The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-09-05
Cigarettes ARE
Dad FOR WOMEN
Hrs. Woodrow Wilson Has De.
citad Views OF Subject.
CO FUSION (f NAMES
Wife Of Democratic Candidate Gives
Out Letter Taking Strong Stand on
Smoking Habit.

New fork.--For the first time since
Woodrow Wilson became the Demo
ratio presidential candidate has Mrs
Wilson appeared She attended In
'erson her husbands daily conference
With reporters. although heretofore
she has made special requests that
he be not quoted nor written about
n the papers,
That Mrs, Wilson wished to have
'"l!y understood was that if she be-
comes the first lady of the land she
will not, as has been said in a widely
distributed interview. have packages
# cigarettes in her personal desk at
the White House and indulge in smok.
ing them with her callers
Through Governor Wilson. Mrs. vii.
son asked that publicity be given to a
letter she had written TO the editor Of
the State Journal at Columbus. O.. re
pudiating an alleged interview with
her in which she defended cigarette
smoking for women. The interview
had come to her in letter signed
"American Citizen" which said
Dear Madam-I can scarcely think
OF any greater calamity to the young
women Of th@ nation than to read such
preachmeat as your interview offers
them am workingman. and Sc
men lose their jobs almost every day
because they are ncapacitated for
work by the use Of the cigarette II
smoking does this for strong men
what will it do for girls and women"
The interview" was indeed a cor.
dial Endorsement Of the woman smok.
er. Here are some of its assuring
phrases. all credited to Mrs Wilson:
"A woman writer for syndicate OF
newspapers asked Mrs. Wood
row Wilson If she agreed with Ger.
trude Athertons opinion Of the smok
ing of cigarettes by women. She smil'
lngly exhibited three cigarette boxes
piled in the corner OF her desk. all but
empty.
why shouldn't woman smoke II
she enjoys it," she Queried.
why hasn't she just as much right
10 cigarette as man? Certainly |
agree with Mrs. Anterior that any
existing prejudice against women
smoking is to the last silly and alb
,urd.
Smoking cigarettes Is a question |
II manners. not morals. 1t promotes
rood fellowship.
"'Come women feel that a cigarette
,alms their nerves and helps their
,rains into working order. Personally
diffuses my thoughts instead
Il concentrating them. enjoy 1t as I
,njoy after.dinner coffee. Both are
pleasant ways of ending and finishing
#; both add to conviviality and good
The editor of the Ohio State Jour.
al, 1t was clear, had been much in.
ensed at the apologies for the cigar
tie habit among women attributed to
frs. Wilson, SO he wrote on Aug. 10
n editorial in which he called for the
efeat of Governor Wilson or a repu.
iation from his wife. II there was no
listake about 1t, he wrote. Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson shouldn't be mis-
ress of the White House."
II the Ohio editor was emphatic.
[rs. Wilson was certainly not less 10.
fter the reporters had said they
'ould gladly publish her letter to the
hio editor she asked for an hours
me in which to write one. This was
hat she prepared:
Dear Sir-I have Just received a
,py Of the Journal with your editorial
atitled Smoking Women and | beg
ave to Indignantly deny the state
ent that l approve Of women smok-
x cigarettes The interview upon
hich your editorial was based Is a
Ire invention. intensely dislike the
garette smoking habit for women
fact, SO strong is my feeling on the
Inject that my real danger lies In be-
e unjust and unkinL In my judgment
those who differ with me in this
epect
But certainly no woman IN our
,usehold ever has or ever will smoke