RT Journal
T1 BEer drinking in the army.
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1899
FD May 6
VO XXXII
IS 18
SP 986
OP 987
DO 10.1001/jama.1899.02450450026004
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1899.02450450026004
AB To the Editor: 
    —Through the energy and activity of certain temperance lobbyists, the army bill, approved March 2, 1899, contained certain provisions which were intended to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors to United States soldiers in their camps and garrisons. The wording of the enactment was:That no officer or private soldier shall be detailed to sell intoxicating drinks, as a bartender or otherwise, in any post exchange or canteen, nor shall any other person be required or allowed to sell such liquors in any encampment or fort or on any premises used for military purposes by the United States; and the Secretary of War is hereby directed to issue such general order as may be necessary to carry the provisions of this section into full force and effect.So generally was the intent of the enactment understood that army officers at first accepted this legislation in the spirit