Sunday Laws Make Inquisitors by W. A. C.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 2, 1909

Sunday Laws Make Inquisitors

By W. A. C.

AN organized effort is being made by the Sunday-closing committee of the local barbers' union of Omaha, Neb., to have the State law governing Sunday closing enforced so far as the barber shops are concerned. Sunday, November 14, was the day set for closing by the local committee. Mr. Daniel M. Copas, chairman of the committee, as reported in the Omaha World-Herald of Nov. 12, 1909, said:—

“We expect all the shops to close Sundays on and after November 14, under penalty of the State law. The law is constitutional, and we intend to see it enforced. We expect all barbers in favor of closing to be on the lookout for barbers who work on Sunday, and report their names to the committee. I will see that the violators of the law are prosecuted.”

This adds only another testimony to the fact that Sunday laws tend to make inquisitors of men.

W. A. C.