Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-18
Another Blow Al the Cigarette.

The anti-cigare,te forces-success to
their efforts-have entered upon the
stupendous undertaking of enrolling in
the American ti-cigarette League one
million of the Young people OF the
country in a single day. The plan is II
s;n,nlc one and there is every prospect
of success. Every local Sunday school
superintendent in the United States
and Canada liz asked by this great body
To preseu, the pledge of the league in
the SUNDAY school on Worlds Tenn
perance Sunday. November 2fth. The
pledge tn, children are asked to sign
is as follows:
Desiring TO become a member of the
American hnti-CiIarctte League. |
hereby agree to abstain from the use
OF cigarettes or tobacco in any form. AT
least until l reach the age Of twenty
one years. and to use my influence
against its use by others
This movement is part OF the
crusade which has been waged with in
trslSlnS NlSof DtNI VII NiIiH ''ii''.''' -
and in England during the past few
Years and which has accomplished not
able results in spreading knowledge Of
the many evil effects of the use Of
cigarettes 1t has done good work but
there Is much more to be done. sta
tistics show a great falling off OF late
in the manufacture and sale of cigar
cites. The last internal revenue re-
ports show a decrease in the item
of cigarettes Of 1867, $4,000. This is
due almost solely to the agitation of
tho league, in the wide announcement of
the action of large business houses
against the employment of cigarette
| smokers. and the laws that have been
pa ssed in many states as a consequence
of this agitation. The league is an in
! ternational organization of boys and
girls under 81 years of age, already
exception of an adult advisory council
and a general director. the league is
oiiicered by boys and girls. elected At
their convention held in Buffalo. July
lila ~ this year. PittshurS had a
F.; crusade recently and secured l5.eco
boys and girls to sign the Anti-tigar-
cite League pledge. which is an agree
ment to abstain from the use of cigar
| cites and tobacco in any form. at least
Until y years Of age. columbus
OHIO. secured le.c00 in two weeks.
Louisville. Ky. II 900; Toronto, 10000.
and Buffalo. 10000. Now the leaders
| of the movement and their officers Of
| the state and provincial sunday school
| associations of the United States and
, Canada have endorsed great pledge
signing day, Sunday, Nov. a4th. In
evcry Sunday-school in the land n
chort talk will be given the school on
tie evil effects ef cigarette smoking.
and facts connected with their use.
Pledge cards Will be distributed for
| signatures. IL Is tNl'tEtt'u til'tt ~
least one million signers Will be Sc
cured and that the agitation will
greatly assist in the general movement
to abolish the cigarette.
Names representative on the inter-
national council in control of this
movement is Rev. |. y. Halliday. the
general secretary OF the Maine sun
day school Association, and every state
is represented. The result will he
watched with great interest. We hope
that the Sunday-schools Of Augusta
and all Maine will do their part, next
Sunday. in this work. The cigarette is
less popular here than il once was. but
its use by the young. at least, should
be stamped out entirely. Education
and agitation can succeed where laws
fail