The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-28
Tulsa, Nov, 25. 1920.


Editor world. and "A. smoker: The writer
has been closely following the discussion going
on with reference 10 the use and abuse of to
hacco 1t appears TO me that A. smoker is in
line wi'h all smokers that | have had occasion
To meet selfish to the core, to the extent he has
no respect Tor those who do not smoke and who
do not believe as he does Personally do not
want to dictate to anyone whether or not they
shall smoke, that ~ not the queslon involved.
The question s have you any right to come into
public place polluting the air with tobacco
stencil Just because It pleases you. No can
OBJECT To YOU smoking In the open, IN your own
nome or offico Tor that Is purely a personal
mat er and concerns YOU only. but YOU have no
mora, or legal rlRht to go into a public place
smoking ana cause others to suffer discomfort
lust because you have not sufficient power to
resist the temptation to smoke the short time
YOU are I'm said place, There is no smoker not
even yourself that has the audactity to contend
hat there was ever any good derived from the
use OF tobacco. Where there is no good there is
bound To- he positive harm for good and evil
cannot abide in the same thing | have known
= great number OF good honest people that the
.um's from tonacco would make them deathly
SIGN, however they made no claim Gas stated by
A. Smoker) To fancicd superiority but IL goes
Wllh"u' saying that anyone that has not suffi-
Cltnl VIII power to resist the termination N,
forming worthless filthy habit is no doubt in .
ferior 10 those who have. There is no oues, ION
thdt gen'rally those who have not formed any
worthless habits are far superior both mentally
morally, and physically than those that have
lot reaI strong character can soon see the
u,t"r % us'i'ssh'ss OF such worthless habits and
wiz NOT i"rm mem at all Rcrarding selfish
nes' ! cannot for the life OF me see ,yhv anyono
sh"ud De called selfish for asking 10 br nj
.oW'd 20 enjoy We one great privilege God CAV.
man mat 10 he allowed to breathe pure air
never have known that being a tobacco ticnd
would cause the user to steal M ,,,,,,,t, "
crime have known, however tobacco u,.ars ,n
spend ilfty cents for something to eat and ar ,ho
@ @g",.'o 'tI"c s'N'l'S-tlNe cents Tor tobacco and
complain about the high cost of living ~, .u '
hho" OF any ladies' that smoke, there are how
ever, irW or the females Of the speci,s tha,
49, 40, uut thahhs he To God the rank and filc OF
IN" american women have no. yet placed them
sclN'S on the level with men. Men have honn
sunny VI wees ever since the creation of ,bn
Mo'Ia, an equilibrium has been established hy
w. .nr pu'ity OF NJ" mate, II women would nr,r
uce lhe wees That men do today we wouId ,oo,,
dritt to nation OF degeuerntes 80" ''''
or,,, ,'Vp' ,"'t 'h' coming state legislature will
ona s,, ,"M WaN'nE II a misdemeanor for any
1nu 1I'u 10 SMOKE IN any public place cspeciaIIy 4,
.rnS ..'',SS n"11nie ana places where food is heinz
h.rtgti nnH p"ul''l, suoh a law will not impose
n"luShlp ON anyone and viii be a God scrI "a
,hoir "l peupIe who are compelled 10 ,,t"
'"'' meats away from home What do yo, 80
Bartlesvile OK, No 81, a. READER,