Evening journal., 1918-09-19
oUR FIGHTERS NEED 1T.
UVAvE you given anything to The Evening Jour
III Our Boys in France Tobacco FUND.-

UuAVE you given anything to The Evening Journals
III Our Boys in France Tobacco FUND.-
Have you been party TO that gentle conspiracy which
has resulted in between 25OOO snd 10000 cartons Of to-
bacco being from Delaware to the American fighters
in France and Flanders.
II YOU have we felieitate you.
II you have not wish 20 remind you that YOU
have been derec in duty and that the cookies OF your
heart have missed warming 10 which they entitled
In the Des Mones Capital nnd The following ed-
toral which should appeal to your patriotism and
your power to contribute TO our fund
majority Of tho European governments supply their
soldiers with tobacco Before The war the ration issued
to the German soldier was much in excess of his need
lie sold the surplus and thus secured little spending
money The German soldiers pay In time OF peace Is
penny day.
furnished by the government Of the United States Uncle
sam has always paid his soldiers in cash, all that he
thought he could afford and the soldier has been re-
quircd TO buy his own tobacco
During the civil war, tobacco not a part Of The
American soldiers ration.
Those who use tobacco, that II is great hard
ship TO be deprived Of IT, During the American civil
war prisoners would adopt almost any means to get IT,
They exercised their skill in making polyder horns and
combs in order to trade The same TO the guard for To-
bacco.
It is conceded that the tobacco habit is wholly un-
necessary II is conceded that is expensive and that
might well be abandoned However the pending ques-
ton is Shall the goodheared fathers, mothers, brothers,
sisters aud patriots generally, ship smoking and chew
ing tobacco to the American soldiers who lighting in
northern Franoe7
Men WHO use tobacco are IN favor or sending ~ 10
the boys. Some men who do not tobacco in
favor Of sending a. Many who have love for
tobacco viii be willing 10 send 70 10 the boys. Then
there those who think ID wrOng-NhO believe that
the hoys should quit The habit and quit il while in the
armies of northern France
Those who either use favor tobacco in the
jority They going TO send Il 10 France. Smokers
giving up their money to help The boys
Parents who have been unable TO break the tobacco
habit in their at home would be foolish 30 under
take TO enforce this reform their boys away from
home-therefOre reform proposition, the attacks
upon tobacco would seem 90 be unwise.
The editor Of The Capital does not tobacco any
form, but makes claim 10 superior virtue that
account However, he men IN the Cuban who
were without tobacco lie them in the mud of the
trenches back Of Santiago and he believes that
could them without desiring TO supply the tobacco
They were suffering and nothing would relieve them
excepting tobacco.
The writer in the Balkan trenches and hos
ptals IN the year 1913 suffering for want Of tobacco
The wounded suffering for want Of tobacco The
FIRST thing wants after his wound is dressed unless
Is an unusually one Is a cigarette We believe
that h would be Christian act TO furnish a man tobacco
under any OF the conditions have referred TO- We
are sending few 90 France who twenty
years Of age A man OF that age knows what ne is
doing II he is going TO have the tobacco habit he
has 1t already Then why try TO take advantage Of him
to compel him to quit while offering his life to his
country
The Capital is in favor OF lighting this war TO a sue
cessful issue. II we fight n without tObacco-tha
would be good way TO do IL. But If must hight II
with tobacco, let us do it that way.
The Evening Journal is In hearty accord with the
plea made by The Capital and hopes that It will have
practical and beneficial effect upon those Deawareans
who have not contributed TO the Our Boys in France
Tobacco Fund.