Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-06-30
|! ANTS LOSE THREE STATES.
Utah. Under Mormon Influence, Only
cemmonwsalth TO Adept prohjbt.:
tion Measure During Year.

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 Ut New York City.
The questions asked were:
~ Do you favor the enactment Of
laws prohibiting the personal usa Of
tobacco by adults?
(2) In your Judgment does the gem
eral sentiment Of your community
favor such legislatiOn1
(3) Is the use Of tobacco personal
ly Objectionable to your
No arguments accompanied the ques-
lions and from their form It was Inn
possible for any editor to determine
the attitude Of the questioners.
Out Of 1858 editors questiooed,
7,S47 replied according to the summary
given. These editors, It Is estimated,
represent a combined circulation of
21,s7O,O48 OF the 7,s47 editors. reply
ing, 1888, or 05 per cent, represent
public sentiment in their communities
as opposed to anti-tobacco legislation.
Only 260 editors, or 8 per cent Of
those replying believed there was any
considerable sentiment favorable to
tobacco prohibition. There were ia,
or 2 per cent, In doubt, while 20 failed
to record their judgment. rs
Editors, Judgment Unbiased a
ut is Of special interest to note
that $50 editors in answering the first
question, personally favored such
legislation, although only geo of them
reported that public opinion also IA;
vored the prohibition Of tobacco-an
Indication Of the conscientious effort
made by the editors to distinguish pub.
lie opinion from their own personal
opinions" the article continues. \
"The highest percentage Of replies
reporting public opinion favorable 70
prohibition Of tobacco came from Utah,
where AZ per cent Of the editors
thought the public were for such d
movement. Utah Is the only state
which has since adopted an anti
cigarette law. The result was fore.
cast by several Of the editors who
stated that the influence OF the Nor
mon Church was against tobacco. The
Mormon Church ID also strong In Idaho.
which Is the other state where the use
Of tobacco was recently prohibited,
but the governor has signed the bill
Just passed, in which the prohibitory
legislation Is repealed. In this state
50 per cent Of the EDITORS estimate
sentiment in their communities az
against tobacco prohibition, which,
nevertheless, ii 9 per cent below the
average reported opposition.
.'The legislature OF Tennessee some
weeks ago passed and the governor
has signed q bin repeating the anti.
cigarette law Of that state. The ques.
tionnaire showed % per cent Of til
editors believed the public against
anti,tobac co. legislation. The legisla.
ture Of Arkansas has also passed 4
bill repeating its anti.cigarette law. n
this state o. per cent Of the editors
reported against tobacco prohibition. )
.Arizsna's Practical JOKE I'll
"A bill. introduced in tho current
session Of the legislature Of Arizona
to prohibit smoking In public tiiIina
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