The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-07-13
Many great reforms which would be
NJ inestimable benefit to the human

race are olleu lElti .CiCN WIN Gil
made impossible by we'll meaning :.
tremlsts. An illustration of this truth
are the opinions expressed reC,h.
= by some prominent members o: wei
! known woman's club where the use o.
! tobacco among men was being d 3
1 cussed one of the enthusiastic ant
/ tobacco speakers denounced all use OF
I tobacco filthy and disgusting and ar
! gued for the determination of the en-
tire tobacco industry.
In her violent dislike of tile weed
: this aggressive and militant reformer
proposed a resolution that the Won.
an s club should petition the legisia-
| ture to pass law prohibiting the
growing, sale or manufacture in any
form, whether for SNUFF, chewing or
smoking purposes.
! A wiser and more conservative me:;i
Der of the club suggested that men
engaged in the growing and manufac-
turing of tobacco should be compensat.
ed for stock on hand, buildings anc
the machinery used in the business.
This precipitated an active debate
among the club Members majorit.
taking the view that compensation
was only justice to the men engaged
in the business who had long paid a
tax on their product, anc who baC
built up large manufacturing establish
ments under the laws prescribed by
the Internal Revenue Department
the United States Government.
The discussion made evident that
had proposition been submitted to
the members of the club to vote CT.
the determination of the tobacco trad
no reform would be possible so long
as the no compensation idea pre-
vailed
Many good people who are heartily
opposed TO the use of tobacco in all
forms would not do violence to t.
consciences by voting for extermina
zion without compensation to growers
dealers and manufacturers.
Thus we see how few ultra-eXtrem
lists can defeat a desirable reform.
There may be no argument in fave
of the use of tobacco. And really there
can be no sound argument in favor
of eXterminating dealers In tobacco
who for years have compiled with the
laws in conducting what has always
been regarded as a legitimate bust
ness, without compensating them for
the loss of their investments.
1t is this destructive spirit which
too often stands In the way of true
!, reform.
Under a plan of compensation
one can except tobacco users would
object to seeing tobacco abolished.
, On a subject of this nature, we can
learn wisdom from the staunch little
Republic of Switzerland which recen-
| ly abolished the sale and manufacture
of absinthe within its borders, but 4.
doing so provided an elaborate system
OF compensation to all manufacturers
! and wages for fixed period to theil
, employees.
r This humane method of dealing will
something which had been judged Al
: detrimental to the community hat
A
I much to commend it.
e II the abolition of the manufactur,
e and sale OF absinthe was benefit Il
: the entire population of Switzerland
It was only just and right that tn
n loss should not be inflicted upor ~
firms and individuals who had er
s gagged in the business in good fait
= and In accordance with Law
The general assembly of the Swis
8. Confederacy made the following prov
"a sions for carrying out the Federal la'
e of June "a. 1910, for the prohibitio
'e OF absinthe;
J. The owners and tenants Farmers
1T OF lands on which absinthe had bee
IL cultivated for the purpose of dist
'e lation were entitled to partial linden
nifty to the extent that they were a
fected by the prohibition law. TIL
owners and lease holders Of absintn
who helped the cultivators End IN
employees OF the manufacturers Xix
In wise were Unidentified. The owner
Sc OF the landed estates on which al
I'd sinthe had been cultivated ror IN
It. purpose of distillatlon, were entitle
e. TO the average value of the tnnd 6
fixed sum per acre,
d. Compensation was also made
OF owners OF buildings and plants whic
y. had been in use for the manufacture