The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-11-26
DR.. ROBERTS
HITS !. N C A.
Red Cross Also Crit
cised For Sale of
Cigarets to Soldiers

''My Lady Nicotine" received a
fearful indictment this morning by
DR. Frank u. u. Roberts. president OF
the Normal University who addressed
the Anti-Tohncco league on Harm
ful Effects OF Tobacco and Cigarettes
ON the Rising Generation"
incidentally the meeting Of the
Anti-Tobaeco league was the largest
section meeting OF the teachers con-
vention that was held tnis morning.
Not only was every seat In the room
2ii OF the high school building niied.
but the alsles were packed. the throng
nlled the doorway and extended out
into the hail Hand bills that had
been circulated advertising DR.. Rob-
orls' meeting perhaps helped to swell
the attendance. II the cigarettes had
any friends at Dr Rdierts' meotine.
they carefully concealed their opin-
ION. There were plenty of enemies 10
the cigarette. Plenty. They fire.
quently sppiauded DR.. Roberts when
he slammed the tobacco habit.
TnkEs Hap nt y. N. q. a.
Dr. Roberts sugKeHted that the
teachers provide themselves with tho
pninphict that the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union has brought out.
entitled "Nlcotlne Next" Thlr pamnh,
let. the doctor said. iH free. and Will
greatly aid IN the flRht on tobacco.
The work " the Y ~. q. A. In sup
plying cigarettes TO tho men overseas
was criticized by DR.. Roberts He even
mentioned the Red Cross. This "
what he said about the Red Cross:
Many OF the boys have told me
that fTNaaa
more to extend the cigarette habit
than anyone else. They have told
me of passing through railroad sta
tinns whore they refused cigarettes
and ~ the next station were agaiE
met by Red Cross women who insist
ed that they accept some cigarettes -
The connection of the Y. NJ. c. A.
with cigarettes received more atten-
ton from Or, Roberts than did the
Red Cross Here are some OF the
thinrs he said about the =. NJ. c. A.
The Y. ~ G. A. IA under n shadow
today because OF Its tobacco business.
| have never heard n Y. NJ man who
has come back who dld not Drag OF
distributing cigarettes and even of
smoking them. have yet 10 hear
one Of these men brag OF what he did
In spreading Christian work"
Ahb IIiti The Cigar.
Tho knights OF Columbus" Dr.
Roheris said "stnnd better than the
Y NJ. II win take the Y NJ. twenty
years 10 recuVer from this tobacco
business.
''i'u, while we are indictlne the
cigarette don't forget the ciear"
pr. Roberts then gave facts from
book he said had been written by "A
German physician who had spent
twenty years In studying the effects
Of tobacco. This German physician
wns TO have had his hook published
In England, but ON account OF the war
tho book was not pubusned.
But ] have resume OF his book Z"
DIR. Roberts explained.
DR. Roberts said that the fghs
against tobacco In going to win "be-
cause the tobacco business Is on the
defense today" lie asserted that Il
Is almost invariably the smoker VINO
opens the conversation about the TO-
haCcO.
who won the civil war;" exclaim.
cd the head OF the Normal University.
The young men. Who won the
night against liquor7 The young men.
And the young men will win the fight
against tobacco.