English-American protestant preachers are starting a furious outcry against the World's Fair in Chicago, because it is being romanized and catholicized. The primary reason for this accusation is the fact that Pope Leo XIII has taken a friendly attitude tow