The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-07-09
yApANs TOBACCO MONOPOLY

.InDNn mas NtNflNh ~
with the American tobacco trust ana
has sent independent buyers TO the
United states 20 buy leaf to be manu-.
facurad i'm Japan. The japanese are
rapidIy becoming tobacco users, and
within a few years the consumption
Of the weed will be general in the
mikados empire Tobacco and rir-
parettes are regularly issued to the
troops IN the field, japanese wOrBmen
afs acquiring the chewing and pipe
habits. and the Japanese ladies are
bccoming addicted TO cigarettes.
Tho sale Of tobacco in Japan Is a
government nSlnopotp Sbon after
tho outbreak of the war The govern
ment took over the tobacco business
as war revenue measure, and 1t has
more than met expectations as pro
ducer Of revenue, but now that the
American tobacco tiust Is TO be elm
mated. the revenue from this source
will be much greater than ever or else
the consumers Of tobacco VIII be bup-
piled at much cheaper prices.
So long as the japanese government
purchased cigarettes and manufac-
mrcl tobacco It was compelled to pay
not only the cxorDitant prices of the
American tobacco trust, but the Unit
ed States internal revenue tax. by
purchasing the leaf in bulk in thesNi
ginia and North CaIplina markets,
the exorbitant trust profits and the
internal tax will be evaded.
Moreover, the manufacture OF the
tobacco will furnish employment TO
thousands of Japanese people. The
American tobacco producers will have
no complaint 90 make The Japanese
come into the American markets rs
competitive buyers. The trust will
not hereafter be able to buy the leaf
at its own price Thus Japan. in look
ing to her own welfare, will at the
same time greatly benefit the Amori-
can tobacco producers.
The manner in which the Japanese
have become addicted to the use OF
tobacco. and Japan's readiness to see
how to make money out of it are in
keeping with the empires marvellous
achievements. As soon as the con
sumption Of tobacco in japan attain.
ed large proportions, intelligent yJIng
men were sent TO the United states
to learn about the manufacture of 10
bacco. They readily obtained en-
ploymont in thc trust factories. Lat
cr on the government took the tobacco
businl IS In hand and now these form.
er Japanese employees of the trust are
manning Japanese tobacco factories
while japanese buyers are coming to
this country to buy the raw leaf.
The first year the government made
$13,JO0.OOO profit out Of the tobacco
monopoly, Notwithstanding the fact
that the tobacco was purchased al
! trust prices and had paid revenue %
The United States government Here
after the Japanese will save all this
unnecessary expense, furnish employ.
ment to thousands OF their cities,
make greater profits, and at the same
time sell tobacco cheaper to the peo
ple.-Rccord.
r : 4 +
The Oklahomans who spent the 4th
of July in the Indian Territory were
greatly discounted A party of Guth-
l.Te people who celebrated at Tulsa
say that the feature was a large mer-
ry- y-goround They had scarcely been
seated astride their horses, when the
organ started up yield not TO tempt
alton for ." etc. Then to make the
situation harsher a boy began making
the rounds yelling, Popcorn on ice.
They are now of opinion hat the
song was wholly unnecessary as there
was no opportunity to yield.