Cheyenne record., 1921-06-02
TOBACCO'S .FOE2
LOSING CRoU|
Canvass of 7,847 Editors ~
1898 Communities Agais|
AboIishing Weed.
ANTS LOSE THREE s1lrI
Utah, Under Mormon Influence n
Commonwealth to Adopt Preh,s
tion Measure During Year

| vet, not altogether late nlcoholr
the question asked by Garret "a,
IN IN article In tho current issu
I.csIic's Magazine
The writer reaches the concIus
thnt willie there has been incre,,
agitation ana legislative activity
the subject CT tobacco following n
success Of the drive for prnhlbh,.
uf liquor the efforts OF rrforuers ss
Ing 10 abolish tob:.:eo have no gene,
support. This opinion is rased on Il
results OF the qu"stionnn!reS on Il
subject sen. oct to newspaper cdIlo
of the country Is the Press Seri
Company nt New York City.
The questions asked were:
(D DO you favor the enact mcnt
laws prohibiting the personal us
tobacco by adults?
(2) In y"ur Judgment does the e..
erul sentiment Of your cUh,mput|
favor such ;rrislatiof.f
(3) Is til" use of tobacco pcrson,I
" ohirctiunnl,!e TO you:
No arguments accompanied the our,
tinns aud from their form ii was /,
possible for any editor TO dcterluiat
tho attitude 'nf the gucstioncrs.
out Of l3.5!S editors questo
1917 replied according 10 the suinman
given. I'hcsz editors. it is est.ra,e
rcnrPsert, II combined circuiatiuu d
~ S10.OiG. Of the 7.Si7 editors rcply
inc. T."9' or 10 per cent. rrprpsea
public sentiment in their corIuune
MS opposed 30 auti.to,accn lc.:islata
Only 2GI editors. o- 3 per cent d
those replying believed there WAS ln
considerable sentiment favorable ii
t"haccn p'nhii'iiion. There were l7iI
or : per cent. Ia ,,n':ht. while 20 f;,iel
10 record ,!cir Judgment.
Ee,itcrs' Judgment Unbiaaco
at is Of special interest to motel
that -GA editors IN answering the iiN|
question. personally favored sud-
legislation. nltlnii"l, only ai0 of them
reported that publ" opinion afsa al
vorrd the prohibition of toTncco--
indication uf tho conscientious effort
n,ahc by iEr editors tn distinguish pub
lie opinion from their tswp personal
opinions" the article continues
"'rle highest percentage Of replle,
reporting public opinion fnv0rnbfc =
prohibition Of :n'.ccn came fr,m UinH
where :: per cent Hf the odItor
thought the public were far sucli
movement. Utah Is the only stat,
which has since adopted ~ Ahti
cigarette Law. The result WIS fore
snst by sevarnf of the etIltbr4 VIII
stated thst the Influence Of tie Mo'
n1oit Church was nSnlnst tobacco. Tn
Mormon Church is ais" strong in Idnhs
which IS the utl,rr state whef6 the M
NJ tohncr" WIS recently prohibited
but the governor Inns signed the bl
Just passed. IN which the prohibition
legislation Is repealed. In this stat
81 pcr cent M the editors estin,at
sentiment IN their communities Il
nsafnst tohacco prohibition. whlcl
nevertheless. is @ PEP cent below Ii
rrcrngc reported opposition.
''The Legislature Of Tennessee som
weeks ago pissed and the gOvcrln
has signed IT bill repeating the mt
cigarette law "f that state. The que
ti0nnairc showed G3 per cent Of Il
editors believed the public agnlns
antI.tohncco legislation. The lcsIsla
tnre Of Arkansas has also passed
bill repeating IT'S anti-cigarette law. |,
this state 9t per cent Of tl!e edition
reported against tobacc" prohibition.
Arizona's Practical Joke
"A bill. introduced In the curren,
session Of the legislature Of Arizoao
t" prohibit smoking In public dining
rooms and other public places. was
first amended to prohibit the consump.
tion In public of peanuts. chewing
gum, tea and coffee and then dcfrate ell
by the senate. The questionable
returns from that stutc were ~ per
cent no. "
In Iowa where the nos were Of
per cent Il bill to repeal the anti
cigarette law has beeh pnssed and
signed by the governor. .
pi' W FtIHai me nntl-clGHTeIte
law In Kansas, with 50 per cent nos
Is receiving the attention of It's leGis-
lature. Last year Il petition for =.
referendum in Oregon to prohibit the
use of t"bacc0 failed of sufficient sig
natures 10 bring the question to
vote and 05 per cent Of the editors
declare their public against legislation.
IN oklahoma nm antI-cigarcttr bill! has
hccn reported ,:nfuvorably in the
house. The editors OF that state rc-
ported 9l per cent against It's public
support
Outside Of Utah, where Mormon
influence pretlO:n!rntcs." the article
concludes, "the nnti-tobacco moss'
ment appears. MS In the case of III
nessce. Arkansas and Iowa. TO he lt's
ing ground and is not TO any consitl.
cradle extent supported by tile pco'
Ole."
The friends Of tobacco feel particu'
larly elated over t!is showing, inas.
Al.