Funston and the Army Beer Canteen
By Editor
The American Anti-saloon League well answers General Funston's attack on the action of the last Congress in abolishing the army beer canteen. Edwin C. Dinwiddie, head of the legislative department of the League, truly says:— If such reports as just published from General Funston are correct, two things are apparent on their face: First, the canteen or beer-selling army saloon so debauches men in the service that these conditions of drunkenness and disorder exist in the army not by reason of its abolition, but because its presence during twelve years has had a demoralizing effect upon officers and men; and, second, when generals and commanding officers are ready to state they can not maintain discipline and order in the army without a beer saloon, it is certain proof, under military conditions, of incompetency, and cries for more efficient leadership in the service. Which horn of his dilemma General Funston will choose to impale himself on, or whether he will acknowledge his fault we know not. He can meet the argument only in the last way.