New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-30
Doom of Tobacco
Bv 1924 Declared
Aim of Campaign
s3O,OOO,OOO "War'' Fund
Said To Be in Hands OF
Anti.SalOOn League; lis
Allies to Force New Ban

The Association Opposed to National
Prohibitions returned yesterday to the
attack against the W. c. T. u, Anti
Saloon League and kindred organiza-
tions and reiterated its earlier charge
that these organizations were about 70
launch a tremendous campaign against
.ho sale and use Of tobacco IN any
form.
The association says that the re-
formers have set 1924 as the year j"
which an anti-tobacco amendment VIII
be inserted in the Constitution.
"These fanatics" the statement says
"who seemingly would make suicide
the only unregulated pleasure IN the
limited States, set a time limit wneh
thew began their intesive drive Tor
prohibition. 1t was 1920 and they
beat their schedule by year.
A war fund of $30,00O,OOO has peeh
r.;sed bv the Anti-Saloon League Tor
the campaign against tobacco, the as
ISOLATION charges. 1t adds that she
league. the W. {. T. L. and the BOARD OF
Temperance and Moral Welfare OF inc
PRESBYTERIAN Church are consplra'ois
in the plot against tobacco when Is
progressing rapidly.
Only a Skirmish So Far
The association charge that the
educational drive" that the tenn
pcrance union admits it is making
against smoking and chewing is in real
ity but n skirmish.
"Thc W. c. 7. t." it says. and ITS
interruptions ally. the Anti-Saloon
League. are in perfect accord on cam
naign plans for the anti-tobacco Of
fensiye. One will direct the "educa-
tional" drive and lay down the barrage
behind which the other will advance
stealthily to the political attack.
at worked beautifully the prom
hilton offensive. when the American
people awoke one morning to the amaz.
INC discovery that the sandbagging OF
The state legislatures was an accom-
plished fact. ..,,,
"The Anti-Saloon League IS still pub
licly insisting that it will not particl-
pate in the anti-tobacco offensive, put
i ia hard at work collecting new
fund of S30000,O0O. and every TOBACCO
fighting agency in the country Is help-
ing WIN might anu iilhih ~ ION"
doIlars. No one is deceived as TO the
specifc purpose to which large slice
Of this formidable fund will speedily
be applied now that the anti-tobaccoo
plans of the W. c. T. l. hacker and
alIy of the Anti-Saloon League-are so
clearly revealed
Church Board Involved
Concerning the Board of Temperance
and Moral Welfare of the Presbyterian
Church the association asserts that
this body is also prepared for imme-
date and open battle against tobacco.
II quotes the following from the gem
eral secretary of the board, the Kew
Charles Scanlon. who, in writing on
November to the editor of 1.-The To-
bacco World SAID:
"For years we have been making
open warfare on the use of tobacco, es-
pecially on cigarettes, and we continue
to do so with increased vlgor. NO one
authorized to speak for this board has
ever taken any attitude of compromise,
evasion or silence on this question. We
intend to press this battle because the
overwhelming testimony of science,
law, morality, education, religion and
experience is that tobacco in any form
is filthy, harmful and expensive