Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
lTOBACC0'S FOES
LOSING GROUND
Canvass Of 7,847 Editors Shows
1888 Communities Against
Abolishing Weed.
ANTS LOSE THREE STATES.
Utah. Under Mormon Influence, Only
Comm onwealth to Adopt Prohibi-
ton Measure During Year.

is tobacco going to have it's SCALP
added to the belt Of the prohibitionist
beside that Of the lamented but as
yet not altogether late alcohol" is
the question asked by Garrett Smith
in an article in the current issue of
Leslie's Magazine"
The writer reaches the conclusion
that while there has been increased
agitation and legislative activity on
the subject of tobacco following the
success Of the drive for prohibition
of liquor the efforts Of reformers seek
ing to abolish tobacco have no general
support. This opinion is based on the
results of the questionnaires on the
subject sent out to newspaper editors
Of the country by the Press Service
Company Of New York City.
The questions asked were:
% Do you favor the enactment of
laws prohibiting the personal use of
tobacco by adults?
(2) In your judgment does the gen
favor such legislation?
90 Is the use Of tobacco personal
ly Objectionable TO you?
No arguments accompanied the ques-
tons and from their form it was i'm
possible for any editor to determine
tie attitude of the questioners.
out of 12.51S editors questioned.
ISL replied according to the summary
given, These editors, it is estimated,
represent a combined circulation OF
2I.S70O46 OF the 7.S4T editors reply
inc, 1893, or % per cent, represent
public sentiment in their communities
as opposed to anti-tobacco legislation.
Only go editors. or per cent Of
those replying believed there was any
considerable sentiment favorable to
tobacco prohibition. There were ia,
or , per cent. in doubt, while 20 failed
10 record their judgment.
Editors Judgment Unbiased
1T is of special interest to note
that 500 editors in answering the first
question, personally favored such
LEGISLATION. although only 260 of them
~. '','', r,,'''tl 0i't"ion "-S' Ia
t.,,.ss.,' Wv +, '-'i''''''l' u to'''N'o.S'l
-','', ','''' VI Sl,' '',-'>,''l!''"uS e"ort
lie opinion from their own personal
Qpiuious.i the article continues.
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r,.4;,.t.i, 40 - ''',le -
-, 80 N''e'- l'''' = ''''''
+ha,,e.h+ 49, .,.l;- - t.'e eU-,ois
-, ~ 9u0Ii d
,--,..a,' 49, ,: ',-' .',0 'Ii'E s'"'e
cigarette law. The result was fore
cast by several Of the editors who
stated thar the influence Of the Nor
men Church was against tobacco The
Mormon Church i ai~o strong in Idaho.
which is the ether SAFE where the use
Of tobacco was recently prohibited.
bat the governor has signed the bill
just passed. in which the prohibitorv
LEGISLATION is repealed In this state
50 pep cenr Of ne editors aStino,o
se:4@eDt III their communities as
a2.iuSr tobacco prohibition. which.
nevertheless. is per cent below the
average imported opposition.
"Fhe legislature Of Tennessee some
weeks aga passed and the governor
has l-l q bill repealinc the anti
cigarette law Of that state. The cues
Il nuaire showed e2 per cenr of IFS
editors believed the public against
anti-tobacco legislation. The lecisla-
rure Of Arkansas has also nassed .
biz. repeaiing its anti-cigarette law. In
this state 81 per cent of the editors
reported against tobacco prohibition
Arizona,. p-.o4i..t ,.,
"a hin ;,+uof1,,aa.5
~ >'l''', Gu III tlle curren6
t. ,rohibf- sr,1.t- ,,''t - 81 AFi@oD
ro,.r,.- ond a+lnn +-., .l Puoiie u'iHhg
frst amended ~ ,,rahi,,,t y, p''ees, was
fion in nrb1ic - raaa ie 0o,'suilll'-
cun, TOO a1,d oof.ao d lst,i. 80 tae"lhs
hr tho sono+o IT, - ea'ed
re+urns from thar e+a+ q lue,o nn
'-4' 'ii"l state were " per
an rou-o v,.ho,o 49,. .,..,.,
na. oor+ I'm were 90
cigaretra low hos ~, lpe"I tne anti
stoned h. ~ ooN p"SSeu and
"a hin - - -
low IN Koneos ,,,,+t co H'i-cisdreite
- .,-,.9 i'i' 90 per cent nos,